Only civil actions against them are beginning to have some success.

"I thought there could only be a civil action for that."

John considered taking civil action but finally decided it would take too much energy away from his overall mission.

It is believed to be the largest civil action ever brought by the state.

You ruled that evidence given here may not be used in a future civil action.

Unlike the rest of the Act, this required a civil action.

A sitting President has no time to do his job and defend himself in a civil action.

The alternative is to take out a civil action in the courts.

However, Sky has taken civil and criminal action against some who do this.

The couple began their public fight in 1992 with a divorce and related civil action.

What about the government's need to move forward in the civil case?

There were 1,567 such civil cases last year, up from 969 in 1988.

Last year, 4,569 civil cases were tried in federal court.

In addition, 5,600 civil cases are still to be tried.

Until now the largest number of civil cases sent to the department was 342 in 1986.

At least 50 percent of the civil cases are family related.

"All the decision means is that the civil case can go forward now," he said.

Less than 5 percent of the civil cases reached trial in 1986.

They are the first court level for most civil and criminal cases.

The assessment of court costs is common in civil cases.

This dispute was seen by the majority as a religious rather than a civil matter.

Refusal to pay all or some of the bill in both countries is a civil matter if you provide your name and address on leaving.

We don't get involved with something like that, a civil matter.

The judgment left abortion a civil matter of personal choice.

The officials also said it was a civil matter, not a criminal one.

Police told them they were powerless to act as it was a civil matter.

This is not a civil matter but a criminal one.

This should always have been a civil matter - not criminal.

They maintain that the issue is a civil matter, not criminal.

At most its a contract violation, which is a civil matter.