Table of Contents. Background ....................................................................................................................................1. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Overview....................................................................................2. A.
ISBN 978-1-4435-8304-6 (PDF) Motions allow the parties to ask the court to make temporary decisions on the matters that you have asked the court to decide. Either party can make motions before the court makes a final decision on the matters in your case. An example of a motion is where one party asks the judge for a temporary order concerning where the children will live or how much time they will spend with each parent.
A motion for summary judgment asks the court to decide, based on the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, admissions, and any affidavits or other evidence on file, whether the movant is entitled to judgment in its favor. Such a motion can be made and granted even before the case is tried.