CFR > Title 29 > Subtitle B > Chapter XVII > Part 1921 > Subpart B – Prehearing Procedures
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| § 1921.3 | Complaints |
| § 1921.4 | Answer |
| § 1921.5 | Motions and requests |
| § 1921.6 | Intervention |
| § 1921.7 | Stipulations of compliance |
| § 1921.8 | Consent findings and order |
| § 1921.9 | Prehearing conferences |
Terms Used In CFR > Title 29 > Subtitle B > Chapter XVII > Part 1921 > Subpart B - Prehearing Procedures
- 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.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.