Frcp 47 (2024)

FAQs

What is the 100 mile bulge rule? ›

(b) 100 mile bulge rule—parties can be served anywhere within 100 miles of the federal court, regardless if the court sits in another state.

A party must serve a written motion—other than one that the court may hear ex parte—and any hearing notice at least 7 days before the hearing date, unless a rule or court order sets a different period. For good cause, the court may set a different period upon ex parte application.

Federal Court Civil Verdicts Must Be Unanimous

Most federal civil cases involve civil rights violations, First Amendment rights violations, or diversity cases transferred from state courts.

If the offense charged is punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year or by fine or both, each side is entitled to 3 peremptory challenges. If there is more than one defendant, the court may allow the defendants additional peremptory challenges and permit them to be exercised separately or jointly.

Their goal is to educate people on the distance that their food travels from the point of origin to their table as well as to find volunteers willing to take on a challenge where they will only consume food and drink that's been grown and produced within a 100-mile (160 kilometre) radius of their homes.

The 100-mile rule provides that when parents share joint legal custody, the child's legal residence cannot be moved more than 100 miles from the original legal residence without the consent of the other parent or permission of the court.

Rule 805 states that hearsay within hearsay (commonly described as “double hearsay”) is admissible as long as each part of the statement qualifies under a hearsay exception.

Obviously, emails are hearsay evidence that are admissible at trial. Donati v. State is a criminal case that teaches us a lesson in how to get an email into evidence at trial. Emails are admissible in court.

If even one member of the jury panel disagrees with the rest, the jury is hung, and the defendant retains the presumption of innocence.

Can a judge overrule a unanimous jury? ›

A judge can in RARE cases, overrule the verdict of a jury. It is only done when a jury returns with a verdict which does not comply with the instructions given. It usually happens when there is a legal criteria for guilt which the judge determines has not been met.

Unanimous verdicts also protect jury representativeness—each point of view must be considered and all jurors persuaded.

In a 6–3 decision, the Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause prohibits striking potential jurors not only because of their race or ethnicity, but also because of their gender.

If you have a case in superior court, and you believe you cannot get a fair and impartial hearing or trial from the judge, commissioner, or referee assigned to your case, California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) § 170.6 gives you the right to disqualify him or her without having to show a reason.

The rules for making a motion for judgment as a matter of law in federal civil proceedings are found in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 50. The motion is required to specify the judgment sought and the law and facts that entitle the movant to the judgment.

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A motion other than one made during a trial or hearing shall be in writing unless the court permits it to be made orally. It shall state the grounds upon which it is made and shall set forth the relief or order sought. It may be supported by affidavit.

If the witness is not testifying as an expert, the witness' testimony in the form of opinions or inferences is limited to those opinions or inferences which are (a) rationally based on the perception of the witness and (b) helpful to a clear understanding of the witness' testimony or the determination of a fact in ...

The Federal Rules of Evidence govern the admission or exclusion of evidence in most proceedings in the United States courts. The Supreme Court submitted proposed Federal Rules of Evidence to Congress on February 5, 1973, but Congress exercised its power under the Rules Enabling Act to suspend their implementation.