FILE
file,n.1. A court’s complete and official record of a case <the associate went to the courthouse
to verify that the motion is in the file>.2. A lawyer’s complete record of a case <the paralegal
stored the file in three drawers in her office>.3. A portion or section of a lawyer’s case record < the
janitor found the correspondence file behind the copy machine>.4. A case <Jonah was assigned
the Watson file after Amy left the firm>.
file,vb. 1. To deliver a legal document to the court clerk or record custodian for placement
into the official record <Tuesday is the deadline for filing a reply brief>. — Also termed (in BrE)
lodge. 2. To commence a lawsuit <the seller threatened to file against the buyer>.3. To record or
deposit something in an organized retention system or container for preservation and future
reference <please file my notes under the heading “research”>.4.Parliamentary law. To
acknowledge and deposit (a report, communication, or other document) for information and
reference only without necessarily taking any substantive action.[Blacks Law 8th]