Also known as: meetings · assembly · gathering
Written by attorneys · grounded in primary & secondary sources — see below
2 senses
An assembly of persons convened to discuss or transact business. The gathering begins upon the call to order and continues until adjournment.
An assembly of persons convened to discuss or transact business. The gathering begins upon the call to order and continues until adjournment.
Mustafa Mahmoud and Maurice Marshall convened an assembly after their arrest to discuss defense strategy and transact plea negotiations. The gathering began upon the call to order by counsel and continued until adjournment. The prosecutor later relied on minutes of that meeting to establish the timeline of events.
Melissa Mills and two other incorporators of Maxwell Manufacturing held an organizational meeting after filing the articles. At the meeting they elected the initial directors and adopted bylaws. The actions taken at the meeting completed the corporation's formation.
The act of satisfying or complying with a prescribed condition or standard.
After arresting Megan Moore without a warrant, officers prepared a complaint describing the alleged offense. The complaint was filed promptly in the proper district and contained facts sufficient to satisfy the probable cause standard. The magistrate accepted the filing and scheduled the initial appearance.
Mason McCarthy obtained a custody determination in another state that conformed to the uniform act's jurisdictional rules. When the mother moved to a new state with the child, the second state court recognized and enforced the order. The court found that the original determination met the act's standards and had not been modified.
The act of satisfying or complying with a prescribed condition or standard.
Each sense below has its own examples, sources, and questions.
Morgan Financial's board held a meeting at which the directors authorized an officer to enter a long-term supply contract. The minutes of that meeting accurately recorded the authorization. The court later held that the signed minutes constituted a sufficient memorandum under the statute of frauds.
If initial directors are not named in the articles, a majority of the incorporators must call and hold an organizational meeting to elect directors and adopt bylaws. The meeting may occur inside or outside the state. Written consents may substitute for an actual meeting if signed by every incorporator.
A memorandum sufficient to satisfy the statute may be made or signed at any time before or after contract formation, including after breach. Minutes of a directors' meeting that accurately record an authorization can serve as such a memorandum. The statute imposes no requirement that the writing be contemporaneous with the contract.
Ming Ma sought maintenance after a long marriage. The court examined the husband's ability to meet his own needs while also meeting Ming's reasonable requirements. After weighing that factor along with the duration of the marriage and the parties' ages, the court awarded limited-term maintenance.
A court must recognize and enforce a child-custody determination made by another state if that court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with the act or the facts met the act's jurisdictional standards and the order has not been modified. The enforcing court may use any available remedy under its own law.
A complaint meeting the probable cause requirements of Rule 4(a) must be promptly filed in the district where the offense allegedly occurred. The filing triggers the initial appearance and ensures judicial review of the arrest basis.
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