Legal Filing
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A Legal Filing is a legal document that is officially submitted to a court or judicial body to initiate, respond to, or advance a legal proceeding.
- Context:
- It can include a variety of documents such as complaints, motions, briefs, and judgments.
- It can (typically) be required to adhere to specific formatting requirements and submission deadlines as mandated by court rules or legal statutes.
- It can (often) necessitate the payment of filing fees.
- It can be submitted either electronically via a court's electronic filing system or in physical form, contingent on the court's requirements.
- It can serve multiple purposes, such as presenting evidence, arguing legal arguments, requesting judicial actions, or officially documenting a party's position in a legal dispute.
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- Example(s):
- A Legal Complaint lodged by a plaintiff to kickstart a civil litigation.
- A Motion for Summary Judgment proffered by a defendant to obtain a judgment in their favor without proceeding to trial.
- A Legal Brief filed in an appellate court to outline the legal reasons for appealing a lower court's verdict.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- A Legal Memorandum that serves as an internal advisory document and is not filed with a court.
- A Business Contract, which, despite being a legal agreement, is not considered a legal filing unless it becomes part of court proceedings.
- See: Court Procedure, Electronic Filing System, Judicial System, Legal Documentation.