Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
Pausing enforcement of a judgment, automatically for a short time or by court order with security.
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Writ of Execution (Enforcing a Money Judgment)
The court process used to enforce a money judgment.
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Motions: Form and Requirements
The general rules every written motion must follow.
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Voluntary Dismissal
The ways a plaintiff can end its own case.
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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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Joinder of Parties (Required and Permissive)
The rules for who must, and who may, join as parties in one lawsuit.
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Interpleader
A procedure that lets a party facing competing claims to the same money or property bring all the claimants into one case.
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Entry of Default and Default Judgment
The two-step procedure that applies when a party against whom relief is sought has failed to plead or otherwise defend.
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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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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)).