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formulary procedure

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A quick definition of formulary procedure:

Formulary procedure is an old way of doing things in law where people had to follow specific rules and use certain words, even if they weren't true. This way of doing things was replaced in the 19th century. Pleading is a formal document where someone in a legal case says what they think happened or responds to what someone else said. There are different types of pleadings, like an amended pleading that fixes mistakes or a responsive pleading that answers what someone else said. Pleading can also refer to the process of defining and narrowing the issues in a lawsuit. There are different ways of pleading, like code pleading where you only state the facts, or notice pleading where you only give a short and simple statement.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Formulary procedure is a historical common-law method of pleading and practice that required strict compliance with accepted forms of action, even if through elaborate fictions. It was replaced in the 19th century in both the United States and England by code pleading.

Example: Under formulary procedure, a plaintiff had to use a specific form of action, such as trespass or trover, to bring a claim, even if the facts of the case did not fit neatly into that form. For example, if a plaintiff wanted to sue for damages caused by a neighbor's noisy party, they would have to use the form of action for nuisance, even if the noise did not fit the traditional definition of nuisance.

Explanation: This example illustrates how formulary procedure required strict adherence to specific forms of action, even if they did not fit the facts of the case perfectly. This often led to elaborate fictions and legal gymnastics to fit the facts into the required form.

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It only took like 15 minutes
StandingOnBusiness
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20 business day admissions decision turnaround is lit
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it's a personal statement and essay grind typa day
Hi chowie
How'd you feel about your test
10:01
good morning y'all
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10:37
Gecko, I feel pretty good. Two of the RC passages had really tough inference questions -- hoping I narrowed down my answer choices correctly
10:38
Very happy with LR other than having to guess on a couple questions cuz of time
10:42
i have a question about my personal statement. in my activism for the hospitality workers' union, i organized and spoke up in favor of stronger regulations on airbnb because the unregulated spread of airbnb throughout LA was inflating housing costs for workers and threatening their job security. do you think it's too divisive to mention regulating airbnb? idk
Nostradumbass
10:44
I wrote mine about how all activists should be consolidated into a large smelting pot and refined down to a viscous goo
Nostradumbass
10:45
Expecting a lot of rejections though
11:07
I'm sure you'll get a full ride to a few schools :P
11:11
The impression I get is most schools try not to judge based on the political implications of what you write about. They probably care more that you saw a problem and tried to fix it. That seems like a great thing to write a PS about @chowie
11:18
Besides, if a school didn’t let you in for trying to fix a problem you saw in your community, that doesn’t say great things about your school’s culture (assuming the thing you did showed good common sense judgment ofc)
11:19
That school’s* culture
11:23
Thanks Howl you're right :D I def talked about solving problems in my PS
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@HowlEngineer: what's your dream school
MildChiller
12:08
"Have you applied for admission to [school] in a prior year" I applied in Oct. of the 23-24 cycle, should I put 23 or 24 as the year I applied?
MildChiller
12:09
Bcuz 2023 is when I technically applied but I applied for admissions in 2024
12:14
2024 cuz that's when you would've been admitted
I agree with Howl
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Gecko what's ur dream school
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