BLS 342 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Subject-Matter Jurisdiction, United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit, Minimum Contacts
7 Mar 2017
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Jurisdiction: courts" power to hear cases and render decisions that bind the parties before them. In personam jurisdiction: courts" power to render a decisions affecting the rights of the specifics persons before court. Long-arm statutes: enable court to serve defendants outside the state as long as the defendant has sufficient minimum contacts within the state. Subject matter jurisdiction: courts power to hear certain kinds of cases. Venue: determines which trial court in the system will hear the case. Standing: person who has legal right to bring action in court. Discovery: process enables the parties to learn about facts surrounding the case so they are not surprised. Interrogations: written question one party sends to the other to answer under oath. Pretrial conference: an informal meeting of the judge with the attorneys of the representing parties. Mock trials: recruit individuals who match the demographics of the real jury to listen to attorney"s argument.
