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Complaint - Civil Complaint, Criminal Complaint

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The PLEADING that initiates a civil action; in CRIMINAL LAW, the document that sets forth the basis upon which a person is to be charged with an offense.

FURTHER READINGS

Federal Employees News Digest, eds. 2000. Whistleblowing: A Federal Employee's Guide to Charges, Procedures, and Penalties. Reston, Va.: Federal Employees News Digest.

Kahan, Jeffrey B. 2001. "How to Prepare Response to Complaints." Los Angeles Lawyer 24 (April).

McCord, James W.H. "Drafting the Complaint: Defending and Testing the Lawsuit." Practising Law Institute 447.

CROSS-REFERENCES

Civil Procedure.

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Complaint - Civil Complaint

The caption opens the complaint and identifies the location of the action, the court, the docket or file number, and the title of the action. Each party to the lawsuit must be identified in the caption and must be a real party in interest, that is, either a person who has been injured or harmed in some way, or a person accused of causing the injury or harm. In addition, a party must have the capac…

Complaint - Criminal Complaint

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