The Civil Litigation Process The focus of this paper will be to show how an employee would take a discrimination complaint against his or her employer. The process will be explored from where one would begin with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and proceeds through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the United States Supreme Court. In the examination of this scenario‚ it becomes necessary to define two key terms: discrimination and civil litigation. Discrimination
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Civil Litigation Process The focus of this paper will be to show how an employee would make a discrimination complaint against his employer. The process begins with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and can proceed through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the United States Supreme Court. Discrimination is defined as the "prejudiced or prejudicial outlook‚ action‚ or treatment of an individual or group towards another person or group. (http://m-w.com/dictionary/discrimination
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Locking up criminals behind bars only puts them under isolation and manipulates minor offenders in becoming worst. Therefore it is a crucial concern for nations to reform these criminals and make them of good use later in society.The alternatives to prison system which may reform offenders include community services‚ drug treatment‚ educational and vocational training‚ rehabilitation with psychiatric help. Community services can be given to minor offenders who impose no threat to society. The
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The continuous promotion of prison reform is supported by various factors such as socioeconomic and financial issues‚ concerns of public health‚ human rights controversy‚ etc. The cost of imprisonment is substantial when factoring in the dynamics of funds spent on each prisoner. Arguments in relation to civil rights claim imprisonment is a deprivation of the basic right to liberty. Efforts of prison reform attempts to ensure the prisoner’s rights are being protected‚ while increasing the outlook
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LA110 Torts and Litigation I Week 4 Homework Assignment Part 2 Assignment: Answer all questions in paragraph format. Chapter 9 page 143: Review Questions 1 - 15 1. A vicarious liability is one person or a third party‚ may be found liable for the act of another or shares liability with the actor. 2. Imputed negligence is places upon one person responsibility for the negligence of another. 3. A respondent superior is a master liable in certain circumstances for the wrongful acts of his
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There are many flaws within the United States prison system‚ as there are with everything. Not only are the prisons decrepit and deteriorating but there are far worse issues behind those barred gates. Overcrowding in detention centers and gang violence threaten to unhinge the fragile system and the threat is increasing with each passing day. However‚ not all of the problems are prisoner related as the issue of guard violence is being brought to light. Failure to address these problems could have
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Controlling Police Through Litigation Controlling Police Through Litigation Police departments draft and implement policies and procedures to provide consistency and eliminate ambiguity in department practices. These are guidelines are for staff and officers to follow in a variety of different situations. Police policies and procedures may have the force of law‚ or be considered by a court or jury in determining whether an officer acted lawfully in the line of duty. Procedures related to employee
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Alternatives to Incarceration….Drug Courts There is no doubt that the United States suffers from an increase in crime and more people than ever being incarcerated. The numbers are currently overwhelming. “A nonpartisan organization called The Pew Center on the States‚ released a study February 2008 that found the U.S. imprisoned both more people and a larger percentage of its adult population than any other country. According to the study‚ by The Pew Center 2.32 million people were currently
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December 5‚ 2001 Alternatives to incarceration Ever since the first prison opened in the United States in 1790‚ incarceration has been the center of the nation’s criminal justice system. Over this 200 year period many creative alternatives to incarceration have been tried‚ and many at a much lower cost than imprisonment. It wasn’t until the late 1980’s when our criminal justice systems across the country began experiencing a problem with overcrowding of facilities. This problem forced lawmakers
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Diane Espinosa Assg5 1) Memorandum To: Attorney From: Diane Espinosa Re: Could a complaint be dismissed due to failure to state claim upon relief in the state of North Carolina The issue that is presented is can Brad dismiss a claim because of failure to state claim upon relief. North Carolina state defendant motion was to dismiss the plantiff’s amended complaint in the case of Dawson v. Allstate Ins. Co.‚ 106 N.C. App. 691
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