A judgment in a civil suit, granted on the basis of the pleadings and prior to trial, holding that there is no genuine factual dispute between the parties regarding the legal issues involved and that the case need not therefore go before a jury.

A decision made on the basis of statements and evidence presented for the record without a trial. It is used when there is no dispute as to the facts of the case, and one party is entitled to judgement as a matter of law.

A decision by a judge that is based on the pleadings. A summary judgment circumvents a jury trial because the judge has found that there is no dispute among the parties about the facts of the case, and consequently there is no need for a jury to decide the facts.

A judgment obtained upon motion by any party on a claim, counterclaim or cross claim when there is no genuine issue of material fact that would prevail as a matter of law. The motion may be directed toward all or part of the claim or defense and may be made on the basis of the pleadings or other portions of the record in the case or it may be supported by affidavit and a variety 0' outside material.

A final decision by a judge in response to a motion by one of the parties to a lawsuit that resolves the lawsuit without submitting the decision to a jury.

A remedy for having the court decide a case on affidavits and pleadings without the necessity of a full trial; usually granted when no trialable issue is presented and the outcome is clear.

A court decision made on the basis of statements and evidence presented for the record without a trial. It is used when there are no factual disputes to resolve in the case. Summary judgment is granted when, on the undisputed facts in the record, a party is entitled to judgment in their favor as a matter of law.

A court order ruling that one or all causes of action in a complaint can be determined without trial and that no factual issues remain to be tried.

When the judge decides a case without going to trial. The decision is based on the papers filed by both sides. You can get a summary judgment when both sides agree on the facts of the case. Or, if there is no legal basis for the claim.

The termination of a lawsuit, usually before trial, upon the judgment showing that there is no issue of fact in the case, and that one party or another is entitled to prevail as a matter of law.

a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law

a decision by a judge to end a case and give a verdict for one side without going to trial

a decision made by a judge on the basis of statements and evidence presented for the record without a trial

a decision of a court before the actual trial because there are no disputes about material issues of fact

a judgment entered without a full trial, when evidence brought out in pretrial proceedings makes it clear which side should prevail

a judgment given on the basis of pleadings, affidavits, and exhibits, presented without going to trial

a motion asking a judge to rule based on undisputed facts before him and does not involve a trial

a procedural tool that is used to settle a controversy without a trial

a ruling in which the judge decides there are no factual issues that remain to be tried in a case and so parts of the case, or the entire complaint, can be decided without a trial

a ruling on the merits, and issues thus resolved have been "actually litigated" for purposes of issue preclusion

a verdict (usually for the defense) that occurs before a full arbitration hearing takes place

(Or judgment as a matter of law, when the court determines that, after looking at all the evidence in the case, there is no dispute as to the facts.) A party may file a motion asking the court to order summary judgment on some or all claims in the case.

The granting of a judgment on papers alone, without a trial or hearing.

a dispositive judgment made by a judge before trial of the case based upon the evidence prepared by the parties in the case because there are no genuine issues of fact for a jury to decide, and based upon the facts, the law may be applied by the judge alone and judgment rendered.

A decision made on the basis of statements and evidence presented for the record without a trial. It is used when it is not necessary to resolve any factual disputes in the case.

A procedure by which one party seeks to persuade the court that there is no genuine issue or controversy regarding material facts, and accordingly, that the party filing the motion is entitled to prevail as a matter of law.

A pre-trial motion where the moving party attempts to show the court that there are no material issues of fact to be determined at trial and therefore judgment should be entered as a matter of law. If the motion is successful, judgment will be granted without the necessity of a trial. Trials are only conducted for the purpose of determining the facts and if it can be established that there are no material issues of fact, then accordingly there is no need for a trial.

A court order directing a bondsman or defendant to pay the full monetary amount of bail when the original bond or document put up in lieu of money is no longer valid.

A judgment given on the basis of pleadings, affidavits, and exhibits presented for the record without any need for a trial. It is used when there is no dispute as to the facts of the case and one party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.

judgment issued by a judge where there is agreement about a set of relevant facts. It is a procedural device that allows for the speedy resolution of some controversies without the need for a trial.

the court enters judgment for the Claimant/Defendant where it is shown that the claim/Defence has no real prospects of success.

Judgment made when there are no disputes of the facts of a case and one party is entitled to prevail as matter of law.

judgment that may be granted upon a party's motion when the pleadings, discovery, and any affidavits show that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that the party is entitled to judgment in its favor as a matter of law. Note: According to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a motion for summary judgment may be made at any time after 20 days following the commencement of the action. Summary judgment may be granted on all or on just part of a case.

judgment for a claim in respect of a debt or specific monetary demand which is undefended where the judgment is given to the Plaintiff against the Defendant in a court office without needing to bring the claim to court.

Pre-verdict judgment rendered by the court in response to a motion by plaintiff or defendant, who claims that the absence of factual dispute on one or more issues eliminates the need to send those issues to the fact finder.

A legal procedure in which one side wins a lawsuit without a trial by showing that the case involves no material fact issues, but only legal issues that can be decided by the judge. If the judge agrees, then one side wins by Summary Judgment.

A decision by the judge, without a trial, ruling on some or all of the issues in the case based on arguments and evidence submitted by both sides. A court is only supposed to grant summary judgment when there is no disputed evidence about the material facts (the facts that have legal significance) that relate to a legal issue in the case. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56.

The decision of a court concerning merits of a lawsuit, where upon review of the facts, it is determined that the party who made the motion for summary judgment is entitled to judgment.

A judgment which is entered in favor of one party without a trial, as there are no real triable issues of fact.

Judgment obtained by a plaintiff where there is no defence to the case or the defence contains no valid grounds

Rule 56; a means whereby a court can decide a case as a matter of law without a trial if there are no genuine issues of material fact in dispute.

If the person against whom a claim has been made and who has been served with a writ or summons fails to appear at the first hearing or does not present a viable defence, the court may award judgement against him without the matter going to a full hearing.

a determination in an action on the grounds that there is no genuine issue of fact

A final decision by a judge that resolves a lawsuit in favor of one of the parties. A motion for summary judgment is made after discovery is completed but before the case goes to trial. The party making the motion marshals all the evidence in its favor, compares it to the other side's evidence, and argues that a reasonable jury looking at the same evidence could only decide the case one way--for the moving party. If the judge agrees, then a trial would be unnecessary and the judge enters judgment for the moving party.

A court order that decides a case in favor of one side on the basis of affidavits or other evidence, before the trial commences. It is used when there is no dispute as to the facts of the case, and one party is entitled to judgement as a matter of law.