Before Florida adopted the federal summary judgment standard in 2021, parties could use pending discovery to prevent summary judgment. Summary judgment can decide all or part of a case and can be ...

QUESTION: I have been sued, and the plaintiff is now requesting a motion for summary judgment. Please explain what this is, and if it is something I can do without a lawyer. ANSWER: Summary judgment ...

So irrespective of whether a district court ever resolves a summary judgment motion, the public has a presumptive First Amendment right to access documents submitted in connection with it….