MGMT 211 CH 3 Part 4

opinions issued by a panel of judges

the party that begins the lawsuit

papers filed with the court

standard for proving the defendant liable in a civil court; "more likely than not"

court's technique for pushing the case toward settlement or forcing the parties to prepare for trial

states often use it to obtain jurisdiction that stretches their power; comes under close scrutiny

someone being sued in another person's state may have the case thrown out of that state's court system

Request that the other side produce certain requested documents that are relevant to the dispute at hand

Written set of facts that one party request the other to admit as being true

writ is issued whenever four justices vote to review the case in secret proceedings

ability of a party to provide sufficient evidence of harm or connection of the other party to the law in question

subject matter of the dispute; federal courts have limited jurisdiction based on what the case is covering; may cover cases with federal questions or diversity of citizenship

also called a citation; having someone get served, being summoned to court

court of last resort for all federal cases; jurisdiction dictated by Congress