Exercise 8. Complete the sentences with the prepositions. Translate the sentences into Russian.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 522.

1. Civil procedure has an independent value _____ creating a litigation process that conforms ______ our concepts ______ fairness.
2. Parties _____ litigation must have an opportunity to adequately develop the facts and law _____ support _____ their cases and to represent the relevant facts and the legal arguments ______ the decision-maker.
3. The jury and judge must be neutral ______ both parties, must listen ______ their evidence and arguments, and must decide the matter solely _____ the basis ______ the evidence and arguments presented.
4. ______ review, the decision must have finality, so the parties cannot be subjected _____ endless relitigation ______ the same issues.
5. Procedural rules have to balance the benefits ______ better process ______ the burdens ______ expense and delay.
6. Civil litigation is essentially adversarial, which means that it is a contest ______ the parties, and the lawyers ______ the parties have the primary role ______ shaping the litigation.
7. Judges have become more inclined to encourage settlement and to manage the cases ____ ___ _____ them ______ trying to narrow the issues.
8. A lawyer begins a suit ______ preparing and filing ______ the court a document known as a complaint ______ which, as its name suggests, the plaintiff (the person who is suing) complains that the defendant (the person who is being sued) violated his legal rights and asks the court ______ a remedy.
9. Attached ______ the complaint is a summons, a document ______ the court that summons the defendant to respond ______ the charges.
10. The defendant can raise an objection ______ being sued that is unrelated ______ the merits ______ the case.
11. Discovery takes up a large portion ______ the pretrial process, but the period ______ a case comes _____ trial is also filled ______ legal and factual research, negotiations ______ the parties, motions ______ the court ______ procedural or substantive issues, and other proceedings to move the case along.