Do as the Romans do
When a case is heard before all the judges of a court
En Banc
A body of rules established by custom or treaty and recognized by nations as binding in their relations with one another.
International Law
Unlawfully holding a piece of personal property
Repluvin
How many Supreme Court Justices of the United States are there?
9
Name the three layers of in the Federal Court hierarchy
District court, Appellate Court, United States Supreme Court
With retroactive effect or force.
Ex Post Facto
the body of English law as adopted and modified separately by the different states of the US and by the federal government.
Common Law
Conversion of plaintiff chattel by defendant for their own use
Trover
If I were to file an Appeal of a Trial Court decision where would I end up?
State Intermediate Court of Appeals
Where did the Civil Law system grow from?
Ancient Roman Law
A reasonable sum of money to be paid for services rendered or work done when the amount due is not stipulated in a legally enforceable contract.
Quantum Meruit
A law or court decision that takes away or impairs a previously vested right, imposes new duties or obligations, or changes or effects past transactions or legal actions.
Retroactive Law
The recovery of damages due for the breach of a sealed contract.
Covenant
How many District Courts of appeal are there?
6
The legislature, the judiciary, and the executive branch through administrative agencies, are the three branches of the American government that create primary authority. Name a primary authority created or enacted by each branch.
Legislation: Creation of statutes, codes, ordinances, etc
Judicial: Creation of case law
Executive: Executive orders, Executive Clemency
by decision of a judge, or of a court in unanimous agreement.
Per Curium
law specific to a particular city or county, and the government bodies within those cities or counties
Municipal Law
Indirect and consequential injuries to a person, goods, or land of the plaintiff with right to a jury trial.
Trespass on the case
What District Court of Appeals is Santa Ana in?
Fourth District
An idea that the law should deal with the real parts of our lives.
Legal Realism
From the beginning.
Ab Initio
A law which is applicable only to cases which shall arise after its enactment.
Prospective Law
Cause of action on someone who were to do certain work for the plaintiff and had permed it so unskillfully as to cause a loss to the plaintiff.
Special Assumpsit
Civil: over $25,000
Criminal: Original Jurisdiction in all causes except those given by statute to other trial courts.
Appeals: Court of Appeal of Supreme Court
Superior Court
Identify three ways a court may grant a party equitable relief.
Injunction, specific performance, damages