A complaint can best be described as:

A) The defendant's request to the court to dismiss a civil lawsuit
B) The plaintiff's request to the court to compel a defendant to produce documents
C) The plaintiff's initiation of a civil lawsuit by filing a pleading with a court of proper jurisdiction
D) The defendant responding to a pleading with answers to accusations made against them


C) The plaintiff's initiation of a civil lawsuit by filing a pleading with a court of proper jurisdiction

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A suit in which the plaintiff is suing his second cousin would likely result in:

a. Dismissal because of the family immunity doctrine. b. A ruling that the family immunity doctrine does not apply. c. Dismissal because of the charitable immunity doctrine. d. Dismissal because of the "Next of Kin" rule.

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List three key elements of the electronic discovery process

What will be an ideal response?

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To be a family farmer, the debtor's aggregate debts must not exceed ____.

A. $1,000,000 B. $2,527,400 C. $3,792,650 D. $5,000,000 E. there is no limit

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Which of the following is not applicable to a mandatory waiting period between filing for and receiving a divorce?

a. It is also called a "cooling-off period." b. It usually lasts a few months. c. It is designed to encourage a couple to prepare for the split. d. It results in the couple's reconciliation in the majority of cases.

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