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Simple English definitions for legal terms

appearance

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A quick definition of appearance:

Appearance: When someone is sued or called to court, they need to show up or do what the court asks them to do. This is called making an appearance. It can mean going to court in person or doing things like filing papers. If you don't show up or do what you're supposed to, the court can make a decision without you. If you don't think the court has the right to make a decision about you, you can ask the court to decide that first before anything else happens. You can make an appearance in person or online, depending on what the court allows.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Appearance refers to a party showing up to court in response to a service of process. It includes physical presence in court and procedural compliance, such as filing an answer or participating in discovery. By making an appearance, a party consents to the court's exercise of personal jurisdiction over them and waives their right to challenge it later.

For example, if someone is sued and they show up to court to defend themselves, they have entered an appearance. If they fail to appear after being served, the court may issue a default judgment against them.

If a party does not believe the court can exercise personal jurisdiction over them, they can enter a special appearance for the exclusive purpose of determining jurisdiction. In federal court, a FRCP 12(b)2 motion accomplishes the same thing as a special appearance.

A party can make an appearance either in person or virtually, depending on the specific court and issue.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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