The judge would either rule in the plaintiffs favor or not. If the judge rules against your case you can file an appeal. If the judge rules in your favor you won and can take the next steps in collecting your judgment. Once a decision is made its final. I don't see much luck with appeals, unless you have favoring evidence that the ruling was, for lack of better word, unfair.
In a civil trial, defendants generally do not cross-examine each other. Cross-examination is typically reserved for witnesses, and each party can question the opposing party's witnesses. However, one defendant might be able to question the other if they are called as a witness in the case, but this is uncommon and can be complicated by issues of privilege and strategy.
It is customarily not allowed because the interests of the two defendants may, at some point, not be the same, and a single attorney would have a conflict of interest in attempting to defend two defendants with different interests.
It would depend on whether it is a criminal or civil case. In California it would be either one year for criminal and two years for a civil case.
A civil case is brought by one individual against another individual. There is no crime involved. If the plaintiff succeeds in their case, the usual result is the payment of money or return of an item.
There were two options the 242 and the 231
If they are co-defendants and charged in the same offense the case numbers probably WILL be the same but differentiated by a different letter of the alphabet (i.e.- '123-45-67-a' or '123-45-67-b,' or similar).
Either file a motion to amend the pleading to read correctly, or present proof to the court that the two defendants are NOT, in fact, married.
That would be a civil case. In Ohio you have two years to file the suit.
MCLA 768.13. Peremptory challenge; offense punishable by death or life imprisonment; number. Sec. 13. (1) A person who is being tried alone for an offense punishable by death or imprisonment for life, shall be allowed to challenge peremptorily 12 of the persons drawn to serve as jurors. In a case punishable by death or imprisonment for life that involves 2 or more defendants, a defendant shall be allowed the following number of peremptory challenges: (a) Two defendants - 10 each. (b) Three defendants - 9 each. (c) Four defendants - 8 each. (d) Five or more defendants - 7 each.
In criminal court. There is the prosecution and the defense.Added: In a civil case it is the Plaintiff and the Defendant
In "A Civil Action," the primary parties involved are the plaintiffs, a group of families whose health and property were allegedly harmed by toxic waste dumping, and the defendants, two large companies, W.R. Grace and Beatrice Foods. The case centers around the environmental pollution in Woburn, Massachusetts, which the plaintiffs claim caused serious illnesses and even death among community members. The legal battle highlights issues of corporate accountability and environmental justice. The case ultimately raises questions about the complexities of proving liability in environmental lawsuits.
As in all civil wars, the US Civil War pitted two American groups against one another: in this case, the North or Union against the South or Confederacy.