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How to Write a Movant's Brief?


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I know nothing about this topic, but it sounds like the member denied a CCL is the movant and the court (CCRB) wants to know why his appeal should be considered???

 

If there is no attorney to provide guidance, I would do a bunch of reading and begin with these links. Hope they help start the process...

 

I wrote my own divorce years ago. The judge said it was well done and better than some written by paid divorce attorneys... this is meant as encouragement to the member.

 

 

Movant

One who makes a motion before a court. The applicant for a judicial rule or order.

 

Generally, it is the job of the movant to convince a judge to rule, or grant an order, in favor of the motion. Rules and legal precedent within particular jurisdictions, as well as the type of motion sought, dictate the burdens of proof and persuasion each party must meet when a court considers a motion.

 

For example, one common type of motion is a motion for Summary Judgment. This motion is made shortly before a trial commences and is granted if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and affidavits indicate that no genuine dispute as to any material fact exists and that the movant is entitled to a favorable judgment as a Matter of Law. In other words, if the facts of the case are not disputed, it is easier, faster, and less expensive for a judge to simply rule on the legal issues that apply to those facts, avoiding a trial altogether.

 

A summary judgment movant in most jurisdictions has the burden of showing that no genuine issue of material fact exists and that, by law, the undisputed facts support a judgment in the movant's favor. But once the movant meets this burden, the opposing party is given a chance to refute the movant's argument. The opposing party will try to establish that there is a genuine dispute about a material fact in the case and that the law does not support a judgment in the movant's favor.

 

For example, assume a case in which a fashion model is suing a newspaper for publishing her picture without her knowledge or permission in an advertisement for a nightclub. Shortly before trial the newspaper makes a motion for summary judgment. The movant newspaper admits that the photograph of the model ran in the newspaper and that the newspaper did not have the model's permission to publish it. The newspaper argues, however, that the model has no right under current law to sue the newspaper, which merely sells space for advertisements, and that her only legal recourse is in suing the advertiser that placed the advertisement in the newspaper. Thus, the newspaper has argued that no material facts are in dispute. The movant has also shown that, given the incontestable material facts, the law would support a judgment in favor of the newspaper...

 

 

 

Pre-trial Motions Practice

 

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Check this out. Briefs writing section starts on page 35. It would be wise to have an attorney review this before submitting to the court. Since our member is doing most of the work he might catch a price break.

 

https://www2.illinois.gov/osad/Publications/Documents/bwhndbk.pdf

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The header should be in the same format as the summons.

 

It should be filed with a notice of filing,or motion.

 

Definition of Legal Brief
  1. A short and concise statement
  2. A document that presents a legal argument to a court explaining why that party should prevail over the other.
  3. Google will get you all you need..
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