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Terms in this set
- Jurisdiction A court's power to hear a case — subject-matter jurisdiction over the dispute and personal jurisdiction over the parties.
- Standing A plaintiff's right to bring suit, requiring injury-in-fact, causation, and redressability.
- Pleadings The formal documents that frame a lawsuit — principally the complaint and the answer.
- Discovery The pre-trial exchange of relevant information through depositions, interrogatories, requests for production, and admissions.
- Summons The court document, served with the complaint, that compels a defendant to appear and respond.
- Subpoena A court order compelling a witness to attend and testify, or to produce documents or things.
- Venue The proper geographic location for a lawsuit within a court system that has jurisdiction.
- Service of Process The formal delivery of the summons and complaint to the defendant, giving notice and perfecting personal jurisdiction.
- Joinder The procedural rules for bringing multiple claims or parties together in a single lawsuit.
- Removal Transferring a case from state court to federal court when the federal court would have had original jurisdiction.