NVRA Study Guide 1
antitrust laws - Answers -Federal and State statues to protect trade & commerce
bench conference - Answers -a conversation between attorneys and judge out of the
hearing of the jury
certificate page - Answers -last page in a transcript dated & signed by the court reporter
certified question - Answers -question extracted from a deposition & transcribed by the
court reporter and taken to the judge for a ruling
elements of a civil trial - Answers -jury selection - opening statements - witness
examination - physical evidence - plaintiff rests - motion for directed verdict -
defendant's case in chief - defendant rests - plaintiff's rebuttal - defendant's surrebuttal -
closing arguments - jury instruction - jury deliberation &verdict - entry of judgment
elements of a criminal trial - Answers -jury selection - opening statements - plaintiff's
case in chief - defendant's case in chief - prosecution rebuttal & defense surrebuttal -
closing arguments - jury instructions - jury deliberation & verdict - polling of jury
elements of a transcript - Answers -caption page - title - index - stipulations - body -
exhibits - certificate page
errata page - Answers -a page seperate from the transcript upon which a deponent
(witness) is permitted to correct any errors he/she claims are present in the transcript
exhibit - Answers -material items of physical evidence
Federal Rule 30 - Answers -a portion of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures that
defines matters pertaining to taking down a deposition
freelance reporter - Answers -self-employed reporter or one who works for an agency to
report depositions and other proceedings as a subcontractor
impartiality - Answers -acting without bias or prejudice; treating all with fairness and
justice and to be alert to and disclose any conflict of interest
interpreted proceedings - Answers -proceedings in which a non-English-speaking
witness testifies through an interpreter following an oath administered to the interpreter
that he/she will truly interpret the testimony for the witness
antitrust laws - Answers -Federal and State statues to protect trade & commerce
bench conference - Answers -a conversation between attorneys and judge out of the
hearing of the jury
certificate page - Answers -last page in a transcript dated & signed by the court reporter
certified question - Answers -question extracted from a deposition & transcribed by the
court reporter and taken to the judge for a ruling
elements of a civil trial - Answers -jury selection - opening statements - witness
examination - physical evidence - plaintiff rests - motion for directed verdict -
defendant's case in chief - defendant rests - plaintiff's rebuttal - defendant's surrebuttal -
closing arguments - jury instruction - jury deliberation &verdict - entry of judgment
elements of a criminal trial - Answers -jury selection - opening statements - plaintiff's
case in chief - defendant's case in chief - prosecution rebuttal & defense surrebuttal -
closing arguments - jury instructions - jury deliberation & verdict - polling of jury
elements of a transcript - Answers -caption page - title - index - stipulations - body -
exhibits - certificate page
errata page - Answers -a page seperate from the transcript upon which a deponent
(witness) is permitted to correct any errors he/she claims are present in the transcript
exhibit - Answers -material items of physical evidence
Federal Rule 30 - Answers -a portion of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures that
defines matters pertaining to taking down a deposition
freelance reporter - Answers -self-employed reporter or one who works for an agency to
report depositions and other proceedings as a subcontractor
impartiality - Answers -acting without bias or prejudice; treating all with fairness and
justice and to be alert to and disclose any conflict of interest
interpreted proceedings - Answers -proceedings in which a non-English-speaking
witness testifies through an interpreter following an oath administered to the interpreter
that he/she will truly interpret the testimony for the witness
