Black Letter Outlines Civil Procedure

by Clermont, Kevin M.

• ISBN13: 9780314148957
• ISBN10: 0314148957
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-30
• Publisher: West Academic

Summary

Highlights various interpretations of cases and how they relate to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Enhances understanding of the complex federal rules and their practical applications to concrete factual situations. Contents cover general considerations, litigating step-by-step, multi-claim and multi-party litigation, governing law, and former adjudication. Includes a text correlation chart to cross-reference leading casebooks on civil procedure. Numerous examples, short questions and answers, and a practice examination are also included to help prepare for exams.

Table of Contents

Capsule Summary of Civil Procedure	1	(32)
Perspective	33	(14)
PART ONE: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Civil Procedure Analyzed	47	(4)
Approaches to Civil Procedure	48	(1)
Approach of Outline	48	(3)
General Considerations	48	(1)
Litigating Step--by--Step	48	(1)
Authority to Adjudicate	49	(1)
Complex Litigation	49	(1)
Governing Law	49	(1)
Former Adjudication	49	(2)
Civil Procedure Synthesized	51	(18)
Nature of Civil Procedure	52	(2)
Definition	52	(1)
``Civil''	52	(1)
``Procedure''	52	(1)
Narrow Focus	52	(1)
Sources	52	(1)
Motivation	53	(1)
Content of Civil Procedure	54	(1)
Policies	54	(1)
Adversary System	54	(1)
Other Policies	55	(1)
Rules	55	(1)
History of Civil Procedure	55	(14)
English Roots	55	(1)
Common Law	56	(1)
Origins	56	(1)
Courts	56	(1)
Procedure	56	(1)
Writ System	57	(1)
Forms of Action	57	(1)
Remedies	58	(1)
Substantive Law	58	(1)
Problems	58	(1)
Equity	58	(1)
Origins	58	(1)
Courts	58	(1)
Procedure	59	(1)
Remedies	59	(1)
Substantive Law	59	(1)
Problems	59	(1)
Joinder	60	(1)
Equitable Counterclaims and Defenses	60	(1)
State Developments	60	(1)
Early Period	60	(1)
Code Reform	61	(1)
Field Code	61	(1)
Subsequent Developments	61	(1)
Federal Developments	61	(1)
Pre--Reform Period	61	(1)
Rules Reform	62	(1)
Rules Enabling Act	62	(1)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure	63	(1)
Sibbach	63	(1)
Review Questions	64	(5)
PART TWO: LITIGATING STEP--BY--STEP
Preliminary Considerations	69	(4)
Federal Focus	70	(1)
Selecting a Court with Authority to Adjudicate	70	(3)
General Requirements	70	(1)
Specific Assumptions	71	(1)
Rule 3	71	(1)
Rule 4	71	(2)
Pretrial	73	(32)
Pleading Stage	74	(11)
General Rules	74	(1)
Purposes of Pleadings	74	(1)
Form of Pleadings	75	(1)
Caption	75	(1)
Paragraphs	75	(1)
Separate Counts and Defenses	75	(1)
Signing	75	(1)
Verification	76	(1)
Contents of Pleadings	76	(1)
Burden of Allegation	76	(1)
Relevance	76	(1)
Detail	77	(1)
Flexibility of Pleadings	77	(1)
Alternative and Inconsistent Pleading	77	(1)
Multiple Claims and Parties	77	(1)
Governing Law	77	(1)
Steps in Pleading Stage	78	(1)
Complaint	78	(1)
Jurisdictional Allegation	79	(1)
Statement of Claim	79	(1)
Demand for Judgment	79	(1)
Motion and/or Answer	80	(1)
Objections	80	(1)
Types	80	(1)
Presentation and Waiver	80	(1)
Disfavored Defenses	80	(1)
Types	80	(1)
Presentation and Waiver	80	(1)
Defenses on the Merits	81	(1)
Types	81	(1)
Presentation and Waiver	81	(1)
Subject--Matter Jurisdiction Defense	82	(1)
Type	82	(1)
Presentation and Waiver	82	(1)
Motion and/or Reply	82	(1)
Responding to Defenses	82	(1)
Motion	82	(1)
Reply	82	(1)
Responding to Counterclaims	83	(1)
Motion	83	(1)
Reply	83	(1)
Amendments	83	(1)
Amendments as a Matter of Course	83	(1)
Other Amendments	84	(1)
When Allowed	84	(1)
Special Situations	84	(1)
Amendments to Meet Objections at Trial	84	(1)
Amendments to Conform to Evidence at Trial	85	(1)
Relation Back of Amendments	85	(1)
Supplemental Pleadings	85	(1)
Disclosure	85	(3)
Purposes	86	(1)
Scope	86	(1)
Initial Disclosures	86	(1)
Expert Information	86	(1)
Pretrial Disclosures	86	(1)
Mechanics	86	(1)
Form	87	(1)
Certification	87	(1)
Supplementation	87	(1)
Sanctions	87	(1)
Conference	87	(1)
Problems	87	(1)
Discovery	88	(8)
General Rules	88	(1)
Purposes of Discovery	88	(1)
Scope of Discovery	88	(1)
General Standards	88	(1)
Relevance	88	(1)
Privilege	89	(1)
Additional Provisions	89	(1)
Work Product	89	(1)
Expert Information	90	(1)
Other Restrictions	90	(1)
Mechanics of Discovery	90	(1)
Signing	90	(1)
Requests to Discover	91	(1)
Discovery Responses	91	(1)
Supplementation	91	(1)
Protective Orders	91	(1)
Sanctions	91	(1)
Procedural Incidents of Court Action	92	(1)
Discovery Expenses	92	(1)
Use of Discovery Products	93	(1)
Problems of Discovery	93	(1)
Specific Devices	93	(1)
Types	93	(1)
Oral Depositions	94	(1)
Written Depositions	94	(1)
Interrogatories	94	(1)
Production of Documents and Such	94	(1)
Physical and Mental Examination	95	(1)
Requests for Admission	95	(1)
Summary	95	(1)
Pretrial Conference	96	(1)
Purposes	97	(1)
Procedural Incidents	97	(1)
Order	97	(1)
Other Steps	97	(8)
Provisional Remedies	98	(1)
Seizure of Property	98	(1)
Procedural Incidents	98	(1)
Constitutional Aspects	98	(1)
Injunctive Relief	98	(1)
Temporary Restraining Order	99	(1)
Preliminary Injunction	99	(1)
Summary Judgment and Other Steps That Avoid Trial	99	(1)
Summary Judgment	99	(1)
Availability	99	(1)
Standard	100	(1)
Procedural Incidents	100	(1)
Support	100	(1)
Burden	100	(1)
Judgment on the Pleadings Distinguished	101	(1)
Relation of Rule 12(c) to Rule 12(b)(6) and to Rule 12(f)	101	(1)
Conversion of Rule 12 Motions	101	(1)
Other Steps That Avoid Trial	101	(1)
Voluntary Dismissal	101	(1)
Involuntary Dismissal	102	(1)
Default	102	(1)
Settlement	102	(1)
Masters and Magistrate Judges	102	(1)
Masters	102	(1)
Magistrate Judges	103	(2)
Trial	105	(14)
Scenario	106	(5)
Plaintiff's Case	106	(1)
Burden of Proof	106	(1)
Rules of Evidence	107	(1)
Motions	107	(1)
Defendant's Case	108	(1)
Motions	108	(1)
Submission of Case	108	(1)
Motions	109	(2)
Jury and Judge	111	(8)
Trial by Jury	111	(1)
Formal Characteristics of a Jury	112	(1)
Selection of a Jury	112	(1)
Right to Trial by Jury	112	(1)
Sources of Jury Right	112	(1)
Trial by Judge	113	(1)
Loss of Jury Right	113	(1)
Meaning of Constitutional Jury Right	113	(1)
Historical Test	113	(1)
Problems of Historical Test	114	(1)
Modified Historical Test	115	(1)
State Practice	116	(1)
Judicial Controls	117	(1)
Federal Practice	117	(1)
State Practice	117	(2)
Judgment	119	(6)
Entry of Judgment	120	(1)
Kinds of Relief	120	(2)
Coercive Relief	120	(1)
Legal Relief	120	(1)
Damages	120	(1)
Restoration of Property	121	(1)
Costs	121	(1)
Equitable Relief	121	(1)
Declaratory Relief	121	(1)
Actions for Declaratory Judgment	121	(1)
Declarative Effects of Other Judgments	121	(1)
Enforcement of Judgment	122	(2)
Legal Coercive Relief	122	(1)
Discovery	122	(1)
Execution	122	(1)
Supplementary Proceedings	123	(1)
Equitable Coercive Relief	123	(1)
Civil Contempt	123	(1)
Criminal Contempt	123	(1)
Other Enforcement Tools	123	(1)
Relief from Judgment	124	(1)
Appeal	125	(14)
Appealability	126	(3)
Routes to Court of Appeals	126	(1)
Final Decisions	126	(1)
Collateral Order Doctrine	126	(1)
Ad Hoc Approach	127	(1)
Rule 54(b)	127	(1)
Interlocutory Decisions	127	(1)
28 U.S.C.A. § 1292(a)	128	(1)
Mandamus	128	(1)
28 U.S.C.A. § 1292(b)	128	(1)
28 U.S.C.A. § 1292(e)	128	(1)
Routes to Supreme Court	128	(1)
Certiorari	129	(1)
Certification	129	(1)
Reviewability	129	(10)
Standards of Review	129	(1)
Nondeferential Review	129	(1)
Middle--Tier Review	130	(1)
Clearly Erroneous Test	130	(1)
Abuse of Discretion Test	130	(1)
Highly Restricted Review	130	(1)
Appellate Procedure	130	(1)
Court of Appeals	130	(1)
Supreme Court	131	(1)
Stays	131	(1)
Review Questions	132	(7)
PART THREE: AUTHORITY TO ADJUDICATE
Subject--Matter Jurisdiction	139	(22)
Introduction to Subject--Matter Jurisdiction	140	(1)
Ends	140	(1)
Means	140	(1)
State Courts	140	(1)
General Versus Limited Jurisdiction	140	(1)
Exclusive Versus Concurrent Jurisdiction	141	(1)
Federal Courts	141	(20)
Federal Questions	142	(1)
Constitutional Provision	142	(2)
Statutory Provisions	144	(1)
28 U.S.C.A. § 1331	144	(1)
Adequate Federal Element	144	(1)
Well--Pleaded Complaint Rule	144	(1)
Substantiality Rule	145	(1)
Special Statutes	145	(1)
Diversity of Citizenship	145	(1)
Constitutional Provision	145	(1)
Statutory Provisions	146	(1)
28 U.S.C.A. § 1332	146	(1)
Complete Diversity	146	(1)
Realignment of Parties	146	(1)
Devices to Create Jurisdiction	146	(1)
Devices to Defeat Jurisdiction	147	(1)
Meaning of Citizenship	147	(1)
Exceptions to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332	148	(1)
28 U.S.C.A. § 1335	148	(1)
28 U.S.C.A. § 1369	149	(1)
Jurisdictional Amount	149	(1)
Test Applied	149	(1)
Interest and Costs	150	(1)
Injunctive and Declaratory Relief	150	(1)
Collateral and Future Effects	150	(1)
Viewpoint for Valuation	151	(1)
Costs Sanction	151	(1)
Aggregation of Claims	151	(1)
Claims Between Same Parties	151	(1)
Claims Involving Different Parties	151	(1)
A Better Approach	152	(1)
Counterclaims	152	(1)
Removal	153	(1)
General Rules	153	(1)
Removable Actions	153	(1)
Nonremovability Statutes	154	(1)
Diversity of Citizenship	154	(1)
Separate and Independent Claims	154	(1)
Removal Procedure	154	(1)
Defendants' Steps	154	(1)
Judicial Steps	155	(1)
Supplemental Jurisdiction	155	(1)
Pendent Jurisdiction	155	(1)
General Rule	155	(1)
Power	156	(1)
Discretion	156	(1)
Pendent Parties	156	(1)
Venue and Territorial Jurisdiction	156	(1)
Ancillary Jurisdiction	157	(1)
General Rule	157	(1)
Theory	157	(1)
Practice	157	(1)
Ancillary Parties	158	(1)
Venue and Territorial Jurisdiction	158	(1)
Synthesis: Supplemental Jurisdiction	159	(1)
Role of Discretion in Jurisdiction	159	(2)
Territorial Authority to Adjudicate	161	(32)
Introduction to Territorial Authority to Adjudicate	162	(4)
Territorial Jurisdiction and Venue	162	(1)
Territorial Jurisdiction	162	(1)
Venue	162	(1)
Current Due Process Doctrine	162	(1)
Categorization---Introductory Definitions	162	(1)
In Personam	163	(1)
In Rem	163	(1)
Pure In Rem	163	(1)
Jurisdiction over Status	163	(1)
Quasi In Rem	163	(1)
Subtype One	164	(1)
Subtype Two	164	(1)
Jurisdictional Tests---Introductory Definitions	164	(1)
Power	164	(1)
Unreasonableness	165	(1)
Future Due Process Doctrine	165	(1)
Jurisdictional Test	165	(1)
Categorization	166	(1)
The Mullane Case	166	(1)
Application of Current Due Process Doctrine	166	(12)
In Personam	166	(1)
Modern Analysis	167	(1)
Scope of Jurisdiction	168	(1)
General Jurisdiction	168	(1)
Presence	168	(1)
Domicile	169	(1)
Specific Jurisdiction	170	(1)
Consent	170	(1)
State--directed Acts	171	(2)
In Rem	173	(1)
Pure In Rem	173	(1)
Scope of Jurisdiction	174	(1)
Problem of Seizure	174	(1)
Jurisdiction over Status	174	(1)
Quasi In Rem	175	(1)
Subtype One	175	(1)
Scope of Jurisdiction	175	(1)
Problem of Reification	175	(1)
Subtype Two	175	(1)
Scope of Jurisdiction	175	(2)
Problem of Categorization	177	(1)
Other Limitations on Territorial Authority to Adjudicate	178	(15)
Limits on State Trial Courts	178	(1)
Federal Law	178	(1)
Federal Constitution	178	(1)
First Amendment	178	(1)
Commerce Clause	179	(1)
Federal Statutes	179	(1)
Other Federal Law	179	(1)
International Law	179	(1)
State Law	179	(1)
State Constitutions	179	(1)
Long--Arm Statutes	179	(2)
Other Doctrines of Self--Restraint	181	(1)
Fraud or Force	181	(1)
Immunity	181	(1)
Forum Non Conveniens	182	(1)
Door--closing Statutes	182	(1)
Venue Restrictions	182	(1)
Venue Statutes	183	(1)
Local Actions	183	(1)
Territorial Jurisdiction Versus Venue	183	(1)
Agreements Among Parties	183	(1)
Limits on Federal District Courts	184	(1)
Federal Law	184	(1)
Federal Constitution	184	(1)
Power	184	(1)
Unreasonableness	184	(1)
Other Constitutional Provisions	185	(1)
Jurisdictional Statutes and Rules	185	(1)
Service of Process	185	(1)
Structure of Service Provisions	185	(1)
Territorial Jurisdiction Under Service Provisions	186	(1)
Summary	187	(1)
Other Doctrines of Self--Restraint	188	(1)
Fraud or Force	188	(1)
Immunity	188	(1)
Forum Non Conveniens	188	(1)
Venue Restrictions	188	(1)
General Venue Statute	189	(1)
Special Venue Statutes	189	(1)
Local Actions	190	(1)
Territorial Jurisdiction Versus Venue	190	(1)
Transfer of Venue	190	(1)
28 U.S.C.A. § 1404(a)	191	(1)
28 U.S.C.A. § 1406(a)	191	(1)
Choice of Law	191	(1)
International Law	192	(1)
State Law	192	(1)
Agreements Among Parties	192	(1)
Notice	193	(6)
Introduction to Notice	194	(1)
Constitutional Requirement	194	(2)
General Rule	194	(1)
Notice Before Seizing Property	194	(1)
Leading Cases	195	(1)
General Rule	195	(1)
Other Applications	196	(1)
Seizure for Jurisdictional Purposes	196	(1)
Post--Judgment Seizure	196	(1)
Nonconstitutional Requirements	196	(2)
Manner of Service	196	(1)
Serving Individuals	196	(1)
Serving Corporations and Unincorporated Associations	197	(1)
Serving Other Defendants	197	(1)
Service Tactics	197	(1)
Technical Requirements of Service	197	(1)
Contractual Waiver of Protections	198	(1)
Procedural Incidents of Forum--Authority Doctrines	199	(14)
Procedure for Raising	200	(3)
Subject--Matter Jurisdiction	200	(1)
Pleading	200	(1)
Challenging	200	(1)
Territorial Authority to Adjudicate and Notice	200	(1)
Special Appearance	200	(1)
Availability	200	(1)
Appearance Treated as Waiver	200	(1)
Defense on Merits Treated as Waiver	201	(1)
Interlocutory Appeal Allowed	201	(1)
Defense on Merits and Final Appeal Allowed	201	(1)
Procedure	201	(1)
Limited Appearance	202	(1)
Availability	202	(1)
General Rule	202	(1)
Effect of Shaffer	203	(1)
Effect of Erie	203	(1)
Procedure	203	(1)
Consequences of Raising	203	(1)
Subject--Matter Jurisdiction	204	(1)
Territorial Authority to Adjudicate and Notice	204	(1)
Consequences of Not Raising	204	(9)
Litigated Action	204	(1)
Subject--Matter Jurisdiction	204	(1)
Territorial Authority to Adjudicate and Notice	205	(1)
Complete Default	205	(1)
Subject--Matter Jurisdiction	205	(1)
Territorial Authority to Adjudicate and Notice	205	(1)
Review Questions	206	(7)
PART FOUR: COMPLEX LITIGATION
Preliminary Considerations	213	(4)
Historical Note	214	(1)
Common Law	214	(1)
Equity	214	(1)
Code Approach	214	(1)
Modern Approach	214	(1)
Federal Focus	214	(1)
Governing Law	214	(1)
Federal Joinder Rules	215	(1)
Jurisdiction and Venue	215	(1)
Abuses	215	(2)
Defenses of Nonjoinder and Misjoinder	215	(1)
Nonjoinder	215	(1)
Misjoinder	215	(1)
Judicial Power to Combine and Divide	215	(1)
Expanding the Case	216	(1)
Contracting the Case	216	(1)
Multi--Claim Litigation	217	(6)
Compulsory Joinder	218	(2)
Claim Preclusion	218	(1)
Transactional View	218	(1)
Pleading	218	(1)
Compulsory Counterclaims	218	(1)
Same Transaction or Occurrence	218	(1)
Exceptions	219	(1)
No Pleading	219	(1)
Unavailable Counterclaim	219	(1)
Additional Party	219	(1)
Another Pending Action	220	(1)
Nonpersonal Action	220	(1)
Pleading	220	(1)
State Practice	220	(1)
Permissive Joinder	220	(3)
Parallel Claims	220	(1)
Permissive Counterclaims	220	(1)
Cross--claims	221	(1)
Required Relationship	221	(1)
Judicial Construction	221	(1)
Pleading	221	(2)
Multi--Party Litigation	223	(24)
General Joinder Provisions	224	(3)
Compulsory Joinder	224	(1)
Necessary Parties	224	(1)
Indispensable Parties	224	(1)
Procedure	225	(1)
Realignment	225	(1)
Involuntary Plaintiff	225	(1)
Permissive Joinder	225	(1)
Rule 20	225	(1)
Real Party in Interest	226	(1)
Representative Parties	226	(1)
Procedure	226	(1)
Capacity	226	(1)
Governing Law	227	(1)
Procedure	227	(1)
Special Joinder Devices	227	(20)
Impleader	227	(1)
Third--Party Plaintiffs	228	(1)
Third--Party Defendants	228	(1)
Pleading	228	(1)
Pleading by Third--Party Plaintiff	228	(1)
Pleading by Third--Party Defendant	228	(1)
Pleading by Original Plaintiff	228	(1)
Vouching In	229	(1)
Interpleader	229	(1)
Procedure	229	(1)
First Stage	229	(1)
Second Stage	229	(1)
Kinds of Interpleader	230	(1)
Rule Interpleader	230	(1)
Statutory Interpleader	230	(1)
Class Action	230	(1)
Requirements	231	(1)
Rule 23(a)	231	(1)
Rule 23(b)	232	(1)
Defendant--Class Actions	233	(1)
Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations	233	(1)
Jurisdiction and Venue	233	(1)
General Approach	233	(1)
Jurisdictional Amount	233	(1)
Territorial Jurisdiction	233	(1)
Mechanics	234	(1)
Certification	234	(1)
Statute of Limitations	234	(1)
Limited Class Treatment	234	(1)
Appealability	234	(1)
Special Provisions for 23(b)(3) Actions	234	(1)
Notice of Class Action	234	(1)
Appearance Through Counsel	235	(1)
Opting-out	235	(1)
Orders in Conduct of Actions	235	(1)
Termination	235	(1)
Dismissal or Compromise	235	(1)
Notice	236	(1)
Approval	236	(1)
Judgment	236	(1)
Attacking the Judgment	236	(1)
State Practice	236	(1)
Shareholders' Derivative Action	236	(1)
Procedure	237	(1)
Corporation or Association as Defendant	237	(1)
Analogy to Class Action	237	(1)
Jurisdiction and Venue	237	(1)
Intervention	237	(1)
Intervention of Right	238	(1)
Statutory Right	238	(1)
Rule 24(a)(2)	238	(1)
Required Interest	238	(1)
Practical Impairment	238	(1)
Adequate Representation	238	(1)
Permissive Intervention	238	(1)
Permission Related to Statute	238	(1)
Rule 24(b)(2)	239	(1)
Procedure	239	(1)
Application	239	(1)
Participation	239	(1)
Relationship of Federal Joinder Rules	239	(2)
Review Questions	241	(6)
PART FIVE: GOVERNING LAW
Choice of Law	247	(4)
Techniques	248	(1)
Evolution of Choice of Law	248	(1)
Competing Methodologies	248	(1)
Constitutional Limits	248	(3)
Choice Between State and Federal Law	251	(26)
State Law in Federal Court: Erie	252	(18)
Constitutional Limits	252	(1)
Leading Cases	252	(1)
Swift	252	(1)
Erie	253	(1)
Constitutional Limit on Federal Courts	253	(1)
Constitutional Limit on Congress	254	(1)
Erie's Constitutional Limits in General	254	(1)
Comparison of Judicial and Congressional Limits	254	(1)
Specific Constitutional Restrictions	254	(1)
Role of Constitutional Limits in Erie Doctrine	254	(1)
Legislative Limits	255	(1)
Choice of Law	255	(1)
Content of the Chosen Law	256	(1)
Rules of Decision Act	256	(1)
``Laws of the Several States''	256	(1)
``In Cases Where They Apply''	256	(1)
The ``Except'' Clause	257	(1)
Choice--of--Law Technique	257	(1)
Competing Methodologies	257	(1)
Erie	257	(1)
Substance--Procedure Test	258	(1)
Outcome--determinative Test	258	(1)
Interest Analysis	259	(1)
Hanna	260	(1)
Hanna/Sibbach Rule	260	(1)
Hanna/Erie Test	260	(1)
Criticism	260	(1)
Hanna/Byrd Approach	261	(1)
Establishing the Rules	261	(1)
Applying the Rules	262	(1)
Behavior of Federal Courts	263	(1)
Role of Congress	264	(1)
Gasperini	265	(1)
Summary	265	(1)
The Erie Problem	265	(1)
The Erie Line	266	(1)
The Erie Pendulum	266	(1)
Erie Precepts	267	(1)
What Is the Role of the Type of Jurisdiction?	268	(1)
Which State Supplies the Governing Law?	268	(1)
How Is the Content of State Law Determined?	268	(1)
Federal Law in Federal Court	268	(1)
Realm of Federal Common Law	269	(1)
Adopting State Law as Federal Common Law	269	(1)
Federal Law in State Court: Reverse--Erie	270	(1)
Constitutional Limits	270	(1)
Legislative Limits	270	(1)
Choice--of--Law Technique	270	(1)
Competing Methodologies	270	(1)
Reverse--Erie Practice	270	(1)
Summary	271	(6)
Review Questions	272	(5)
PART SIX: FORMER ADJUDICATION
Preliminary Considerations	277	(10)
Introduction to Former Adjudication	278	(3)
Modern Focus	278	(1)
Rules	278	(1)
Claim Preclusion	278	(1)
Merger	278	(1)
Bar	279	(1)
Issue Preclusion	279	(1)
Direct Estoppel	279	(1)
Collateral Estoppel	279	(1)
Special Situations	279	(1)
Comparisons and Contrasts	279	(1)
Stare Decisis	279	(1)
Law of the Case	280	(1)
Former Recovery	280	(1)
Estoppel	280	(1)
Election of Remedies	280	(1)
Rationale of Res Judicata	281	(1)
Efficiency	281	(1)
Fairness	281	(1)
Exceptions	281	(1)
Application of Res Judicata	281	(6)
Raising the Doctrine	281	(1)
Timing	281	(1)
Procedure	282	(1)
Pleading	282	(1)
Burden	282	(1)
Evidence	282	(1)
Conditions for Application: Validity and Finality	282	(1)
Validity	282	(1)
Avenues of Attack	282	(1)
Motion	282	(1)
Independent Suit	283	(1)
Defensive Attack	283	(1)
Traditional Approach to Grounds for Attack	283	(1)
Fluid Approach to Grounds for Attack	283	(1)
Effect of Res Judicata on Attack	284	(1)
Finality	284	(1)
Meaning of Finality	284	(1)
Claim Preclusion	284	(1)
Issue Preclusion	285	(1)
Effect of Appeal	285	(1)
Inconsistent Judgments	285	(2)
Claim Preclusion	287	(8)
Requirements of Claim Preclusion	288	(1)
Transactional View	288	(1)
Rationale	288	(1)
Former View	288	(1)
Application	288	(1)
Exceptions to Claim Preclusion	289	(3)
Jurisdictional or Procedural Limitation	289	(1)
Party Agreement	290	(1)
Judicial Permission	290	(1)
Adjudication Not on the Merits	290	(1)
No Bar	290	(1)
Bar	291	(1)
Statute of Limitations	291	(1)
Generalized Exception	292	(1)
Counterclaims	292	(3)
Interposition of Counterclaim	292	(1)
Failure to Interpose Counterclaim	292	(1)
Compulsory Counterclaim Statute or Rule	292	(1)
Common--Law Compulsory Counterclaim	292	(3)
Issue Preclusion	295	(6)
Requirements of Issue Preclusion	296	(1)
Same Issue	296	(1)
Functional View	296	(1)
Application	296	(1)
Actually Litigated and Determined	296	(1)
Essential to Judgment	297	(1)
Exceptions to Issue Preclusion	297	(1)
Certain Issues of Law	297	(1)
Inferior Rendering Court	297	(1)
Different Burden of Persuasion	297	(1)
Inability to Appeal	298	(1)
Unforeseeability	298	(1)
Generalized Exception	298	(1)
Multiple Issues	298	(3)
Cumulative Determinations	298	(1)
Ambiguous Determinations	298	(1)
Alternative Determinations	299	(2)
Nonordinary Judgments	301	(4)
Nonpersonal Judgments	302	(1)
Pure In Rem	302	(1)
Jurisdiction over Status	302	(1)
Quasi In Rem---Subtype One	302	(1)
Quasi In Rem---Subtype Two	302	(1)
Noncoercive Judgments	302	(1)
Nonjudicial or Noncivil Proceedings	303	(2)
Administrative Adjudication	303	(1)
Arbitration Award	303	(1)
Criminal Judgment	303	(1)
Plea of Guilty	303	(1)
Plea of Nolo Contendere	304	(1)
Conviction as Evidence	304	(1)
Nonparty Effects	305	(6)
Privies	306	(1)
Nonparties Treated as Parties	306	(1)
Procedural Privity	306	(1)
Substantive Privity	306	(1)
Application of Res Judicata	306	(1)
Strangers	306	(5)
Parties Treated as Nonparties	307	(1)
Application of Res Judicata	307	(1)
Mutuality of Estoppel	307	(1)
Modern View	307	(1)
Rationale	307	(1)
Defensive Use	307	(1)
Offensive Use	308	(1)
Exceptions	308	(3)
Nondomestic Judgments	311	(54)
General Rules	312	(1)
Recognition	312	(1)
Validity and Finality	312	(1)
Res Judicata	312	(1)
Enforcement	312	(1)
Action upon Judgment	312	(1)
Registration	312	(1)
Judgments of American Courts	313	(1)
State---State	313	(1)
Same Effect	313	(1)
Exceptions	313	(1)
State---Federal	313	(1)
Federal---State	313	(1)
Federal---Federal	314	(1)
Judgments of Foreign Nations	314	(5)
Exceptions	314	(1)
Governing Law	314	(1)
Review Questions	315	(4)
APPENDICES
A Answers to Review Questions	319	(16)
B Practice Examination	335	(4)
C Glossary	339	(10)
D Text Correlation Chart	349	(6)
E Table of Cases	355	(4)
F Table of Statutes and Court Rules	359	(6)
G Index	365