Legal argument definition

Legal argument means arguments on the jurisdiction of the director to hear the contested case, the constitutionality of a statute or rule or the application of a constitutional requirement to the director, and the application of court precedent to the facts of the particular contested case hearing. It does not include presentation of evidence; examination and cross- examination of witnesses; presentation of factual arguments on the application of the statutes or rules to the issues and facts; comparisons of prior actions of the director in handling similar situations; the literal meaning of the statutes or rules directly applicable to the issues; or the admissibility of evidence or the correctness of procedures being followed.

Examples of Legal argument in a sentence

  • The movant must respond to the legal arguments made by the respondent and must not raise new issues.(11) Legal argument is not permitted in the factual sections of the motion/response/reply and should be reserved for the legal sections of the documents.

  • Legal argument followed and continued for a period of five years.

  • Legal argument is so ubiquitous among courts of law that it is virtually impossible to locate a court with available records that has both considered and not considered legal argument on the same issue such that adequate comparison of the two conditions can be made.

  • Legal argument in this regard will be presented in this regard at the hearing of this application on the 9th August 2012.

  • Legal argument may be heard and agreements announced on the motion docket.

  • Ohio’s statute on birth certificates was silent on the issue, but Ohio has been enforcing a policy enacted in 2016 that prohibited these changes.• Legal argument: The Plaintiffs claimed that the policy violated their substantive due process right to privacy as well as their right to equal protection under the law.

  • Legal argument based on a knowingly false representation of law constitutes dishonesty toward the tribunal.

  • Legal argument alone does not suffice.In sum, the Court denies Amwest’s motion for summary judgment on its first claim for relief for breach of the indemnity agreement.

  • Legal argument by a future governor of California in an important case relating to the paper currency issued during the Civil War, which could be used in place of gold.

  • Legal argument is often appropriate, however, if the legal issues are novel.There is a danger that the Wells Submission might be discoverable and might be admissible in litigation.10 In order to strengthen the argument that a Wells Submission is settlement material inadmissible at trial under Federal Rule of Evidence 408,11 it is often advisable to include in the Wells Submission a footnote indicating that the Submission is being filed for the purpose of resolving the matter without litigation.

Related to Legal argument

  • Complaint means any dissatisfaction expressed by a Complainant orally or in writing to HMO about any aspect of HMO’s operation, including, but not limited to:

  • Legal age means twenty-one years of age or more.

  • Service Complaints For service problems you should contact your local utility by calling: Vectren Energy Delivery at 800.227.1376. IF YOU SMELL GAS PLEASE MOVE TO A SAFE AREA AND CALL 911 OR YOUR LOCAL UTILITY. Authorization/Representation/Letter of Agency:By entering into this Agreement, you authorize XOOM to act on your behalf under your local utility’s tariffs in accordance with the rules and regulations of the PUCO. You acknowledge that you are the local utility account holder, or a person legally authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of the account holder for natural gas services and that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age. You agree to authorize XOOM to obtain your credit information and you agree to authorize your local utility to release all information relating to your historical and current natural gas usage, billing and payment history to XOOM or its authorized representatives. You further acknowledge that XOOM has full authority to make all rates and tariff selections necessary to meet its obligations under this Agreement. You may rescind this authorization at any time by contacting XOOM. Neither your social security number, customer account number nor any other customer financial information will be released by XOOM, except where such release is required by court order or by Commission Order or Rule, without your affirmative written consent. Execution of this Agreement shall constitute authorization for the release of this information to XOOM.

  • adjudicating officer means the adjudicating officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 71;

  • Summons means the call for a Bondholders’ Meeting or a Written Resolution as the case may be.

  • Adjudicator means the person named in Appendix 2 of the Contract Agreement, appointed by agreement between the Procuring Entity and the Supplier to make a decision on or to settle any

  • Complaint Investigation means an investigation of any complaint that has been made to a proper authority that is not covered by an abuse investigation.

  • Testimony means statements given by a witness under oath or affirmation.

  • Lawsuit means any lawsuit, arbitration or other dispute resolution filed by either party herein pertaining to any of this Warrant, the Facility Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

  • Forum means any court, adjudicative body, tribunal, or jurisdiction, whether its nature is federal, foreign, state, administrative, regulatory, arbitral, local, or otherwise.

  • Citation means any summons, complaint, summons and complaint, ticket, penalty assessment, or other official document issued to a person by a wildlife officer or other peace officer for a wildlife violation which contains an order requiring the person to respond.

  • Adjudicatory hearing means a hearing to determine:

  • Special Court means a Court of Session designated as Special Court under sub-section (1) of section 43;

  • Abstract means a written or electronic summary of all matters of record affecting title to a specific parcel of real estate prepared in accordance with abstract minimum standards adopted by the division, provided however, that for nonpurchase transactions, “abstract” may also mean a written or electronic short-form summary setting forth the titleholders, liens, and encumbrances in accordance with guidelines adopted by the division.

  • Trial court means the court or agency from which an appeal or judicial review is taken.

  • Hearing means an oral hearing and includes a hearing conducted in whole or in part by video link, telephone or other means of instantaneous two-way electronic communication;

  • Civil engineer means a professional engineer registered in the state of California to practice in the field of civil engineering.

  • District Engineer means the District Engineer of Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District, and Sacramento Area Sewer District, or his designee.

  • County Engineer means the holder of the statutory office of County Engineer for Harris County or the employee designated by the County Engineer to perform a task required by these Regulations.

  • Grievance means a complaint in writing that an employee, group of employees, or the Union submits to management, to be processed through the grievance procedure.

  • Attorney General means the Attorney General of the State.

  • Pretrial Services Officer (i.e., USPSO) means the individual appointed by a United States District Court to provide pretrial release investigations, recommendations and supervision services for that court. “Pretrial Services Officer” refers to the individual responsible for the direct supervision of a client receiving drug/alcohol testing and/or treatment and/or mental health treatment services.

  • Appellate court means the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or both, as appropriate.

  • Complaints means each of the following documents:

  • Group Grievance is defined as a single grievance, signed by a Xxxxxxx or a Union Representative on behalf of a group of employee who have the same complaint. Such grievances must be dealt with at successive stages of the Grievance Procedure commencing with Step 1. The grievors shall be listed on the grievance form.

  • Appellate Decision-maker means a person who considers and decides appeals of determinations regarding responsibility and dismissals of formal complaints. The Appellate Decision-maker cannot be the same person as the Title IX Coordinator, Investigator, or Decision-maker. The Appellate Decision-maker may be a school district employee, or a third party designated by the school district.