Sentences with phrase «general civil cases»

Although mediation services are often associated with family courts, many court systems use mediators to address a variety of legal conflicts, including landlord - tenant difficulties and general civil cases.

Elapsed time from case initiation to first disposition for active general civil cases by level of court

The number of general civil cases completed in 24 months or longer increased by 49.4 % and the number taking 12 to 24 months to resolve increased by 10.6 %.

In the U.S. for all general civil cases and all criminal cases, we have public trials.

Not exact matches

UN observer Lorne Gunter comments: «Rather than the People's Assembly being comprised of members or deputies from around the world, elected by and accountable to the people they represent [as is at least theoretically the case with the General Assembly], it would likely be made up of the heads of civil society NGOs, and, under most scenarios, only those NGOs accredited by the UN.

The attorney general's office records do not break down the cases by specific categories of offense because they are all related to harassment, discrimination and abuse based on gender and all were brought under the same federal civil rights law.

ANDREW HARROP: As the Supreme Court hears the case for equal civil partnerships, our general secretary argues that inequality runs deep within the institution of marriage.

Master will be working on cases involve public corruption, affirmative federal litigation and complex civil litigation, while Haren will be responsible for providing expertise on federal law, federal agencies and internal Congressional workings, per The Daily News, which quoted the attorney general's office spokesman Eric Soufer.

As released by the attorney general's civil rights bureau, the policies outline the limits local law enforcement can participate in federal immigrant enforcement efforts, including refusing to enact non-judicial warrants in civil cases, denying requests by federal officials in holding people longer than 48 hours and limits on the access Immigration and Customs Enforcement or border protection officers can have with those currently in custoy.

Rensselaer County DA Joel E. Abelove filed a civil complaint in state Supreme Court that seeks to overturn an executive order Cuomo signed two years ago giving the state attorney general the authority to usurp local district attorneys in cases in which unarmed civilians are killed during confrontations with police.

In addition, a third civil case has been brought in the state of New York by the State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

But under Mayor Bill de Blasio, the department doesn't call in the state Attorney General's Office or the feds to help with civil or criminal prosecution, or pursue civil cases through the city Law Department, Terrell says.

Under Schneiderman's plan, the attorney general's existing Real Estate Finance Bureau, which currently polices real estate transactions, will be tasked to investigate cases of tenant harassment and other civil housing frauds.

Senate Republicans, the state Attorney General's office and civil rights groups were all in Albany County Supreme Court to make their case in a GOP - led lawsuit over where... Continue reading →

With Cuomo: Served as the executive deputy attorney general for social justice for entire attorney general term, handling cases related to civil rights, environmental protection, health care and labor.

Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove filed a civil complaint in state Supreme Court Wednesday that seeks to overturn an executive order Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed two years ago giving the state attorney general the authority to usurp local district attorneys in cases in which unarmed civilians are killed during confrontations with police.

On Friday, April 25 I sent a letter to the United States Attorney General after the verdict in the Sean Bell case was announced seeking an investigation of the facts of this case under federal criminal civil rights laws.

There were indications, however, that the attorney general may pursue the case as a civil investigation.

The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) gets interested in their case after Mildred writes a letter to the United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, asking if he can help them out so they can legally live in Virginia again.

However, the judge also rejected Louisiana Attorney General William J. Guste's effort to keep the American Civil Liberties Union out of the case.

He represents clients in litigation and non-litigation matters regarding construction defects, insurance coverage, personal injury, property damages, business litigation and general civil litigation matters and professional liability cases.

Backers of Mitts, meanwhile, point to a 1999 civil court case filed by the Illinois attorney general to recover $ 1,970 from Stamps after she allegedly failed to report income from temporary work at Chicago Public Schools while receiving government assistance as a single mother.

(b) In appropriate cases, the Office of Inspector General may pursue criminal or civil remedies against a service agent.

Upon timely application, the court may, in its discretion, permit the Attorney General to intervene in such civil action if he certifies that the case is of general public impoGeneral to intervene in such civil action if he certifies that the case is of general public impogeneral public importance.

(a) Whenever any person has engaged or there are reasonable grounds to believe that any person is about to engage in any act or practice prohibited by section 203, a civil action for preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, may be instituted by the person aggrieved and, upon timely application, the court may, in its discretion, permit the Attorney General to intervene in such civil action if he certifies that the case is of general public impoGeneral to intervene in such civil action if he certifies that the case is of general public impogeneral public importance.

In a jury civil case, the jury lay persons would weigh the evidence & theories and arguments, and I think they are okay in general in figuring things out.

14) March 2, 2012 The Virginia Supreme Court rules in the University of Virginia's favor in the Mann case, with the majority finding that the university is not a «person» as defined in the Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (FATA), and therefore the Attorney General has no authority under the Act to make civil investigative demands (CIDs) of the university.

Brandon concentrates his practice in general civil litigation matters; including premises liability, product liability, construction and various insurance defense cases.

(That is not usually the case for general civil litigation.)

The Portage County Court of Common Pleas General Division is a court of general jurisdiction, handling criminal and civil cases more than $ 15,000 and appeals from most administrative agGeneral Division is a court of general jurisdiction, handling criminal and civil cases more than $ 15,000 and appeals from most administrative aggeneral jurisdiction, handling criminal and civil cases more than $ 15,000 and appeals from most administrative agencies.

New Hampshire litigation attorney professionals are knowledgeable in all areas of general litigation law, including but not limited to civil litigation and federal litigation cases in New Hampshire.

Rarely do car accident cases, or most cases in general, actually go to a full civil trial.

General Division cases include: personal injury, property damage, contracts, notes, accounts, and other civil matters.

This was largely uncontroversial in the present case, because the Attorney General for British Columbia accepted that there is a common law right of reasonable access to civil justice.

Courts already are wrestling with the challenges presented in general by electronic evidence, which has become almost ubiquitous in both civil and criminal cases.

He has many years of experience representing a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small business owners in all phases of litigation including complex commercial cases, corporations, contracts, deceptive trade practices, mass toxic tort cases, premises liability, products liability, and general civil litigation.

Jury trials are held in the Circuit Courts, which have general jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases.

John G. Browning is the managing partner of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, L.L.P., in Dallas, where he handles civil litigation in state and federal courts in areas ranging from employment and intellectual property to commercial cases and defense of products liability, professional liability, media law, and general negligence matters.

The House of Lords recognised that the issue in this case was a matter of general public interest and Lord Hope noted that the problem «has become an increasingly pressing social problem, as house prices rise and more and more people are living together without getting married or entering into a civil partnership».

Through his expertise as a Commercial Division Judge and earlier, general, Individual Assignment Justice, he has built a vast experience of managing and evaluating civil litigated cases.

Jeffrey Neilson also acts as a mediator of disputes involving probate, domestic and general civil litigation cases.

Cases could be heard by General Division judges, deputy judges, or provincial judges who had been assigned to the Provincial Court (Civil Division) immediately before September 1, 1990.

We also accept general civil litigation cases, and we do take some select cases from all areas of New York State.

Harrisonburg litigation attorneys are knowledgeable in all areas of general litigation law, including but not limited to civil litigation and federal litigation cases in Harrisonburg Virginia.

After graduating law school, Dennis spent six years on active duty in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, where he tried over 120 criminal and civil cases.

Our unique, automated Litigation Law volume makes your general civil and small claims cases easier by enabling you to work on them more efficiently and profitably.

Of those 223, 208 were lead paint cases, 6 were tort, 6 were general equity, and 5 were civil.

In general, California Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1 allows cases for injuries to a person (including death) to be brought to court within two years of the date of the injury.

During those years, she handled all aspects of litigation in civil and criminal cases, including bench and jury trials, all aspects of motion practice and discovery, settlement and plea agreements, and general legal counseling.

There are also probably some «local rules» in each court addressing issues such as the mailing address and operating hours of the court, the way that hearing dates are scheduled, the process by which motions are considered, the duty if any of parties to confer with each other or engaged in ADR, mandatory pre-trial disclosure obligations, civil cover sheets for new cases, standard deadlines to finish tasks that don't have deadlines in the general application civil rules, preferred forms for certain kinds of motions and orders such as entries of appearance, etc..