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A quick definition of Plaintiff:

Plaintiff: The person who starts a lawsuit against someone else is called the plaintiff. This happens in a civil case, which is when people go to court to solve a problem that they can't agree on. The plaintiff is the one who says that the other person did something wrong and wants the court to make it right.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: The plaintiff is the person or party who starts a legal case against another person or party, known as the defendant, in a civil matter.

Example: If someone sues their neighbor for property damage, they would be the plaintiff in the case.

Explanation: The plaintiff is the one who brings the case to court and is seeking a legal remedy or compensation for damages caused by the defendant. In the example given, the person who is suing their neighbor is the plaintiff because they are the one initiating the lawsuit against the neighbor.

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starfishies

16:15

realistically im only hoping for friday ndls

hcarralero2005

16:15

I sent an email updating my resume with a new internship, every single school responded so far except NYU

hcarralero2005

16:15

you know

hcarralero2005

16:16

my top school

starfishies

16:16

nyu is a mess idk i wouldn't have high expectations on turnaround in any fashion

Mostlylegal

16:16

mr ropes, idk why you think 4 pm is the time when waves come im p sure its standard to be like 5/5:30

NightHawkBird

16:17

That’s facts but I trust in Mr ropes he gets me riled up for fo

starfishies

16:17

ropes brought hope back to this chat

JupitersMoons

16:17

oh bestie Mountain is okay I am aware, this cycle was essentially a practice in rejection therapy for me

JupitersMoons

16:17

that being said, that one A is making me question R&Ring

starfishies

16:18

reach out to see if they'd reimburse you for a visit. you should definitely go see the town before you decide

JupitersMoons

16:19

thank you I lowk wasn't sure if we could do that

JupitersMoons

16:19

they let me in after admitted students day and I was like well... what do we do about that

starfishies

16:20

i went to asd and their office is very kind. i think there's a decent chance they'd reimburse you

Mostlylegal

16:21

@starfishies: have you had a date change at ndls?

JupitersMoons

16:21

Their admissions office is actually top tier, had a problem with a letter of rec that went out to all schools and they personally emailed me and made sure it got fixed. Rocketed them up my internal ranking fs

ClassyPleasantHeron

16:25

I'm wondering if that kid in Off Topic has a misconduct file yet, and if I can read it.

starfishies

16:25

@Mostlylegal: yep i got 4/1 i applied early dec (it was my last app) and @Jupiter i really have an overall positive view of the school if you ever need positive confirmation for them

Mostlylegal

16:32

lets hope friday is our day, i just got mine tday

Deddy

16:35

can i ask an lsat question rq?

Mostlylegal

16:37

sure

starfishies

16:38

yep hoping for some straggling decisions before the 4/15 deposit deadline but ill be alright if not

DerangedEmptyCattle

17:21

any guesses on the next wave for loyola chicago?

NightHawkBird

17:35

Looks like no waves td

captaincringe

18:16

Just got a WL email from Loyola Chicago a few mins ago. Good luck!

MrThickRopes

18:42

fo pm gon come thru 4 us tmrw

starfishies

18:43

absolutely

HumdrumSoreGecko

18:52

Any SMU waves soon? App status updated but nothing yet :)

KarlMarx

19:15

2.9/17high splitter best shot?

KarlMarx

19:15

2.9/17high splitter best shot?

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