Exam 4: Judicial, Alternative, Administrative, and E-Dispute Resolution

An appellate court will ________ a decision if it finds an ________ of law in the record.

An appellate court will not reverse a finding of fact unless such finding is unsupported by the evidence or is contradicted by the evidence.

When potential jurors are selected,their names are taken from tax lists,voter registration lists and automobile registration lists and the first 12 people on the compiled list are automatically impaneled.

Which of the following is not a purpose of discovery?

E-filing of court documents is a growing phenomenon,and some courts have made e-filing mandatory.

What is voir dire?

If a review of the pleadings shows that there is no factual dispute between the parties,the trial may be concluded with the filing of a motion for a judgment on the pleadings.

The decision made by an administrative law judge is called a(n):

A commons is a court order directing the defendant to appear in court and answer the complaint.

Due to evidentiary concerns of coercion,undue influence or duress,depositions cannot be videotaped.

Jury instructions are also known as trial briefs.

The defendant bears the burden of proof to persuade the trier of fact of the merits of the case.

The appealing party is known as the appellee.

A statute of limitations establishes the period during which a plaintiff must bring a lawsuit against a defendant.

If an agreement does not contain an arbitration clause,the parties may nevertheless agree to arbitration by entering into a(n)________ agreement.

The most common form of alternative dispute resolution is mediation.

The final decision in a case is the judge's verdict.

More than 90% of cases are settled prior to going to trial.

When a person or organization petitions the court to become a party to a lawsuit between other because they have an interest in the lawsuit,this is called:

In terms of a request for production of documents,if the document sought are too voluminous to be moved or are in permanent storage,or if their movement would disrupt the ongoing business of the party who is to produce them,the requesting party may be required to examine the documents at the other party's premises.