Originally Posted by
aterpster
A wide gap between civil and criminal law. A criminal complaint in the U.S. is filed by either the district attorney or a grand jury, and only after probable-cause evidence has been presented in support of the complaint.
No evidence is required for a civil lawsuit complaint.
Huge, huge, difference!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the issue was not about the difference between a civil and a criminal charge. It was only about the nature of a
filing document, i.e. the Complaint.
and whether or not the observation that the "suit" appears "long on accusation and short on evidence" was helpful or not.
as My Cousin Vinny would say, "I'm not laying my cards on the table b4 the bid."