Jurisdiction is not simply of the personal variety; when attempting to sue someone, one needs to find someone who has both personal jurisdiction over them as well as subject matter jurisdiction. All states have for the most part, given their courts a broad form of subject-matter jurisdiction so that their citizens will be free to try a wide variety of cases in their courts. However, the defining detail is that despite the fact that most courts will be able to hear most claims, there are big differences one which courts can hear which claims with the state courts hearing the bulk load of cases -- 96,000,000 cases per year versus 1,900,000 cases in the federal court (Glannon, 2008). Much goes into selecting the appropriate court to bring a certain case within the realm of civil procedure. As already established, courts have to be determined via personal jurisdiction and subject matter...
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