Ms. Berliner said that in many states, the government's court petition for condemnation might be the first notice to a property owner.

Shortly after Musharraf's takeover, several people filed court petitions challenging his assumption of power.

Greenpeace did not learn of the bequest until October, when it received the bank's court petition.

The reason had been referenced in Rufus's court petition.

The trustees say they are about to file a court petition.

A court petition to stop the construction in 1997 brought no relief.

Chip filed a court petition in California, asking to be made his father's conservator.

He lodged a court petition to overturn the result, but eventually withdrew the allegations.

The next year, following a successful juvenile court petition for emancipation, she moved into her own apartment.

Most of the children, from three months to 16 years, had been severely beaten and were malnourished, officials said in a court petition filed Monday.