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◍ Discovery - A pretrial exchange of all relevant information between
the plaintiff and defendant
◍ Summons - a document that directs a sheriff or another court-
designated officer to notify the defendant named in the lawsuit that a
lawsuit has been started and that the defendant has a specified amount of
time to answer the complaint
◍ Complaint - The allegations made by a plaintiff in a lawsuit
◍ Service of Process - The delivery of a summons and complaint to a
defendant by an authorized person
◍ Allegation - a claim made in the complaint by the plaintiff, specifying
what the plaintiff expects to prove to obtain a judgement against the
defendant
, ◍ Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - A set of rules established to ensure
that civil actions and procedures move through the United States district
courts as quickly as possible
◍ Statute of Limitations - A law that stipulates the length of time after
an event during which legal proceedings (such as lawsuit or criminal
charges) may be initiated
◍ Stare Decisis - The principle that lower courts must follow precedents
set by higher courts
◍ Motion to Dismiss - A request that a court terminate an action because
of settlement, voluntary withdrawal, or procedural defect
◍ Motion for summary judgement - a pretrial request asking the court to
enter a judgement when no material facts are in dispute and the moving
party is entitled to judgement as a matter of law
◍ Motion in Limine - A pretrial request that certain evidence be
excluded from the trial
◍ Big Data - Sets of data that are too large to be gathered and analyzed
by traditional methods