Litigation and Alternatives America has come a long way since the American colonies settled from where humanity was to where humanity is now. We did not have the law system that we have now and issues were unresolved that turned into chaos. From law courts‚ chancery courts‚ to merchant courts‚ there are several categories of courts. Those that we separate are Federal and State Courts. Federal Courts take over foreign and interstate commerce that entail of U.S. District Courts‚ U.S. Court of Appeals
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Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation Paper I decided to take the opportunity to explain and discuss the legal issues between Quick Takes Video and Non-Linear Pro as presented in the Litigation and Alternative video. The background behind the legal issue in this video is that Non-Linear Pro is an organization that provides editing systems to their various clients. There was an oral agreement between the two managers of both organizations stating that Non-Linear Pro would provide video editing
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Prisons‚ facilities maintained for confining people convicted of committing crimes‚ were used to rehabilitate offenders while keeping them isolated from the community. The Quakers built the first prison in 1790 in order to seclude criminal offenders from society to think about their wrongdoing and to seek forgiveness in a kind‚ and spiritual environment. (Inciardi 497) Currently‚ there are three types of prisons within the Federal‚ State‚ and County governments. These are categorized by the
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The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) was enacted to reduce the quantity of lawsuits brought by prisoners by increasing the standards for inmates to bring civil rights complaints and putting restrictions on attorney’s fees that could be collected. In relevant part the PLRA provides: Whenever a monetary judgment is awarded in an action described in paragraph (1)‚ a portion of the judgment (not to exceed 25 percent) shall be applied to satisfy the amount of attorney’s fees awarded against the defendant
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issue‚ the parties often have to resort to a form of litigation. There are two major routes that can be taken in this instant. The traditional form of litigation (trial‚ jury etc.) or non-traditional litigation (mediation‚ arbitration etc.). There are reasons for the parties choosing the way that they go‚ and this paper will outline the two types of litigation and the reasons that a party would choose one over the other. Traditional litigation is the route of using the civil court system. In the
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Prison Alternatives to be kept Though some may argue that alternatives to prison sentences reduce crime rate‚ it would be a mistake to because of the unpredictability of criminals. Talks about the alternatives to incarceration that California implement in the 1965. California being a leading state in broad sentencing reforms has accumulated a lot of data on the effects of alternatives of prison sentences. They have shown a significant correlation between crime rates and the consequences to be received
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The Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) generally requires a prisoner Plaintiff to exhaust administrative remedies before filing suit in federal court. Title 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) provides that “[n]o action shall be brought with respect to prison conditions under § 1983 of this title‚ or any other Federal law by a prisoner confined in any jail‚ prison‚ or other correctional facility until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted.” See also Moore v. Bennette‚ 517 F.3d 717‚ 725
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Traditional Litigation and the Non-Traditional Alternative Dispute Resolution There are many ways to handle a dispute. Many people chose to use the traditional litigation system‚ which are lawsuit being brought forth in the courts and some people choose alternative routes which may not always be involved in the court. The formal definition of traditional litigation is “the process of bringing‚ maintaining‚ and defending a lawsuit. This is also called judicial dispute resolution because courts are
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ARBITRATION AS COMPARED TO LITIGATION By Arthur Mazirow‚ Esq.‚ CRE Real Estate Arbitrator‚ Mediator‚ Expert Witness and Consultant Los Angeles‚ California Website: Mazirow.com Presented to The Counselors of Real Estate April 13‚ 2008 Chicago‚ Ilinois 796608.1 © 2008 Arthur Mazirow 796608.1 © 2008 Arthur Mazirow The Advantages and Disadvantages of Arbitration As Compared to Litigation By Arthur Mazirow‚ Esq.‚ CRE Los Angeles‚ California
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Prison and the Alternatives: Is Incarceration the Answer to Crime? How well do our prisons reform prisoners? What are the alternatives to prison? What is the best‚ most cost-effective way of protecting the public? These are some of the questions raised by individuals who are legitimately concerned not only with where their tax dollars are going‚ but also with what is being done to break the cycle of crime within their representative communities. When prisons were first introduced to our society
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