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19 kwi 2024 · Rule 3:20 - Motion for Summary Judgment. Any party may make a motion for summary judgment at any time after the parties are at issue, except in an action for divorce or for annulment of marriage.
Rule 3:20 of the Virginia Court Rules governs motions for summary judgment. The rule states, “any party may make a motion for summary judgment at any time after the parties are at issue, except in an action for divorce or for annulment of marriage.” (See Va. R. Sup. Ct. 3:20.)
Summary judgment. In any action at law or equity at the close of all the evidence, any party may move for a summary judgment upon the entire case or upon any severable issue including the issue of liability alone although there is a genuine issue as to damages.
This chart provides the summary judgment standard in Virginia state courts through case cites from key decisions addressing the standard along with direct quotes from those cases.
12 lip 2019 · As reported in the KPM April 2019 Newsletter, Senate Bill 1486 has passed and went into effect on July 1, 2019 which expands the provisions of Virginia Code §8.01-420 and provides that “discovery depositions under Rule 4:5 and affidavits may be used in support of or opposition to a motion for summary judgment in any action when the only ...
17 maj 2018 · One of the biggest distinctions between federal practice and Virginia practice is that, in Virginia practice, summary judgment cannot be based upon deposition testimony. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that all previously given sworn testimony is off-limits.
3 wrz 2013 · Summary judgment is cited as a significant reason for the dramatic decline in the number of jury trials in civil cases in federal court. Judges extensively use the device to clear the federal docket of cases deemed meritless.
