Motion for Summary Judgment – request that the court enter judgment without a trial because the evidence is legally insufficient to support a verdict in the opponent’s favor
Dispositive Motion – to decide a claim or case in favor of the movant without further proceedings
Ex Parte Motion – made to the court without notice to the adverse party, which the court then considers & rules on without hearing from all sides
Motion of Course – request that the court may grant as a matter of routine, without investigating or inquiring further
Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law – request to rule in a party’s favor before submitting the case to the jury because there is no legally sufficient evidentiary foundation on which a reasonable jury could find for the other party (also contained in this section are Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict and Motion for a Directed Verdict)
Motion for Judgment of Acquittal – upon criminal defendant’s request, at the close of the government’s presentment of evidence, to be acquitted because there’s not legally sufficient evidentiary basis. If granted, the government cannot appeal. Fed. R Crim. P. 29(a)
Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings – to request the court rule in your favor based on the pleadings on file, without accepting evidence Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c)
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