Minnesota
For Minnesota, deadline to file the motion is Not later than 60 days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which sections 554.07 to 554.19 apply, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action; attorney's fees for the prevailing party is On a motion under section 554.09 , the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion: (1) to the moving party if the moving party prevails on the motion; or (2) to the responding party if the responding party prevails on the motion and the court finds that the motion was frivolous or filed solely with intent to delay the proceeding; effect on discovery is Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (d) to (g), on the filing of a motion under section 554.09 : (1) all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed;; statute is Minn. Stat. §§ 554.07 to 554.19, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- Minnesota our reading
- Deadline to file the motion
- Not later than 60 days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which sections 554.07 to 554.19 apply, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action. verified
- Attorney's fees for the prevailing party
- On a motion under section 554.09 , the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion: (1) to the moving party if the moving party prevails on the motion; or (2) to the responding party if the responding party prevails on the motion and the court finds that the motion was frivolous or filed solely with intent to delay the proceeding. verified
- Effect on discovery
- Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (d) to (g), on the filing of a motion under section 554.09 : (1) all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed; verified
- Statute
- Minn. Stat. §§ 554.07 to 554.19 our reading
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What the source says
Not later than 60 days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which sections 554.07 to 554.19 apply, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action.
— revisor.mn.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Deadline to file the motion
Not later than 60 days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which sections 554.07 to 554.19 apply, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action.
Attorney's fees for the prevailing party
On a motion under section 554.09 , the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion: (1) to the moving party if the moving party prevails on the motion; or (2) to the responding party if the responding party prevails on the motion and the court finds that the motion was frivolous or filed solely with intent to delay the proceeding.
Effect on discovery
Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (d) to (g), on the filing of a motion under section 554.09 : (1) all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed;
— all from revisor.mn.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- revisor.mn.govhttps://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/554/full