Civil Justice System In Mr. Harr's May It Please The Court

The story by Mr. Harr captures vividly, the civil justice system as discussed in the class text “May it Please the Court” by Brian L. Porto. According to Porto, there are five main actors in the judicial process, especially in a civil proceeding. These players include the plaintiff tell me what they do, the defendants here too, the lawyers for the plaintiff and the defendants’ side, as well as the judge who presides over the civil case. For instance, the case in A Civil Action by Mr. Harr fits within the civil proceeding guidelines as detailed in the class text. Notably, Woburn is the plaintiff, with Jan Schlichtmann and his as plaintiff’s lawyer. The defendants in the case are major cooperate companies, W, R Grace, and Beatrice foods. The defendant’s legal representatives are Cheeseman for Grace and Facher for Beatrice with Judge Skinner presiding over the proceedings (Harr, 1996). As is common practice in most judicial system, the plaintiff files the charges within the limitations as provided under statutes. In the story by Mr. Harr, the Woburn took three years. On the defendants’ side, Beatrice through lawyer …show more content…
Indeed, the class text and the assigned reading give a clear vision of how law and politics intersect. For instance, lawyers work in the legislature while judges and are appointed and approved by the elected officials. In Harr’s A Civil Action, there are cases in which Woburn’s case took a political angle. For example, the mayor of Woburn at one point politicized the case arguing that it was likely to affect industrial economy of the city. Additional, there were influences on some key judicial personalities are institutions. Notably, political influence was also committed by Non-legal actors such as Mr. Facher, who tried to influence the judges by asking for more time to prepare for the trial by an attempt to put forward his reputation and