Diversity of Citizenship (Four Requirements)
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. Diversity of Citizenship (four requirements) 1.
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. What cases are exclusively federal jurisdiction? Where does that leave all other matters?
. How to decide where a case is tried and the jury is selected:
o Ask yourself….is this a ______or ______jurisdiction?
o Where does the ______reside?
o Where did the ______occur?
o Any of these places are contenders for where a trial can be held
. General four step process for most court cases:
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4. . Supreme court cases: o When a case is on appeal, the higher court will ask the lower court for the records. This is
called ______
o Rule of ______: four of the justices on the supreme court must approve grant of cert for
a case before it can be heard
. Steve and Carl got into an accident. Steve sues Carl for damages. Steve makes his statement, or ______, which starts the lawsuit. Carl replies with an ______.
. Carl has had a bad year and does not want to go through the process of getting a lawyer. He therefore fails to answer the complaint and the court uses ______.
. Name all the types of discovery, What is not covered as a form of privileged communication?
. Stacy and Liz get into an accident. Stacy sues Liz for damages. Liz wants to hide the fact that her insurance would cover all of the damages so as not to influence the jury. This is called a ______