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well-pleaded complaint rule

well-pleaded complaint rule : a rule of procedure that federal question jurisdiction cannot be acquired over a case unless an

Saving-to-suitor clause

Saving-to-suitor clause, means a federal statutory provisions that allows a party to bring suit in

exhaustion of remedies

a remedy cannot be sought in another forum (as a federal district court) until the remedies or claims have been exhausted

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agency

the executive to set it up. Agencies exist at the federal, state, and local level. Most federal agencies are attached to

D'Oench doctrine

D'Oench doctrine [from D'Oench, Duhme & Co., Inc. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Company, 315 U.S. 447 (1942), the Supreme Court

demurrer

confession and avoidance NOTE: Demurrers are no longer used in federal civil or criminal procedure but are still used in some

dismissal

shown no right to relief NOTE: An involuntary dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) prevents the plaintiff from bringing

exculpatory no doctrine

exculpatory no doctrine : a doctrine in federal criminal law: an individual cannot be charged with making a

India

who has the advice of a Council of Ministers. The Federal Legislature con-sists of His Majesty represented by the Governor-General and

u.s. constitution

country, which establishes the basic structure and functions of the federal government, grants certain specified rights, often called constitutional rights, to

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