1. Breach of contract action by P against D. P claims D failed to deliver the goods called for in the contract. D asserts the doctrine of impossibility, based on the claim that severe storms caused flooding which destroyed all the goods in D's warehouse. To prove impossibility, D offers in evidence what appears to be a newspaper published in the town in which D's business is located, and which is dated a few days before D was supposed to ship P's order. An article in the paper reports the loss of all the goods in D's warehouse due to storm-related flooding. P objects on grounds of lack of authentication.

How should the court rule?

1. The court should overrule the objection
2. The court should sustain the objection because the newspaper is not the best evidence of whether flooding caused the destruction of the goods in D's warehouse.
3. The court should sustain the objection if it finds that there is insufficient evidence to support a finding that this is the newspaper D claims it to be.
4. The court should sustain the objection if it finds that D has failed to show by a preponderance of the evidence that this is the newspaper D claims it to be.
5. None of the above

Fritz, a house painter, was charged with stealing three valuable figurines from the home of Valens while painting the interior of that home. At Fritz's trial, Valens testified that he first noticed that the figurines were missing about an hour after Fritz left his home. He stated that he looked Fritz's number up in the telephone book and properly dialed the number listed therein. Over objection by Fritz's attorney, Valens stated that a man answered the phone by saying, "Fritz speaking." Valens stated that he then said, "Fritz, where are the figurines?" and that the person at the other end of the line said, " I'm sorry. I took them." The objection by Fritz's attorney should be:

1. Overruled
2. Sustained, since Valens did not actually see the person to whom he was speaking.
3. Sustained since the statement is hearsay.
4. Sustained, unless independent evidence establishes that Fritz was the person to whom Valens was speaking.
5. None of the above

Negligence action by P against D's Heating and Cooling for injuries suffered when D allegedly failed to fix P's heater during a sub-zero cold snap. P, who is elderly and housebound, alleges that she phoned D as soon as the heater failed, that D promised to respond "within two hours," that P waited in vain for an entire night, and that D never appeared. While waiting for D, P alleges that she suffered cold-related injuries to her fingers and toes. P testifies that she placed her call to the number for D listed in the phone book, and that a voice answered, "heating service." D denies ever receiving the call, and moves to strike P's testimony for the record.

How should the court rule?

1. The court should deny D's motion because there is sufficient evidence to support a finding that the call was actually placed to D.
2. The court should grant the motion because the party answering the phone did not identify itself as D's Heating and Cooling
3. The court should deny the motion if it finds that the call was not placed to D
4. The court should deny the motion because P has already testified, and it is too late to keep the evidence from the jury.
5. None of the above

1. Which of the following is not required to be filed by the defendant in a civil action?
2. An answer to the plaintiff's complaint
3. An admission or denial of every element of the plaintiff's complaint
4. Any affirmative defenses
5. All of the above are required
6. None of the above are required

1. Breach of contract action by P against D.P claims the contract, which was reduced to writing, called for D to deliver 200 crates of apples by a certain date.At trial, D wishes to testify that the contract only called for delivery of 100 crates.P makes a best evidence rule objection

How should the court rule?

1. None of the answers below
2. The court should overrule the objection because a contract is an agreement brought about by the meeting of two minds,not a writing.The writing is only a memorandum of the agreement, not the contract itself.
3. The court should overrule the objection because D is not testifying about the contents of the writing, but about her understanding of the agreement.Thus the best evidence rule does not apply.
4. The court should overrule the objection because the central issue in the case concerns the terms of the agreement,and the jury is entitled to hear D's interpretation of the terms.
5. The court should sustain the objection

6. At the trial of an automobile accident case, for the purpose of showing the relationship and directions of the streets involved, the plaintiff offered into evidence a photograph of the intersection where the accident occurred. The plaintiff testified that on the day of the accident the intersection looked exactly as depicted in the photograph, except that on the day of accident some of the trees on the street had small Christmas ornaments on them. Upon objection, should the photograph be admitted in evidence?

None of the answers below

Yes, but only if the photograph was taken within a reasonable time following the accident.

No, unless the photographer who made the photograph testifies to its authenticity.

Yes, if the absence of the Christmas tree ornaments did not prevent the photograph from being a fair representation of the intersection at the time of the accident

No, not under any circumstances

7. Petersen was sitting in his car at a dead stop waiting for a traffic light to change color, when his vehicle was struck in the rear by a car operated by Dodge, rendering Peterson unconscious. Police were called to the accident scene and as a result of their investigation Dodge was charged with "operating an unregistered vehicle," a misdemeanor. The following day, Dodge pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to five days in jail.

Petersen subsequently asserted a claim for damages resulting from Dodge's negligence. Because of admissions which were made in the pleadings, a hearing was held on the sole questions of whether Dodge was negligent. At the hearing, a transcript of Dodge's conviction for operating an unregistered vehicle should be

Admitted

Excluded, because it is not relevant to the question of negligence.

Excluded, because it was not the result of a trial.

Excluded, because it is hearsay, not within any exception.

None of the above

8. Which of the following statements is true regarding witness lists?

Their production does not require a discovery request

Their production requires a subpoena

Their production requires court approval

Their production requires the consent of each witness on the list

None of the above

9. Which of the following may not be commanded by a subpoena?

Testimony

The production of documents

Seizing of documents

All of the above

None of the above

10.When deposing an expert witness, the opposing attorneys try to achieve all of the following goals except:

A. Understanding the expert's opinion

B. Understanding the expert's credentials

C. Seeking admission of guilt

D. Obtaining an assessment of how difficult the expert will be in the case

11. In Ron's suit against Second National Bank, the discovery phase would include all of the following except

Ron's complaint

Ron's deposition

Ron's request for Second National's deposition

Second National's replies to Ron's interrogatories

None of the above

12. Darth Vader was on trial for attempting to extort money from Obewon Ben Knobe. Obewon owned a large hardware store in Alderan. The prosecution introduced into evidence Vader's telephone registry, which showed a call to a particular phone number on the day a demand for $50,000 was telephonically made to Obewon. The prosecution sought to introduce into evidence a properly authenticated copy of the Alderan telephone book. This book contained a listing for Obewon's store at that number. The evidence is

Inadmissible because it is hearsay

Inadmissible because it is entirely possible that Vader called Obewon's store for a business purpose

Inadmissible because of the Best Evidence Rule

Admissible because it relevant to show that Vader might have been the extortionist

None of the above

13.Abusive tactics are fostered by the court system because

Attorneys know that lawyers are given only one opportunity to comply with discovery requests

Lawyers have an incentive to increase discovery costs as they can bill their clients for more hours worked

No penalties exist whatsoever for using abusive tactics

None of the above

14. Mary is a 72-year old retired junior high school teacher. She commenced an action against Matthew, a licensed stockbroker, claiming that he had deceived her into investing her life savings by fraudulently claiming that he would greatly enrich her via a series of stock transactions. Mathew has no history of disciplinary actions or lawsuits against him with respect to stock transactions initiated by him. Mathew is generally known as an honest person by his friends, colleagues, and clients.

At trial, Mathew's counsel attempts to introduce evidence, via the testimony of another stockbroker who works with Mathew, that Mathew "has an excellent reputation for honesty in the business community."

If Mary's attorney objects to the introduction of this evidence, it is most likely that

The objection will be overruled because character evidence is admissible in civil cases

The objection will be overruled because Mathew's character is directly in issue in this case

The objection will be sustained because the testimony is hearsay

The objection will be sustained because evidence of Mathew's character is not admissible

None of the above

15. If a party refuses to answer an interrogatory, the opposing party may file a motion to compel an answer. A motion to compel an answer

Will be granted if the moving party shows the answer is necessary to prepare for trial

May be denied if the question asked is subject to a timely and valid objection

May be denied if the question asked is an invasion of privacy of the other party

Will be granted if the opposing party does not file a motion to refuse to respond

None of the above

16. Prosecution of Dr. Iaconis for arson. To prove the fire was set intentionally, the prosecution calls Jay Leiner, a police arson investigator who has served in that capacity for ten years after spending several years as a beat officer. Jay Leiner never attended college and had no special schooling in arson investigation, but learned investigative techniques from a senior investigator with whom he worked for two years. From techniques learned through this experience, Leiner spoke with eyewitnesses who saw the fire at various stages, and concluded from that information as well as his own investigation of the fire scene that the fire was set intentionally.

Which of the following objections to Leiner's testimony is the court likely to sustain, if either?

Leiner is not a qualified expert

Leiner's testimony about the cause of the fire should be excluded as inadmissible hearsay.

The court is likely to sustain both of these objections.

The court is likely to rule that it does not matter anyway because Dr. Iaconis is a known arsonist.

None of the above

17. Tom worked for a messenger service owned by Dalton. While Tom was driving a Dalton-owned vehicle on business in Miami, he hit and injured Pedro, a pedestrian who resides in Alabama. Pedro brought a diversity action against Dalton in federal court in Florida on a theory of respondeat superior. Personal service was properly made under FRCP 4(2) on Dalton, a Florida resident. Dalton now wishes to implead Tom as a third-party defendant (if Dalton is held liable to Pedro, Dalton will be entitled to indemnity from Tom). Tom is a resident of Puerto Rico and lives in San Juan, a two-hour flight from Miami. Dalton caused a licensed process server to serve Tom personally at Tom's house in San Juan. Assume that Florida has no long-arm statute allowing state court jurisdiction over any defendant who cannot be physically found within Florida. Does the Florida federal court have personal jurisdiction over Dalton's third-party claim against Tom?

Yes, because Tom was a third-party defendant who was served within 100 miles of the federal courthouse

No, because there is no Florida long-arm statute that would authorize state court jurisdiction over Tom

Yes, because service was properly made on Dalton within Florida, the state or district where the federal suit is pending

Yes, because Pedro, Dalton and Tom are all citizens of different states

None of the above

18. In a contract case, the plaintiff offered a purportedly signed original of the contract, bearing the defendant's signature. The trial judge can admit it

Subject to the introduction of evidence that would support a finding of the genuineness of the signature

Only if, in the trial judge's opinion, the contested signature bears a reasonable resemblance to that of the defendant

Only if the trial judge finds that the genuineness of the defendant's signature is established as a matter of law

Only if the plaintiff persuades the court that it is more likely than not that the signature is genuine

None of the above

19. Alfred was charged with mail fraud. At trial, the defense called Joanna, who testified that she had known Alfred for 16 years and that he was an honorable, honest human being. On cross-examination, the prosecuting attorney asked Joanna if she had not been caught cheating while playing cards three weeks earlier. Joanna replied that she had not. The prosecuting attorney then offered to have Bill testify that he, Joanna, and four other persons were playing cards three weeks ago, and that Joanna was caught dealing an ace to herself from the bottom of the deck. Bill's testimony is

Admissible because it tends to discredit Joanna

Admissible because Joanna had testified as to Alfred's character for honesty

Inadmissible because Joanna has not been the subject of a criminal conviction as a consequence of the card-cheating incident

Inadmissible if gambling is a federal crime

None of the above

20. The same customer comes into a bank each day and purchases $8,000 worth of travelers' checks. The bank employees suspect that the customer may be engaged in money laundering activity. The bank

Cannot report these activities since each transaction is less than $10,000

May, but is not required to, file a Suspicious Activity Report

Is required to file a Currency Transaction Report since there were multiple accounts

Is required to file a Suspicious Activity Report

None of the above

21. Which of the following is a step in the money laundering process?

Integration

Deception

Layering

A and C

None of the above

22. Derek is on trial for burglary in a federal district court. While investigating the crime scene, detectives discovered a piece of cheese left at the scene with teeth marks on it. The prosecution claims that the teeth marks were made by Derek and seeks to offer the testimony of Dr. Jacobs, a dentist who is an expert on dental identification. The prosecution would have Dr. Jacobs testify that there have been tests of the accuracy of such identifications, that the technique has been written up in peer-reviewed forensic journals, that is has a very low false positive rate, and that it is generally accepted by criminalists as a method of identification. Dr. Jacobs' testimony is

Admissible because there has been an adequate showing that bite-mark identification is scientifically valid

Admissible because there has been an adequate showing that bite-mark identification is generally accepted in the field

Inadmissible because the evidence is not relevant to an issue in the case

Inadmissible because Dr. Jacobs is not qualified to be treated as an expert

None of the above

23. Breach of contract action by P, a construction contractor, against D, a lumber wholesaler. P claims that D failed to make a timely delivery of a load of lumber, causing P to suffer significant anticipated consequential damages. D claims it delivered the lumber on time. P calls W, its custodian of records. P's attorney shows W a document, which W identifies as a record of the kind prepared by its job foreperson any time building materials are delivered to a construction site. W testifies that P kept the document in the company files, as was customary. The document appears to concern the questioned shipment, and bears a delivery date two weeks after the shipment was due. Evidence shows that the person who dated the document was unaware of any potential dispute between P and D. P offers the document into evidence.

Which of the following statements is correct?

The document is hearsay and admissible as a business record.

The document is hearsay and admissible under the exception for past recollection recorded.

The document is hearsay and does not satisfy the business records exception because W did not have personal knowledge of the accuracy of its contents.

The document is not hearsay. It was used solely to refresh the recollection of the witness.

24. The crime of mail fraud requires

A scheme to defraud

Use of the mail system

Both A and B

None of the above

25. Which source could a law enforcement officer use to access valuable financial information in a fraud investigation?

Financial institutions

Internet sites

The former spouse of a suspected fraudster

Trash

All of the above

26. In the initial or placement stage of money laundering, the launderer :

Engages in a series of conversions or movements of the funds to distance them from their source.

Introduces his illegal profits into the financial system.

Channels funds through the purchase and sales of investment instruments.

Wires the money to an offshore bank account and then has the money wired back to a U.S. account.

None of the above.

27. Possession of documents that may help identify an offshore trust or bank account may be a matter of good fortune. Indicators of hidden assets may include the following:

Withdrawals of substantial amounts of money in cash and issuing checks to unfamiliar parties.

Passports indicating trips to tax havens and e-mails to representatives of institutions from offshore havens.

Any suspicious activity such as an overseas phone call.

A and B.

None of the above.

28. A trust can be described as

A legal entity

An illegal device for concealing assets from one's creditors

A relationship wherein the trustee is the legal owner of assets and acts in the interests of the beneficiary

A device or entity that can be used for both legal and illegal purposes

None of the above

29. The four parts to a Panamanian Private Interest Foundation are:

Founder, foundation council, protector, and settlor

Settlor, foundation council, protector, and beneficiary

Founder, foundation council, protector and beneficiary

Founder, foundation council, trustee, and beneficiary

None of the above

30. Neither the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure nor the Federal Rules of Evidence specify a procedure for Daubert challenges. The Supreme Court's opinions also fail to specify a required procedure. Despite the varied paths a Daubert challenge can take, there are today two typical procedures:

A challenge to an expert made in conjunction with a motion for summary

judgment or a challenge to an expert made in conjunction with a motion for judgment as a matter of law.

A challenge to an expert made in conjunction with a motion for summary judgment or a challenge in the nature of a motion in limine

A challenge made to an expert in conjunction with a motion for judgment as a matter of law or a challenge in the nature of a motion in limine.

None of the above.

31. The main objective in using a nominee is often concealment. Thus, use of a nominee applies mostly to:

The integration stage

Wire transfers

Establishing a trust or shell corporation

The layering stage

The placement stage

None of the above

32. Forensic accountants need to develop a working knowledge of offshore trusts because:

30 percent of the world's wealth is contained in offshore asset protection trusts

Many ill-gotten gains are placed in offshore trusts

Offshore trusts are used only for illegal purposes

A and B

None of the above

33. Offshore financial locations have to be placed in a category of their own because of paramount importance are factors such as anonymity, confidentiality, and control. The offshore world has the power to possess legislative barriers such as:

Limiting the recognition of foreign judgments

Having strict limitation periods within which to bring actions

Increased confidentiality laws and providing specific vehicles to defeat creditors

A, B, and C

B and C

34. Which of the following are specialized bank accounts, in connection with wire transfer services, that invite misuse by sophisticated and professional money launderers?

Basic checking accounts

Threshold accounts

Cupo accounts

B and C

None of the above

35. Money launderers prefer to establish relationships with a company whose operations are characterized by

Being located in a foreign country

Large cash flows

Low inventories

Being run by one entrepreneur

None of the above

36. Which of the following activities would not be considered a likely "red flag" to possible money laundering?

Payments made with several different currencies

Making a large number of bank deposits all under $10,000

Dividends paid to non-company stockholders

A large number of foreign country stamps in a passport

None of the above