General civil cases definition

General civil cases means all civil cases except probate, guardianship, conservatorship, juvenile, and family law proceedings (including proceedings under divisions 6-9 of the Family Code, Uniform Parentage Act, Domestic Violence Prevention Act, and Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; freedom from parental custody and control proceedings; and adoption proceedings), small claims proceedings, unlawful detainer proceedings, and petitions to prevent civil harassment, elder abuse, and workplace violence; petitions for name change; election contest petitions; and petitions for relief from late claims.
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General civil cases means all civil cases except:
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Examples of General civil cases in a sentence

  • General civil cases are managed by case management judges designated by the Presiding Judge.

  • Electronic versions of the Case Management Order and Case Management Plan for Streamlined and General civil cases can be found on the website for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.

  • By signing the consent form, the witness attests that the information in the consent form and any other written information was accurately explained to, and apparently understood by, the subject or the subject’s legally acceptable representative (i.e., legally authorized representative, surrogate, or parent/guardian), and that informed consent was freely given by the subject or the subject’s legally acceptable representative.

  • GENERAL CIVIL - General civil cases arise out of disputes between individuals, businesses, organizations or any combination thereof.

  • The deadlines established in this DCM Order are set in conformity with the Supreme Court Order’s directive that General civil cases be managed according to the time standards specified in Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.250(a)(1)(B).

  • General civil cases -- tort, contract, and real property cases not filed as small claims -- were 37 percent, most of them contract cases (Civil Caseloads, at 21).

  • General civil cases may voluntarily enter into the court’s or court‐affiliated ADR programs by any of the following means:• Filing a Stipulation to ADR: Complete and file the Stipulation form (attached to this packet and available on the court’s website); or• Indicating your ADR preferences on the Case Management Statement (available on the court’s website); or• Contacting the court’s ADR Department (see below), the Bar Association of San Francisco’s ADR Services, or Community Boards.

Related to General civil cases

  • Civil union means a civil union established pursuant to Act 91 of the 2000 Vermont Legislative Session, entitled “Act Relating to Civil Unions”.

  • civil proceedings means any proceedings in or before any court or tribunal that are not criminal proceedings;

  • Levee means a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment, designed and constructed in accordance with sound engineering practices to contain, control or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from temporary flooding.

  • Health and Human Services Commission or “HHSC” means the administrative agency established under Chapter 531, Texas Government Code, or its designee.

  • School district means a public school district.