Exam 2: The Court Systems

In a case involving state law that could be tried in state court, but that has been moved to federal court. The federal court will:

Service of process is usually achieved by:

In general, constructive notice to a defendant, such a publication in the newspaper, is not sufficient notification.

The Constitution created the U.S. Supreme Court and authorized it to establish lower courts as needed.

If the parties to a case are from different states, there is more than $75,000 in dispute, and state law is involved, the case may be heard in either federal or state court.

In Blimka v. My Web Wholesalers, which involved a dispute between an Idaho resident who ordered jeans from a Maine website-based seller, the Idaho court held that due to diversity of citizenship the case would have to be heard in federal court.

Federal crimes, bankruptcy, patents and copyrights are all examples of:

If a nonresident defendant is passing though the state where the plaintiff wishes to bring the lawsuit:

Cases that go to federal court that involve disputes between citizens of different states are commonly referred to as:

Federal courts of limited or special jurisdiction include:

In the history of the United States, over 200 judges have been removed from the office of federal judge.

When a state court hears a case involving incidents that took place in more than one state or entirely in a different state a ____ problem may arise.

Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over cases involving:

Besides judges, the doctrine of judicial immunity also applies to:

Many aspects of the civil litigation process between two parties in the federal court system, including pleadings, discovery, trial procedures, and motions, are governed by:

Some litigation in federal court is there because of the parties involved. In such cases it is most likely that:

A long-arm statute is a:

A court can exercise jurisdiction over a corporate defendant if the court is located in the state in which the corporation is doing business.

Courts often apply a "significant interest" test in conflicts-of-law cases to determine which court should have jurisdiction over a dispute.

Suppose a business in Georgia sets up a web site advertising its services. A competitor company in Illinois sues the Georgia firm in Illinois court, claiming that the service being offered is a sham that injures the Illinois firm. The Georgia company: