Civil Case Terms Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: supreme : the highest court in a country is usually called the _ court, produce : requests to _ are a form of discovery in a civil case to obtain documents from the opposing party, personal : jurisdiction over a person is called _ jurisdiction, deposition : questioning of a potential witness before trial in the presence of a court reporter to obtain information about what the witness knows, pretrial : conference with the judge to narrow the issues before trial, cross : type of appeal filed in response to the other party first filing an appeal in the case, pleadings : defense counsel may file a motion for judgment on the _ when the complaint and answer show that defendant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, affirmative : the statute of limitations is an _ defense, answer : what the defendant to a lawsuit usually files in response to a complaint, complaint : the document that normally begins a lawsuit, opening : statements by attorneys at the beginning of trial that lay out their cases, summary : defense counsel may file a motion for _ judgment, after discovery is closed, when defence counsel believes there are no disputed material facts and the defendant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, permanent : the type of injunction ordered by the court after a full trial on the merits, admit : if your client agrees with the facts of an allegation in the complaint served on your client, you should _ that allegation.