Dallas is charged with robbing a bank. The prosecutor has su…

Dallas is charged with robbing a bank. The prosecutor has supplied the court with information from accurate sources establishing that the bank is a federally insured institution and that this fact is not subject to reasonable dispute. The prosecutor asks the court to take judicial notice of this fact. Dallas objects.How should the court proceed?

Your preceptor requests that you administer 1 mg/kg of lidoc…

Your preceptor requests that you administer 1 mg/kg of lidocaine 2% on induction for the upcoming patient weighing 80 kilograms. How many milliliters do you plan on administering? Please enter the amount in numeric form, do not include a range, and avoid entering the associated unit of measurement.

Percy, who was a citizen of State A, was traveling to adjoin…

Percy, who was a citizen of State A, was traveling to adjoining State B to visit his relatives. While still in State A, Percy’s auto was struck in the rear by a vehicle driven by Delaney, a citizen of State B. Percy suffered personal injuries and damage to his vehicle amounting to approximately $90,000. Percy filed suit in the federal district court for State A and obtained proper service of process on Delaney. Under the laws of State A, the driver of a vehicle that strikes another vehicle in the rear is presumed to have acted negligently, regardless of the surrounding circumstances. Neither the law of State B nor the federal statutes or case law has adopted such a rule.Should the court apply the presumption in question?

Attorney Ali wants to impeach Witness Barb by introducing a…

Attorney Ali wants to impeach Witness Barb by introducing a certified copy of Barb’s 18-year-old conviction for voluntary manslaughter. Barb was sentenced to prison for the crime and was released 11 years ago. Attorney Ali gave notice to the opposing party of her intent to use Barb’s conviction for impeachment.Under what circumstances may the judge admit the evidence of conviction?

Prescott brought a personal injury action against Demetrius,…

Prescott brought a personal injury action against Demetrius, the owner of a small fishing resort, for injuries he suffered when a dockside chair he was sitting on collapsed. At trial, Prescott testified that he had reported to Demetrius the previous day that one of the chairs had a loose leg, whereupon Demetrius tightened the screws holding the leg to the chair body, but that the next day the repaired leg of the chair collapsed while Prescott was fishing from it, injuring him. Prescott now wishes to offer evidence showing that Demetrius had attached a new chair leg after the accident.Should Demetrius’s objection to that evidence be sustained?