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TO _______________________ AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that defendant __________________hereby moves this court

9 pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure 581c for nonsuit in his/her favor LIST HERE THE

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This motion is made on the ground that, as a matter of law, the evidence is insufficient to
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sustain Plaintiff's burden of proof on the issue that LIST HERE THE LEGAL ISSUE SUCH AS
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PLAINTIFF LACKS STANDING TO SUE, HAS NOT STATED A VALID CAUSE OF
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DECLARATION, the supporting memorandum served and filed with this motion, the records and
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