Court Rules
This cannot exceed 20 pages except by permission of the court.
What are the combined length of any motion and brief or response and brief? MCR 2.119(A)(2)
Water cannons were deployed in order to have the effect of dispersing the demonstrators.
The police used water cannons to disperse the demonstrators.
It is the events that transpired (what is told)
What is story?
This is the nation's oldest soda.
What is Vernor's Ginger Ale?
These are a lawyer's three roles.
What is a representative for the client, officer of the legal system, and public citizen with special responsibility for quality of justice.
These are required components of any motion.
What are that it must: (a) be in writing; (b) state with particularity the grounds and authority on which it is based; (c) state the relief or order sought; (d) be signed by the party or attorney.
Students were requested to pay their library fines by the end of the week.
The librarian requests that students pay their library fines by the end of the week.
It is the representation of the events that transpired (how the story is transmitted).
What is narrative?
This is the largest island park in the United States.
What is Belle Isle?
A lawyers experience, the complexity of the matter, a lawyer's training - these all help determine this.
What is competency?
This must occur at least nine days before a motion hearing.
My first day at law school will always be remembered with fondness by me.
I will always fondly remember my first day of law school.
It is important to build this with a client.
What is rapport?
We hope for better things; it shall rise from the ashes
What is the official motto of Detroit?
Information protected by the client-lawyer privilege.
What is confidential information?
You can do this within 21 days of entry of an order on a motion.
What is file (and serve) a motion for rehearing or reconsideration.
The report to the shareholders was falsified by the company president.
The company president falsified the report to the shareholders.
As lawyers, we discover this.
What is the story of our clients?
It is the College of the City of Detroit
What is Wayne State University?
An essential element in the lawyer client relationship
What is loyalty?
This can lead to both fines and a finding of contempt.
The man who was singing in the theater was removed.
Theater management removed the singing man.
This drives narrative.
What is conflict?
J.W. Westcott the II
What is the only floating post office.
In rendering advice to a client, a lawyer refer not only to law but to these.
What are moral, economic, social, and political factors?