[Appellate Court

question 1

Multiple Choice

[Appellate Court.] DeShaun,who is a bit eccentric,is fed up with the way a certain employer in his town treats employees and decides to sue on behalf of all those employees.DeShaun also says that he is going to start his case at the appellate court level,skipping over all those "lesser" judges.DeShaun says that those justices will surely hear him out and that he will also seek a jury.
-Will an appellate court hear DeShaun's case?

• A)No,because DeShaun is required to first file the case in the appropriate trial court.
• B)Yes,so long as a state trial court judge approves and certifies the case for the appellate court without holding a trial first.
• C)Yes,but only if DeShaun can prove that he would have had to wait at least a year for a trial at the trial court level.
• D)Yes,but DeShaun is not entitled to a jury.
• E)Yes,but only if DeShaun files his case in state court as opposed to federal court.

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