Call out your case name or your adversary's firm name. Then begin filling out a compliance conference order form.Even during those times, court etiquette requires that you never address your opposing counsel directly. A motion to dismiss a claim may be asserted at any time before the responsive pleading to that claim is due. Applying for assigned counsel in a family court case when determining eligibility. In January 2021, after King again failed to respond, the Court entered a default judgment and dismissed this case. COUNSEL – a lawyer or a team of lawyers; the term is often used during a trial to refer to lawyers in the case. The authority of the ODC is limited.