In 1199, when Richard died without leaving an heir, John was forced to contend with a rival for succession in the form of his nephew Arthur (the young son of Johnâs deceased brother Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany). After a war with King Philip II of France, who supported Arthur, John was able to consolidate power.
Attached to the motion will be a memorandum of law which gives the defendantâs legal arguments for dismissing your suit. Each court has different rules about how long you have to respond to this motion, but usually you will have at least two or three weeks to file an opposition to the defendantâs motion to dismiss.
A motion is a way to ask the court for certain action. Most often, the party will âmoveâ the court in order to obtain some kind of order. A motion to dismiss asks the court to dismiss either whole or part of a complaint, counterclaim, or crossclaim. Motion to strike or Demurrer: In some jurisdictions, a motion to strike or a demurrer is the equivalent to a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. In other jurisdictions, a successful motion to strike will remove certain allegations from the complaint, counterclaim or crossclaim.