What is a plaintiff?

Question

Somene said they left a note for my plaintiff...... what does that mean?

so sombody wants to sue me?

somebody**

Answer 1

A plaintiff, also known as a claimant or complainant, is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy, and if successful, the court will issue judgment in favour of the plaintiff and make the appropriate court order (eg. an order for damages).

In some jurisdictions the commencement of a lawsuit is done by filing a summons, claim form and/or a complaint — these documents are known as pleadings — that set forth the alleged wrongs committed by the defendant or defendants with a demand for relief. In other jurisdictions the action is commenced by service of legal process by delivery of these documents on the defendant by a process server; they are only filed with the court subsequently with an affidavit from the process server that they had been given to the defendant(s) according to the rules of civil procedure.

Not all lawsuits are plenary actions, involving a full trial on the merits of the case. There are also simplified procedures, often called proceedings, in which the parties are termed petitioner instead of plaintiff, and respondent instead of defendant. There are also cases that do not technically involve two sides, such as petitions for specific statutory relief that require judicial approval; in those cases there are no respondents, just a petitioner.

The party to whom the complaint is against is the defendant; or in the case of a petition, a respondent. Case names are usually given with the plaintiff first, as in Plaintiff v. Respondent

Answer 2

If someone left a note for your plaintiff than most likely you are an attorney or someone being sued and should know what this word means. But if you cheated you way through law school the definition is "one who brings action against another in a legal case"

Answer 3

A plaintiff is the one who accusses the defendant in a court trial.

Have you been legally accused lately?

Answer 4

A plaintiff is someone who complains to the law about something or someone and/or is sueing someone else.

Answer 5

plaintiff
One entry found for plaintiff.


Main Entry: plain·tiff
Pronunciation: 'plAn-t&f
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-French, from pleintif, adjective
: a person who brings a legal action -- compare DEFENDANT

Answer 6

Tiffs are fights and are usually spectacular. The boring tiffs are somewhat less common, they are generally referred to as the plaintiffs.

Answer 7

a plaintiff is someone who files a suit against another person.
the defendant is the person being sued.

Answer 8

the one suing you or pressing charges against you

Answer 9

the person charging someone