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Response By Defendant (civil Litigation)
Once lawsuit filed and complaint ...,
Period of time for defendant to r...,
Defendant may respond by filing a...
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Discovery (civil Litigation)
Once answer to claim has been fil...,
Discovery is designed to allow ea...,
Discovery is designed to allow ea...
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Pretrial And Trial (civil Litigation)
After _ there may be a pretrial c...,
Purpose of pretrial conference is...,
Other purpose of pretrial confere...
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Civil Litigation (voir Dire)
If _ then first stage in the voir...,
Voir dire means,
Voir dire is an opportunity for _
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Opening Statement (civil Litigation)
Once jurors chosen court will all...,
Opening statements allows attorne...,
Opening statements are not intend...
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Presentation Of Evidence (civil Litigation)
Once opening statements presented...,
First form of evidence presentati...,
Second form of evidence presentat...
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Jury Instructions
At conclusions of all motions if ...,
Instructions may be oral or they ...,
Jury will then be instructed to c...
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Verdict
Any decision rendeeed by a jury i...,
Jury reviewing evidence is requir...,
Plaintiff has burden of proving t...
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Post-trial Motions
Once a jury verdict is entered ea...,
Post trial motions will typically...,
Post trial motions will typically...
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Appeal
Party can appeal decision if they...,
Although each party has right to ...,
If it is a court of discretionary...
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Court Rules
Most courts have adopted rules of...,
Rules of procedure may be contain...,
In the state code in which proced...
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Evidence
Rules of evidence govern how test...,
Admitted into evidence means jury...,
If jury hear or see evidence that...
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Rule On Witnesses
Judge may ask whether there is a ...,
Rule on witnesses mean that _,
Rule on witnesses does not apply to
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Direct Examination
Party that calls a witness to tes...,
Party asking witness nonleading q...,
Direct examination is intended to...
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Cross-examination
Adverse party is the party that d...,
Cross examination is to have adve...,
Witness not typically allowed to ...
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Impeachment
Once witness has been put on the ...,
To impeach a witness means to _ t...,
To impeach means to undermine wit...
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Competency Of Witness
Generally any witness within the ...,
Age of reason varies depending on...,
Age _ is usually cut off point
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Privileges
In the course of litigation party...,
Husband wife privilege precludes ...,
If husband tells wife he has just...
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Burden Of Proof
There are different burdens that ...,
Generally in a civil case burden ...,
If plaintiff tips the scales so m...
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Presumptions
A presumption is a recognition th...,
If proven child is under 7 presum...,
The under 7 presumption may be _
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Relevance
A principle criteria of admissibi...,
Relevance means that evidence bei...,
If issue is whether you ran light...
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Direct And Circumstantial Evidebce
Two broad categories of evidence 2,
Direct evidence is testimony from...,
Circumstantial evidence is indire...
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Physical Evidence
First inquiry on physical evidenc...,
Physical evidence cannot be enter...,
In order to validate physical evi...
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Hearsay
Hearsay objection may not just ar...,
Hearsay is _ that is offered for ...,
Hearsay proving plaintiff was at ...
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Experts
An expert witness is simply a wit...,
Experts testimony assists jury on,
Expert testimony has been abused ...
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Civil Justice In Fedeeal Court System
Virtually any type of civil claim...,
Only civil claims allowed in fede...
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Diversity Jurisdiction
A _ claim is wherein parties are ...,
Civil jurisdiction of federal cou...,
Congress has chosen to limit the ...
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Federal Question Jurisdiction
Second way of bringing civil clai...,
If you sue boss in same state for...,
If someone violates your _ you ca...
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Personal Jurisdiction
If person committed wrongdoing in...,
Court has personal jurisdiction o...,
If defendant has engaged in a cou...
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State Court Vs Federal Court
Some lawyers believe it is always...,
Federal _ typically a bit more le...,
Lenient federal rules of evidence...
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