Progeny Legal System Guide
Progeny Legal System: Arch Judges Department & Devil's Advocate Office
:: Guideline / Timeline ::
Guideline on procedures and expected timeline of cases from first stages to Court proceedings developed by Diabolic Kassie on behalf of The Diabolic Conclave, The Arch Judges Department and The Devil’s Advocate Office to increase the efficiency of cases and Court procedures respecting clarity, sanctity and propriety.
Fast time line: 576 hours
Case onboarding process (Deadline - 96 hours total)
1) Complaint received - Diabolic Kassie on behalf of Diabolic Conclave
1.1 - Complaints are introduced with a -Onboarding- status on the Web App.
1.2 - Once confirmed and reviewed by The Diabolic Conclave while ensuring no system laws were broken, the case proceeds to receive the status of -Accepted-. If the case contains sensitive information or are system-level issues, the case proceeds to receive the status of -Rejected- and will pass into the hands of the Diabolic Conclave.
1.3 - It will be in the power of the Diabolical to assign each case to the Department of DA Chiefs, made up of two Firms, Diplomatic and Renegade.
1.4 - Diabolic procedure is not included in the timeline, the Diabolics are busy beings.
2) Accepted status: (48 hours) - DA Chief
2.1 - Both DA Chiefs will review the accepted file, reading the incident report.
2.2 - Both DA Chief will draft an acceptance of the case on the Web Application specifying why the alleged incident falls under the jurisdiction of the Progeny Legal System.
2.3 - Based on the information provided by the plaintiff, both DA Chiefs will seek the options of Advocates free from any conflict of interest within their respective firms
3) Assigned Status: (Instant) - DA Chief
3.1 - Both DA Chiefs will appoint two Advocates via the Web App, one as Defendant and One as Prosecutor.
3.2 - Both DA chiefs will write the notes in the web application and the case will proceed to change its status to -Assigned-, the change must be made by the DA Chief representing the Prosecutor.
4) Approached Status: (48 hours) - DA Chief, Advocates & Clients
4.1 - The two chosen Advocates then meet with their clients and proceed to their own investigations, and gather evidence to build their cases. (See interviews & advocate guide procedures)
4.2 - It will be the responsibility of both assigned DAs to provide their Chief DA with a report and discussion of the entire case for final review. (See interview report format).
4.3 - Once the DA Chiefs approve their respective reports, both Advocates will post the report in the Web App notes field. (See 4.2 since all evidence should be saved here for the trail to use)
4.4 - Both DA Chiefs will write the approval notes in the Web Application Notes field and the case will proceed to change its status to -Appointed-; the change must be made by the DA Chief representing the Prosecutor.
4.5 - A new representation may be required from any of the clients in no more than two days after the first established communication with their assigned DA. Even though it will not affect this timeline, the new assignment should be resolved by the DA Chief in less than 2 days after a new representation is requested. (See New representation request form)
4.6 - In the case that a new representation is requested, the respective DA Chief must write the notes in the notes field of the Web Application.
4.7 - In case that the defendant decides not to respond to the assigned Advocate, the process will continue until the trial. (See 6.7)
Escalation process (Deadline: 336 hours total)
5) Appointed Status: (48 hours) - Chief Justice, Judges
5.1 - The Chief Justice receives and reviews the case
5.2 - The Chief Justice will seek an option of Judge free from any conflict of interest.
5.3 - The Chief Justice will assign a Judge and an Assistant Judge through the web application and will write the notes in the notes field of the web application. The Assistant Judge may act in the event that the main Judge is absent due to an emergency and/or depending on the type of case requiring two Judges, the assignment of the Assistant Judge will be at the discretion of the Chief Justice.
5.4 - The Chief Justice will notify the assigned Judge or Judges by Discord that they received a new case.
5.5 - The assigned Judge will write up a reception note in the Web App notes field.
5.6 - The Chief Justice will proceed to change its status to -Summoned-.
6) Summoned Status: (72 hours) - Chief Justice, Advocates, Judges & Clients
6.1 - The assigned Judge will look over the case material and will send a formal Pre-trial Summons to both parties. (See Summons Letter Template)
6.2 - The Judge will coordinate the trial/negotiation date by an individual meeting with both legal representatives and clients at the Court's building.
6.3 - During the course of the Judge´s meeting with both parties, the Defendant must inform whether he accepts the demand or not.
* Accepting the complaint and requesting a negotiation with the plaintiff.
* Deny the complaint and proceed with the Trial .
6.4 - The negotiation/trial date will be set on the first Saturday and Sunday after the formal pre-trial summons has been sent, the recommended time to schedule the negotiation/trial is between 10:00 to 18:00 SLT.
6.5 - The Judge will write up the agreed date and the plaintiff's decision in the Web App notes field.
6.6 - The Chief Justice will proceed to change the case status to -Negotiation- or -Trial-, depending which is the case.
6.7 - In case that the defendant still does not answer to assigned DA for its defense nor the Judiciary's Arch Summons, the Judge may choose to increase the penalty and summon a/the House/Clan Officer/s instead to pay the penalty. If the defendant is not under any house/clan protection, the Judge may request a Kill On Sight order to the Grand Council Sovereign Clans and will be a fugitive from justice until the defendant faces the charges.
7) Negotiation or Trial Status: (120 hours - 216 hours) - DA Chief, Advocates, Chief Justice, Judges, Clerk & Clients
7.1 - Once the status of the case has been updated, the defendant cannot change its mind.
7.2 - In case that the Defendant has chosen to negotiate, it must be done in the presence of the Advocates of both parties and the Judge, the plaintiff will have an offer of compensation for the damages and they will subsequently negotiate the deal. (See Negotiation Statutes)
7.3 - The negotiation period cannot exceed more than 120 hours in total.
7.4 - In case that the defendant has chosen to go to trial, all statutes and formalities of a Trial will apply. The trial period cannot exceed more than 216 hours. (see Trial Statutes)
7.5 - The Trial and the Negotiation will be captured in text by the Clerk and later it will be published by the Judge in the Web App notes field. (See Clerk Services)
Post Trial Process (Deadline: 144 hours Total)
8) Resolution: (48 hours - 96 hours) - DA Chief, DA Assessors, Chief Justice, Judges, Executioners, Clerk & Clients
8.1 - Once the negotiation/trial is concluded and the resolution was passed with no appeal (appeal only applied in a trial), the Judge will pass the order to the Executioner to oversee the fulfillment of the penalty within the next two days.
8.2 - The choice of the executor will be the responsibility of the Judge in turn and it is established that the role of Executioner may only be designated to Blood Regents.
8.3 - Appeals are to be received up to two days after celebrating the trial. After that point the resolution will remain as the final word passed on the time of the trial.
8.4 - If the Chief Justice receives an appeal to the resolution, it should be resolved within the next two days after receiving the formal appeal.
9) Closed: (48 hours) - Judges, Executioner and Clerk
9.1 - Once the Executioner extends his/her report to the Judge, the judge will determine the closure of the case.
9.2 - If the case process has been completed, the case will receive the status of -closed-. At this point, the Judge will summon a Clerk to prepare the final document for the case and proceed to make it public within two days. (See Final Report Template)
