Motion to Dismiss Outline for a Federal Court in New York, Business Judgment
Outlines a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim in a federal court in New York, with a business judgment argument. The complaint, the governing rule text and every authority are pasted by you; nothing about the standard or the doctrine comes from the model's memory.
The Prompt
Variables (8)
| Variable | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| {{client_name}} | Client Name and Role | Maria Delgado, director of Brightwater Holdings, Inc. |
| {{case_caption}} | Case Caption, Court and Judge | Hartwell v. Delgado, No. 26-cv-2214, S.D.N.Y., Judge Alan Brecker |
| {{complaint}} | Complaint | Paste the complaint with its paragraph numbers. |
| {{rule_text}} | Governing Rule Text | Paste the text of the rule on which the motion rests, and any pasted text on what the court may consider. |
| {{authorities}} | Authorities With Pasted Text | Paste each decision on the pleading standard and on the business judgment doctrine, with citation and the exact words you rely on. |
| {{governing_law}} | Law Governing the Director's Duties | Paste the statute or decision text identifying the governing law, or leave blank. |
| {{court_practices}} | Judge's Individual Practices | Pre-motion letter requirement and page limit, as stated in the judge's practices. |
| {{instructions}} | Outline Instructions | Lead with the business judgment point. Do not raise the standing issue. |
Expected Output
Part 1 attorney-only notes (allegation and authority registers, conflicts, count check, cleared and held-back lists, declined requests, missing information) and Part 2, the outline: preliminary statement, allegations cited to the complaint, standard as pasted, argument points, conclusion, then a verification list.
Usage Notes
Use after the complaint is served and you have the rule text and the decisions on the business judgment doctrine in hand. Also paste the judge's individual practices and the text of the law that governs the director's duties; the prompt will not name that law for you. Watch for argument points marked TO BE COMPLETED BY ATTORNEY: they mark a point with no pasted authority. Read the document part line by line before it leaves the office. Not legal advice. The attorney remains responsible for verifying every fact, figure and authority before use.
Double-check before use
- Compare every amount in the outline with your own sum of the underlying figures. In testing, a total misstated in the complaint was once printed.
These are the places where this prompt was seen to slip when tested on sample cases with a small AI model.
Originally featured in: Prompt Engineering for Lawyers: The Complete 2026 Guide
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* These prompts are drafting and analysis aids for licensed attorneys. They are not legal advice and do not replace professional judgment. AI output can contain errors, including invented citations and incorrect deadlines: verify every fact, figure, authority and deadline against primary sources before relying on it. Rules vary by jurisdiction, and you remain responsible for the final work product.