T or F A third-party complaint, unlike the cross-claim and counterclaim, is a separate pleading.

T or F Assume that Fenton once worked for the law firm of Ogawa and Robles, although he never worked on any cases involving DiSalvo. This would create a conflict of interest and Fenton should not be allowed to work on the Kramer case.

T or F Authentication is not a problem in the admissibility of electronically stored information.

T or F Paralegals are not allowed to interview witnesses because of the ethical restriction on the unauthorized practice of law.

T or F An interview between a paralegal and a witness in a case should always be tape recorded, whether the witness agrees to be recorded or not.

T or F When Berkshire has any need to communicate with Saldivar, he should identify himself as a “member of the firm of Schneider & Castillo”; he should never refer to himself as a paralegal.

T or F In a federal court action, a general denial acts as a blanket denial of the allegations.

T or F Statutes allowing states to exercise jurisdiction over nonresident defendants are known as long-arm statutes.

Stevens, a citizen of the state of Oklahoma, was involved in an automobile accident with Jackson, a citizen of the state of Alabama. Stevens is injured and wishes to sue. T or F If the accident happened in Oklahoma, the state courts of Oklahoma could not exercise personal jurisdiction over Jackson because he is not a citizen of that state.

T or F Fenton is asked to do some investigation regarding this case. Fenton telephones DiSalvo, without the knowledge or consent of DiSalvo’s attorneys, and he asks DiSalvo questions about the case. As long as Fenton is properly identified as a paralegal working for Kramer, this conduct on the part of Fenton is permissible.