Broadly speaking, civil procedure consists of the rules by which courts conduct civil trials. "Civil trials" concern the judicial resolution of claims by one individual or class against another and are to be distinguished from "...
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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."
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A directed verdict is a ruling entered by a trial judge after determining that there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable jury to reach a different conclusion.
The trial court may grant a directed...
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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...
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In September of 2013, three prison guards attacked Respondent Kevin Younger while he was being held as a pretrial detainee at the Maryland Reception, Diagnostic & Classification Center (“MRDCC”), a state prison in Baltimore. Younger v. Dupree at 3...
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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...
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Purpose and Effect of the PLRA
If a prisoner feels that his civil rights have been violated during his incarceration, he has a right to file a civil rights claim in federal court. Each year, thousands of prisoners commence actions on these grounds. The...
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On November 15, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court judgment convicting petitioner Dexter Earl Kemp and several codefendants of various drug and firearm offenses. Kemp v. United States, No. 20-...
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Wanda Krupski used a South Carolina-based travel agent to purchase a cruise from Costa Cruise Lines, N.V., LLC (“Costa Cruise”) in Hollywood, Florida. Krupski v. Costa Crociere, 330 Fed.Appx. 892, 893 (11th Cir. 2009). The travel documents listed Costa...
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A motion for directed verdict is a motion by a party asking the trial judge to issue a ruling after determining that there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable jury to reach a different conclusion. The motion is made by...