CFR > Title 45 > Subtitle B > Chapter VI > Part 681 > Procedures Following Service of a Complaint
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§ 681.9 | How does a defendant respond to the complaint? |
§ 681.10 | What happens if a defendant fails to file an answer? |
§ 681.11 | What happens once an answer is filed? |
Terms Used In CFR > Title 45 > Subtitle B > Chapter VI > Part 681 > Procedures Following Service of a Complaint
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.