Civil Court
Introduction
Civil Court is the process of one private entity filing a suit against another. It is described as such “In civil court, one person sues against another person because of a dispute or problem between them. A business or agency can also file a case in civil court or be sued in civil court.”
Here in SAJD, Civil Court Cases will be held to settle disputes between persons, agencies, or businesses. These cases will include the filing of a request, the preparation phase, and the trial phase. Once a trial has been concluded or an agreement is reached prior, the entity found in the wrong in the given case will be forced to provide court-ordered reparations to the opposing party…these reparations are not always money, but will be decided upon on a case by case basis.
Available Suits
SAJD will host a number of different suits that could potentially be filed against something or someone. Those types of suits are as follows.
At no time may a civilian make any civil claims against a government entity such as SAFR, BCSO, LSPD, BCSO, SAHP or SACD.
Personal Injury Claims
Contract Disputes
Equitable Claims
Class Action Suits
Divorce and Family Disputes
Property Disputes
Proceedings
Initially, a civil case must be requested by a Civilian using the case request form found here. All of these cases will be reviewed by a member of SAJD COC, and may be accepted, denied, and put on hold. For the initial phases, it is recommended that a filing party come into contact with an SAJD Prosecution Attorney or a private lawyer to help them file the case. SAJD COC holds the right to provide attorneys for civil cases if one is not hired.
If accepted, a thread will be created in #court-trial-information and be titled with both parties names. Here, the declarant, the defendant, the case details, and the overseeing judge will be put together. Both the plaintiff and the defendant will be allowed to discuss the case details and potentially come to a resolution pre-trial.
If no resolution is reached, the civil case may escalate into the courtroom. If this happens, the prosecution and defense teams will appear in front of the case’s assigned Judge. These cases may have a jury, but it is at the whim of the judge whether one is necessary.
Once in the courtroom, normal courtroom proceedings will take place…starting with the bailiff proceedings, ending with the closing statements.
Closure
Once an agreement has been reached or the court has reached a verdict, there are two ways a case will close.
Defendant will pay compensation or other court ordered actions.
Neither party pays anything.
These payments will be required by law. Should these payments be avoided or ignored by the defendant, they will be prosecuted by the State's Attorney.
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