Quiz on Civil Procedure

A  Jury trial

B  Discovery

C  Motion for summary judgment

D  Voir dire

A  Julio can sue in California because under in rem jurisdiction, since the property is in California, jurisdiction is proper there.

B  Julio can sue in Texas because that’s where he lives.  It doesn’t matter that Surf Rappers have never been to Texas.

C  Since Surf Rappers is based in New York, that’s the only place they can be sued.  

A  Complaint, answer, reply, discovery, pretrial conference, trial, appeal

B  Summons, complaint, interrogatories, answer, production of documents, reply, appeal

C  Summons, complaint, subpoena, answer, discovery, verdict, motion to dismiss

D  Complaint, reply, verdict, discovery, appeal

A  the amount in controversy must exceed $75,000.

B  the case must involve a controversy between two different governments.

C  the case must begin in a federal court of appeals.

D  the plaintiff and the defendant must each be citizens of the same state.

A  beyond a reasonable doubt, based on the evidence

B  a preponderance of the evidence

C  probable cause, based on the evidence

D  a moral certainty, based on the evidence

A  the motion for judgment not withstanding the verdict.

B  the motion to dismiss

C  the motion for a directed verdict.

D  the motion for summary judgment.

A  oral examinations of a party or a party’s witness by the opposing party’s attorney.

B  documentary evidence introduced at trial.

C  written questions directed to a party, answered in writing, and signed under oath.

D  written statements made during arbitration.