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A writ requiring appearance in court to give testimony is called a subpoena.
A writ requiring appearance in court to give testimony is called a subpoena.
The legal term is called: "Subpoena Duces Tecum." It's an order requiring a person to bring to court any documents, records, or other evidence relevant to a controversy.
Subpoena.
I have received a subpoena stating that I must attend court next Friday 13th.
The "document" is a court order called a "writ of certiorari."
In the United States federal court system, the document used to initiate a civil lawsuit against a defendant is called a complaint. In the state court systems, this document is usually called a petition.
This is called a brief
In the Supreme Court, the written decision and legal reasoning for a case is called an Opinion.
A majority opinion is the legal document that explains the legal reasoning behind a Supreme Court decision.
A Writ of Certiorari
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