The criminal
courts hear cases where the State has filed charges against one or more persons alleged to have committed criminal offenses.
And it has often
heard cases on controversial subjects years before Canadian courts have tackled them.
It will
hear cases of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity that national governments are unable or unwilling to prosecute.
Small claims court is a special division of the district court which
hears cases involving $ 5,000 or less in damages.
If you do not file your written claim with the government within the time frame, the courts in all likelihood will
not hear your case.
I have even
heard cases where people use another person's picture on their profile just to meet people!
There is one state supreme court
which hears cases coming out of the courts of appeal, and in some limited instances, directly from the people.
It is not necessarily unjust to refuse to
hear a case if parties did not keep accurate records.
Your lawyer will have a good idea of what type of person he is looking to
hear the case before the trial begins.
The courts of
appeal hear cases coming out of the judicial districts to which they are assigned.
The government itself appealed to the high court and asked it to
hear the case regarding the ACA employer - provided contraception mandate.
According to their website, the court can
only hear cases between states when the states have agreed to submit their dispute to the court.
If you fail to attend a requested hearing, it may result in a driver's license suspension; or the judge can
hear your case without you being present.
If you don't reach a settlement with your spouse, a judge will
eventually hear your case and make decisions regarding property, custody and support.
The appellate court
hearing the case determined that the city was not entitled to government trail immunity because the dangerous hazard that caused the injury was not a condition of the trail itself.
The court
hearing the case dismissed the negligent supervision claim, finding that there was insufficient evidence to submit the claim to a jury.
Some argue that these administrative judges lack the expertise to
hear cases ranging from medical licensing, to special education, to environmental protection, etc..
The jury in the trial court that
heard this case found that the plaintiff did not meet her burden of proof and granted a verdict for the defendant.
They agree to have a retired judge or retired
lawyer hear their case and make a binding decision on who gets what.
The intermediate court
hearing the case reversed, holding that the allegations present in the case were related to the hospital's provision of medical care.
Once jurisdiction has been established, the court has to decide whether to decline to
hear the case anyway because another court is clearly better suited to hear it.
The court
hearing the case explained that normally issues of fact should be decided by a jury, but here the evidence creating the issue was unreliable.
He thought it would be helpful to have «a specialist panel of judges designated to
hear cases engaging religious rights».
The number of justices that sit to
hear a case varies but it must always be an odd number.
For example, family courts
typically hear cases involving divorce, child custody, and domestic abuse.
And often, judges will ask you to consider mediation before they will
hear your case in court.
The results of a lawsuit vary depending on the parties involved, the case itself and the judge
who hears the case.
There are tax advocates available in every state to
hear cases of undue hardship.
A provincial court judge sitting alone will
hear your case if it is a summary matter.