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Paralegal final exam
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accrues | clock begins to run |
| motion to dismiss | request that the court dismiss litigation |
| affirm | to ratify, establish, or reassert. |
| ordinance | place |
| alternative dispute resolution | a quick and cost effective altnerative to trial whereby a neutral party to resolve a dispute. |
| original jurisdiction | acts as a trial court and is the court in which an action is intiated. |
| peremptory challenge | request to eliminate a prospective juror with no reason given: limited in number |
| arbitration | process by which a neutral party renders a decision affecting disputing parties |
| preliminary injunction | |
| personal jurisdiction | authority of a court to exervise jurisdiction over the person of a defendant (in personam juris). |
| best rule of evidence | evidentiary rule that the original is usually required to prove the content of a writing. |
| predonerance of the evidence | wiholding evidence from the other party |
| challenge of cause | request to eliminate a prospective juror for a vaild reason, such as bias. |
| citation of a case | know how to cite a case |
| remand | to send back to a lower court |
| request for production | request for documents and evidence |
| civil case | actions brought by a private party to redress injury to the party |
| reverse | to overthrow, invalidate or repeal or revoke |
| common law | develop and derives form the judical as distinguished from statutes or constitutions |
| ripeness | if the case is stil fresh |
| concurrent jurisdiction | shared power of two or more courts to hear a case |
| standing | the requirement that one have a personal stake in the outcome of a case |
| criminal case | a penal law in which it endangers the the safety of society. |
| statute | law passed by a legislative body |
| damages | damages imposed on a party to punish hthem for willful or reckless conduct . |
| statute of limitations | |
| deposition | power or liberty to control, direct or dipose. Your agrument to why. |
| subpoena | a summons to show up for court |
| discretionary jurisdiction | power to decide whether to hear a particular case brought before it. |
| subpeona duces tecum | court order directing a person to produce certain documents |
| diversity jurisdiction | a basis upon which federal courts take cases, due to the different or diverse citizenship of the parties in the case. |
| summons | document issued by court ordering a party to appear before the court |
| general jurisdiction | may hear any type of civil or criminal case |
| temporay restraining order | temporary ordr issued by the court to prevent a person form taking a certain action |
| verdict | the decision of the court |
| in rem jurisdiction | power exercised by a court over a "thing" located in the court's jurisdiction |
| interrogatories | written questions propounded by one party to another. |
| vior dire | process of questioning prospective jurors |
| laches with prejudice | bars a plantiff from unreasonaly delaying the filing of a lawsuit if her delay leaves he defendant less able to defend himelf. |
| long arm statute without prejudice | statute that allows a state to exercise jurisdiction over nonresidents |
| mediation | process by which a neutral party attempts to help parties resolve their differences. |
| motion in limine | request that a court exclude evidence or issue at trial. |
| Name tasks performed by paralegals in the stages of ligigation? | |
| What is a statute of limitations? WHat are the reasons for these statutes? what are "laches"? | |
| Discuss two rules of evidence | |
| Name and discuss three of the five tool s of discovery> |
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Sarah.Tripp