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Cause of Action: Civil Procedure in The United States
Cause of Action: Civil Procedure in The United States
Civil procedure
in the United States
Jurisdiction
Subject-matter
(Federal-question
Diversity
o
o
o
o
o
Supplemental
Removal)
Personal
(In personam
In rem
Quasi in rem)
Venue
Change of venue
Forum non conveniens
Pleadings
Complaint
(Cause of action
Case Information Statement
o
o
Reply
Counterclaim
Crossclaim
Joinder
Indispensable party
Impleader
Interpleader
Intervention
Other motions
Pre-trial procedure
Discovery
Initial conference
Interrogatories
Depositions
Default judgment
Summary judgment
Voluntary dismissal
Involuntary dismissal
Settlement
Trial
Parties
plaintiff
defendant
Pro se
Jury (voir dire)
Burden of proof
Judgment
o
o
Remedy
(Injunction
Damages
o
o
English rule)
Declaratory judgment)
Appeal
Mandamus
Certiorari
In the law, a cause of action is a set of facts sufficient to justify a right to sue to obtain
money, property, or the enforcement of a right against another party.[1] The term also
refers to the legal theory upon which a plaintiff brings suit (such as breach of contract,
battery, or false imprisonment). The legal document which carries a claim is often
called a Statement of Claim in English law, or a Complaint in U.S. federal practice
and in many U.S. states. It can be any communication notifying the party to whom it is