In re
Latin for 'in the matter of'
In re , Latin for ' in the matter [of] ' , is a term with several different, but related meanings.
Legal use
In the legal system in the United States , In re is used to indicate that a judicial proceeding may not have formally designated adverse parties or is otherwise uncontested. In re is an alternative to the more typical adversarial form of case designation , which names each case as " Plaintiff v. (versus) Defendant ", as in Roe v. Wade or Miranda v. Arizona .
In re is commonly used in case citations of probate and bankruptcy proceedings, such as the General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization , which was formally designated In re General Motors Corp . in court papers. [1] The term is also sometimes used for consolidated cases, as with In re Marriage Cases . It was adopted by certain U.S. states, like California , when they adopted no-fault divorce to reflect the fact that the modern proceeding for dissolution of marriage was being taken out of the adversarial system. It is also used in juvenile courts , as, for instance, In re Gault .
The Bluebook , a legal citation and style guide used by American lawyers and law schools, describes In re as a "procedural phrase", and requires that citations use In re to abbreviate ' in the matter of ' , ' petition of ' , ' application of ' , and similar expressions. [2]
See also
References
- ↑ Edvard Pettersso (June 2, 2009). "General Motors Asks Judge to Void Seven Corporate Jet Leases" . Bloomberg.com . Archived from the original on January 22, 2009 . Retrieved June 2, 2009 .
- ↑ "Case Names 10.2". Bluebook (19th ed.). Columbia Law Review ; Harvard Law Review ; University of Pennsylvania Law Review ; Yale Law Journal . 2010. ISBN 9780615361161 .
External links
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The dictionary definition of in re at Wiktionary