Question

Which of the following is an example of a "motion"? 

A An attorney improperly move towards the jury during a court proceeding 

B an attorney asks the judge to allow him/her to present a document as evidence 

C a bailiff summons the witness to move to the witness stand in court 

D an attorney files something with the court to initiate a lawsuit 

Which of the following is an example of ADR? 

A. two sisters ask their mother to intervene in a fight to see if one sister improperly borrowed the other sister's sweater 

B. an arbitrator decides a dispute between a Target employee and Target, over whether she was paid the correct overtime 

C. two neighbors in a dispute hire a third neighbor who's a lawyer to help them resolve their argument 

D. All of the other answers are correct wage amount 

Joey sues Susan because she keys his car after he and his friends egg her house. In court, Joey ends up losing and feels this is because the court made a mistake. If he brings an appeal, in the appeal Joey would be the 

A appelle 

B. appealing plaintiff 

C. appellant 

D. plaintif 

In an appeal, the appellate court thinks the lower court made no mistakes at trial. The appellate court should then: 

A. affirm the lower court's decision 

B confirm the lower court's decision 

C. issue an order repeating the lower court's decision 

D. write new case law providing additional reasoning for why the lower court reached the correct conclusion 

Jessica and Armen get into a dispute over a contract. Jessica thinks that when Armen broke his promise under the contract, it resulted in her losing $10,000. Armen admits he broke the contract, but says that it only resulted in $2,000 in damages to Jessica. When Jessica threatens to sue Armen for $10,000, Armen offers her $6,000 if she promises to not sue. She agrees. This is an example of 

A. an arbitration 

B. a settlement 

C. an equitable outcome 

D. Litigation

Answer 1

1. Among the given options, attorney filing with the court to file a lawsuit is best example of motion. Hence Option D is correct
2. All the three option seem to one of the 4 types of ADR. Hence Option D is correct.
3. In the given case Joey appeals to a higher court as he is unhappy with the decision made against him by the lower court. Thus he is appellant. Hence Option C is correct
4. Appellate court finds the lower courts order is proper. Hence it affirms the lower court's decision. Thus Option A is correct.
5. In the given case, Jessica and Armen get in to arbitration ie settle outside the court. Hence Option A is correct.