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2. Motion (legal) - Wikipedia

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   A "motion to dismiss" asks the court to decide that a claim, even if true as stated, is not one for which the law offers a legal remedy.As an example, a claim that the defendant failed to greet the plaintiff while passing the latter on the street, insofar as no legal duty to do so may exist, would be dismissed for failure to state a valid claim: the court must assume the truth of the factual ...

3. Motion to strike (court of law) - Wikipedia

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   A motion to strike is a request by one party in a United States trial requesting that the presiding judge order the removal of all or part of the opposing party's pleading to the court. These motions are most commonly sought by the defendant, as to a matter contained in the plaintiff's complaint; however, they may also be asserted by plaintiffs ...

4. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - Wikipedia

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   A Rule 12(b)(6) motion, which replaced the common law demurrer, is how a lawsuit with insufficient legal theory underlying its cause of action is dismissed from court. For example, assault requires intent, so if the plaintiff has failed to plead intent, the defense can seek dismissal by filing a 12(b)(6) motion. "While a complaint attacked by a ...

5. Objection (United States law) - Wikipedia

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   An objection to form—to the wording of a question rather than its subject matter—is not itself a distinct objection reason, but a category that includes ambiguity, leading, compounding and others. Court rules vary as to whether an "objection to form," by itself, preserves the objection on the record or requires further specification. [8]

6. Involuntary dismissal - Wikipedia

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   Involuntary dismissal is made by a defendant through a motion for dismissal, on grounds that plaintiff is not prosecuting the case, is not complying with a court order, or to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Involuntary dismissal can also be made by order of the judge when no defendant has made a motion to dismiss.

7. Jack Smith files motion to dismiss Jan. 6 case against Trump ...

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   Smith — citing Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election and precedent against indicting a sitting US president — asked a DC court Monday to dismiss the indictment involving Trump ...