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A declaration is a statement under penalty of perjury, not sworn to before a notary.

A motion for a summary judgment is an example of ____________.

he party making a motion is known as the _________.

An affidavit in support of a motion is always made by the moving party or the attorney for the moving party.

Meyers sues Salazar for breach of contract, the action being filed in federal court. Salazar was served with a copy of the summons and complaint on March 1 and immediately took the documents to an attorney. The attorney gave the documents to a paralegal working in the firm with directions to prepare and file a responsive pleading. The paralegal was extremely busy and calendared the case to be sure that an answer was filed in a timely manner. Unfortunately, the paralegal entered the notation on the May calendar rather than the March calendar. As a result, no answer was filed within the appropriate time limit and the plaintiff entered Salazar’s default. T or F Salazar’s attorney should immediately contact Meyers’s attorneys to see if they would stipulate to set aside the default.

The document entitled “motion” ______________.

An order shortening time is often the result of an ex parte motion.

Meyers sues Salazar for breach of contract, the action being filed in federal court. Salazar was served with a copy of the summons and complaint on March 1 and immediately took the documents to an attorney. The attorney gave the documents to a paralegal working in the firm with directions to prepare and file a responsive pleading. The paralegal was extremely busy and calendared the case to be sure that an answer was filed in a timely manner. Unfortunately, the paralegal entered the notation on the May calendar rather than the March calendar. As a result, no answer was filed within the appropriate time limit and the plaintiff entered Salazar’s default. T or F The type of motion filed in this case is known as an ex parte motion.

Motion practice is often the subject of local rules of court, both in federal and state courts.

Meyers sues Salazar for breach of contract, the action being filed in federal court. Salazar was served with a copy of the summons and complaint on March 1 and immediately took the documents to an attorney. The attorney gave the documents to a paralegal working in the firm with directions to prepare and file a responsive pleading. The paralegal was extremely busy and calendared the case to be sure that an answer was filed in a timely manner. Unfortunately, the paralegal entered the notation on the May calendar rather than the March calendar. As a result, no answer was filed within the appropriate time limit and the plaintiff entered Salazar’s default. T or F If Salazar’s attorney makes a motion to set aside the default, the moving papers should be personally served on Meyers.