{"id":11519,"date":"2017-12-25T01:17:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T01:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11519"},"modified":"2023-02-18T17:31:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T17:31:43","slug":"3-which-types-of-redress-will-you-be-seeking-from-the-courts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11519","title":{"rendered":"e.) What remedies are you seeking from the court?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This page is continued from <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting Started<\/a> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=10714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civil Complaint Self-Help Walkthrough<\/a> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Section 2. <em>Which type(s) of Injuries and\/or Loss(es) were Suffered?<\/em><\/a>:\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">************************<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">section 1<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">you assessed which type of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=7037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tort<\/a> (or <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breach of contract<\/a>)<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> occurred, and in<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">section 2<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">you assessed which types of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=5497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injuries<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">losses<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">occurred as a result thereof.\u00a0 Now it is time to consider which form(s) of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relief<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">you&#8217;ll be requesting from the court.<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relief<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; the objective of an action<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proceeding<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, or<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=4014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">motion<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">; an award of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">damages<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">or a judgment, decree, or<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=4007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">requiring an adversary to perform as directed or to refrain from specified conduct.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In summary, the court will generally award monetary relief in the form of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">damages<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, or nonmonetary forms of relief known as<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">equitable remedies<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, which the court may grant via what is known as<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injunctiive relief<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.\u00a0 Depending upon the circumstances, the court\u00a0<em>may <\/em>grant both damages <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>and <\/em><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injunctiive relief<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">damages<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211;<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">money claimed by, or ordered to be paid to, a person as<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=10851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compensation<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">for loss o<\/span>r <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=5497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injury<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">equitable remedy<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211;<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">non-monetary form(s) of<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relief<\/a>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">enforced by way of filing for an<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injunction<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injunction<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211;<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=4007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court order<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">commanding an action to be done, or preventing an action from being done. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2014 aka<\/span><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>writ of injunction<\/em><\/span><\/strong>;<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong> <em>equitable injunction<\/em><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: 18pt;\">Damage Assessment<span style=\"color: #000000;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To help you assess tota<\/span>l <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">damages<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, if any, you may be due, we&#8217;ve assembled the following page:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Damage Assessment Made Simple<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Injunctive Relief<span style=\"color: #000000;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First off, if you may be seeking an<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injunction<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, first consider the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">irreparable-injury rule<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">irreparable-injury rule<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211;<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">the principle that equitable relief (granted via an<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injunction<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">) is available only when no adequate legal remedy (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">damages<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">) <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">exists<\/span><\/strong><strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2014 aka<\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong> <em>adequacy test<\/em><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">irreparable injury<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u2013<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">an<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=5497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injury<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">that cannot be adequately measured or<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=10851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compensated<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">by money and is therefore often considered<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remediable<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injunction<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To assess which type of injunction may best serve your needs, check the following link:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Various Types of Injunctions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">How Do I Request Relief from the Court?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The initial <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=5154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pleadings<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=9528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">civil action<\/a> is the <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=9478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complaint<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=3947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rule 3 Fed. R. Civ. P.<\/a>), which may be found on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/forms\/pro-se-forms\/complaint-civil-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UScourt.gov<\/a>.\u00a0 Page 4 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=9478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">civil complaint form<\/a> reads:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;<span style=\"color: #800000;\">State briefly and precisely what<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">damages<\/a> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">or other<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relief<\/a> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=8939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plaintiff<\/a> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">asks the court to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=4007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order<\/a>.<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Although this is the appropriate place to request the types of relief you&#8217;re seeking, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>prior<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> to filing the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=9478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complaint<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=3947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commencing the action<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, there is one more step!\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>First<\/em><\/span> you must<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=10533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provide notice<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, and then<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=7059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">file a claim<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Section 4: <em>Provide Notice, then File a Claim<\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sdfootnote1\" dir=\"LTR\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">******************************************<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=10714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civil Law Self-Help<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Criminal Law Self-Help<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=2629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Civil and Criminal Law;<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=2629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>what&#8217;s the difference?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?p=1752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Home Page<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"CENTER\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This page is continued from Getting Started &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Civil Complaint Self-Help Walkthrough &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Section 2. Which type(s) of Injuries and\/or Loss(es) were Suffered?:\u00a0 ************************ \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In section 1 you assessed which type of tort (or breach of contract) occurred, and in section 2 you assessed which types of injuries and losses occurred as a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11519\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">e.) 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