Random facts about Professor/TA
The journal Andrew is on
What is Moot Court?
The party who prevailed in the lower court and is responding to the appeal
What is Apellee?
The highest state court in Massachusetts
What is the Supreme Judicial Court?
A motion requesting dismissal of the case. Referred to as a motion to dismiss or a ____.
What is Mass. R. Civ. Pro. 12(b)?
Court where Judge Hodgens sits
What is the Massachusetts Appeals Court?
Court where Professor Arnese appeared for her pro bono case.
What is the Suffolk family and probate court?
Type of case that the SJC has exclusive jurisidiction of
What is first-degree murder?
Case is transferred to this court after indictment
What is Superior Court?
The three types of monetary damages.
What are compensatory, punitive, and nominal damages.
Where our first guest speaker(s) currently work
What is the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office?
Clinic Professor Arnese participated in during her time at Suffolk
What is the Juvenile Defenders Clinic?
Number of judges that sit on a Massachusetts Appeals Court panel
What is three?
In the federal system, Massachusetts decisions are appealed to this Circuit Court of Appeals.
What is 1st?
In Massachusetts standard civil cases, the defendant has X days from the date of service to respond to the complaint.
What is 20 days?
Law firm where Hector currently works at
What is Sidley Austin?
Branch of the military Andrew served in before attending law school
The Appellant may file a ____ within 14 days after service of the Appellee's brief
What is a Reply Brief?
Formal name for the Massachusetts federal courthouse
What is John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse?
______-based pleading increases the likelihood that civil cases end at the pre-trial stage.
What is Fact-Based?
Guest speaker(s) in a clinic at Suffolk
What are Catherine and Johanna?
Name one of the courses Professor Arnese was a TA for at Suffolk.
What is property or professional identity formation?
A summary disposition used when a panel determines no substantial question of law exists, often affirming lower court decisions without full, published opinions. Referred to as a ____ Decision.
What is a Rule 23 Decision?
Federal judge that serves life term
What is Article III Judges?
The five main types of discovery methods
What is Interrogatories, Requests for Production, Requests for Admissions, Depositions, Motions for physical or mental examinations?
Number of guest speakers who clerked after graduating from law school.
What is five? (Lauren, Jonathan, Hector, Judge Hodgens, Sara)