Chancery Rules and Procedures

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CHANCERY​

CIVIL MATTERS​

Evidence should be submitted by counsel, but the Chancellor(s) are also allowed to do their own investigation and/or questioning.

CRIMINAL MATTERS​

Evidence should be submitted by counsel, but the Chancellor(s) are also allowed to do their own investigation and/or questioning.

CHANCERY WRITS​

DECISION PROCESS:
Decided by Chancellor(s). If a single Chancellor presides, they may consult the en banc or the Chief Justice in complex cases.

Writ of Clairvoyance
Request the courts further investigate a specific fact, witness, or piece of evidence

Writ of Prior Ponderance
An Adjudicator may submit a writ before the Chancery as a whole (including the Chief Justice) on an abstract question of law. If a majority of Chancellors agree to the importance and validity of the question, they may rule on it.

Example: I submit a Writ of Prior Ponderance to the Chancery asking: “Is the constitution constitutional?” The Chancery here would gather and deliberate, writing opinions/concurrences/dissents on the subject and making a ruling.

Writs submitted in bad faith can be punishable by contempt of court. Only questions that are both truly ambiguous and a question of interpretation may be asked.

CHANCERY OBJECTIONS​

Ruled on by a Chancellor or the Chief Justice.

All objections from the General Rules and Procedures apply. However, due to the active role of the Chancellors in Chancery cases, you may find yourself wanting to object to something the Chancellor is doing. If something happens during the court proceedings that you believe is improper or unfair, you may still raise an objection with a thorough explanation. Frivolous use of this privilege will lead to a contempt charge, or a revocation of right to represent.

Appeals​

Petitions of appeal from the lower court are stylized as "[Case name], (Original Court and year) (petition status [usually pending, or 'pet. pen.'])". The Chancery will first rule if they will grant the petition of appeal or refuse it. All appeals must be filed in the appropriate "Appeals" section.

Petitions for appeal must include the entirety of the appellant's argument for that appeal. This does not mean that the appellant may simply post their original complaint and use that as their argument. An appeal must include what specific points of law the lower court erred on, why it was incorrect, and what relief the appeal seeks to win. If a petition of appeal is granted, the appellee (the other relevant party in the original case) will be summoned and have seventy-two hours to present their argument as to why the appellant's issues are mistaken. This will be the conclusion of filings unless the Chancery specifically asks otherwise.

 

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Appeals​

Petitions of appeal from the lower court are stylized as "[Case name], (Original Court and year) (petition status [usually pending, or 'pet. pen.'])". The Chancery will first rule if they will grant the petition of appeal or refuse it. All appeals must be filed in the appropriate "Appeals" section.

Petitions for appeal must include the entirety of the appellant's argument for that appeal. This does not mean that the appellant may simply post their original complaint and use that as their argument. An appeal must include what specific points of law the lower court erred on, why it was incorrect, and what relief the appeal seeks to win. If a petition of appeal is granted, the appellee (the other relevant party in the original case) will be summoned and have seventy-two hours to present their argument as to why the appellant's issues are mistaken. This will be the conclusion of filings unless the Chancery specifically asks otherwise.

Added. Applies to all future appeals.