Also known as: nomina · name · nomen juris
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A personal name or designation used to identify parties, sign documents, or satisfy statutory requirements in legal proceedings. The term supplies the identifying information required for pleadings, notices, and instruments to have legal effect.
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Neville Norton filed a complaint in federal court but omitted any signature or contact information. The clerk notified him of the defect. When he failed to correct it promptly, the court struck the pleading under the signature requirement.
Nia Nkosi advertised her services as a certified tax specialist. The communication failed to name the certifying organization. The bar grievance committee cited the omission as a violation of the advertising rule.
Nexus Financial, a defendant entity, was sued in a district where it was subject to personal jurisdiction. The court deemed the corporation to reside in that district for venue purposes based on its capacity to sue and be sued under its common name.
Natalie Norris and Nigel Nelson used partnership funds to purchase equipment. The bill of sale listed only Norris's name without mentioning the partnership. The court presumed the equipment was partnership property because partnership assets were used in the acquisition.
Nadia Novak offered a hearsay statement under the residual exception. She provided written notice to the adverse party before trial that included the substance of the statement and the declarant's name. The court admitted the evidence after confirming the notice requirement was met.
Naveen Nanda signed a letter confirming an oral agreement. The letter omitted the buyer's name, but the envelope bore the buyer's name and address. The court read the signed letter and envelope together as a sufficient memorandum satisfying the statute of frauds.
The paper must state the signer's address, email address, and telephone number. An unsigned paper is subject to being stricken unless the omission is promptly corrected.
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The lawyer must be certified by an approved organization and the name of that organization must be clearly identified in the communication. Contact information for a responsible lawyer or firm is also required.
…because the Secretary is responsible only to the President. The second act at the same session, 15 September 1789, changed the name to Department of State and assigned duties in the performance of which the Secretary cannot be lawfully controlled by the President and for the non-performance of which he is not more…
…Oath. What then of the famous Oath that has stood so long as the ethical guide of the medical profession and that bears the name of the great Greek (460(?)-377(?) B. C.), who has been described as the Father of Medicine, the "wisest and the greatest practitioner of his art," and the "most important and most complete…
…felony under which they could imprison him for ten years. . . ." Although neither of these statements mentions respondent by name, he contended that the word "police" in the third paragraph referred to him as the Montgomery Commissioner who supervised the Police Department, so that he was being accused of "ringing"…
…to the husband by her father or guardian has been abandoned. The rule that a married woman could not own property in her own name has been abandoned. The rule that a marriage was not valid if the parties were of different races has been invalidated. These changes in the understanding of marriage have not diminished…
…trust or fund." Thus the only notice required, and the only one given, was by newspaper publication setting forth merely the name
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The entity is deemed to reside in any judicial district where it is subject to personal jurisdiction with respect to the action. Its common name under applicable law controls the analysis.
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Property purchased with partnership assets is presumed to be partnership property even if title is taken in an individual partner's name without any indication of partnership capacity.
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The proponent must give reasonable written notice of the intent to offer the statement, including its substance and the declarant's name, so the adverse party has a fair opportunity to meet it.
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Yes. A signed writing may be read together with an unsigned writing if the signed document refers to the unsigned one or the circumstances show they clearly relate to the same transaction and the party to be charged has acquiesced in the unsigned contents.
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