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Civil Cases
The Process. To begin a civil lawsuit in federal court, the plaintiff files a complaint with the court and serves a copy of the complaint on the defendant.
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lawsuit | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
A lawsuit is a civil legal action by one person or entity (the plaintiff) against another person or entity (the defendant), to be decided in a court.
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Jurisdiction and Venue
Jurisdiction. A federal courts jurisdiction over a FOIA case is dependent upon a showing that an agency has. improperly; withheld; agency records..
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