Evidence of a person’s habit or an organization’s routine practice may be admitted to prove that on a particular occasion the person or organization acted in accordance with the habit or routine practice. The court may admit this evidence regardless of whether it is corroborated or whether there was an eyewitness.

     This page is continued from Getting Started >>>> Representing Yourself “Pro Se” or Assisting Others as a Non-Lawyer >>>> Good Samaritan Action: ******************************* golden rule: 1. The interpretive doctrine that words in a legal instrument should be given their ordinary sense, as understood in context, unless that would lead to some absurdity or … Continue reading golden rule (1) the doctrine that legal terms should be taken into context to avoid absurdity or inconsistency; or (2) an argument given to jurors to consider a litigant’s position →

     This page is continued from Criminal Proceedings >>>> 1. The Arrest, and Search and Seizure >>>> Search and Seizure – reasonable or unreasonable? >>>> Search Warrants: ******************* Notice: A no-knock search warrant provides an exception to the knock-and-announce rule. knock-and-announce rule – officers must knock and announce their identity, authority, and purpose before entering … Continue reading no-knock search warrant – a type of search warrant that authorizes exception to the knock-and-announce rule because a prior announcement would probably lead to the destruction of the objects searched for or someone(s) safety →

Title VII – Judgment: Rule 54 – Judgment; Costs Rule 55 – Default; Default Judgment Rule 56 – Summary Judgment Rule 57 – Declaratory Judgment Rule 58 – Entering Judgment Rule 59 – New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment Rule 60 – Relief from a Judgment or Order Rule 61 – Harmless Error Rule … Continue reading Fed. Rules Civil Proc. Titles VII through Title XIII: →

Rule 54 – Judgment; Costs Rule 55 – Default; Default Judgment Rule 56 – Summary Judgment Rule 57 – Declaratory Judgment Rule 58 – Entering Judgment Rule 59 – New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment Rule 60 – Relief from a Judgment or Order Rule 61 – Harmless Error Rule 62 – Stay of … Continue reading Rules 59 through 63: →

Rule 54 – Judgment; Costs Rule 55 – Default; Default Judgment Rule 56 – Summary Judgment Rule 57 – Declaratory Judgment Rule 58 – Entering Judgment Rule 59 – New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment Rule 60 – Relief from a Judgment or Order Rule 61 – Harmless Error Rule 62 – Stay of … Continue reading Rules 54 through 58: →

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Merge Equity and Common Law:      September 16, 1938, pursuant to its authority under the Rules Enabling Act of 1934, the Supreme Court enacted uniform rules of procedure for the federal courts.  Among the changes wrought by the rules was the elimination the federal courts’ separate jurisdiction over suits in … Continue reading Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: →

     This page is continued from Criminal Proceedings >>>>Arrest >>>> Fourth Amendment: ******************** curtilage: (14c) 1. The land or yard adjoining a house, usually within an enclosure.  *  Under the Fourth Amendment,, the curtilage is an area usually protected from warrantless ]searches. — aka (in Latin) curtillium. [1] 1. The open space situated within a common enclosure belonging to a … Continue reading curtilage – the land or yard adjoining a house, usually within an enclosure; it is protected by the 4th Amendment’s guarantee against unreasonable warrantless searches →

     This page is continued from Legal Instruments >>>> Negotiable Instruments >>>> Related Terms >>>> Negotiable >>>> Transfer >>>> The Four Methods of Transfer: **************************** delivery: n. (15c) 1. The formal act of voluntarily transferring something; especially, the act of bringing goods, letters, etc. to a particular person or place. 2. The thing or things … Continue reading delivery – the (actual, constructive, or symbolic) voluntary transfer of possession →

     This page is continued from Criminal Law Self-Help Walkthrough >>>> Types of Crimes and Corresponding Laws >>>> Environmental Crimes: ***************************** Clean Air Act: 1. A 1963 federal statute designed to control air pollution through federal and state regulations.  *  The original statute created an air-pollution research program.  It has been amended many times to … Continue reading 42 U.S.C. §7 401 – Clean Air Act of 1963 and Subsequent Amendments →