Civil Procedure [Definitions]

jurisdiction over the nature of the case and the type of relief sought

jurisdiction over cases arising in or involving persons residing within a defined territory

s court's power to adjudicate an action or class of actions to the exclusion of all other courts

the court-ordered unification of two or more actions, involving the same parties and issues, into a single action resulting in a single judgement or, sometimes, in a separate judgements

a party to a lawsuit

(1) the process of carrying on a lawsuit; (2) a lawsuit itself

a set of judges selected from a complete court to decide a specific case

a judge who is not a lawyer

an agreement ending a dispute or lawsuit

the quality or state of being allowed to be entered into evidence in a hearing, trial or other official proceeding

one who voluntarily enters a pending lawsuit because of a personal stake in it

the entry into a lawsuit by a third party who. despite not being named a party to the action, has personal state in the outcome

a schedule of pending cases

a court's complete and official record of the case

(1) a document, record or other tangible object formally introduced as evidence in the court, (2) a document attached to and made part of a pleading, motion, contract or other instrument

an action to rescind a transaction (such as alienation of property) that an insolvent debtor made to deceive the debtor's creditors