Exam 3: Civil Dispute Resolution

The federal courts and the state courts can never have concurrent jurisdiction over the same case.

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

Mark, a resident of Illinois, while driving on the interstate highway, hits Jayce, a resident of Wisconsin, and totally destroys Jayce 's brand new vehicle and injures Jayce .Jayce may bring suit in federal district court:

If the court certifies an action as meeting the criteria for a class action lawsuit and the plaintiffs prevail or reach a settlement, members of the class must each bring their own lawsuits to obtain relief.

Concurrent federal jurisdiction could exist for cases involving:

Pleadings are the post-judgment requests of the losing party for a higher court to take an appeal of the case.

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

The U.S.Supreme Court:

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

B & B, 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, B & B is a resident of:

Venue has to do with which court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of a lawsuit.

The decision of an arbitrator is called a(n):

A typical state long-arm statute applies only to nonresident defendants who commit criminal acts in the state.

A writ of execution as used in civil law litigation allows:

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

Mediation, like arbitration, is often a compulsory process in which the mediator can render a decision that is binding upon the parties.

What is jurisdiction? How does subject matter jurisdiction differ from jurisdiction over the person? How does in personam jurisdiction differ from jurisdiction in rem ?

In most states, judges are elected by the voters for a stated number of years.

In which of the following areas do special state trial courts have jurisdiction?

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.