Motion to Set Aside a Default (Motion to Vacate Default)
A request to undo an entry of default, or a default judgment.
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Motion to Substitute a Party
A request to replace a party — for example after a party dies, becomes incompetent, or an interest is transferred.
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Notice of Removal
The filing a defendant uses to move a case from state court to federal court when the federal court would have had original jurisdiction.
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Motion to Remand to State Court
A motion asking a federal court to send a removed case back to the state court it came from.
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Motion to Transfer Venue
A request to move a case to another federal district or division.
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Rule 26(f) Conference and Discovery Plan
The meeting where the parties discuss the case and prepare a proposed discovery plan for the court.
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Scheduling Order and Pretrial Conferences
The court’s order setting deadlines for joining parties, amending pleadings, completing discovery and filing motions, and the conferences that manage the case.
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Motion to Modify the Scheduling Order
A request to change a deadline in the court’s scheduling order.
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Motion for Extension of Time
A request for more time to do something the rules or a court order require.
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Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings
A request to send a dispute to arbitration under a written arbitration agreement, and to pause the court case.