The Motions page allows you to view and record the details of motions in the case. The page includes motions served on your firm in addition to those initiated by your firm. Note that orders to show cause are also recorded on this page in the Motions table, even though they are not technically motions. This manual will follow the convention of the SmartAdvocate system and use "motion" to describe any action requesting a judge's decision. To distinguish between actual motions and orders to show cause, use the [Category] field in The in The Add/Edit Motion Panel.
The Structure of This Page
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Add Motion button. Used to add a motion to the case file. See Adding a Motion.
Motions table. Contains the motion details and allows various actions to be performed on them. See Motions Table.
Motions Table
The Motions table is where the details of motions are stored. Each row of the table represents an individual motion. See Tables for See Tables for general information about table structure and usage, including all buttons and other tools in this table that are not mentioned below.
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Motion: The type of the motion and the form of the motion. If the [Form] field in The in The Add/Edit Motion Panel is Panel is left blank, this column behaves as though Submission were selected.
Date Sent/Received: The date on which the motion was sent or received by your firm.
Movants: The parties that initiated the motion.
Respondents: The parties against whom the motion was filed.
Return Date: The date the motion is to be heard by the court.
Documents: The documents associated with the motion.
Comments: Any comments about the motion.
Relief: Whether the court granted or denied relief, or partially granted or denied relief.
[column with no title]: Right-click icon; right-click menu contains Edit, Delete, and Select Documents.
Editing a Motion
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To edit a motion:
Click the rightthe right-click icon in icon in the untitled column of the row representing the motion you wish to edit, or right-click anywhere in that row. This will bring up a menu of options.
Click the Edit option in the menu. This will bring up an Add/Edit panel for motions, with the existing information filled in.
Fill the fields in with your desired information. See The See The Add/Edit Motion Panel for Panel for details about the fields.
Click Save to save the changes and close the panel.
If you decide you do not wish to save the changes, click Cancel instead of clicking Save to undo the changes and close the panel. You can also click the white X at the upper right of the panel to do the same thing.
Deleting a Motion
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To delete a motion:
Click the rightthe right-click icon in icon in the untitled column of the row representing the motion you wish to delete, or right-click anywhere in that row. This will bring up a menu of options.
Click the Delete option in the menu. This will bring up a confirmation message (to avoid accidental deletions).
Click the OK button in the message to confirm the deletion.
If you decide you do not wish to delete the motion, click Cancel instead of clicking OK to cancel the deletion. You can also click the black X at the upper right of the message to do the same thing.
Until you either confirm or cancel the deletion, you may not be able to visit any other tab in your browser.
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Click the Add Motion button. This will bring up an Add/Edit panel for motions, blank except for defaults.
Fill the fields in with your desired information. See The See The Add/Edit Motion Panel for Panel for details about the fields.
Click Save to save the motion and close the panel.
If you decide you do not wish to save the motion, click Cancel instead of clicking Save to undo the changes and close the panel. You can also click the white X at the upper right of the panel to do the same thing.
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The Add/Edit Motion Panel allows you to fill in the details of a motion. Note: When adding a new motion, the panel that appears is a combination of this panel and The and The Add/Edit Respondent Panel. This panel appears alone when editing an existing motion. See Add/Edit Panels for general information about panel structure and usage. This panel contains the following fields:
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