SCANDALOUS MATTER

SCANDALOUS MATTER scandalous matter. Civil procedure. A matter that is both grossly disgraceful (or defamatory) and irrelevant to the action or defense. ? A federal court ¡ª upon a party’s motion or on its own ¡ª can order a scandalous matter struck from a pleading. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(f). Cf. IMPERTINENT MATTER. [Cases: Federal […]