Judicial Process ? Week 6 Assignment
Motions in Action
In this assignment, you are to:
1. Explain what a Motion for Summary Judgment is.
2. Explain what a Motion to Dismiss is.
3. Compare and contrast the two motions.
4. Observe a Motion for Summary Judgment or a Motion to Dismiss in a federal court.
a. Go to uscourts.gov;
b. Locate ?About Federal Courts? in the top navigation banner of the website and click on it;
c. Under ?Judicial Administration,? locate ?Cameras in Courts? and click on it;
d. In the ?Select a Procedural Posture? field, use the drop-down to select ?Motion for Summary Judgment? or select ?Motion to Dismiss? and click ?Apply.?
e. Choose a case from the list that is of interest to you and observe a minimum of 30 minutes of the proceeding.
5. Analyze what you observed in the hearing.
a. Include the name of the case; and,
b. Whether it was a Motion for Summary Judgment or a Motion to Dismiss hearing.
Your submission should adhere to the following guidelines:
? The total length of your paper should be a minimum of 3 full pages in length.
? Use APA style for general formatting, including margins, font type and font size, spacing, and cover page.
? Include Bluebook formatted citations within the body of the paper and on the References page.
