6. Subject matter jurisdiction
Personal jurisdiction –
residents- non residents
long arm statute
Geographical area concepts
venue = place
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8. 1-RULES OF PROCEDURES
Federal rules of civil procedures
(FRCP)
States rules of civil procedures
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9. 2-RULES OF EVIDANCE
when we present our evidence to the court we have
Federal rules of evidence
States rules of evidence
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10. RULES OF EVIDENCE WHERE WE
CAN FIND
hearsay evidence
advisable evidence
privilege evidence
authenticate evidence
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11. PLEADINGS
complain –a petition
Filled by plaintiff where he describes the course of
actions
the law suit
ANSWER
Filled by the defendant to contest the suit –refute
sets out facts disputed by the defendant -the defendant
affirmative defenses if any----
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12. How do the defendant know about the
law suit?
Services of the process
this done by legal notice of the complain
delivered to the defendant by the sheriff –may be
private process server , or may be constable.
Federal Marshalls if the case in federal court.
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13. Law suit steps
Event –accident –or
contract breach
Plaintiff files a petition or
complain
Service of the process –
defendant serviced
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14. Time line of the law suit
Defendant files
answers
Discovery
Pre trial procedures to
gather evidence for the trial
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15. During the discovery –the long period of the law suit
how do we gather collect evidences?
deposition Questions witnesses before court reporter
under oath القسم تحت اقرار شهادة آداء
Interrogatories which is written questions to each
parties to answers under oath . القسم تحت استجواب
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16. • Request for production
Request for inspect turn over
documents and things or
evidences presented.
Credit cards- correspondences –letters-contracts
bills
Request for Admission .
Request that party admit or deny
certain facts do exist .when we do that we narrow
or shorten the case time –what actually has been put on trial
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17. MOTIONS AND ORDERS
during the case the discovery parties will ask the
court for decisions guidance, orders relating to –
the conduct of discovery the case
early disposition of case ---
dismiss the case –worthless –pointless- trifle case
MOTIONS party may request the relief –or what
they want the court to relief
ORDERS courts may grants, sign documents
,denies the relief , sometimes court will have
hearing --sometimes not
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22. Jury Instructions by the judge
Final argument by lawyers.
What they have presented to the jury earlier
Jury deliberations
Verdict- Judge take this verdict tells lawyers what it means turns it to---
Judgement
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23. Plaintiff may come back and refute defendant evidences
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24. Recap case time line
Event =accident
File appetition (plaintiff)
Defendant served
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