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Civil Procedure #1

by Crushendo
Horizontales
Punishments for party or attorney misconduct, like fines, to deter future misconduct.
A proper county or district where a case can be conveniently filed or handled.
You normally cannot appeal until after final judgment to prevent multiple, piece-meal appeals unnecessarily taxing the appellate court.
Legal principles determining the distribution of decedents’ (or dead peoples’) assets.
When you request a higher court to review and reverse another court’s material mistake.
Subject matter jurisdiction over claims, counterclaims, and crossclaims that cannot independently invoke jurisdiction but can piggy-back on related claims because they’re “so related” to an original-jurisdiction-invoking claim that they arise from a “common nucleus of operative fact,” like claims involving the same event or state claims that almost mirror federal claims.
Are made by the defendant against the plaintiff.
To protect evidence for litigation. Or, in other contexts, to timely object to specific issues in order to make them appealable.
Applies to appellate review of questions of law by the lower court, giving no deference and requiring reversal if the higher court would have interpreted the law in a different, outcome-impacting way.
Creates personal jurisdiction over third-party defendants if served within a 100-mile radius of the federal court and jurisdiction won’t offend “traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice.”
Verticales
Affirmative defense applicable when plaintiffs break procedural rules in how they serve the summons.
The act of bringing a third party, like an insurance company, into a suit to indemnify (or compensate) you to cover at least part of your damages liability.
When there’s a conflict between federal and state law, procedural federal law and state substantive law will apply.
Describes to what extent state courts can reach beyond their borders and exercise jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants.
Motion filed prior to answering the complaint which can possibly get a case dismissed for various reasons.
When a party cannot be prosecuted or held liable for an unlawful act for public policy reasons.
Prevents re-litigation of identical issues after being actually and necessarily decided in a valid, final judgment on the merits.
Law based on precedent set by past court rulings.
A person who’s not a U.S. citizen or national.
When a case is voluntarily or involuntarily ended prior to judgment.