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6. Which of the following is correct?
  1. Jerry let George into the building, and later Kramer came over to the apartment.
  2. Jerry let Elaine into the building and later Newman delivered Jerry’s mail.
  3. Both of the above.
  4. Neither of the above.
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7. A development company from Illinois entered into a contract with a rancher in Nebraska for the purchase of forty acres on the north side of rancher’s property. After the transaction closed, the parties discovered an error in the survey of the forty acres, and a dispute arose as to the exact boundaries of the forty acres and legal description of the property. If the development company sued the rancher in federal court, which of the following would be discoverable under Rule 26 and the discovery rules of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?
  1. The deed conveying the property from the rancher to the development company.
  2. The Purchase and Sale Contract between the development company and the rancher.
  3. The Articles of Incorporation of the development company as filed with the secretary of state.
  4. All of the above.
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8. The term “procedural law” refers to _____________________________.
  1. Legal rules that define basic rights and duties that provide social order.
  2. The process for conducting legal research.
  3. Rules that govern how substantive laws are enforced.
  4. Rules promulgated by federal regulatory agencies.
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9. Which of the following correctly cites to the 2009 opinion in Coyote Publishing, Inc. et al. v. Ross Miller, Nevada Secretary of State et al., found in volume 598 of the Federal Reporter, 3d Series at page 592, when cited in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief?
  1. Coyote Publ’g, Inc. v. Miller, 598 F. Third 592 (2009).
  2. Coyote Publ’g, Inc. v. Miller, 598 F.3d 592 (2009).
  3. Coyote Publ’g, Inc. v. Miller, 598 F. 3d at 592 (2009).
  4. Coyote Publ’g, Inc. v. Ross Miller, 592 F.3d 598 (2009).
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10. Kramer & Costanza, formerly a New York law firm, closed its doors and moved to Washington state after Kosmo Kramer made a pass at a female judge during a bench-bar mixer. Mr. Kramer hired Allison as a paralegal and began practicing criminal law (after being admitted to the Washington bar). Kramer’s first client, Mr. Newman, was an investment broker who had been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury. The grand jury was investigating a real estate partnership that went bankrupt after Newman convinced several people to invest in the partnership. Newman called Allison at a time when Kramer was out of the office, and Newman asked Allison, “This grand jury thing, they’re just going to ask me questions, right? I don’t have to worry about the grand jury coming after me, right?” And then, “Kosmo’s going to be there with me, right?” From the following options, what is best response that Allison can give?
  1. Explain that the members of the grand jury will ask him questions and that grand jury will tell him if he is a subject of the investigation, but that attorneys are not allowed to accompany witnesses to grand jury hearings.
  2. Explain that the prosecutor at the grand jury will ask him questions, but that grand jury proceedings are secret and that a witness’s attorneys may ask follow-up questions.
  3. Explain that the prosecutor and members of the grand jury will ask him questions, and that grand jury proceedings are open to the public and that attorneys are permitted to accompany witnesses to grand jury hearings.
  4. Explain that the prosecutor at the grand jury will ask him questions, but that grand jury proceedings are secret and that attorneys are not allowed to accompany witnesses into grand jury hearings.
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