Exam 3: Civil Dispute Resolution

Which of the following are ways in which a case can reach the United States Supreme Court?

With a __________ the jury makes specific written findings on each factual issue, and the judge then applies the law to these findings.

Which of the following may a U.S. Court of Appeals not do in ruling on a case?

A case before a U.S. Court of Appeals is generally heard by all judges of the circuit sitting en banc.

Riley and Porter have a dispute regarding a contract. They want to have a binding resolution, but they prefer to have the dispute handled privately by someone with special expertise. They should choose:

Explain the process of jury selection and the differences in challenges for cause and peremptory challenges. In addition, discuss the implications of race-based or gender-based exclusions from a jury.

Which of the following is NOT considered to be an alternative method of dispute resolution?

Janet is called for jury duty and is selected for possible service on a jury. However, when the defendant's attorney sees her, he notices that she is wearing a green dress. Both the defendant and the defendant's attorney hate green dresses, so they strike her name from the jury. This is:

Caldemin, Inc. is incorporated in Delaware, but it has its principal place of business in Minnesota. It does much of its business in California. For purposes of diversity of citizenship, Caldemin is a resident of:

A court needs to have both subject matter jurisdiction and jurisdiction over the parties involved before it can hear a particular case.

The jury's verdict in a summary jury trial is not binding on the parties.

The type of lawsuit in which one or more plaintiffs may file suit on behalf of similarly situated individuals is called:

Patricia has a valid judgment against David. David has no assets in the state where the judgment was entered, but he now lives in California where he owns thousands of acres of beach-front property. Patricia may execute her judgment in California based on:

Ezra, charged with crossing the center line in his vehicle, would ordinarily have the case heard in his state's trial court of general jurisdiction.

In diversity of citizenship cases, federal courts apply:

In med-arb , the neutral third party serves first as a mediator and, if all issues are not resolved through such mediation, then serves as an arbitrator authorized to render a binding decision on the remaining issues.

When compared to a court trial, arbitration has the advantage of privacy.

A court may meet the requirement of jurisdiction over a defendant in all but which of the following ways?

The procedural stage of a lawsuit after the pleadings but before trial is the:

A decision of a state court is binding on all courts inferior to it in its jurisdiction. Thus, the decision of a state supreme court binds all other courts in that state.