BLAW 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Summary Judgment, Closing Argument, Direct Examination
13 Sep 2017
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Blaw 2200: chapter 3: trial court (lowest, appeals/appellate court (middle, supreme court (highest) court of last resort. Exclusive federal jurisdiction: admiralty cases, bankruptcy cases, federal criminal prosecutions, cases in which one state sues another state, claims against the united states, other claims involving federal statutes that specify exclusive federal jurisdiction. State jurisdiction: all cases not falling under exclusive federal jurisdiction. The federal court systems: the u. s. supreme court, federal trial courts (u. s. district courts) State court systems: state supreme courts, state trial courts. Informal negotiations: pleading document that begins a lawsuit, complaint: filed by plaintiff (person who has the issue, service of process, notification of lawsuit to defendant. Post-trial motions: motion for new trial, if the motion was fundamentally flawed. Appellate procedure (2nd and 3rd steps of the ladder: trial courts are public record. Alternative dispute resolution: option to settle legal problem outside of court.
