The phrase "action was filed" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal contexts to indicate that a formal legal proceeding has been initiated.
Example: "The action was filed in the district court last week, and we are awaiting a response from the defendant."
Alternatives: "lawsuit was initiated" or "case was commenced".
In Houston an action was filed against ExxonMobil and Shell.
"This matter concluded when the docket was approved and no timely appeal of the commission's action was filed," he added.
The class action was filed on behalf of investors who bought 48 offerings of preferred stock and bonds, the law firm said.
In contrast, JPMorgan engaged in settlement talks and agreed to repay investors in a separate deal, all before a court action was filed.
At a school board meeting in May, long before this action was filed, he stunned audience members with remarks that, he acknowledged, have come to be known as "Schwartz's Rant".
According to Canada's CTV news on the day the civil action was filed in 2014, Gostin emailed: "Tahoe has reviewed the Notice of Civil Claim and believes it to be without merit and replete with factual errors".
Once that action is filed, the court will schedule an inspection by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
Mr. Tolley received a letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission that said the agency's staff was recommending that a civil injunction action be filed for violations of federal securities laws, the company said in an S.E.C. filing.
Sun Life Financial, the Canadian insurance company that owns MFS, disclosed last week that staff members at the S.E.C. had recommended that an enforcement action be filed against MFS for false and misleading disclosures about market timing.
Sun Life Financial, the Canadian insurance company that owns MFS, disclosed yesterday that staff members at the Securities and Exchange Commission had recommended that an enforcement action be filed against MFS for false and misleading disclosures about market timing.
After the action is filed, the court will serve the tenant with a summons and the complaint.
