garnishment
… A remedial device used by a creditor to have property of the debtor or money owed to the debtor that is in the possession of a third party attached to pay the debt to …
pre-sentence report
… An investigation conducted at the request of the court after a person has been found guilty of a crime. The purpose is to provide the court with extensive background …
diversion
… background. Diversion creates a written contract between the prosecutor and accused in that if the accused completes the requirements in the contract. at a time in the future, …
adversary system
… The system of trial practice in the United States and some other countries in which each of the opposing, or adversary, parties has the opportunity to …
dismissal without prejudice
… A dismissal which permits the plaintiff to sue again on the same cause of action or the state to proceed again. Dismissal with prejudice bars the …
sanction
… A hearing on a criminal defendant's motion to prohibit the prosecutor's use of evidence alleged to have been obtained in violation of the defendant's rights. This hearing is held outside of the presence of the jury, either prior to or at trial. The …
Outline of Ninth Circuit History
… England by King Henry II. When Spain ceded Florida to the United States in 1821, in a burst of patriotic fervor the first legislators voted to adopt English Common Law as it … often difficult route or circuit to take justice to the people, according to contemporary accounts. When Florida …
Business Court To Reopen on October 21, 2019
… The Ninth Circuit's Business Court reopens in two weeks. The Honorable Dan Traver will hear cases at the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center until construction …
Brown Bag Luncheon Series
… On January 13th, Judge Bob Egan and Judge Tanya Wilson , the dynamic duo of Tanya and Bob Present, discuss one of the hardest aspects of a court case in 'You Make the Call: Do's and Don'ts of Closing Arguments.' Their …
amicus curiae
… A friend of the court; a nonparty who interposes, with the permission of the court, and volunteers information upon some matter before …