Exam 2: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

There are twelve justices on the United States Supreme Court.

Discount Mart,Inc.,files a suit in a state court against Elements Computer Corporation,alleging that Elements breached a contract to sell 500 notebook computers to Discount.During the course of the suit,Discount files a motion for judgment on the pleadings,Elements files a motion for a directed verdict,and both parties file motions for summary judgment.When and for what pur-pose are each of these motions made?

Justin wants to file a suit against Kemel.For a court to hear the case

Sandy,a resident of Illinois,wants to file suit against Carl,a resident of Kansas,over Carl's failure to pay Sandy for work on his house.The amount in dispute is $15,000.Under diversity of citizenship requirements,a federal cannot exercise jurisdiction in this case because

Laney is a resident of Maine.Delacorte is a Canadian.They dispute the ownership of Petite Isle,an island in North Rapids River on the border between Canada and the United States.The diversity of the parties' citizenship could serve as a basis for

Lora files a suit in Michigan against Ned over the ownership of a boat docked in a Michigan harbor.Lora and Ned are residents of Ohio.Ned could ask for a change of venue on the ground that Ohio

In Kettle Cafe's suit against Food Services,Inc.,the court issues a judgment in Kettle's favor.The judgment can be appealed to an appropriate court of appeals by

U.S.district courts have original jurisdiction in federal matters.

Drummond wants to make a federal case out of his dispute with Elena.Federal cases originate in

Small claims courts hear both civil and criminal cases.

A motion for a new trial will be granted only if a constitutional issue is involved.

Tyler,a citizen of West Virginia,files a suit in a West Virginia state court against Louisville Sales Corporation,a Kentucky state company that does business in West Virginia.The court has original jurisdiction,which means that

During the trial phase of Fuel Corporation's suit against Gas Stations,Inc.,their attorneys engage in voir dire.This is

A summary judgment is granted only if there is no genuine question of law.

A deposition is sworn testimony by a party to a lawsuit or any witness.

A business firm may have to comply with the laws of any jurisdiction in which it actively targets customers.

Cases involving diversity of citizenship arise only between citizens of different states.

Concurrent jurisdiction exists when both federal and state courts have the power to hear a particular case.

An answer never admits to the allegations made in a complaint.

A state long arm statute allows a court to exercise jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants based on activities that took place within the state.