members are selected based on nondiscriminatory criteria. The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly issued opinions that reaffirm its commitment to jury selection procedures that are fair and nondiscriminatory. Whether the trial is civil or criminal, potential jurors and litigants have an equal protection right to jury selection procedures that are free from state-sponsored group stereotypes rooted in and defined by historical prejudice. Intentional discrimination on the basis of gender by state actors
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TerriResse Jones 208 Southwind Dr. #14, Athens, AL 35611 #22026522, Legal Writing 1, #008033 Law Offices of Eliza Smith & Associates 5678 Barrister Row Clark, Pennsylvania 18112 (771) 333-4444 Fax (771) 333-4445 April 21, 2014 Jane P. Smith 123 Rock Road Clark, PA 18118 Re: File No. Smith-3-04 Dear Ms. Smith, This letter is to inform you, that your tax appeal hearing has been scheduled for March 6, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. The hearing will be held at the County Office
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elements of a Settlement Conference Brief? * Names and contact information of the representative or participants * Discussions of settlement with both parties * The legal bases of settlement Q 4. ANTI-SLAPP statute is found on code of civil procedure section 16. This code was first enacted in 1992 and it provides for a special motion to allow a complaint involving rights of free speech. Q 5. In limine motions is a request made by the either party in a case to exclude evidence, which is believed
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To: Eliza Smith, Supervising Attorney From: Paralegal Date: Re: Brown v. Furlow, 04-CV-5887 Our File No. 5-987 Statement of Facts: Our client, Dr. Thomas Furlow examined John Brown on August 3 and saw that his tooth was infected. He recommended Mr. Brown return because of the infected tooth. However, Mr. Brown went on vacation and disregarded Dr. Furlow’s recommendation. Mr. Brown passed out from a severely infected tooth while vacationing. He subsequently filed a complaint
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say this is because the subject of the case is copyright infringement, which falls under federal law. “The United States federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over a very small percentage of cases (e.g., copyright and patent disputes) (Civil Procedure, 2015).” Since there is no diversity in citizenship in situation number two, then diversity jurisdiction is not possible. However, due to the reason for the suit copyright infringement, it could have subject matter jurisdiction under federal question
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MP’s have the opportunity to influence policy at various stages of the legislative process. The legislative process begins with the first reading of a bill, in which the original bill is published and read out to the commons. This is followed by the second reading, which provides opportunity for debate from MPs, which follows with a vote to proceed to committee stage. The committee stage gives the chance for a public bills committee, created specifically for that bill, to debate each clause of the
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Life is full of challenges, I try to overcome them with a positive approach because you have to tackle your challenges to achieve success. When I was in high school at 11th grade, I was selected to represent my school in a debate competition. The chairman gave the topic of the debate to my co-debater two weeks prior to the debate. The date for the debate was not announce and I was waiting for the topic from the chairman but he forgot to give me the topic. So the announcement was made a day prior
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| The 2015 Florida Statutes | | Title VI CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE | Chapter 83 LANDLORD AND TENANT | | | 83.60 Defenses to action for rent or possession; procedure.—(1)(a) In an action by the landlord for possession of a dwelling unit based upon nonpayment of rent or in an action by the landlord under s. 83.55 seeking to recover unpaid rent, the tenant may defend upon the ground of a material noncompliance with s. 83.51(1), or may raise any other defense, whether legal or equitable
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THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 (Private Company Limited by Shares) ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF PRIME LEATHER GARMENTS AND PRODUCTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED 1. The Regulations contained in Table ‘A’ to the First Schedule to the Companies Act, 1956 shall be the regulations of PRIME LEATHER GARMENTS AND PRODUCTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED so far as these are applicable to a private company. PRIVATE COMPANY 2. The Company is a “Private Company” within the meaning of Section 2(1)(28) of the Act and
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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila FIRST DIVISION G.R. No. 126749 August 21, 1997 ERIBERTO M. SUSON, petitioner, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS and DAVID S. ODILAO, JR., respondents. PADILLA, J.: The issue in this case is whether or not a party litigant, whose complaint has been dismissed by a Regional Trial Court due to improper venue, can seek an authorization from the Supreme Court thru the Deputy Court Administrator to re-file his complaint in the court of proper venue
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