English to Spanish Law/Patents Law (general)

El término aparece en una declaración jurada:

“This affidavit will serve as an updated from my previous affidavit dated January 16, 2017, which was an exhibit to my attorney's opposition to defendant's threshold motion”.

Encontré algunas referencias del término, pero no logro entender qué significa exactamente.

http://otlablog.com/what-is-the-threshold-and-who-meets-it/
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b544eeb7-6cf7...
http://ztgh.com/resources/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-to...