PLA 3205 Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
When can a federal court hear a state issue? - ANSWERS-Diversity of Citizenship (Involves citizens of two different states and amount at issue meets financial threshold) Allows federal court to hear state law claims
-U.S Gov is a party
-Inter...
When can a federal court hear a state issue? - ANSWERS-Diversity of Citizenship (Involves citizens of two
different states and amount at issue meets financial threshold) Allows federal court to hear state law
claims
-U.S Gov is a party
-International issues such as treaties
What is venue? - ANSWERSProper courthouse that a case is heard
What is the Statute of Limitations? - ANSWERS-The maximum time period in which any lawsuit must be
filed in court
-Unless case is filed within appropriate statute of limitations, case will be dismissed
-May prohibit a case from going forward
What is a Trust Account? - ANSWERSAccount where client funds are held MUST be held in bank
What is Contingency Billing? - ANSWERSPercentage of final judgement will be paid to attorney
Where is UCF located? - ANSWERSUCF is located within the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, 5th DCA, and
9th Circuit
What can a judgment awarded in a civil case include? - ANSWERSSpecific performance, damages, and
order of injunction
If a case has both criminal and civil laws at issue, where will it be heard? - ANSWERSIf a case has criminal
and civil laws at issue, case must be heard in separate cases by separate judges
, What is standard of review in civil cases? - ANSWERSStandard of review in civil cases is multiple
standards of review
When is jurisdiction achieved? - ANSWERSJurisdiction is achieved over a defendant once the summons
and complaint is served to the defendant
What is the role of the clerk? - ANSWERSTo keep paperwork on case
What types of cases can the U.S Supreme Court hear? - ANSWERSU.S Supreme Court may hear state and
federal court case appeals
What is pro se? - ANSWERSA non-attorney representing themselves in court
What must the complaint include? - ANSWERS-Parties, jurisdiction, and relief
-Caption: (Style of the case) Identifies the court in which the complaint is filed, names of plaintiff and
defendant, title of document
-Jurisdiction & venue
-Prayer-Where the party asks the court to grant or deny relief
-Subscription-Signature at the end of document
-Verification-Statement at the end of the document that the contents of the document is true
What are substantive claims that a plaintiff pleads in a complaint? - ANSWERSCauses of action
What is subject matter jurisdiction? - ANSWERSSubject matter jurisdiction means that the court has
authority over the causes of action within the case
What does federal subject matter diversity require? - ANSWERSThat no parties be from the same state
The responses used in an Answer are? - ANSWERS-Admit or Deny
-Admit or Deny or Without Knowledge
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