litigant that is the term
Litigants in a divorce go to court if they cannot agree on how to divide or manage their property, money, and children. If litigants file a Joint Petition, the court will concur with the litigants agreement.
On reality shows they are usually real litigants
litigants
Judging by the people appearing on Judge Sheindlin's television show, "Judge Judy," litigants are the dregs of society, offscourings of society, one-percenters, rabble, riffraff, rubbish, scum of the earth, swinish multitude, trash, undesirables, vermin; or simply, litigants are generally despicable people.
look up casenet.com under litigants, you should find what you are looking for, or you can call the courthouse that gave the judgment they would have that information.
Yes, the Litigants on court shows like The Peoples Court are paid for their appearance. In the ending credits of the show there is usually a message reading some like "Both the plaintiff and the defendant have been paid from a fund for their appearance. The amount, if any, awarded in the case, is deducted from this fund, and the remainder is divided equally between both litigants. The amount of the fund is dependent on the size of the judgement." In advance of the taping the litigants are given a packet of information detailing all of this.
court orders the litigants to settle the case.
Have a legitimate legal case that is worth the courts time.
State court cases begin in trial courts. They graduate up to the state level if one of the litigants is not satisfied with the decision of the lower court.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Vuitch
The litigants of a court case are the individuals or parties involved in a legal dispute, typically referred to as the plaintiff (the party bringing the case) and the defendant (the party being sued). In some cases, there may be multiple plaintiffs and defendants.