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The party filing a motion for summary judgment must give a minimum of 75 calendar day's notice of the hearing on the motion for summary judgment. California law does not specify any statutory procedure for shortening the notice period for a motion for summary judgment.
Under Rule 56, in order to succeed in a motion for summary judgment, a movant must show 1) that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact, and 2) that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
Either a plaintiff or a defendant may move for summary judgment on all or part of a claim or defence. Rule 20.04(2) of the Rules of Civil Procedure provides that the court shall grant summary judgment if: ?the court is satisfied that there is no genuine issue requiring a trial with respect to a claim or defence?.
A Motion for Summary Judgment can be filed by any party in a lawsuit (defendant or plaintiff) who wants the Court to enter a final judgment on all or some of the parties' claims or defenses before trial.
According to Rule 166a, a summary judgment should be filed and served no less than 21 days before the hearing. Any response to the summary judgment is due no less than 7 days before the hearing. A party may file a reply to a response, but there is no set time limit for doing so.
In order to obtain an order for summary judgment, the claimant has to show that the defendant has no defence. In order to resist the application for summary judgment, the defendant must show that there are issues or questions that ought to be tried.
A defendant can apply for summary judgment at any time, but typically this is done at the first Case Management Conference (CMC). Any application for summary judgment should be made after acknowledgment of service. If no acknowledgment is served, permission of the court is needed.
A motion for summary judgment must be heard at least 30 days before the date set for trial, unless the court for good cause orders otherwise.