March 21 Exam

Question 1

The _____________________ is the law that establishes the period during which a plaintiff must bring a lawsuit against a defendant.

Answer 1

statute of limitations

Question 2

A person giving a deposition is called a

Answer 2

deponent

Question 3

Another name for jury instructions is

Answer 3

jury charge

Question 4

Papers filed with the court to initiate or respond to a lawsuit are called

Answer 4

pleadings

Question 5

The initial pleading in state court is called

Answer 5

petition

Question 6

The initial pleading in federal court is called a

Answer 6

complaint

Question 7

A ___________________ is a court order directing the defendant to appear in court and answer.

Answer 7

summons

Question 8

A chronology is a

Answer 8

time line

Question 9

Name two dispositive pretrial motions:

Answer 9

motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment

Question 10

What does “dispositive” mean in that context?

Answer 10

To dispose all or part of the case before the trial

Question 11

When lawyers speak to and with the jury panel prior to the selection of the jury, this is called

Answer 11

voir dire

Question 12

The words that an attorney says to the seated jury at the start of the trial are

Answer 12

opening statements

Question 13

The last words that an attorney says to the seated jury are called

Answer 13

closing arguments

Question 14

What two things may take place in trial immediately after both sides rest?

Answer 14

rebuttal and rejoinder

Question 15

Who reads the verdict in Texas state courts?

Answer 15

The court clerk

Question 16

JNOV stands for the Latin phrase

Answer 16

judgment non obstante verdicto

Question 17

Explain JNOV.

Answer 17

When the judge disagrees with the jury, and he enters his own ruling into judgment instead of the juries

Question 18

When the judge reduces the amount of damages awarded by a jury, that’s called

Answer 18

remittitur

Question 19

The appealing party is called the _______________- and the other party is called the ______________________.

Answer 19

appellant

appellee

Question 20

What 3 actions may an appellate court take after hearing a case?

Answer 20

affirm, remand, reverse

Question 21

Name 5 forms of discovery

Answer 21

1. deposition
2. interrogatories
3. request for production
4. mental and physical exams
5. request for admissions
6. request for disclosure

Question 22

Written questions submitted to a party during discovery are called

Answer 22

interrogatories

Question 23

If an RFA is not answered in time, it is _____________________________ and to undo that, you’d file a ______________________________.

Answer 23

deemed admitted

motion to strike deemed admissions

Question 24

Pro se means to

Answer 24

represent oneself

Question 25

Ex parte means

Answer 25

from one party

Question 26

In the email from the defendant to her husband, in the mock trial, by what “pet name” does she refer to him

Answer 26

baby

Question 27

What is the name of the case that the mock trial parties were working on just before the vandalism took place?

Answer 27

Vara v. CBS

Question 28

What kind of premium package was on the Prius that is the subject of the mock trial?

Answer 28

Advanced Technology Package

Question 29

If other persons have pecuniary interest in a lawsuit, they may step in and become parties in a process called

Answer 29

intervention.