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dismissal
made on the grounds that the plaintiff has shown no right to relief NOTE: An involuntary dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) prevents the plaintiff from bringing suit again based on the same claim. vo·lun·tary … the presentation of evidence by the defendant in·vol·un·tary dismissal 1 : the dismissal of an action by the court because of the plaintiff's failure to pursue his or her case 2 : the dismissal of an action
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Trial
legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal. Strouds Judicial Dictionary (5th Edn.) Indian Bank v. Maharashtra State Co-op. Marketing Federation Ltd., (1998) 5 SCC 69. Trial, is the examination by a competent court of the facts or laws
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appellate court
appellate court a court that reviews decisions of lower courts. In the federal courts, the primary appellate courts are the U.S. courts of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. State courts
exhaustion of remedies
remedies :a doctrine of civil and criminal procedure: a remedy cannot be sought in another forum (as a federal district court) until the remedies or claims have been exhausted in the forum having original jurisdiction (as a
remove
to have (an action) transferred from one court to another and esp. from a state court to a federal court see also separable controversy NOTE: Section 1441 et seq. of title 28 of the U.S. Code allows a
certification
law. Certification is often used in state courts as well as federal courts and, where available, allows a federal court to refer a question of state law to the state's highest court. Certification is also used to refer
jury
law in addition to questions of fact when rendering general verdicts, or in specific cases under state law. Federal juries are usually limited to dealing with questions of fact. The modern jury can vary in size depending … be “selected at random from a fair cross-section of the community in the district or division wherein the court convenes.” State jury selection varies and occasionally differs from federal, but the states still must meet constitutional requirements
district court
a trial court having general or limited jurisdiction in a judicial district: as a : one of the federal trial courts sitting in a federal district b : a trial court within a state court system see
verdict
has a right of recovery free from any doubts di·rect·ed verdict 1 : a verdict granted by the court when the party with the burden of proof has failed to present sufficient evidence of a genuine issue
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