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Variables petitioner and respondent provide detailed information about all parties, except the identity of the state if a state (or one of its subdivisions) is a party, petitioner and respondent variables note only whether a state is a party, not the state's name.
Definition of RESPONDENT: The party who makes an answer to a bill or other proceeding in chancery. The party who appeals against the judgment of au inferior court is termed the ap- The Law Dictionary Featuring Black's Law Dictionary Free Online Legal Dictionary 2nd Ed.