A different and very common tactic is where a defendant moves for summary judgment in its favor on a plaintiff's cause of action.

The defendant had moved a few weeks before to another address in the same town, but this fact was not discovered at the time.

It expired after the defendant, Tucker Max, moved the case to federal court.

If a defendant later moves to the same state as the plaintiff while the action is pending, the federal court will still have jurisdiction.

The defendant moved for a new trial, asserting, among other things, excessiveness of the award.

If the trial does not begin on time, the defendant may move for dismissal, which the court must (under most circumstances) grant.

The defendants moved to dismiss the charges on constitutional grounds.

The defendants moved to dismiss based on a two-pronged argument.

In most jurisdictions, a defendant who is dissatisfied with a large judgment may move for remittitur.

Defense lawyers have contended that neither defendant moved when the police rushed into the bedroom.