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2. Complaint - Wikipedia

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   In legal terminology, a complaint is any formal legal document that sets out the facts and legal reasons (see: cause of action) that the filing party or parties (the plaintiff(s)) believes are sufficient to support a claim against the party or parties against whom the claim is brought (the defendant(s)) that entitles the plaintiff(s) to a remedy (either money damages or injunctive relief).

3. Pleading (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Pleading in United States Federal courts is governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. According to Rule 7, only these pleadings are allowed: [1] A complaint; An answer to a complaint; An answer to a counterclaim designated as a counterclaim; An answer to a crossclaim; A third-party complaint; An answer to a third-party complaint; and

4. Pleading - Wikipedia

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   Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure a complaint is the first pleading in American law filed by a plaintiff which initiates a lawsuit. [1] A complaint sets forth the relevant allegations of fact that give rise to one or more legal causes of action along with a prayer for relief and sometimes a statement of damages claimed (an ad quod damnum clause).

5. Prayer for relief - Wikipedia

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   A prayer for relief, in the law of civil procedure, is a portion of a complaint in which the plaintiff describes the remedies that the plaintiff seeks from the court. For example, the plaintiff may ask for an award of compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees, an injunction to make the defendant stop a certain activity, or all of these.

6. Template:Infobox U.S. federal court/doc - Wikipedia

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   'district' if a district court, 'circuit' if a circuit court, 'tribunal' if any other federal court. Example district: Line: required: Court name: court_name: Full name of the court. Example United States District Court for the Southern District of New York: String: required: Abbreviation: abbreviation: Official abbreviation of the name of the ...

7. Template:United States federal courts - Wikipedia

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   To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used: {{United States federal courts | state = collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar. {{United States federal courts | state = expanded}} will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.