Also known as: precis · summary · abstract
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A concise summary of a text's essential points.
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Pamela Phillips moved for summary judgment under Rule 56(a) on her contract claim against Premier Manufacturing. She attached a précis of the correspondence and payment records showing no genuine dispute on the material facts. The court granted the motion after reviewing the précis and stating its reasons on the record.
Philip Powell faced charges for his online posts advocating protest tactics. His attorney submitted a précis of the statements to demonstrate they amounted only to abstract advocacy. The court dismissed the case because the précis confirmed the absence of any call for imminent lawless action.
Preston Pratt offered a précis of thousands of invoices to prove the content of the defendant's business records. The court admitted the précis under Rule 1006 after confirming the underlying documents were available for inspection. The jury relied on the précis to calculate damages.
Phuong Pham filed her summary judgment motion thirty days after discovery closed. She included a précis of the deposition transcripts to highlight the absence of disputed facts. The court considered the motion timely and granted it on the merits.
Pearl Porter attached affidavits to her Rule 12(b)(6) motion. The court treated the motion as one for summary judgment and required the parties to submit a précis of the additional material. After review, the court granted judgment as a matter of law.
Phoebe Park moved to exclude the plaintiff's expert under Daubert standards. She filed a précis of the expert's methodology and supporting studies. The court used the précis to evaluate reliability and excluded the testimony.
A précis contains the essential points of a text in concise form. It functions as an abstract that captures the core content without unnecessary detail.
A précis distills voluminous materials into a clear statement of undisputed facts. Courts rely on it to determine whether genuine issues of material fact exist under Rule 56.
A précis may be admitted when offered to prove the content of voluminous writings that cannot be examined conveniently in court. The underlying materials must remain available for inspection.
…in the attack on the Texas criminal abortion statutes. Upon the filing of affidavits, motions were made for dismissal and for summary judgment. The court held that Roe and members of her class, and Dr. Hallford, had standing to sue and presented justiciable controversies, but that the Does had failed to allege facts…