PPT-Introduction to the Federal Court

US District Court District of Utah US District Court Part of the 10 th Circuit centered in Denver Utah Wyoming Colorado New Mexico Kansas Oklahoma 4 Active District Judges 1 Vacancy. Rules of Civil Procedure. ~. A Comparison. Randy J. Cox. Rule 6 – counting days. Rule 11 – adoption of federal rule. Rule 15 – amended pleadings. Rule 26 – no federal-court disclosure requirements; depositions of experts explicitly allowed; Federal Rule 26 protection of attorney-expert communication recommended by committee but rejected by the Court.. Ch. 12. We begin at the Supreme Court because…. Original jurisdiction. We don’t!. Majority of cases are appellant jurisdiction. Writ of certiorari . (. sersh. -oh-rare-. ee. ) . - send up the records for review!. Characteristics of the Federal Court System. Adversarial. A court provides an arena for two parties to bring their conflicts before an impartial arbiter, or judge.. The plaintiff brings a charge.. The defendant is the one being charged.. John d. Pritchard, assistant united states attorney. Disclaimer. The Prosecutor’s Mind. Alafair. Burke. Former prosecutor, author, law professor, and daughter of James Lee Burke. What Prosecutors Think. Federal Crime. A person is said to be indicted of a federal crime if the crime he committed has a federal connection or element that provides the basis for the case going to federal court. . Federal Criminal Process. Bell Ringer 11/7 . What is one thing you can do to improve your scores for your next test? . Solving disputes without Court. Litigate.  Take disputes to court. *People decide too quickly to litigate disputes before considering other options.. Fourteenth Edition. Chapter 14. Judiciaries. Roskin. | Cord | Medeiros | Jones. Judiciaries Introduction . (1 of 2). There are several different types of law . Common law differs from code law in that it is built on precedent and the decisions of individual judges.. Shelley L. Stangler ESQ. NJAJ Boardwalk 2016. Venue - State vs. Federal Court. Plaintiff’s Decision. Federal Court Jurisdiction. Federal Question/Statute. Complete Diversity - All plaintiffs different state than defendants. Alexander Hamilton, . Federalist 22. “Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation”. Article III, Section I. “The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.”. Objective; Define the kinds of lower federal courts in the United States.. The Constitution created the Supreme Court.. Congress established the . lower . federal courts.. These courts are of two basic . Article III sec. 1…. Judicial power…One Supreme Court….and Inferior Courts. Topic 7 . Read Topic 7.1 pp 297-305 by Wednesday. . 7.2 pp 306-312 by Thursday. . 7.3 313-321 by Friday. Chapter 1: What is Law?. Why do societies create laws, and what do they hope their laws will accomplish?. How might these goals conflict with one another?. What are some societal problems that laws cannot solve?. Van . Dusen. Federal Legislation about Choice of Law. Gottesman. article. Presentations. Hilary . Habib. , Same-Sex Marriage. Seth Yandrofski, Quantitative Analysis. Extraterritorial Application of Federal Law. Session . 5. American Courts and Legal System. Outline. What do courts do?. Two ways to organize a legal system. Sources of American law. Judicial Federalism: Federal vs state courts. The Organization of the Federal Courts.