How does a court case start? Please answer me.?
Who starts a court case? Is it the bailiff? If so, what does he/she say? And afterwards what does the judge say and who proceeds and how does the case end, what does the judge say? And what does the bailiff say? Please answer me?
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Where the case is being started makes a difference, as does the type of case. Local customs vary in many respects.
Assuming, for the moment, that your question relates to the in court portion, a case may begin with either the judge or a clerk saying "Next we have Jones vs. Smith. Are the parties present?"
The parties then answer..."Fred James of A B &C for Plaintiff Jones, ready, your honor. and "Mary Janes of D E & F for Defendant Smith, ready your honor..."
The bailiff usually has very little, if anything, to say at this stage.
I point out that a court may not have a bailiff. The Chancery Courts rarely have one.
Technically a case starts with the filing of the complaint/indictment/informati...
The trial starts as soons as the court reporter or tape recorder starts running.
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