Questions tagged [federal-courts]
Questions about the federal judiciary of the United States (as opposed to state court systems).
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Can a denied motion to intervene be appealed in itself?
From Wikipedia's article on intervention:
Rule 24(b) provides for permissive intervention, which is subject to the discretion of the judge hearing the case.
If the judge hearing the case denies a ...
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Federal courts under the Articles of Confederation
This is meeting with silence at history.stackexchange.com, so I'm trying it here:
The ninth Article of Confederation establishes federal judicial jurisdiction in some cases, including "disputes and ...
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Do federal courts favor arbitration compared to state courts?
On OgleeTree.com I read this:
State courts historically have been more hostile to arbitration than
federal courts.
Do federal courts tend to favor arbitration over state courts? Aren't both federal ...
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Filling a double lawsuit to compel arbitration in both state and federal court?
Federal courts are authorized to hear cases when the case involves federal question jurisdiction. State courts, on the other hand, are authorized to hear civil cases when the case involves state law. ...
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In a civil case against the US gov't, complaint was not contested by defendant; can the judge reject a request of the plaintiff without a hearing?
There is a (valid) civil lawsuit which was filed against the US government, its agencies and officers at a district federal court. The plaintiff did not ask for a jury.
The US government (through the ...
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US federal court: The correct timeline of filing a request for entry of default
In a US federal court, assuming that the defendant, namely a US government official, failed to respond to a civil complaint within the 60-day period following the service of the compliant —
When ...
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Filing a motion/request with US federal court when one or more of the defendants were replaced since the original complaint
A complaint was filed with a US federal court. If there is a need for the plaintiff to file a motion or request (e.g. a request for entry of default) related to the original complaint, the motion or ...
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What Standing does a Default Defendant have?
Does a default defendant have standing to argue anything other than removal of the default and the dollar amount of damages?
Can a default defendant argue the validity or anything else about any ...
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