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El Lenguage en los Procesos Civiles Flashcards

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Civil action
Complaint
Law suit
Suit

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Demanda

Pleitos civiles

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Natural persons

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Personas físicas

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Artificial persons

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Personas jurídicas

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Companies

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Sociedades mercantiles

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Good name

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Reputación

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Aggrieved

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Agraviados (material o moralmente)

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Plaintiff

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Demandante

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Defendant

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Demandado

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Alimony

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Pensión alimenticia (relacionada con el divorcio)

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Breach of contrat

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Ilícitos civiles contractuales

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Torts

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Ilícitos civiles extra contractuales

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Property rights

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Derechos de propiedad

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Probates

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Sucesiones

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Decedent’s estate

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Caudal hereditario

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Answer to the complaint

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Contestación de la demanda

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Motions

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Solicitudes por escrito

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Enactment

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Promulgación

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Defamation

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Difamación

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The parties to the lawsuit

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Las partes de la demanda

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3 stages:
Pleadings
Case management (interlocutory proceeding)
Trial

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3 fases.
Escritos de alegatos de las partes
Gestión procesal (fase interlocutoria)
Juicio

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Claims and rights that back them

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Pretensiones y los derechos que las avalan

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Issues at stake

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Puntos litigiosos

Discrepancias

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Prove their contentions

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Probar sus contenciones

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Finding

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Fallo

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25
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Allegation of jurisdiction

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Alegación de jurisdicción

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Bankruptcy Court

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Tribunales de Quiebra

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Federal Jurisdiction (4)

  1. Diversity of citizenship and amount
  2. Existence of a Federal matter
  3. Existence of particular statues
  4. admiralty and maritime character
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Jurisdicción Federal (4)

  1. Diversidad de ciudadanía y cuantía
  2. Existencia de un asunto de interés federal
  3. Existencia de una cuestión constitucional o ley federal
  4. Asunto de carácter marítimo o de navegación
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Caption

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Encabezamiento

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Avernments of claims

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Alegatos

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Demands relief

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Exige una satisfacción

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Judgment by default

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Fallo por falta de comparecencia

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Summons

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Emplazamiento/citación/convocatoria

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Service

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Notificación

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After answer:

  1. Counter-claim/set-off
  2. Reply to the counter-claim
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Después de la contestación:

  1. Reconvención
  2. Réplica
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Order

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Auto/providencia

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Movant

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Solicitante. I.e: I move to (solicito)

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Condemnation

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Expropiación forzosa de tierras por interés público

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To admit: not accede to the plaintiff’s claims

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Allanarse: no acceder a las pretensiones del demandante

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39
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Out-of-Court settlement

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Solución/arreglo extra judicial

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Discovery

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Exhibición de pruebas

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Evidentiary documents

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Pruebas documentales

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Scope

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Ámbito de aplicación

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Protective orders:
Annoyance
Embarrassment 
Oppression
Undue burden or expense
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Autos de amparo:
Molestias
Bochornos
Agobios
Gastos o cargas excesivas
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44
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Public interest immunity

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Inmunidad pública

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45
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Alternative dispute resolutions

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Soluciones de conflicto alternativas

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46
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At his own discretion

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Discrecionalmente

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47
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Parties to the suit

Parties to the lawsuit

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Las partes en litigio

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48
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To expedite disposition

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Agilizar la marcha

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49
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Protract

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Evitar que se prolongue en el tiempo

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50
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Wasteful activities

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Actividades indebidamente dilatorias

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To narrow

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Centrar/precisar

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Scheduling and planning
Scheduling conference
Scheduling order

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Programación
Programación del procedimiento
Auto de programación y de calendario procesal

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Amendments to the initial pleadings

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Modificaciones de los alegatos iniciales

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Filing of motions

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Presentación de solicitudes

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Frivolous claims and defenses

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Demandas y contestaciones frívolas

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So that the action disposition is made in a just, speedy and inexpensive way

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Para que la resolución de la demanda se haga de forma rápida, justa y económica

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Non-appearance

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Incomparecencia

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Upon motion
The judge’s own initiative
Fails to participate in good faith
Non-compliance with this rule

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A instancia de parte
De oficio
Cuando no actúan de buena fe
Incumplimiento de esta norma procesal

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To rule as appropriate

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Tomar la decisión pertinente

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Adversarial proceeding: opposing parties contend against each other

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Procedimiento contencioso: las dos partes contienden entre sí

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Oversee

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Vigilar

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Civil trial stages:
Opening statements
Presentation of the evidence 
Closing arguments 
Charge to jury
Deliberation of the jury
Veredict
A 
Etapas del juicio civil:
Discurso de apertura
Presentación de las pruebas 
Discurso de cierre
Instrucciones al jurado
Deliberación del jurado
Veredicto
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Outline

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Hacer un bosquejo

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Prove

A

Probar

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Evidence:
Exhibits (documents, records, photos etc)
Testimonies
Expert evidence

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Pruebas:
Pruebas documentales
Prueba testimonial
Prueba pericial

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Dismissal of the case

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Sobreseimiento de la causa

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Preponderance of the evidence

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Preponderancia de las pruebas

Valoración de las pruebas

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Marshaling the evidence

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Resumiendo y conduciendo las pruebas

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Higher Courts

Vs.

Lower Courts/first instance Court/Trial Court

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Tribunales Superiores
Instancias Superiores

Vs.

Tribunales de Primera Instancia
Tribunales inferiores

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Sufficient grounds

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Motivos suficientes

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The merits of the case

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Fondo de la causa
Méritos de la causa
Base jurídica sustantiva de la causa

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In open Court

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En audiencia pública

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Dissenting opinions

Concurring opinions

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Votos discrepantes (jury)
Votos concurrentes
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Enforcement of the judgement

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Ejecución de la sentencia

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At the behest of the losing party

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A petición de la parte perdedora

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Award of money judgement

A

Sentencia pecuniaria

Fallo monetario

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Attachment of earnings/garnishing the earnings

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Embargo de sueldo/ embargo salarial

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Judgement creditor
Vs.
Judgement debtor

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Acreedor por sentencia judicial
Vs.
Deudor por sentencia judicial

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Safeguards

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Salvaguardias

Salvedades

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Levy of execution/seizure

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Embargo de bienes

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Public auction

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Subasta pública

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Garnishee order

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Auto de subrogación en los créditos

Garnishee (delegado ajeno al pleito, que paga al acreedor judicial

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Intermediate appellate Court

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Tribunales de Apelación intermedia

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Affirm vs. reverses

And modify

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Ratificar vs. revocar

También se puede modificar

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Class action suits. 3 elements:
Commonality
Numerosity
Adecuacy

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Demandas de grupo. 3 elementos:
Afinidad/coincidencia
Numerosidad/multitud
Idoneidad

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To bring a suit

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Interponer un demanda

87
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To seek remedy for people who are similarly situated

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Buscar una solución judicial para personas que se encuentran en situaciones similares

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Cost of suing

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Costas procesales

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Corporations

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Sociedades mercantiles

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Representative plaintiffs

Vs.

Absent class members

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Demandantes representantes
Vs.
Demandantes ausentes en la demanda de grupo

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Relief of judicial errors

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Subsanación de los errores judiciales

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Clerical mistakes

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Errores administrativos

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Parts of the record

A

Otros documentos de los autos

Otras partes de las actas

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Errors from oversight or omission

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Errores por descuido u omisión

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Of its own initiative

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De oficio

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On the motion of any party

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A instancia de cualquiera de las partes

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Inadvertence

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Descuido

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Excusable neglect

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Omisión excusable

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Relieve

A

Excusar/dispensar

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Misrepresentation or other misconduct

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Falsedad o cualquier otra conducta indebida

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Of an adverse party

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De la parte contraria

102
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Void judgement

A

Nulidad de sentencia

103
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Move for trial

A

Solicitar juicio

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Vacate/is vacated

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Dejar sin efecto/ ha quedado sin efecto

105
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The judgement has been satisfied, released or discharged

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La sentencia ha sido cumplida, remitida o condonada

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Equitable

A

Justo

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Inadvertence

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Descuido

108
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Excusable neglect

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Omisión excusable

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Newly discovered evidence

A

Pruebas descubiertas recientemente

110
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On motion and upon such terms are just

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A instancia de parte y por causa justificada

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Misrepresentation or other misconduct

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Falsedad o cualquier otra conducta indebida

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Of an adverse party

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De la parte contraria

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The judgement is void

A

Se anula la sentencia

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The motion shall be made within a reasonable time

A

La solicitud debe presentarse en tiempo prudencial

115
Q

A motion under this subdivision

A

Las solicitudes presentadas acogiéndose a lo previsto en este apartado

116
Q

Does not affect the finality of a judgement or suspend its operation

A

No afectan el carácter definitivo de la sentencia, ni la dejan en en suspenso

117
Q

Does not limit the power of a court

A

No limita la facultad que posee el Tribunal

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Q

Writ of error coram nobis

A

Decreto para la corrección de errores

119
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Procedure for obtaining any relief from a judgement

A

Procedimiento para dictar amparo ante sentencias

120
Q

Will keep a book

A

Se mantendrá un registro

121
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To be prescribed

A

Ser dictadas

122
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To which these rules are made applicable

A

Que se rigen por estas normas

123
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Actions shall be assigned consecutive file numbers

A

Los procedimientos se registrarán con numeración consecutiva

124
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Shall be noted

A

Se anotará

125
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Folio

A

Folio

126
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Whereon the first entry of the action is made

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En el que aparezca registrado el procedimiento por primera vez

127
Q

All process issued and returns made thereon

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Todos los mandamientos judiciales emitidos y sus correspondientes certificados de lo actuado

128
Q

Papers filed or writ issued

A

Documentos presentados u órdenes dictadas

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Trial by jury has been properly demanded or ordered

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Se ha solicitado o decretado, en la debida forma, la celebración de un juicio con jurado

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