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In this article, our McHenry County litigation lawyers explain the pleading phase of McHerny County civil disputes. A civil case is initiated in McHenry County by filing a complaint with the circuit court that alleges the facts that would entitle the plaintiff to damages or other relief. In response, the defendant may either file an answer admitting or denying each allegation in the complaint or a motion to dismiss requesting that the case be dismissed either based on the failure of the complaint to properly allege facts that would lead to a cause of action agains the defendant or based on an affirmative matter outside of the allegations of the complaint that would defeat the complaint.
In this article, our McHenry County litigation lawyers explain the written discovery phase of civil litigation. After a complaint has been filed by the plaintiff and an answer has been filed by the defendant, the next phase of litigation is the written discovery phase. In the written discovery phase of civil litigation, each party issues written requests for information and documents to the other party in order prepare for depositions and trial. Written discovery requests include interrogatories, requests for production of documents, requests for admission of undisputed facts, and subpoenas to third parties.
In this article our McHenry County litigation attorneys explain motions for summary judgment in McHenry County civil litigation. Typically filed after discovery is completed in a litigation case, motions for summary judgment request that the judge rule on some or all of the claims in the case without a trial. Motions for summary judgment are granted if there is no factual dispute that requires the presentation of competing evidence to the trier of fact, and if the movant is entitled to jugment based on the law.