Summary judgment definition

Summary judgment means the disposition of an adjudicatory proceeding without hearing when the record, including pleadings, depositions and admissions on file, together with any affidavits, shows that there is no genuine issue of material fact, and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. (See Section 101.516 of this Part.)

Summary judgment means a ruling made upon motion by a party or the presiding hearing officer when there is no dispute as to either material fact or inferences to be drawn from undisputed facts, or if only a question of law is involved. The motion may be directed toward all or part of a claim or defense.

Summary judgment means a request or decision on issues where there is no dispute of material fact.

Examples of Summary judgment in a sentence

• Summary judgment is appropriate “if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed.

• Summary judgment is proper “if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed.

• Summary judgment is proper if there are no disputed issues of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

• Summary judgment is appropriate if no genuine issue of material fact exists and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

• Summary judgment is appropriate when “there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed.

More Definitions of Summary judgment

Summary judgment means a ruling made upon motion by a party or the presiding hearing officer when there is no dispute as to either material fact or inferences to be drawn from undisputed facts, or if only a question of law is involved. The motion may be directed toward all or part of a claim or defense. "Transcript" means an official verbatim written record of an adjudicative proceeding or any part thereof, which has been recorded and subsequently transcribed by a certified court

Summary judgment means a pre-trial Court order ruling that there are no disputed material issues of fact and that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law without trial.

Summary judgment means a decision on a claim or a particular issue without a trial in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 10;

Summary judgment is a legal term which means that a judge can decide the case in one party’s favor without the case ever going to a jury because the facts are not in dispute and the judge can make a ruling on the law.

Summary judgment means “[a] judgment granted on a claim about which there is no genuine issue of material fact and upon which the movant is entitled to prevail as a matter of law.” Black’s Law Dictionary 1449 (7th ed.

Summary judgment means a request or decision on issues where there is no dispute of material fact. "Sustain" means to grant a request; to grant an appeal.

Summary judgment means “there are no genuine issues of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law” (Doe v. Rumsfeld, 2004, p. 16).