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What is a movant?

What is a movant? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (law) The party who moves for the judge to rule in favor of a motion.
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If, however, the movant was merely the respondent's occasional guest, the movant may be evictable under the existing warrant.
In this they differ from a motion in a civil process in which the burden of proof is on the movant, and in which there can be a question of standing.
Although the first factor is generally the most important, the movant need not always show that he probably will succeed on the merits of his appeal.
A court grants summary judgment when there is no way the movant can lose at trial.
The movant can point either to the other side's inadequacies or can affirmatively negate the claim.
The movant must plead facts which will support the conclusion that counsel's actions did not measure up to the customary skill and diligence of a reasonable attorney.

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