Sentences with phrase «assume jurisdiction over the matter»

She then went on to find that there was not statutory jurisdiction or legislation permitting the court to enable that transfer and that, «It may be open to the Supreme Court to assume jurisdiction over the matter, given that they have inherent jurisdiction and parens patriae jurisdiction, but that is a decision that must be made by the Supreme Court.»

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All too often lawyers mistakenly assume that the federal courts have jurisdiction over Indian matters only to have the case dismissed.
Accordingly, the Board has exclusive jurisdiction over the subject matter and, therefore, the action must be commenced within the one - year limitation period before the Superior Court can assume jurisdiction for claims exceeding $ 25,000.
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