Sentences with phrase «separate case against each defendant»

But after September, 2011, when the change became effective, the plaintiff would have to bring a separate case against each defendant.

Not exact matches

The defense motions have included asking the judge to drop some charges, and give each defendant a separate trial to avoid having the case against one prejudice the others.

In motions filed Friday night, attorneys for most of the defendants said they want separate trials for their clients to avoid the chance of unrelated evidence against one or two defendants tainting the others» cases.

The federal case against nine defendants was so complex it was split into two separate trials.

While there is precedent for filing the suit against all of the defendants together, other similar cases have resulted in a judge ordering that there be separate trials for each defendant, making the plaintiff much less likely to sue each offender.

The case involves separate allegations against two separate sets of defendants (Rand Simberg / CEI and Mark Steyn / NRO).

If, instead of bringing counterclaims in the original lawsuit, the defendant brings a separate lawsuit against the plaintiff, the plaintiff could seek to either (1) consolidate the cases if they are filed in the same court system (i.e. a federal case and a federal case, or a New York State case and a New York State case), or (2) move to dismiss the new lawsuit because the claims were required to be brought in the original lawsuit as mandatory counterclaims, or (3) move to stay proceedings in the second lawsuit pending resolution of the first lawsuit, or (4) move to dismiss the claims in the second lawsuit on the merits if it is apparent from the face of the countersuit that it does not state a claim upon which relief can be granted or was filed in the wrong court.