Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.

Jurisdiction

Unit 6

T. Greer

Letter to a client.

With a partner, act out the roles below based on Task 7.

Listen again and complete the conversation.

Listen to a conversation between a client and his attorney. Then

Listen and read the text again. What types of courts are there

Use the words from the bank to fill in the blanks.

Read the sentence and choose the correct word.

1. The (District / Supreme) Court decided not to review

Ms. Wright’s case against the company.

2. The case does not involve federal law, so it has to go through

the (state / bankruptcy) court.

3. The district court has (jurisdiction / claim) in Mr. Trujillo’s. case.

4. If Ms. Davis wants her money back, she needs to go through the

small (claims / discretionary) court.

d iscretionary review specialized

Supreme Appeals bankruptcy

1. The ___________ Court is called the High Court in Australia.

2. John decided to go to the Court of __________ because he didn’t

Agree with the decision.

3. The court will ___________ Mr. Allistair’s case next month.

4. Mr. Anderson is going to the ____________ court because he lost

a lot of money but has no way to pay it back.

5. The court has ___________ powers, so it may decide not to

investigate the case.

6. Ms. Ming’s case will go to a __________ court, not a general

court.

in the USA?

a nswer the questions. Which courts might the client’s case be

heard in?

- a state court

- a district court

- a court of appeal

- a specialized court

- the Supreme Court

Client (M): So, is my case going to the 1 ________ courts?

Attorney (F): No, that’s not going to happen.

Client: Why not? It’s a dispute with the state.

Attorney: Well, 2 _________ courts usually have jurisdiction

over smaller cases like yours.

Client: I see. What do we do if the district court 3________

against us?

Attorney: We ask for the case to be 4 _________ in the

Court of Appeals.

Client: And they have to 5 _________ it, right?

Attorney: Yes. There’s no 6 ________ review in appeals

courts. That’s reserved for the Supreme Court.

Then switch roles. Use language such as:

Is my case going to the ….. courts?

District courts usually have jurisdiction…..

We ask for the case to be…..

Student A: You are a client. Talk to your lawyer about your

case. Ask Student B abut:

- courts

- options after a decision

- likelihood of having case reviewed

Student B: You are a lawyer. Answer Student A’s questions.

9. Use the conversation from Task 8 to complete a lawyer’s

T a m s i n G r e e r,

A t t o r n e y

Dear Mr. Moisey,

In response to your question, your case is not going to

the ______. It is going to a _______ because _____.

If you do not agree with the decision, the case goes to an

_______. They have to review it because _________.

Yours faithfully,

a) What are some things that determine which court hears

a certain case?

b) Sometimes a case could be heard in more than one type

of court. Why do you think this is?

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