prehearing conference

An optional conference for the discussion of procedural and substantive matters on appeal, usu. held in complex civil, criminal, tax, and agency cases.

• Those attending are typically the attorneys involved in the case as well as a court representative such as a judge, staff attorney, or deputy clerk. Fed. R. App. P. 33. [Cases: Appeal and Error 808; Criminal Law 632(5); Federal Courts 741. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 662–663; Criminal Law §§ 448–450, 458.]

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词条贡献者

法律翻译王漾，在一家顶尖英国律师事务所的上海办公室担任全职法律翻译，专注翻译各类与大中华业务有关的法律文件。