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| A written or printed voluntary statement of facts, confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it and made before a person having the authority to administer the oath affirmation. |
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| A response to a plaintiff's claim that does not deny the plaintiff's facts but attacks the plaintiff's legal right to bring an action. |
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| Procedurally, a defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint. |
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| A federal court of limited jurisdiction that handles only bankruptcy proceedings. |
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| A formal legal document submitted by the attorney for the appellant- or the appellee- to an appellate court when a case is appealed. |
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| The pleading made by a plaintiff alleging wrongdoing on the part of the defendant. |
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| Jurisdiction that exists when two different courts have the power to hear a case. |
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| A claim made by a defendant in a civil lawsuit that in effect sues the plaintiff. |
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| The testimony of a party to a lawsuit or a witness taken under oath before a trail. |
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| A type of evidence that consist of computer generated or electronically recorded information, including email, voice mail, spreadsheets, word-processing documents, and other data. |
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| Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court. |
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| Federal rules of civil procedure |
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| The rules controlling procedural matters in civil trials brought before the federal district courts. |
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| An oral or written statement made out of court that is later offered in court by a witness to prove the truth of the matter asserted in the statement. |
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| Court jurisdiction over the "person" involved in a legal action; personal jurisdiction. |
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| Court jurisdiction over a defendant's property. |
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| The process by which courts decide on the constitutionality of legislative enactments and actions of the executive branch. |
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| A controversy that is not hypothetical or academic but real and substantial. |
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| A state statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants. |
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| A procedural request or application presented by an attorney to the court on behalf of the client. |
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| Motion for a judgement as a matter of law |
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| Federal court version of Direct verdict |
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| A motion to have a new trial because a some type of error. |
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| Motion for judgement N.O.V |
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| Asking the court to make a judgement in favor of the party making the motion on the grounds that the jury verdict was unreasonable or erroneous. |
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| A state court of limited jurisdiction that conducts proceedings relating to the settlement of a deceased person's estate. |
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| In a lawsuit, an issue involving a factual dispute that can only be decided by a judge. |
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| In a lawsuit, an issue involving the application or interpretation of a law; therefore, the judge, and not the jury, decides the issue. |
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| The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's rebuttal. |
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| The rule of theUnited States Supreme Court under which the Court will not issue a writ of certiorari unless at least four justices approve of the decision to issue the writ. |
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| Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts. |
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| The delivery of the compliant and summons to a defendant. |
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| The requirement that an individual must have a sufficient stake in a controversy before he or she can bring a lawsuit. |
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| A document informing a defendant that a legal action has been commenced against him or her and that the defendant must appear in court on a certain date to answer the plaintiff's complaint. |
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| Means "to see, to speak". The attorneys question prospective jurors to determine whether they are biased or have any connection with a party ro action or with a prospective witness. |
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| A writ from a higher court asking the lower court for the record of a case. |
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| A court's order, after a judgment has been entered against the debtor, directing the sheriff to seize and sell any of the debtor's nonexempt real or person property. |
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