Also known as: pl · plaintiff
Written by attorneys · grounded in primary & secondary sources — see below
An abbreviation for placitum, denoting a plea or judicial decision in older legal citations.
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Paula Pierce prepares a notice to a corporate defendant under the federal rules. She includes the abbreviation pl. to reference the relevant placitum in her citation chain. The defendant receives the request and agrees to waive formal service, avoiding added costs.
Philip Powell sues an individual after discovering commingled funds and ignored corporate formalities at Premier Manufacturing. He cites the controlling placitum to support the alter ego claim. The court finds both unity of interest and sanctioning of injustice, allowing the claim to proceed.
Platinum Partners files suit against a defendant entity in a district where personal jurisdiction exists. Counsel notes the placitum establishing residence for venue purposes. The court accepts the district as proper under the statute.
Parker Phillips claims injury from an involuntary muscle reaction during an altercation. The defense cites the placitum requiring outward manifestation of will for an act. The court dismisses the tort claim for lack of volition.
Pavel Petrov litigates a tort claim in federal court arising from state events. Counsel references the placitum rejecting independent federal common law. The court applies state law to resolve the dispute.
Portia Price challenges state restrictions on reproductive procedures. The brief cites the placitum upholding core constitutional protections. The court strikes down the spousal notification provision as an undue burden.
It stands for placitum, a term historically used to reference a plea or judicial decision in citations.
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…is that a litigant may assert only his own constitutional rights or immunities. The rule has no application where, as here, the plaintiff is himself or herself the immediate object of the challenged statute. Pp. 123-129. (b) The Does' complaint based on their own and their wives' alleged injury from the future possibility of…