L&J NTIwk2 "US Courts System"

1. David Greene and his wife Laura wanted to renovate their kitchen, so they signed a contract with Shoddy & Sons, a local builder, and gave the company a $10,000 deposit. Shoddy & Sons failed to do any work on the project and won’t respond to Mr. Greene’s phone calls, and the Greenes want their money back.

• Federal

• State

• Concurrent

2. Susan Hammond looks desperate as she bursts in your office. She tells you her husband, Tom, was making fake $100 bills in their spare bedroom. She used a few of the bills to purchase a $350 CatMagic self-flushing litter box. She was arrested late last night by the F.B.I. and charged with the crime of knowingly using counterfeit bills. She needs you to represent her in her criminal case.

• State

• Federal

• Concurrent

3. Debbie and Jim Lomach were driving from their home in Chicago to Dallas for a family reunion in their brand new Airstream motorhome when a truck full of oranges from the Florida Floranges Company plowed into their Airstream, causing over $100,000 of damages to the motorhome. Although no one was injured physically in the crash, the Lomaches have come to you asking what they should do about the extensive damage to their Airstream (not to mention the lingering citrus smell).

• State

• Federal

• Concurrent

4. April Snow, a rising star in the pop music world, stomps into your office because a new artist, Hybiscus Slant, has come out with a song entitled “You’re My One and Only Glove,” which sounds exactly like April’s hit from last year, “You’re My One and Only Love.” She knows there are national copyright laws that protect songwriters against people copying their melodies and words, and she’s looking for your help.

• State

• Federal

• Concurrent

5. Ted Abel walks into your office and tells you his sad story. He had been trying to get to the local baseball field to catch the last innings of his son’s big game when he was pulled over for speeding. He was traveling 62 mph in a 45-mile-an-hour zone. He also forgot to renew his license after his last birthday, so he was driving with an expired license

• State

• Federal

• Concurrent

Plaintiff: Blair Bayer filed a lawsuit against Skylar Cellar for breach of contract.

• The person who is being sued or accused of a crime

• The losing party who asks a higher court to review their case and the decision made by the lower court

• . In a civil case, this is the person who sues another

• . In a criminal case, this is the government attorney who argues that a person accused of a crime is guilty

• The party against whom a petition for appeal is filed

Defendant: Skylar Cellar alleges he did everything by the book and shouldn’t have to deal with the suit.

• The person who is being sued or accused of a crime

• The losing party who asks a higher court to review their case and the decision made by the lower court

• . In a civil case, this is the person who sues another

• . In a criminal case, this is the government attorney who argues that a person accused of a crime is guilty

• The party against whom a petition for appeal is filed

Petitioner: Unhappy with the trial court’s decision, petitioner Hector Diaz has appealed to a higher court.

• The person who is being sued or accused of a crime

• The losing party who asks a higher court to review their case and the decision made by the lower court

• . In a civil case, this is the person who sues another

• . In a criminal case, this is the government attorney who argues that a person accused of a crime is guilty

• The party against whom a petition for appeal is filed

Respondent: As the respondent, Jennifer Garcia is upset that a case she has already won is going back to a court of law.

• The person who is being sued or accused of a crime

• The losing party who asks a higher court to review their case and the decision made by the lower court

• . In a civil case, this is the person who sues another

• . In a criminal case, this is the government attorney who argues that a person accused of a crime is guilty

• The party against whom a petition for appeal is filed

Prosecution: The prosecution aims to prove that the defendant is guilty of credit card theft as prohibited by Maryland state law.

• The person who is being sued or accused of a crime

• The losing party who asks a higher court to review their case and the decision made by the lower court

• . In a civil case, this is the person who sues another

• . In a criminal case, this is the government attorney who argues that a person accused of a crime is guilty

• The party against whom a petition for appeal is filed