Sentences with phrase «grant summary judgments unless»

The jury trial decline in federal courts coincides with the Supreme Court's 1986 decisions instructing trial courts to grant summary judgments unless the plaintiff proves the probability of the allegations.

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With summary trial, there is more flexibility and jurisdiction for the court to grant judgment where «there is sufficient evidence for adjudication,» unless the Court is of the opinion that it would be unjust to decide the issue on the motion.