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		rayiner on May 6, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lawyers threaten researcher over key-cloning bug i... And what "pre-court maneuverings" would that be?

ceejayoz on May 6, 2015 | [–]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsuit#Pre-trial

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_publi... for a variety of examples of such suits.

rayiner on May 6, 2015 | | [–]

That procedure starts with the pleadings, which aren't "pre-court." They are the first step in a court proceeding.

hluska on May 6, 2015 | [–]

Here is a good starting point:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp

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