MSJ's SUCK!!!

I'm working on my third motion for summary judgment in as many weeks time. It's nauseating. It's absurd. I HATE them.

I keep telling my two token defense attorney friends that if they would convince their cohorts to stop filing these damn useless things, I would stop being grouchy over having to oppose them. They laugh and say "it's a good way to get rid of cases." You know what else is a good way to get rid of cases? Settling them for their real value. I know, I know. You wouldn't get to bill to high heaven without making these useless motions. But still? What if you just didn't? Maybe if I didn't have to oppose a useless MSJ, which I know I'm going to beat anyway, I would be willing to talk my client down a little bit because she would be able to get her money faster. A little civility back in the practice? A touch of sensibility? Just my two cents...