Motion to Strike
A motion asking the court to strike from a pleading an insufficient defense or any redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous matter.
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Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
A motion asking for judgment based only on the pleadings.
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Motion for Leave to Amend a Pleading
A request for permission to change a pleading when amendment is no longer allowed as a matter of course.
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Motion to File a Supplemental Pleading
A request to add a pleading that sets out events that happened after the date of the pleading being supplemented.
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Joinder of Parties (Required and Permissive)
The rules for who must, and who may, join as parties in one lawsuit.
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Motion to Intervene
A request by a nonparty to join an existing lawsuit.
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Complaint
The pleading that starts a civil action. Under Rule 3, a civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court.
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Summons and Service of Process
The formal way a defendant is notified of a lawsuit. The plaintiff must serve the summons together with a copy of the complaint (Rule 4(c)(1)).
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Waiver of Service
A request asking the defendant to waive formal service of the summons, which saves the cost of service.
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Proof of Service
A filing that shows the court how, when and on whom a document was served.