An issue is a point of controversy or disagreement between parties and is submitted to a court or other legal tribunal for resolution. An issue can be a question of fact or law, or both, and can arise in various stages of a legal proceeding, such as during pretrial discovery, at trial, or on appeal.

Legal issues refer to the points of contention or disagreement that arise within a case and require legal analysis and resolution. These issues can encompass a wide range of topics, such as contractual disputes, constitutional matters, criminal offenses, and more.

It states that all the parties in a case have been served and that the parties are at issue (or in disagreement) over one or more points that need to be resolved at trial.

Generally, a case is at issue when there is an operative complaint and all defendants have answered. A case could be "at issue" even when discovery is still ongoing.