Once the appellate brief is filed, the respondent has a limited amount of time to file a response, in which the respondent argues on behalf of his side of the case and refutes any arguments the petitioner made in her brief. In some courts, the petitioner is allowed to file a short reply after the response is filed.
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Civil defendants[edit] In a civil lawsuit, a defendant (or a respondent) is also the accused party, although not of an offense, but of a civil wrong (a tort or a breach of contract, for instance). The person who starts the civil action through filing a complaint is referred to as the plaintiff. Defendants in civil actions usually make their first court appearance voluntarily in response to a summons. Historically, civil defendants could be taken into custody under a writ of Caspian ad respondent.
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The Respondent is the person who is supposed to respond to the petition (defendant). For example Person X thinks they have a case against person Y. Person X is the Petitioner and Person Y is the Respondant. Petitioner is the one who filed and the Respondent is the person who was filed against.
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As a petitioner /respondent in a child support case do I have the right to be in the courtroom even with a lawyer? The last two times I showed up for court I was not allowed in the courtroom during my case. I was the respondent, my ex is taking me to court for a reduction in child support. My lawyer knew I wanted to be present in courtroom.
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In a civil law appeal, the “petitioner” is the person who files a petition to appeal with the state or federal court that will hear the appeal. The petitioner on appeal may be either the plaintiff or the defendant at trial. Some courts also use the words “appellant,” “pursuer,” or “plaintiff in error” to refer to the petitioner. When one party to a case becomes the petitioner, the opposing party becomes the respondent. Appeal Process.
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1 (law) person who answers for the defendant in a case before a court. In some legal systems, when one appeals a criminal case, one names the original court as defendant, but the state is the respondent. 2  One who responds. See also correspondent.  Person that participates in research involving questionnaires.
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Syracuse, NY | March 20, 2010 4:08am. The last two times I showed up for court I was not allowed in the courtroom during my case. I was the respondent, my ex is taking me to court for a reduction in child support. My lawyer knew I wanted to be present in courtroom.
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respondent ‎(plural respondents) ( 1 law) person who answers for the defendant in a case before a court. In some legal systems, when one appeals a criminal case, one names the original court as defendant, but the state is the respondent.  One who responds.
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respondent ‎(plural respondents) (law) person who answers for the defendant in a case before a court. In some legal systems, when one appeals a criminal case, one names the original court as defendant, but the state is the respondent.
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1 (law) person who answers for the defendant in a case before a court. In some legal systems, when one appeals a criminal case, one names the original court as defendant, but the state is the respondent.  One who responds. See also correspondent.
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who is the respondent in a court case
Petitioner is the respondent in a court case.