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LEAD NOTE :

• WHEN SUMMONS IS SERVED WITH MERE NOTICE, MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE CLAIM CAN'T BE MADE UNTIL COMPLAINT IS SERVED

SPECIAL NOTE:

• More on When 30-Day Period for Federal Removal Starts WhenP's Money Claim in State Court Doesn't Clearly Exceed $75,000

GENERAL PRACTICE:

• Court Rejects Deposition Because Not Shown Witness, Though in Out-of-State "Facility", Couldn't Attend Trial; Dismisses Case
• Motion to Vacate Lis Pendens May Be Made If P Fails to Prosecute Action Diligently, But Motion Does Not Test Merits
• Full Faith and Credit v. Comity: Belgian Judgment That Refused to Consider Turkish Judgment Doesn't Get Recognition from New York
• Unexecuted Deposition Is Not Acceptable; Absence of Execution Makes It Unusable on Summary Judgment Motion
• Reciting Wrong Date of Entry in Order Stops Running of Relevant Time Periods
• Judgment for $7 Million in Court That Has Only $25,000 Jurisdiction?

BACKLOG ITEMS:

• Sheriff Not Entitled to Poundage from D When, After Levy, D Merely Files Bond on Appeal from P's Money Judgment
• Striking of D's Answer Is Default, Starting One Year in Which P Must Apply for Default Judgment
• Conflict on Retroactivity of Federal Law Barring Tort Suit Against Car Leasing Company
• P's Attorney Can't Sign Stipulation in Behalf of D Based on D's Alleged Oral Consent to It