Prohibited Motions

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1. Which dismissal ground is expressly excepted from Rule 15, Section 12(a)'s prohibition on motions to dismiss?
2. Which motion is expressly prohibited by Rule 15, Section 12(b)?
3. Which kind of extension motion is expressly preserved by Rule 15, Section 12(e)'s exception?
4. A defendant files a motion asking the court to reconsider its action denying affirmative defenses in an ordinary case u…
5. A party asks to suspend trial proceedings simply because it filed a separate petition in a higher court. No higher-cour…
6. Counsel files a motion to dismiss based solely on improper venue in an ordinary civil case governed by the amended rule…
7. A party seeks postponement solely to delay proceedings, with no act of God, force majeure or physical inability of a wi…
8. Identify the three grounds for which Rule 15, Section 12(a) permits a motion to dismiss despite its general prohibition…
9. Explain why filing a petition in a higher court does not by itself satisfy Rule 15, Section 12(d)'s condition for a mot…
10. Compare prohibited extension motions and prohibited dilatory postponements under Rule 15, Section 12. What express exce…
11. Does Rule 15 Section 12(e) generally permit extensions to file affidavits merely because extensions to answer have a sp…
12. Under Rule 11 Section 11’s ordinary exception, how many motions for extension to answer may be allowed?