In District Court, after the court enters a judgment on affidavit, the defendant has 30 days to file a Motion to Vacate a Judgment. The 30 days starts when the judgment is entered, not when the defendant gets notice of the judgment. In the motion, you must explain why the judgment should be changed.
Rule 2-534 - Motion to Alter or Amend a Judgment-Court Decision, Md.
Defendants may move to dismiss on the following grounds: Lack of subject matter jurisdiction (FRCP 12(b)(1)Opens in a new window). Lack of personal jurisdiction (FRCP 12(b)(2)Opens in a new window). Improper venue (FRCP 12(b)(3)Opens in a new window).
A motion to dismiss requests the court to dismiss a case on the grounds that even if all the allegations are true, there is no legal basis for the lawsuit to proceed.
A motion to dismiss is a formal request by a party to the court to dismiss a case. This pretrial motion is often filed before a criminal or civil case begins. Often, the defendant files this type of motion shortly after receiving the complaint and before engaging in further legal proceedings.
The following defenses may be made by motion to dismiss filed before the answer, if an answer is required: (1) lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter, (2) failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, (3) failure to join a party under Rule 2-211, (4) discharge in bankruptcy, and (5) governmental ...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandMaryland RulesEffective: April 1, 2022. (a) Generally. On motion of any party filed within 30 days after entry of judgment, the court may exercise revisory power and control over the judgment and may take any action that it could have taken under Rule 3-534.
The following defenses may be made by motion to dismiss filed before the answer, if an answer is required: (1) lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter, (2) failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, (3) failure to join a party under Rule 2-211, (4) discharge in bankruptcy, and (5) governmental ...
(1) The arbitral proceedings shall be terminated by the final arbitral award or by an order of the arbitral tribunal under sub-section (2). (c) the arbitral tribunal finds that the continuation of the proceedings has for any other reason become unnecessary or impossible.
As a general rule, only strong evidence of duress or fraud are sufficient to invalidate an arbitration clause.