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12:34 Jan 21, 2014 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Law (general) / Legal documents - Chile | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Charles Davis Spain Local time: 21:30 | ||||||
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4 +6 | assignment office |
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4 +5 | Case Assignment Office/ Assignment Office |
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5 +1 | case [or cause] distribution office |
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3 +1 | (E&W) track allocation office |
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3 | Office for Distribution of Cases |
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case [or cause] distribution office Explanation: It is the office where complaints are filed and are then distributed among the members of the court. Cases are assigned randomly, or sometimes by lottery, to ensure that the plaintiffs (or appellants in this case) cannot choose the judge that they want. A case is sometimes called a cause, as in a cause of action. The wording of decisions is a variant of "COMES this cause before this court...." |
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Office for Distribution of Cases Explanation: Saludos -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 minutos (2014-01-21 12:49:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- prepares statistical reports on the cases |
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Case Assignment Office/ Assignment Office Explanation: What's meant is assignment of cases. In English 'distribution of cases' is virtually never used in this context; it is used for statistical analysis of cases, i.e. their distribution/classification in various categories. www.judiciary.state.nj.us/.../middlesex_phonenumber_changes... : "...Civil Case Assignment Office, Team Leader: Josephine Marchetta (Scheduling Trials, Settlement Conferences Proof or Friendly Hearings), 2nd Floor." www.mcbalaw.com/associations/7471/files/civil_emailnotice.p... : Trial Notification by E-mail. "To save some of the extraordinary amount of time the Case Assignment Office staff spends on making phone calls to attorneys to inform them of pending trial ..." www.youngstownmunicipalcourt.org/.../Rules revised August 2... : "Sep 30, 2013 - The Court Case Assignment Office shall oversee all case assignments. A. Civil cases shall be assigned to individual judges by lot upon the ..." www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/.../AssignmentOffice/AssignmentOffi... : "The Montgomery County Circuit Court's Assignment Office plays one of the ... When you arrive at the courthouse, check the case assignment ..." |
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