Evidence that relies on the first hand observation of another person and is often inadmissible at court.
What is Hearsay?
100
A document filed with the court and served on the defendant that gives the court jurisdiction on the defendant, informs the defendant of the action and requires the defendant to respond or appear in the cause by a designated time.
What is a summons?
100
The time within which a lawsuit must be filed and is rarely extended by the court.
What is the statute of limitations?
100
The file format that documents must be saved in to file in federal court.
What is PDF?
100
What the party that files the initial complaint is called.
What is the Plaintiff
200
Admission of evidence without authentication, by agreement of the parties or their attorneys.
What is stipulation?
200
Service of process may be achieved by substitute service on a member of the defendant's household over this age.
What is thirteen years old?
200
Damages that are a natural and direct result of the defendant's wrong, such as pain and suffering or loss of enjoyment of life.
What are general damages?
200
The part of the law that creates, defines, and regulates rights and duties owed by individuals.
What is substantive law?
200
Laws giving the court jurisdiction over nonresident persons or corporations.
What are long arm statutes?
300
The obligation to prove the allegations. In a civil case falls with the plaintiff.
What is the burden of proof?
300
How a corporation is served in a lawsuit filed in an Illinois circuit court.
What is through its registered agent?
300
a civil procedure that allows a party to initiate a lawsuit in order to compel two or more other parties to litigate a dispute. It is often used to resolve disputes arising under insurance contracts
What is an interpleader?
300
Federal court and a Small claims court is a court of this kind of jurisdiction.
What is limited jurisdiction?
300
A photo of a scar, a diagram of the accident scene or a plastic model of the skeletal knee are this type of evidence.
What is demonstrative evidence?
400
Relevant evidence may be this if its probative value is substantially outweighted by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusing to the issue, or an undue waste of time.
What is inadmissible.
400
In Illinois circuit courts, service of process must be first attempted by the Sheriff in counties with a population over this amount.
What is 2 million?
400
The paragraph of the complaint that notifies the defendant of what relief or remedies the plaintiff is demanding.
What is the prayer for relief, WHEREFORE clause, or Ad Damnum
400
If a defendant refuses to do this, the defendant will have to pay to have them US Marshall for service of process.
What is waive service?
400
When the complaint is signed by the plaintiff and every pleading thereafter must be signed by a party.
What is verification?
500
Evidence that suggests the existence of some other occurrence or thing and entitled to the same consideration as any other type of evidence by the jury.
What is circumstantial evidence?
500
Substitute service of process by publishing a notice of the lawsuit in a newspaper.
What is constructive service ?
500
A suit by or against a group of people with the same cause of action whose members are too numerous for a joinder.
What is a class action?
500
The Federal court, sitting in diversity, hears cases that exceed this jurisdictional amount.
What is $75,000?
500
Remedies that require a defendant to refrain from a course of action or to take some course of action.