To begin a lawsuit in Federal Court, you must file a paper with the Court called a “complaint.” A complaint is a legal document that tells the judge and defendant(s) how and why you believe the defendants violated the law in a way that injured you and what you want the Court to do about it.
Mandate: Contents; Issuance and Effective Date; Stay. (a) Contents. Unless the court directs that a formal mandate issue, the mandate consists of a certified copy of the judgment, a copy of the court's opinion, if any, and any direction about costs.
The Court may enter an order of dismissal without prejudice for failure to take action of record during the past 12 months.
Clerical mistakes in judgments, orders or other parts of the record and errors therein arising from oversight or omission may be corrected by the court at any time of its own initiative or on the motion of any party and after such notice, if any, as the court orders.
Any civil action shall be dismissed, without prejudice, for want of prosecution whenever the plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross claimant, or third party plaintiff neglects to note the action for trial or hearing within 1 year after any issue of law or fact has been joined, unless the failure to bring the same on for ...
The first forms you fill out (in ink or typed--no pencils) are a “Petition” and “Summons” for a family law case or else a “Complaint” and “Summons” for a civil case. Filing these forms and serving them on the defendant/respondent starts your case.
Rule 26 initial disclosures and discovery requests and responses must not be filed unless they are used in the proceedings or the court orders filing.
(1) A person is guilty of assault in the fourth degree if, under circumstances not amounting to assault in the first, second, or third degree, or custodial assault, he or she assaults another. (2) Assault in the fourth degree is a gross misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
Rule GR 14 - Format for Pleadings and Other Papers (a) Format Requirements. All pleadings, motions, and other papers filed with the court shall be legibly written or printed. The use of letter-size paper (8-1/2 by 11 inches) is mandatory. The writing or printing shall appear on only one side of the page.