civil procedure
A deposition is a witness's sworn out-of-court testimony. It is used to gather information as part of the discovery process and, in limited circumstances, may be used at trial. The witness being deposed is called the "deponent."
Oral...In August 2009, respondent Hillary Bouldin, while driving his car, struck petitioner Rocky Dietz’s car. See Dietz v. Bouldin, 794 F.3d 1093, 1095 (9th Cir. 2015). Dietz sued Bouldin in Montana state court for physical and mental injuries sustained as a...
Diversity jurisdiction refers to one way a federal court can obtain subject matter jurisdiction over a given case (the other method being federal question jurisdiction). Diversity jurisdiction is codified in Title 28, Section 1332 of the...
Ex parte means “from one party” in Latin.
In the legal context, ex parte is used in several manners around ethics and civil procedure.
Legal EthicsIn legal ethics, ex parte refers to improper contact...
In 2015, Montana resident Markkaya Jean Gullett (“Gullett”) was driving her 1996 Ford Explorer (the “Explorer”) on a Montana interstate when one of the vehicle’s tires had a tread/belt separation, causing the vehicle to fall into a ditch upside down....
Forum non conveniens refers to a court's discretionary power to decline to exercise its jurisdiction where another court, or forum, may more conveniently hear a case. Dismissing a case on forum non conveniens grounds is not a bar for res...
A contractual agreement that designates the court and location where the parties would like to have their legal dispute decided is commonly known as a "forum selection clause."
A forum selection clause seeks to provide a court with "personal...
Google Search users Paloma Gaos, Anthony Italiano, and Gabriel Priyev (“Plaintiffs”) filed consolidated class action claims against Google, Inc. (“Google”), alleging privacy violations, violations of the Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. §2701,...