Chapter 3

Question 1

Plaintiff

Answer 1

PARTY THAT STARTS A LAWSUIT

Question 2

Prosecution

Answer 2

The Government’s side in a CRIMINAL case

Question 3

Defendant

Answer 3

The party that responds to a civil or criminal claim

Question 4

Pro se

Answer 4

On one’s own behalf. Representing oneself in a civil or criminal case. Dont do it

Question 5

In-house counsel

Answer 5

The attorney employed by and representing one enterprise, General Counsel for NVDA. Corp Dev

Question 6

Outside counsel

Answer 6

Law firm attorneys representing a company or other enterprise. Bankers

Question 7

Jury

Question 8

Attorney-client privilege

Question 9

Claim

Answer 9

Any legal right to seek a remedy for a wrong

Question 10

Complaint

Answer 10

INITIAL Filing in a lawsuit

Question 11

Answer

Answer 11

The defendant’s response to a complaint.

Question 12

Affirmative defense

Answer 12

A defense that introduces NEW evidence

Question 13

Counterclaim

Answer 13

A claim by a defendant against the plaintiff

Question 14

Cross-claim

Answer 14

A claim between co-defendants and co-plaintiffs, to people not within original litigation parties.

Question 15

Standing

Answer 15

The right to bring a lawsuit. at the right time, in litigation

Question 16

Personal jurisdiction

Answer 16

A court’s jurisdictioin over parties in litigation

Question 17

Service of process

Answer 17

Physical delivery of legal documents to a defendant.

Question 18

Damages

Answer 18

Loss suffered by plaintiff, typically money.

Question 19

Injunction

Answer 19

An order by a court to a party to do something or to stop doing something

Question 20

Affidavit

Answer 20

A sworn statement in writing made under oath.

Question 21

Discovery

Answer 21

The method used in civil and criminal cases to obtain information about each part’s case.

Question 22

Interrogatory

Answer 22

Written questions posed by a party to another party during discovery.

Question 23

Request for production of documents

Answer 23

A demand for relevant case documents, typically internal filings for a company.

Question 24

Request for admission

Answer 24

A request for a party to admit certain documents as fact

Question 25

Deposition

Answer 25

A sworn, oath testimony done outside of court, typically in discovery.

Question 26

Work-product doctrine

Answer 26

Materials prepared in anticipation of litigation, protected from disclosure during discovery READ MORE

Question 27

Harshman Case

Answer 27

READ IT

Question 28

Subpoena

Answer 28

A legal order to appear in court or produce documents. Typically summons people or documents from people that are not parties of litigation.

Question 29

E-Discovery

Answer 29

Electronic Discovery lol

Question 30

Voir dire

Answer 30

Question of prospective jurors, not random, jurors are selected and this gets rid of bias in a fair way

Question 31

Opening statement

Answer 31

The statement by attorneys to the jury at the beginning of the trial, laying out the essential facts of the case, no arguments being made.

Question 32

Direct-examination

Answer 32

Examination through questuioninig of a wtwitness by the side that called the witness.

Question 33

Cross-examination

Answer 33

Examination through a witness, by the opposite side who called the witness, always allowed, and proves fairness.

Question 34

Closing arguments

Answer 34

Summation of the case presented by attorneys at the conclustipn of presentment of evidence.

Question 35

Verdict

Answer 35

JURY'S DECISOIN

Question 36

Judgment

Answer 36

Formal determination of a matter by the court.

Question 37

Ripe

Answer 37

A claim timely ready for litigation.

Question 38

Moot

Answer 38

Abstract and theoretical, in standing cases, is moot if granting the remedy asked would not help the plaintiff