Definition of liturgy. plural. liturgies. 1 often capitalized : a eucharistic rite. 2 : a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship a baptismal liturgy. 3 : a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases, or observances.
R. eiv. P. I2(a) allows a minimum of twenty days in which to answer a claim, and Rule 56(c) requires at least ten days between the filing of the motion and a hearing, a movÂ­ing plaintiff originally had to wait at least thirty days from the filing of the claim before the summary judgment motion could be heard.
(CCP 437c(a).) An opposition to a motion for summary judgment must be filed and served at least 14 days (calendar days, not court days) before the hearing. Thus, the party opposing a motion for summary judgment in state court usually has at least two months to prepare. Of course, those two months are often spent conducting written discovery and depositions to use in the opposition. Still, two months is pretty generous. Not so in federal practice. The Federal Rules generally require that any motion, including a motion for summary judgment, must be served at least 14 days before the time set for hearing. (FRCP 6(c)(1).) However, most federal courts have local rules requiring longer notice.