Unifying the study of these diverse subjects of study is sociologyâs purpose of understanding how human action and consciousness both shape and are shaped by surrounding cultural and social structures.
In personal injury and similar torts cases, ârespondeat superiorâ is a rule of law stating that the employer of a negligent defendant is also responsible for the defendantâs actions. The phrase ârespondeat superiorâ means âlet the master answer,â and the rule of respondeat superior is also known as the âmaster-servantâ rule.
At the defendant's first appearance, a defendant appears before a federal. magistrate judge. This magistrate judge will preside over the first two or. three appearances, but the case will ultimately be referred to a federal. district court judge (more on district judges below). The prosecutor appearing for the government is called an Assistant United. States Attorney, or AUSA..