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∙ 2011-09-14 01:38:36Wiki User
∙ 2008-10-21 19:29:23It means that the judgment is no longer in force or effect just as i f it had n ever been entered to begin with.
It means to set it aside as if it were never gotten or entered.
If you were sued and lost because you did not appear in court, you can file a Notice of Motion to Vacate Judgment. By filing this motion, you are asking the court to cancel the judgment entered against you and to give you a new trial.
Unless the judgment is worded to specificallyexclude certain privisions and/or specifically include certain others, just a general motion to vacate refers to the ENTIRE judgment.
You need a lawyer.
Massachusetts law on time frame to file a motion to vacate
To vacate is to make something vacant or empty. If you are inside it, this means you must leave; if your property is inside it, you must remove it completely. An order to vacate an area means that everyone must leave it, so as to make it empty.
10 DAYS
File a motion to vacate based on that fact. After the judgment is entered there is a SOL for filing that motion.
A motion filed with the court seeking to set aside a previously rendered decision or judgment entry. It seeks to undo something that was already ruled on in a court case.
To leave or vacate quickly.
To "vacate" something in legal terms means to make it null and void it or set it aside. See: http://definitions.uslegal.com/v/vacate/
Only the court can 'vacate' a judgement. However if you feel that your argument of relying on inept counsel is persuasive, you may file an appeal of the ruling.