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Meaning of "this Court"
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:46 pm
by Anonymous User
Settle a bet. Does "this Court" mean:
1) This district court, no matter the judge
2) Just this judge
3) just this judge in this case
Re: Meaning of "this Court"
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:54 pm
by EncyclopediaOrange
It depends.
Re: Meaning of "this Court"
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:56 pm
by gregfootball2001
Anonymous User wrote:Settle a bet. Does "this Court" mean:
1) This district court, no matter the judge
2) Just this judge
3) just this judge in this case
Why anon, and why this forum? Is your job at stake?
But to play along, imo, if the case is helpful to me, #1. If it's not, #2.
Re: Meaning of "this Court"
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:06 pm
by jd20132013
EncyclopediaOrange wrote:It depends.
Re: Meaning of "this Court"
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:42 pm
by lolwat
Anonymous User wrote:Settle a bet. Does "this Court" mean:
1) This district court, no matter the judge
2) Just this judge
3) just this judge in this case
Context matters, but usually to me it means #1. Add parenthesis or something if you want it to mean a specific judge.
Re: Meaning of "this Court"
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:44 pm
by AVBucks4239
Number one. If you want to scream "LOOK AT THIS OPINION YOU AUTHORED," put the judge's name in the cite.
Re: Meaning of "this Court"
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:45 pm
by ookoshi
TCR is "it depends." One could make an argument that, due to the capitalization, it refers to the judicial body (#1), but practically speaking, it's not going to be read that way if the context doesn't make sense. If you need a source for the argument that it's #1, see TMOUS 3.09.
Re: Meaning of "this Court"
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:52 pm
by Lincoln
In my experience, having clerked on the district court, "this Court" means #1. "The Court" is what you'd use for 2 or 3.
Re: Meaning of "this Court"
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:56 pm
by encore1101
Number 1.
Re: Meaning of "this Court"
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 3:01 pm
by ggocat
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Re: Meaning of "this Court"
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 5:46 pm
by Anonymous User
AVBucks4239 wrote:Number one. If you want to scream "LOOK AT THIS OPINION YOU AUTHORED," put the judge's name in the cite.
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