Missouri

For Missouri, deadline to file the motion is No later than sixty 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 this section applies, or at a later time upon a showing of good cause, a party may file a special motion 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 subsection 5 of this section, the court shall award costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion:; effect on discovery is All other proceedings between the moving party and responding party in an action, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed on the filing of a motion under subsection 5 of this section; statute is Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.529, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

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What the source says

No later than sixty 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 this section applies, or at a later time upon a showing of good cause, a party may file a special motion to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action.

— revisor.mo.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Where each value comes from

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— all from revisor.mo.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Source

• revisor.mo.govhttps://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=537.529

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