Law

Good afternoon everyone, Your next assignment is to review Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, articles 1457 – 1463. Once you have reviewed the articles, complete the following: 1)  Explain the use of Interrogatories and the various Requests permitted under the referenced articles thoroughly, including a discussion of: A) The procedure for their use; B) What you perceive as the purpose of their use; C) Limitations on their use (including a discussion of limitations on scope, number, timing, etc.) why you think these limitations exist, and whether you think they are fair to all parties (and why); and D) Which type of Interrogatories or Requests you think would allow you to obtain the most information (and why) and which do you believe will be the most credible (and why). 2) Using the fact pattern set out for Assignment 3, and with a goal of obtaining the most information you can about each party, draft no less than 15 Interrogatories you would submit to each party, 15 Requests for Production of Documents you would submit to each party, and any other Requests you would make of any party (entry upon land, inspection of a thing, etc.)

Directions: For this writing assignment, please use chapters 7 through 16 in your text book and other academic sources as needed. This assignment should be between 5 and 7 pages long, double-spaced, size 12, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins. No cover page required. Please follow APA guidelines for in-text citations and bibliography entries. Please sure left-justified subheadings to organize your work.  This assignment is concerned with criminal justice policy. Select a current criminal justice policy that you believe is ineffective or is unjust. Provide a summary of that policy and explain how or why it is ineffective or unjust. (10 points) Develop a plan to improve the policy you have selected using the information presented in chapters 7 through 16 of the textbook. You may use as many theories or frameworks as you need to develop a strong, thorough, and theoretically driven position. Keep in mind, each chapter includes discussions on policy implications. (20 points) Discuss the social or political challenges that your reformed criminal justice policy will face. Also, discuss how you might overcome those challenges to ensure an adequate implementation of your improved policy. (10 points). Discuss how you will evaluate the success or failure of your changed policy (Think Science/Methods). (10 points).

Please listen to the November 10 episode of the NY times podcast The Daily (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/podcasts/the-daily/election-polls-biden-trump.html). In this, the host Michael Barbaro speaks with Nate Cohn about the polling errors in the polls for this election. Nate Cohn is the journalist who headed the New York Times polling. They discuss the polling error, what it led to, and what may be the causes. They also talk about polls in general. Give us your takeaway from this episode. Write down what you understand by polling error and what you understand as going awry (if anything) in this election season with the polls. Barbaro and Cohn also discuss the future of polling. What do you think about this? Which category or assessment do you agree with? Why?

A Case Analysis of Uber Uber is a ride-sharing service started in 2009. If you are not familiar with Uber, you can learn more about the services it provides at Uber.com. Construct an eight-page analysis of Uber using the following criteria. Analyze the market before Uber’s entry. Describe the inefficiency Uber exploited. Explain Uber’s surge pricing in the context of shifts in supply and demand. Evaluate Uber’s surge pricing in the context of price discrimination. Apply the concepts of economies of scale and economies of scope to Uber’s business model. Apply the concepts of game theory to Uber’s market. Assess Uber’s potential for international expansion and potential trade policy issues. Explain the incentive pay model Uber uses and how it affects the principal-agent problem. Discuss any asymmetric information issues with Uber’s business model. Your essay must be at least eight pages in length (not counting the title and references pages) and include at least five peer-reviewed resources. Adhere to APA Style when writing your analysis, including citations and references for sources used. Be sure to include an introduction. Please note that no abstract is needed. If you wish to include a supply and demand graph in your paper, view the video How to Graph in Word for some guidance. Also, not that any graphs you include in your paper should be placed in the Appendix of your paper.

I would like for you to research a recent construction delay case in the US Construction industry that involved legal proceedings (a court case). Your analysis should include a background/introduction to the project, a detailed narrative as to the type of delay and its cause. Highlight the issue at hand (Who was liable to whom for damages? Who was entitled to extra costs, if applicable? Etc)…. …and how did the Courts rule, as in, what were the findings (who ended up being liable and who paid who)…  Provide a minimum of 2 pages (excluding title page, abstract and reference page), using the APA Formatting Style (Title Page, Abstract, Running Head and proper citation), citing a minimum of two references.

Based on the course’s second week of assigned readings, briefly outline the historical rise and expansion that led to the modern administrative law/regulatory system now in place here in the United States. For this assignment, you are a senior public administrator working for Federal Agency ‘X,’ and you have been asked to prepare a detailed but concise information pamphlet highlighting the historical evolution of American administrative regulations for all new employees to read as they in-process into your agency.  Be sure to chronologically highlight key legislation, influential political leaders, and/or significant historical events that drove distinct fundamental shifts (or significant refinements/realignments) in how American’s modern federal-level administrative, regulatory functions are implemented.  Explain if you believe these functions are sufficiently transparent with due process and equal access as the Founding Fathers intended. Critically analyze the contemporary relationship between federal agency bureaucrats and the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government. From your perspective, determine if there are elements of the separation of powers that work better than others and thoroughly explain your response. Support your assignment with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included. Length: 3-5 pages, not including title and reference pages Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

Prepare a 10 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you discuss the following: The role that the behavioral sciences plays in a criminal investigation The requirements necessary to obtain expert witness designation and acceptance of expert witness testimony Court rules with regard to the acceptance of evidence and testimony related to the behavioral sciences The areas of forensic science and psychological profiling that may be challenged during court

Chapter 9 – Case Incident 1 page 316 “The Calamities of Consensus.” Use material from the text as well as outside credible sources to build your answers. The case should address all questions and should be around 2-3 pages long.  Follow APA style cite sources and provide a reference page at the end of the assignment. The Attach as a Word document 5- Case Incident 1: The Calamities of Consensus   When it is time for groups to reach a decision, many turn to consensus. Consensus, a situation of agreement, seems like a good idea. To achieve consensus, groups must cooperate and collaborate, which ultimately produces higher levels of camaraderie and trust. In addition, if everyone agrees, the prevailing wisdom says that everyone will be more committed to the decision. However, the need for consensus can sometimes be detrimental to group functioning. Consider the “fiscal cliff” faced by the U.S. government toward the end of 2012. The White House and Congress needed to reach a deal that would reduce the swelling budget deficit. However, many Republicans and Democrats stuck to their party lines, refusing to compromise. Many viewed the end product that achieved consensus as a less-than-optimal solution. The public gave Congress an approval rating of only 13 percent, expressing frustration with the lack of compromise, but the group may not have been able to function well partly because of the need for consensus in the face of partisanship. If consensus is reached, does that mean the decision is the right one? Critics of consensus-based methods argue that any decisions ultimately reached are inferior to decisions using other methods such as voting or having team members provide input to their leader, who then makes the final decision. Critics also argue that, because of pressures to conform, groupthink is much more likely, and decisions reached through consensus are simply those everyone dislikes the least. Q) 9-30: Is consensus a good way for groups to make decisions? Why or why not? Q) 9-31: Can you think of a time where a group of which you were part relied on consensus? How do you think a decision turned out? Q) 9-32: Martin Luther King Jr. once proclaimed, ” A genuine leader is not a seeker of consensus but a modeler of consensus.” What do you think he meant by that statement? Do you agree with it? Why or why not ?

Case Contract The Case Contract information is below: You are an agent for Dino Realty, Inc. (license #4627191), 728 Woodmoor, Round Rock, Tx 78711, and you are working for the buyer, Fred Flintstone, a single man. You show Mr. Flintstone the property owned by Barney and Betty Rubble (husband and wife) located at 8181 Post Oak Lane, (lot 7, block 7, ncb 8402) in Round Rock, Tx 78711, Rock County. No Exclusions. The house is listed with Rock Bowling, an agent for Bam Bam Realty (license #3539142), 111 N. Prehistoric Drive, Round Rock, Tx 78711 and was constructed in 1993. Please list the address of the concerning property. The listing broker will pay the cooperating broker a 3% commission. The buyer has seen the Seller’s Disclosure Notice.  Select your addendum used for the transaction. The buyer makes an offer of $40,000 on the property with 10% down and will finance the remainder with ABC Mortgage with a first mortgage loan at a fixed rate conventional note for 30 years at 9.25% interest. The buyer has 30 days in which to get financing approved. The financing loan fees will be 1% of the loan amount. The buyer proposes $100 as an option fee for the unrestricted right to terminate the contract within 10 days. The option fee is to be credited to the purchase price at closing. The buyer writes a $1,000 earnest money check payable to Bedrock Title Company at 400 Stone Quarry Road. No additional earnest money.  The buyer has received the Notice. The buyer accept the property as is and the buyer will pay for any lender required repairs but not to exceed $500. If there are any additional lender required repairs, the buyer requests the seller pay the difference. The buyer also asks that the seller pay for the title policy and the survey issued by Bedrock Title Company. The buyer will pay for the appraisal. The property is located in a subdivision with no homeowner’s association, but the buyer is concerned that the subdivision’s restriction may prohibit a home based business on the premises. The buyer wants to close and take possession in 30 days, and wants the seller to provide a home warranty on the premises for 1 year at a cost not to exceed $355. No settlement and other seller expenses. Neither party is represented by an attorney. You need to include nothing in the box below. Associate’s name is for students.  Read the Case first, and make sure you’ve printed it. Once you have determined the appropriate TREC form to use, go to the TREC website (www.trec.state.tx.us) and download and save the the appropriate Sales Contract form and any required addenda, related to the Case information. Click here and please save your downloaded real estate forms and addendum from TREC website first before you type on them and save your fill in the blank work often to complete your Case  I have provided you with two PDF readers with the capability to allow you to type directly onto any PDF file: http://nitroreader.com/ http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/. After you download the the PDF reader “fill in” you should be able to type directly on the form.  Be sure to appropriately reference the addenda in the contract and include the filled-in addenda with the contract, when submitting for your grade. Once you have downloaded the appropriate Sales Contract form and addenda, use the information from the Case Contract below to properly fill in the information onto the Sales Contract and addenda.**    **To avoid losing 53 points from your case contract grade, please provide the required addendum that applies to the Case.  After completing all the information on the Sales Contract and addenda, send your case final in a PDF file or scan and email your case final to [email protected]. make sure you include a copy of BOTH the Sales Contract with addenda.

First Develop a timeline of your physical, emotional, and social developmental milestones from birth until present. Examples may include first words, first day of school, college, and first job. Label each milestone as physical, emotional, social, or a combination. The timeline should be a linear depiction of your development. Make the outline based on a 20 year old college student (male) that was born in july 2000.  Erikson’s theory of physical, emotional, and psychological human development described eight stages of life characterized by a different psychological crisis that must be resolved before a person can successfully progress to the next stage.  Then In 2 double-spaced pages, explain identity crises that you have struggled with, or are experiencing. What were some of the big moments that made an impact on your life? What are basic skills and values that are necessary to successfully resolve an identity crisis? The paper portion of this assignment should adhere to APA guidelines