Federal Jurisdiction Abstract In this paper I will discuss a case involving Henry‚ a resident of Nevada‚ who sued Adam‚ a resident of Utah in the Federal Court in California. Henry sought $60‚000 damages for personal injuries arising from an automobile accident that occurred in Los Angeles‚ California. I will answer the following questions about this case. Does the Federal Court have jurisdiction? What rules of procedure will
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I. STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION The district court and this Court have subject matter jurisdiction over this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1331 (federal question) and Section 1338(a) (trademarks). This Court has jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1291(a)(1) in that this is an appeal from a permanent injunction entered after the district court granted a motion for partial summary judgment. See LaVine v. Blaine School Dist.‚ 257 F.3d. 981 (9th Cir. 2001). The
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POLICE: HISTORY Throughout the history of civilization‚ societies have sought protection for their members and possessions. In early civilizations‚ members of one ’s family provided this protection. Richard Lundman has suggested that the development of formal policing resulted from a process of three developmental stages. The first stage involves informal policing‚ where all members of a society share equally in the responsibility for providing protection and keeping order. The second stage‚ transitional
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Police Agencies There are many different types of policing in the United States‚ most agencies operates through the government and the state itself these agencies consist of state and local agencies such as local PD‚ sheriff’s departments‚ highway patrol‚ and state troopers. The main purposes of these agencies are too investigate of suspected criminal activity‚ referral of the results of investigations to the courts‚ and the temporary detention of "suspected" criminals pending judicial action. Law
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INTRODUCTION Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political le adder to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and‚ by implication‚ to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility. International law is the set of rules generally regarded and accepted as binding in relations between states and nations. It serves as a framework for the practice of stable and organized international relations. Jurisdiction becomes a concern
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Principles that govern Service Outside Jurisdiction Service of a claim is the procedure used to give legal notice to a defendant of a court’s exercise of its jurisdiction over the defendant‚ enabling them to respond to the proceedings before the court. Service outside the jurisdiction is sometimes allowed under specific circumstances where there are certain connections between the case or the defendant and the forum. The rules for service outside jurisdiction differ to some extent from court to court
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How would you feel if your six year old daughter case remains a mystery? On Christmas day of 1996 this nightmare became a reality. Six year old JonBenet Ramsey parents Patsy Ramsey and John Ramsey realized their daughter was missing at 5:52 am December 26th 1996. Patsy then found a two and a half page ransom note on the kitchen staircase. After she found the ransom note she hysterically called 911. The local police then conducted a search of their home noticing there was no noticeable signs of break
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What would we do without the Fourth Amendment? The fourth amendment actually states that it is “the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ house‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches‚ and that they shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized.” This means that there has to be a legitimate reason that fulfills the warrant
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Police Organization The organization of police agencies in the United States is complex. While many know the overall breakdown between federal‚ state and local agencies; most people do not understand the organization of the separate agencies. Starting with the most basic breakdown of agencies and their roles and responsibilities in the Unites States‚ federal agencies are responsible for enforcing federal level laws‚ state agencies are responsible for primarily state specific laws‚ and local agencies
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Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Personal Jurisdiction Gregory Flink AIU Online Inside Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Personal Jurisdiction When analyzing the word jurisdiction‚ it is important to note how this word divides itself amongst two different categories: personal and subject matter jurisdiction. The main and most abstract difference between these two different types of jurisdictions is that personal jurisdiction authorizes the court to acquire personal jurisdiction over the parties
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