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DEFINITIONS OF WORDS USED IN THIS PACKET (continued)
Discovery – Discovery is the pretrial process by which one party learns of the evidence that will be presented
and relied upon in the trial by the opposing party.
Docket Number - A docket number is the number the court assigns to your case so that it may be identified
and located easily. Once you have a docket number, you must include it on all your communications with the
court.
File - To file means to give the appropriate forms and fee to the court to begin the court’s handling of your
case.
Jury - A jury in a civil matter is usually a group of six people selected according to law and sworn to inquire
into and decide the facts at issue in a trial.
Motion – A motion is an application to the court for a specific order or ruling to be made in favor of the party
making the motion.
Party - A party is any plaintiff or defendant in a case. You must send a copy of everything you send to the
court to every party.
Plaintiff -.The plaintiff is the person who files the first complaint in a lawsuit.
Proof of Mailing - Proof of mailing is the form in which you provide the dates and method you used to give
the other parties copies of the papers that you filed in court.
Pro Se - Pro se is a Latin term that means “on one’s own behalf.” A plaintiff or defendant in a lawsuit who
does not have an attorney is said to be appearing pro se.
Service - Service refers to the delivery of the complaint or any other paper in a suit to the defendant and other
parties. Formal legal service requires that the service be made by an officially authorized person or by mail.
Team - A team is made up of courthouse staff, who are responsible for the processing of your case. Each team
is headed by a team leader who reports to the Civil Division Manager.
Track - Lawsuits in the Civil Division are assigned to one of four tracks. Which track a case is assigned to,
usually depends on the type of case, and how much time it should take to complete discovery. On the back of
the CIS is a listing of the tracks and the various case types that are included in each one.
Track Assignment Notice (TAN) - The Track Assignment Notice (TAN) is a document prepared by the court
that tells you what judge and team will be handling your case. It also gives the telephone number you should
call whenever you need to reach the court about your case. The plaintiff is required to send a copy of the TAN
to everyone being sued.
Venue - Venue refers to the county where the court that has jurisdiction to hear your case is located.
Revised 11/2014, CN 10554
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