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what would happen to the plaintiff if he/she miss the pretrial hearing?
can the defendant get awarded a judgmnt against the plaintiff?

Originally posted by cexume
what would happen to the plaintiff if he/she miss the pretrial hearing?
can the defendant get awarded a judgmnt against the plaintiff?

Only in the sense that the Judge can dismiss teh Plaintiff's case.

However, if teh defendant filed a countersuit..... then yes, the defendant could get a default judgement on the countersuit

the defendant filed a motion for summary judgment.....