Topic
Motion Practice
41 published works
The Law of Order
Quick Guide: How to Make Motions
Let’s start with an “according to Robert’s Rules” definition. A motion is a proposal that an organization, board, or committee take a specific action (according to Robert’s Rules of Order…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Ready, Set, Go: Issues of Appellate Practice and Procedure Begging for En Banc Review?
By Beth Scherer
The Court of Appeals’ opinions from two weeks ago contain a hodgepodge of appellate nuggets that could not be ignored--despite the hustle and bustle of the impending holidays and the last…
#AssociateLife @BilzinSumberg
The Academy: Monday Morning Advocacy
In what feels like a matter of days, we’ve reached the third and final week of The Academy! Monday morning, we began the day at the office bright and early in…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
The Motion You Probably Shouldn’t Bother To Make In The Business Court (Or In Any Other Court)
I think I might have made a Motion for a More Definite Statement. If I did that, I did it only once, and I can't remember the result. Asking for…
Patents Post-Grant
Amendment Missteps Before the PTAB
Patentees Fail to Adjust to Motion PracticeAs final written decisions in Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Covered Business Method (CBM) proceedings begin to issue from the USPTO's Patent Trial &…
NJ Family Legal Blog
BEHIND THE CURTAIN AT THE COURTHOUSE – MOTIONS
As I sit here waiting to argue a motion at the Essex County courthouse in Newark, the inquiry common to all clients comes to mind - "What happens in court?" …
New Jersey Law Blog
Consider All Issues Prior To Filing A Family Law Motion
I make this statement due to a dangerous procedural right embedded in New Jersey Family Practice. Our Rules of Court provide that regardless of the topics or issues presented in…
SDNY Blog
Judge Rakoff: Call Me With Your Motions “Well Into the Evening”
One way Judge Rakoff moves cases so quickly is to require in his individual rules that motions be discussed first in a telephone conference, which often results in an immediate…
NJ Family Legal Blog
DENIAL OF ORAL ARGUMENT STRIKES AGAIN
We have blogged before on the increasing trend by trial courts to deny litigant's an opportunity to engage in oral argument in motion practice. Rule 5:5-4 of the New Jersey…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
Does The Client Decide When A Supression Motion Should be Filed ?
By Rob McKinney
Last week at the annual meeting of The Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (TACDL) in Memphis , Shelby County Judge Mark Ward presented an update on the law of search…