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United States Court of Claims

Legal services; Courts

Court which hears actions against the U.S. Government.

united states magistrate judge

Courts given authority by 28 U.S.C. s 636. This court hears all preliminary criminal matters, but does not conduct felony trials, and any pretrial civil matters referred by the district court. If all ...

United States Court of Appeals

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Courts which hear appeals from federal district courts, bankruptcy courts, and tax courts.

United States District Courts

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Courts which try both criminal and civil actions and admiralty cases.

presentment

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Declaration or document issued by a grand jury that either makes a neutral report or notes misdeeds by officials charged with specified public duties. It ordinarily does not include a formal charge ...

exceptions

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Declarations by either side in a civil or criminal case reserving the right to appeal a judge's ruling upon a motion. Also, in regulatory cases, objections by either side to points made by the other ...

custody

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Detaining of a person by lawful process or authority to assure his or her appearance to any hearing; the jailing or imprisonment of a person convicted of a crime.