A Massachusetts Motion To Dismiss Complaint Pursuant To Service Members Civil Relief Act is a legal motion used in a state court in Massachusetts to dismiss a complaint against a service member of the United States Armed Forces if the service member is currently on active duty. This motion is typically filed on behalf of the service member by an attorney specializing in service member civil relief law, who is arguing that the service member's active military duty should prevent them from having to answer the complaint. The motion must include a sworn statement from the service member, or from someone with personal knowledge of the service member's active military duty status, that verifies the service member is on active duty and/or that the service member will be on active duty for the foreseeable future. The Motion To Dismiss must be filed before the service member's active duty status changes, and must include a copy of the service member's military orders. The types of Massachusetts Motion To Dismiss Complaint Pursuant To Service Members Civil Relief Act include: stay of proceedings, dismissal of the complaint, and postponement of the case until the service member's active duty status ends.