This is the authority of a court to hear a particular type of case.
What is Subject Matter Jurisdiction ?
100
This is the highest court in NYS
What is NYS Court of Appeals ?
100
This is the highest court in the U.S. Court system
What is The U.S. Supreme Court
100
These are the 5 counties that make up N.Y.C
What is New York County, Bronx County, Kings County ,Queens County and Richmond County
200
Only Nassau & Suffolk counties have these courts
What are District Courts ?
200
Only NYS Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction for this type of action.
What is a Divorce ?
200
To which appellate court would you appeal the decision of N.Y. District Court ,Nassau County
What is NYS Supreme Court ,Appellate Term ,2nd Department ?
200
There are 94 of these in the United States.
What are Districts ?
200
This is how you request the U.S. Supreme Court to hear your case
What is writ certiorari
300
A courts jurisdiction over property is also known as this
What is in rem jurisdiction
300
This is when more than one court have subject matter jurisdiction.
What is Concurrent Jurisdiction ?
300
NYS is divided into 62 geo-political subdivisions.
What are Counties ?
300
This is what the U.S. Court of Appeals jurisdictions are called
What are Circuits
300
This means that once a claim has been decided , the same Plaintiff(s) cannot bring the same claim with the same set of circumstances against the same defendant(s)
What is res judicata
400
Its jurisdiction amount for recovery of property and money is up to $25,000 although its jurisdiction for counterclaim for money only is unlimited.
What is N.Y.C. Civil Court
400
This means that a court has subject matter jurisdiction over a particular cause of action, only if there is a law specifically granting subject matter jurisdiction.
What is Limited Jurisdiction ?
400
The counties in NYS are divided for judicial purposes among four of these
What are Departments ?
400
This court serves as trial courts when the United States government is the defendant
What is the U.S. District Courts
400
The standards of proof in a civil case is
What is "a Preponderance of evidence" 51%
500
These three courts are referred to as Justice Courts
What is Town, Village and City courts.
500
The bases for asserting jurisdiction over non-domicilaries fall under this statute.
What is Long Arm Statute
500
The courts of NYS in there organization are referred to as
What is Unified Court Systems
500
Manhattan is in the geographic jurisdiction of the U.S. district court for