Cases on Civil Procedure, 2005 (See also 2005 Supplement)

by Friedenthal, Jack H.

• ISBN13: 9780314152312
• ISBN10: 0314152318
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-30
• Publisher: West Academic

Summary

Updated to include a contemporary perspective, this popular classic casebook covers important developments in several areas of civil procedure and incorporates student and professor comments on previous editions. While it retains a focus on procedural evolution, the new ninth edition also discusses cutting-edge issues, such as transnational litigation and technology's effect on jurisdictional doctrine. To make way for new material, this edition abbreviates a few older cases and commentaries and streamlines some notes.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Table of Cases	xxix
A Survey of the Civil Action	1	(62)
The Concern and Character of Civil Procedure	1	(3)
Notes and Questions	3	(1)
An Outline of the Procedure in a Civil Action	4	(14)
Selecting a Proper Court	5	(2)
Commencing the Action	7	(1)
Pleading and Parties	7	(2)
The Response	9	(1)
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial	10	(1)
Summary Judgment	11	(1)
Setting the Case for Trial	12	(1)
The Jury and Its Selection	12	(1)
The Trial	13	(1)
Submitting the Case to the Jury	14	(1)
Post--trial Motions	15	(1)
The Judgment and Its Enforcement	15	(1)
Appeal	16	(2)
The Conclusiveness of Judgments	18	(1)
A Note on Motion Practice	18	(1)
A Note on Remedies	19	(2)
Illustrative Cases	21	(42)
The Authority of the Court to Proceed With the Action	22	(1)
Capron v. Van Noorden	22	(1)
Notes and Questions	23	(1)
Tickle v. Barton	23	(3)
Notes and Questions	26	(1)
Defining and Determining the Case Before Trial	27	(1)
Case v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.	27	(2)
Notes and Questions	29	(1)
Temple v. Synthes Corp.	30	(2)
Notes and Questions	32	(1)
DiMichel v. South Buffalo Ry. Co.	33	(2)
Notes and Questions	35	(1)
Alderman v. Baltimore & Ohio R. Co.	36	(2)
Notes and Questions	38	(1)
Judge and Jury	39	(1)
Instructing the Jury	39	(1)
Alexander v. Kramer Bros. Freight Lines, Inc.	40	(1)
Notes and Questions	41	(1)
The Form of the Verdict	42	(1)
Diniero v. United States Lines Co.	42	(3)
Notes and Questions	45	(1)
The Jury's Deliberation	46	(1)
Texas Employers' Insurance Association v. Price	47	(2)
Notes and Questions	49	(1)
Taking the Case From the Jury	50	(1)
Lavender v. Kurn	50	(4)
Notes and Questions	54	(1)
Appeal	55	(1)
Hicks v. United States	55	(3)
Notes and Questions	58	(1)
Conclusiveness of Judgments	59	(1)
Des Moines Navigation & R. Co. v. Iowa Homestead Co.	60	(2)
Notes and Questions	62	(1)
Jurisdiction Over the Parties or Their Property	63	(120)
The Traditional Bases for Jurisdiction	63	(10)
Pennoyer v. Neff	63	(6)
Notes and Questions	69	(4)
Expanding the Bases of Personal Jurisdiction	73	(2)
Hess v. Pawloski	73	(2)
Note and Question	75	(1)
A New Theory of Jurisdiction	75	(7)
International Shoe Co. v. Washington	76	(5)
Notes and Questions	81	(1)
Specific Jurisdiction and State Long--Arm Laws	82	(43)
The Development of Long-Arm Laws	82	(1)
Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.	83	(5)
Note and Question	88	(1)
Due Process and Long--Arm Statutes	89	(1)
Notes and Questions	90	(3)
Notes and Questions	93	(1)
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson	94	(8)
Notes and Questions	102	(5)
Notes and Questions	107	(1)
Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz	108	(7)
Notes and Questions	115	(2)
Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court	117	(6)
Notes and Questions	123	(2)
General Jurisdiction and State Long--Arm Laws	125	(10)
Notes and Questions	127	(1)
Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v. Hall	128	(6)
Notes and Questions	134	(1)
New Bases of Jurisdiction---Technological Contacts	135	(8)
Bellino v. Simon	135	(5)
Note on the Internet	140	(2)
Notes and Questions	142	(1)
Jurisdiction Based Upon Power Over Property	143	(17)
Note and Question	145	(1)
Notes and Questions	146	(1)
Shaffer v. Heitner	147	(10)
Notes and Questions	157	(2)
Note on ``Cybersquatting'' and In Rem Jurisdiction	159	(1)
A Refrain: Jurisdiction Based Upon Physical Presence	160	(11)
Burnham v. Superior Court	160	(10)
Notes and Questions	170	(1)
Another Basis of Jurisdiction: Consent	171	(5)
Notes and Questions	172	(2)
Notes and Questions	174	(2)
Jurisdictional Reach of the Federal District Courts	176	(4)
Notes and Questions	177	(2)
Note on Pendent Personal Jurisdiction	179	(1)
Challenging A Court's Exercise of Jurisdiction Over the Person or Property	180	(3)
Raising the Jurisdictional Issue Directly	180	(1)
Collateral Attack on Personal Jurisdiction	181	(1)
The Limited--Appearance Problem	182	(1)
Providing Notice and an Opportunity to Be Heard	183	(62)
The Requirement of Reasonable Notice	183	(13)
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.	183	(6)
Notes and Questions	189	(7)
The Mechanics of Giving Notice	196	(18)
Introduction	196	(1)
Specific Applications of the Service Provisions	197	(1)
Federal Rule 4(d): ``Waiver of Service''	197	(1)
Maryland State Firemen's Association v. Chaves	197	(2)
Notes and Questions	199	(1)
Federal Rule 4(e): Personal Delivery on Natural Persons	200	(3)
Rule 4(e)(2): Service on a Person Residing in Defendant's Dwelling House or Usual Place of Abode	203	(1)
Notes and Questions	203	(1)
Rule 4(e)(2): Delivery to an Agent Authorized by Appointment	203	(1)
National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. Szukhent	203	(4)
Notes and Questions	207	(1)
Federal Rule 4(h): Service on Artificial Entities: Corporations, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations	207	(2)
Notes and Questions	209	(1)
Rule 4(f): Service on Individuals in a Foreign Country	209	(2)
Return of Service	211	(1)
Note on ``Server'' Service	212	(1)
Service of Process and Statutes of Limitations	213	(1)
Immunity From Process and Etiquette of Service	214	(6)
Immunity From Process	214	(1)
State ex rel. Sivnksty v. Duffield	214	(3)
Notes and Questions	217	(1)
Etiquette of Service	218	(1)
Wyman v. Newhouse	218	(1)
Notes and Questions	219	(1)
Opportunity to Be Heard	220	(25)
Fuentes v. Shevin	221	(8)
Notes and Questions	229	(2)
Notes and Questions	231	(2)
Notes and Questions	233	(1)
Connecticut v. Doehr	234	(7)
Notes and Questions	241	(4)
Jurisdiction Over the Subject Matter of the Action---The Court's Competency	245	(84)
Subject--Matter Jurisdiction in State Courts	246	(3)
Lacks v. Lacks	246	(2)
Notes and Questions	248	(1)
The Subject--Matter Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts---Diversity of Citizenship	249	(20)
The Terms of the Debate	251	(2)
New Developments	253	(2)
Determining Citizenship	255	(1)
Mas v. Perry	255	(2)
Notes and Questions	257	(5)
Amount in Controversy	262	(1)
A.F.A. Tours, Inc. v. Whitchurch	262	(3)
Notes and Questions	265	(3)
Note on Judicially Created Exceptions to Diversity Jurisdiction	268	(1)
The Subject--Matter Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts---Federal Questions	269	(21)
Notes and Questions	272	(1)
Louisville & Nashville R. Co. v. Mottley	273	(2)
Notes and Questions	275	(1)
T.B. Harms Co. v. Eliscu	276	(3)
Notes and Questions	279	(2)
Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson	281	(7)
Notes and Questions	288	(1)
Note on Private Rights of Action	289	(1)
The Subject--Matter Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts---Supplemental Claims and Parties	290	(22)
United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs	291	(4)
Notes and Questions	295	(1)
Note on Pendent and Ancillary Jurisdiction Following Gibbs	296	(7)
Notes and Questions	303	(2)
Executive Software North America, Inc. v. United States District Court for the Central District of California	305	(6)
Notes and Questions	311	(1)
The Subject--Matter Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts---Removal	312	(11)
Notes and Questions	314	(4)
Borough of West Mifflin v. Lancaster	318	(5)
Note and Question	323	(1)
Challenging the Subject--Matter Jurisdiction of the Court	323	(6)
Direct Attack on a Court's Lack of Subject--Matter Jurisdiction	323	(1)
Notes and Questions	324	(1)
Collateral Attack on a Judgment for Lack of Subject--Matter Jurisdiction	325	(4)
Venue, Transfer, and Forum Non Conveniens	329	(32)
Venue	329	(12)
General Principles	329	(3)
Notes and Questions	332	(1)
Local and Transitory Actions	333	(1)
Reasor-Hill Corp. v. Harrison	333	(3)
Note and Question	336	(1)
Venue in the Federal Courts	337	(1)
Bates v. C & S Adjusters, Inc.	337	(2)
Notes and Questions	339	(2)
Transfer of Venue in Federal Courts	341	(7)
Hoffman v. Blaski	341	(4)
Notes and Questions	345	(3)
Forum Non Conveniens	348	(13)
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno	349	(7)
Notes and Questions	356	(5)
Ascertaining the Applicable Law	361	(89)
State Law in the Federal Courts	362	(55)
The Rule of Swift v. Tyson	362	(2)
The Erie Doctrine: The Rules of Decision Act and the Rules Enabling Act	364	(1)
Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins	364	(6)
Notes and Questions	370	(2)
Guaranty Trust Co. v. York	372	(4)
Notes and Questions	376	(3)
Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.	379	(3)
Notes and Questions	382	(3)
Hanna v. Plumer	385	(7)
Notes and Questions	392	(3)
Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.	395	(4)
Notes and Questions	399	(2)
Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.	401	(5)
Notes and Questions	406	(1)
Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.	406	(10)
Notes and Questions	416	(1)
The Problem of Ascertaining State Law	417	(8)
Determining Which State's Law Governs	417	(1)
Notes and Questions	418	(1)
Ascertaining the State Law	418	(1)
Mason v. American Emery Wheel Works	418	(3)
Notes and Questions	421	(4)
Federal ``Common Law''	425	(18)
Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States	429	(2)
Notes and Questions	431	(1)
Miree v. DeKalb County	432	(3)
Note and Question	435	(1)
Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.	435	(6)
Notes and Questions	441	(2)
Note on Federal Common Law and Federal Rules of Preclusion	443	(1)
Federal Law in the State Courts	443	(7)
Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown R. Co.	444	(3)
Notes and Questions	447	(3)
The Development of Modern Procedure	450	(48)
Common--Law Pleading	450	(12)
Notes	451	(2)
A Brief Overview of Common--law Pleading	453	(2)
Veale v. Warner	455	(2)
Notes and Questions	457	(2)
The Quest for a Single Issue: Paths and Pitfalls	459	(3)
The Forms of Action	462	(16)
The Development of the Forms---Chiefly of Trespass	462	(3)
Notes and Questions	465	(1)
The Lines Blur	466	(1)
Trespass or Case?	466	(1)
Scott, an Infant, by His Next Friend v. Shepherd, an Infant, by Guardian	466	(3)
Notes and Questions	469	(1)
Case Captures Negligence	469	(2)
The Loss and Detention of Personal Property	471	(1)
Bushel v. Miller	472	(1)
Notes and Questions	472	(1)
Gordon v. Harper	472	(1)
Notes and Questions	473	(1)
The Creation of Contract Law	474	(1)
Special Assumpsit	474	(1)
General Assumpsit	474	(1)
Slade's Case	475	(1)
Note	475	(1)
Lamine v. Dorrell	476	(2)
The Other System: Equity	478	(8)
The Rise of Chancery	478	(2)
Arguments Proving From Antiquity the Dignity, Power, and Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery	480	(2)
Procedure in Equity	482	(1)
Notes and Questions	483	(1)
The Unique Character of Equitable Relief	484	(1)
Specific Relief	484	(1)
Availability of Relief	485	(1)
Fraud	485	(1)
Discovery	486	(1)
Reform: New Pleading, Abolition of the Forms, and the Merger of Law and Equity	486	(12)
The Emergence of Code Procedure	486	(4)
Note	490	(1)
Some Old Problems Persist	490	(1)
Jones v. Winsor	491	(2)
Notes and Questions	493	(1)
Note and Question	494	(1)
Garrity v. State Board of Administration	495	(1)
Notes and Questions	496	(1)
The Arrival of Modern Procedure	496	(1)
Note and Question	497	(1)
Modern Pleading	498	(80)
The Complaint	498	(32)
Detail Required Under the Codes	498	(1)
Notes and Questions	499	(2)
Notes and Questions	501	(1)
Detail Required Under the Federal Rules	502	(1)
Dioguardi v. Durning	502	(2)
Notes and Questions	504	(2)
Pleading the Right to Relief	506	(1)
Garcia v. Hilton Hotels International, Inc.	506	(4)
Notes and Questions	510	(1)
The Burden of Pleading and the Burden of Production	510	(1)
Other Considerations in Allocating the Burden of Pleading	511	(1)
Pleading Special Matters	512	(1)
Denny v. Carey	512	(2)
Notes and Questions	514	(3)
Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.	517	(3)
Notes and Questions	520	(3)
Alternative and Inconsistent Allegations	523	(1)
The Separate-Statement Requirement	523	(1)
Pleading Damages	524	(1)
Ziervogel v. Royal Packing Co.	524	(2)
Notes and Questions	526	(1)
The Prayer for Relief	527	(1)
Bail v. Cunningham Brothers, Inc.	527	(3)
Notes and Questions	530	(1)
Responding to the Complaint	530	(20)
The Time Permitted for a Response	530	(1)
Motions to Dismiss	531	(1)
Historical Antecedents	531	(1)
The Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim	531	(1)
American Nurses' Association v. Illinois	531	(5)
Notes and Questions	536	(2)
Note on the ``Speaking Demurrer''	538	(1)
Note on Rule 12(b) and the Common-Law Plea of Abatement	539	(1)
Other Motions Attacking Pleadings	539	(1)
Answering the Complaint	540	(1)
Denials	540	(1)
Zielinski v. Philadelphia Piers, Inc.	541	(3)
Notes and Questions	544	(2)
Affirmative Defenses	546	(1)
Ingraham v. United States	546	(4)
Notes and Questions	550	(1)
The Reply	550	(1)
Notes and Questions	550	(1)
Amendments	551	(10)
Beeck v. Aquaslide `N' Dive Corp.	551	(3)
Notes and Questions	554	(3)
Worthington v. Wilson	557	(4)
Notes and Questions	561	(1)
Supplemental Pleadings	561	(1)
Notes and Questions	562	(1)
Provisions to Deter Frivolous Pleadings	562	(16)
Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp.	563	(3)
Notes and Questions	566	(3)
Hadges v. Yonkers Racing Corp.	569	(6)
Notes and Questions	575	(3)
Sec.
Joinder of Claims and Parties: Expanding the Scope of the Civil Action	578	(81)
Joinder of Claims	578	(4)
Historical Limitations on the Permissive Joinder of Claims	578	(1)
Harris v. Avery	578	(2)
Note and Question	580	(1)
Permissive Joinder Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 18	580	(1)
M.K. v. Tenet	580	(1)
Notes and Questions	581	(1)
Addition of Claims	582	(17)
Counterclaims	582	(2)
United States v. Heyward-Robinson Co.	584	(3)
Notes and Questions	587	(2)
Note on Consequences of Failing to Plead a Counterclaim	589	(2)
Notes and Questions	591	(2)
Cross-Claims	593	(1)
Lasa Per L'Industria Del Marmo Societa Per Azioni v. Alexander	593	(4)
Notes and Questions	597	(2)
Identifying Parties Who May Sue and Be Sued	599	(4)
Ellis Canning Co. v. International Harvester Co.	599	(1)
Notes and Questions	600	(2)
Note on Capacity, Standing, and Real Party in Interest	602	(1)
Claims Involving Multiple Parties	603	(22)
Permissive Joinder of Parties	603	(1)
Historical Limitations on Permissive Joinder of Parties	603	(1)
Ryder v. Jefferson Hotel Co.	603	(2)
Note and Question	605	(1)
Permissive Joinder Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20	606	(1)
M.K. v. Tenet	606	(2)
Notes and Questions	608	(1)
Tanbro Fabrics Corp. v. Beaunit Mills, Inc.	608	(3)
Notes and Questions	611	(1)
Mandatory Joinder of Persons	612	(1)
The Traditional Concept of ``Indispensable'' Parties	612	(1)
Bank of California Nat. Ass'n v. Superior Court	612	(3)
Notes and Questions	615	(1)
Compulsory Joinder of Persons Needed for a Just Adjudication Under Federal Rule 19	616	(1)
Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. Patterson	616	(8)
Notes and Questions	624	(1)
Impleader	625	(8)
The Historical Use of Impleader	625	(1)
Third--Party Practice Under Federal Rule 14	626	(1)
Jeub v. B/G Foods, Inc.	626	(2)
Too, Inc. v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.	628	(3)
Notes and Questions	631	(2)
Interpleader	633	(19)
Historical Limitations on the Use of Interpleader	634	(1)
Hancock Oil Co. v. Independent Distributing Co.	634	(3)
Notes and Questions	637	(1)
Jurisdictional Limitations and Passage of the Federal Interpleader Act	638	(1)
New York Life Ins. Co. v. Dunlevy	639	(2)
Notes and Questions	641	(1)
Interpleader in the Federal Courts	641	(1)
Pan American Fire & Cas. Co. v. Revere	642	(4)
Note and Question	646	(1)
State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Tashire	646	(5)
Notes and Questions	651	(1)
Applicable Law in Federal Interpleader Cases	651	(1)
Intervention	652	(7)
Smuck v. Hobson	652	(4)
Notes and Questions	656	(3)
Class Actions	659	(76)
Overview and Themes	659	(1)
History of the Class Action	660	(5)
Note on Class Actions From an International Perspective	664	(1)
Operation of the Class--Action Device	665	(26)
Introduction	665	(1)
The Initiation of Class Actions	665	(1)
Certification	666	(1)
Federal Rule 23(a): ``Prerequisites to a Class Action''	666	(5)
Note on Selection of the ``Lead Plaintiff'' in Securities--Fraud Cases	671	(2)
Federal Rule 23(b): The Kinds of Class Actions That Are ``Maintainable''	673	(2)
Castano v. American Tobacco Co.	675	(4)
Notes and Questions	679	(1)
Note on ``Hybrid'' Class Actions	680	(1)
The Certification Decision	681	(1)
Notice	682	(1)
The Court's Role	682	(1)
The Content of Notice and Who Should Receive Notice	682	(2)
Costs	684	(1)
Orders Appointing Class Counsel	685	(1)
Interlocutory Appeals From Certification Orders	685	(1)
Orders Regulating the Conduct of Pretrial and Trial Proceedings	686	(2)
Settlement	688	(2)
Attorneys' Fees	690	(1)
Due-Process Considerations	691	(5)
Hansberry v. Lee	691	(3)
Notes and Questions	694	(2)
Class Actions and Jurisdiction	696	(12)
Subject--Matter Jurisdiction	696	(2)
Note on Minimal Diversity in Interstate Class Actions	698	(1)
Personal Jurisdiction	699	(1)
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts	699	(7)
Notes and Questions	706	(2)
Venue	708	(1)
Settlement Classes	708	(21)
Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor	708	(18)
Notes and Questions	726	(3)
The Preclusive Effect of a Class--Action Judgment	729	(4)
Cooper v. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond	729	(3)
Notes and Questions	732	(1)
The Problem of the Mass Tort Case	733	(2)
Dalkon Shield	733	(2)
Pretrial Devices for Obtaining Information: Depositions and Discovery	735	(95)
The General Scope of Discovery	735	(19)
The Purposes of Discovery	735	(1)
Notes and Questions	736	(1)
Discovery Prior to Commencing a Lawsuit	737	(1)
In re Petition of Sheila Roberts Ford	737	(3)
Note and Question	740	(1)
The Scope of Discovery: Relevance	740	(1)
Kelly v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.	740	(3)
Notes and Questions	743	(1)
The Concept of Proportionality and Discretionary Limits on Discovery	744	(1)
Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	745	(5)
Notes and Questions	750	(1)
Seattle Times Co. v. Rhinehart	751	(2)
Notes and Questions	753	(1)
Mandatory Disclosure and the Discovery Plan	754	(5)
Mandatory Disclosure	754	(1)
Cummings v. General Motors Corp.	754	(3)
Notes and Questions	757	(1)
Note on Discovery of a Party's Financial Worth and Insurance Coverage	758	(1)
The Discovery Plan	758	(1)
Notes and Questions	758	(1)
The Mechanics of Requested Discovery	759	(41)
Depositions	759	(2)
Polycast Technology Corp. v. Uniroyal, Inc.	761	(1)
Notes and Questions	762	(1)
Wilson v. Olathe Bank	763	(2)
Notes and Questions	765	(1)
Deposition Upon Written Questions	765	(2)
Interrogatories to Parties	767	(1)
In re Auction Houses Antitrust Litigation	767	(3)
Notes and Questions	770	(1)
In re Convergent Technologies Securities Litigation	771	(4)
Notes and Questions	775	(1)
Discovery and Production of Property	775	(2)
Notes and Questions	777	(1)
Note on Discovery of Electronic Data	777	(1)
Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC	778	(5)
Physical and Mental Examinations	783	(1)
Schlagenhauf v. Holder	784	(5)
Notes and Questions	789	(1)
Requests to Admit	790	(1)
Notes and Questions	791	(1)
The Duty to Supplement Responses	792	(1)
Use of Discovery at Trial	793	(1)
Battle v. Memorial Hospital at Gulfport	793	(6)
Notes and Questions	799	(1)
Special Problems Regarding the Scope of Discovery	800	(21)
Materials Prepared in Anticipation of Trial	800	(1)
Hickman v. Taylor	800	(8)
Notes and Questions	808	(1)
Privileges and Work Product---The Extent of Protection	809	(1)
Upjohn Co. v. United States	810	(6)
Notes and Questions	816	(2)
Expert Information	818	(1)
Krisa v. Equitable Life Assurance Society	818	(2)
Notes and Questions	820	(1)
Sanctions and Judicial Supervision of Discovery	821	(9)
Cine Forty--Second Street Theatre Corp. v. Allied Artists Pictures Corp.	821	(4)
Notes and Questions	825	(5)
Case Management	830	(27)
Rule 16 and the Development of Case Management Techniques	830	(4)
Notes and Questions	832	(2)
The Operation of Rule 16	834	(8)
Velez v. Awning Windows, Inc.	835	(5)
Notes and Questions	840	(2)
Extrajudicial Personnel: Masters and Magistrates	842	(6)
Magistrate Judges	842	(3)
Notes and Questions	845	(1)
Masters	846	(1)
Notes and Questions	847	(1)
The Final Pretrial Order	848	(3)
Payne v. S.S. Nabob	848	(2)
Notes and Questions	850	(1)
Case Management and Sanctions	851	(6)
Nick v. Morgan's Foods, Inc.	851	(4)
Notes and Questions	855	(2)
Adjudication Without Trial or by Special Proceeding	857	(36)
Summary Judgment	857	(25)
Summary Judgment: A Short History	858	(1)
Notes and Questions	858	(1)
Early Debates about the Use of Federal Rule 56	858	(2)
Lundeen v. Cordner	860	(5)
Notes and Questions	865	(4)
Notes and Questions	869	(1)
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett	870	(5)
Notes and Questions	875	(4)
Notes and Questions	879	(2)
Notes and Questions	881	(1)
Note on Partial Summary Judgment	882	(1)
Dismissal of Actions	882	(4)
Voluntary Dismissal	883	(1)
Notes and Questions	883	(1)
Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute	884	(1)
Notes and Questions	885	(1)
Default Judgment	886	(7)
Coulas v. Smith	887	(3)
Notes and Questions	890	(3)
Trial	893	(141)
Trial by Jury	893	(60)
The Institution of Trial by Jury	893	(2)
The Right to a Jury Trial	895	(1)
The Nature of the Right under the United States Constitution	895	(1)
The Effect of Civil Procedure Rule 2 (The Single Form of Action) and Other Modern--Day Procedural Developments on the Right to Trial by Jury in Federal Courts	896	(1)
The Implementation of the Right to Jury Trial in Federal Courts	896	(1)
Maintenance of the Law--Equity Distinction	896	(1)
Cases Involving Both Equitable and Legal Relief	896	(1)
Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover	897	(6)
Notes and Questions	903	(4)
Note and Questions	907	(2)
Notes and Questions	909	(3)
Newly Established Court--Based Rights to Relief	912	(1)
Curtis v. Loether	912	(3)
Notes and Questions	915	(1)
Note and Questions	916	(1)
Decisions by Special Tribunals	916	(2)
Notes and Questions	918	(2)
Notes and Questions	920	(1)
The Modern Effect of Historical Equity Jurisdiction Based on a Party's Legal Status	921	(1)
Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local 391 v. Terry	921	(8)
Notes and Questions	929	(1)
The Right to Jury Trial in the State Courts	929	(1)
The Province of Judge and Jury	930	(2)
Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc.	932	(3)
Notes and Questions	935	(1)
Tactical Considerations in Deciding Between Trial by Judge or by Jury	936	(1)
Institutional Factors	937	(1)
Psychological Factors	937	(2)
Demand and Waiver of Trial by Jury	939	(1)
Selection and Composition of the Jury	940	(1)
Size	940	(1)
Notes	941	(1)
Empaneling the Jury	942	(1)
Notes and Questions	943	(1)
Challenging Individual Jurors	944	(1)
Flowers v. Flowers	944	(2)
Notes and Questions	946	(1)
Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company, Inc.	947	(5)
Notes and Questions	952	(1)
Conducting the Voir Dire	952	(1)
Notes and Questions	952	(1)
The Scope and Order of Trial	953	(8)
Setting the Case for Trial	953	(1)
Order of Trial	954	(1)
Jury Cases	954	(1)
Nonjury Cases	954	(1)
The Burden of Proof	954	(1)
Burden of Production	954	(1)
The Burden of Persuasion	955	(1)
Standards for Meeting the Burden of Persuasion	955	(1)
Shifting Burdens	955	(1)
Tactical Considerations Regarding the Opening Statement	956	(1)
The Presentation of Evidence	957	(1)
The Problems of Admissibility	957	(1)
The Technique of Presentation	958	(1)
The Role of the Trial Judge in the Presentation of Evidence	959	(1)
The Power of Jurors to Question Witnesses	960	(1)
The Closing Argument	960	(1)
The Nature of the Argument	960	(1)
Proper Versus Improper Argument	960	(1)
Taking the Case From the Jury---Motions for Judgment as a Matter of Law, [Directed Verdicts and Judgments Notwithstanding the Verdict]	961	(19)
The Constitutional Issues	961	(1)
Galloway v. United States	961	(5)
Standards for Motions for Judgment as a Matter of Law (Directed Verdict and Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict)	966	(1)
Denman v. Spain	966	(3)
Notes and Questions	969	(1)
Rogers v. Missouri Pacific R. Co.	970	(3)
Notes and Questions	973	(1)
Daniel J. Hartwig Associates, Inc. v. Kanner	973	(3)
Notes and Questions	976	(1)
Notes and Questions	977	(1)
The Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law After the Verdict (J.N.O.V.)	977	(2)
Notes and Questions	979	(1)
Instructions and Verdicts	980	(20)
Instructions to the Jury	980	(1)
Requests for and Objections to Instructions	980	(1)
Kennedy v. Southern California Edison Co.	981	(2)
Notes and Questions	983	(3)
Commenting on the Evidence by Judges	986	(1)
Notes and Questions	987	(1)
Permitting Instructions to Be Taken Into the Jury Room; Note--Taking and Juror Discussions During Trial	988	(1)
Verdicts	989	(1)
Submission of the Case to the Jury	989	(1)
The Form of the Verdicts	990	(2)
Nollenberger v. United Air Lines, Inc.	992	(3)
Notes and Questions	995	(1)
Findings and Conclusions in Nonjury Cases	996	(1)
Roberts v. Ross	996	(2)
Notes and Questions	998	(2)
Challenging Errors: New Trial	1000	(34)
The Nature and the Scope of the Power to Grant a New Trial	1000	(1)
Note on The Range of the Trial Court's Discretion	1001	(1)
Notes and Questions	1002	(1)
Incoherent Jury Verdicts	1003	(1)
Magnani v. Trogi	1003	(2)
Robb v. John C. Hickey, Inc.	1005	(1)
Notes and Questions	1006	(1)
Notes and Questions	1007	(1)
Jury Misconduct and the Integrity of the Verdict	1008	(2)
Notes and Questions	1010	(1)
Hukle v. Kimble	1010	(1)
Notes and Questions	1011	(3)
Notes and Questions	1014	(1)
New Trial Because the Verdict Is Against the Weight of the Evidence	1014	(1)
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Yeatts	1014	(2)
Notes and Questions	1016	(2)
Notes and Questions	1018	(1)
The Power to Grant Conditional and Partial New Trials	1019	(1)
Fisch v. Manger	1019	(5)
Notes and Questions	1024	(1)
Doutre v. Niec	1024	(1)
Notes and Questions	1025	(1)
Timeliness of Requests for New Trial	1026	(1)
Notes and Questions	1026	(1)
The Power to Set Aside a Judgment on Grounds Discovered After it Was Rendered	1027	(1)
Mistake and Excusable Neglect	1027	(1)
Notes and Questions	1028	(1)
Newly Discovered Evidence; Fraud	1029	(1)
Notes and Questions	1029	(2)
Notes and Questions	1031	(2)
The Independent Action to Obtain Relief from a Prior Judgment	1033	(1)
Securing and Enforcing Judgments	1034	(25)
Introduction	1034	(2)
Notes and Questions	1035	(1)
Provisional Remedies and the Due Process Clause	1036	(3)
Federal Rule 64 and the Availability of State Provisional Remedies	1036	(1)
The Effect of the Due Process Clause	1037	(2)
Methods of Securing the Judgment---Provisional Remedies	1039	(9)
Attachment	1039	(1)
Preliminary Injunctions and Temporary Restraining Orders	1040	(1)
Preliminary Injunctions	1040	(1)
Temporary Restraining Orders	1041	(1)
Notes and Questions	1041	(2)
Receivership	1043	(2)
Civil Arrest	1045	(1)
Note and Question	1046	(1)
Notice of Pendency	1046	(1)
Notes and Questions	1047	(1)
A Postscript	1048	(1)
Methods of Collecting and Enforcing the Judgment	1048	(11)
Execution	1048	(1)
Griggs v. Miller	1048	(4)
Notes and Questions	1052	(2)
Supplementary Proceedings	1054	(1)
Notes and Questions	1054	(1)
Contempt and Body Execution	1055	(1)
Reeves v. Crownshield	1055	(2)
Notes and Questions	1057	(1)
Liens and Priorities	1058	(1)
Appellate Review	1059	(54)
The Principle of Finality	1059	(30)
Application of the Basic Concept	1059	(1)
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Wetzel	1060	(3)
Notes and Questions	1063	(1)
The New York Approach	1064	(1)
Notes and Questions	1064	(1)
Departures From the Final--Judgment Rule in the Federal Courts	1065	(1)
Defining ``Finality''	1065	(1)
Cases Involving Multiple Claims	1065	(3)
Notes and Questions	1068	(1)
Decisions Involving ``Collateral Orders''	1069	(1)
Notes and Questions	1070	(3)
Decisions Based on ``Pragmatic Finality''	1073	(1)
Notes and Questions	1074	(1)
Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.	1074	(2)
Notes and Questions	1076	(2)
Avoidance or Evasion of the Basic Concept---Mandamus	1078	(1)
La Buy v. Howes Leather Co.	1078	(3)
Notes and Questions	1081	(3)
Displacement of the Basic Concept---Discretionary Appeals	1084	(1)
Atlantic City Elec. Co. v. General Elec. Co.	1084	(1)
Notes and Questions	1085	(1)
An Historical Footnote to the Basic Concept---Injunctions	1086	(1)
Notes and Questions	1087	(2)
The Time to Appeal	1089	(1)
Notes	1089	(1)
The Ambit of Review	1090	(15)
Issues Subject to Review	1090	(1)
J.F. White Contracting Co. v. New England Tank Industries of New Hampshire, Inc.	1091	(1)
Notes and Questions	1092	(1)
Electrical Fittings Corp. v. Thomas & Betts Co.	1092	(1)
Notes and Questions	1093	(2)
International Ore & Fertilizer Corp. v. SGS Control services, inc.	1095	(1)
Notes and Questions	1096	(1)
Scope of Review of Facts	1097	(1)
The Power to Order a New Trial in a Case Decided by a Jury	1097	(1)
Corcoran v. City of Chicago	1097	(1)
Notes and Questions	1098	(1)
The Power to Set Aside a Trial Judge's Findings in a Nonjury Case---Rule 52(a)	1098	(1)
Pullman--Standard v. Swint	1099	(5)
Notes and Questions	1104	(1)
The View at the Top---Courts Above Appellate Courts	1105	(8)
Review as of Right	1105	(1)
Notes and Questions	1106	(1)
Discretionary Review	1107	(2)
Notes and Questions	1109	(2)
The Final Judgment Requirement Under Section 1257	1111	(1)
Notes and Questions	1111	(2)
The Binding Effect of Prior Decisions: Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel	1113	(93)
Terminology	1113	(1)
Claim and Defense Preclusion	1114	(20)
Claim Preclusion	1115	(1)
Rush v. City of Maple Heights	1115	(4)
Notes and Questions	1119	(2)
Mathews v. New York Racing Association, Inc.	1121	(2)
Notes and Questions	1123	(2)
Notes and Questions	1125	(1)
Jones v. Morris Plan Bank of Portsmouth	1126	(2)
Notes and Questions	1128	(1)
Defense Preclusion	1129	(1)
Mitchell v. Federal Intermediate Credit Bank	1130	(2)
Notes and Questions	1132	(1)
Notes and Questions	1133	(1)
Issue Preclusion	1134	(17)
Actually Litigated	1135	(1)
Cromwell v. County of Sac	1135	(2)
Notes and Questions	1137	(3)
Necessarily Decided	1140	(1)
Russell v. Place	1140	(2)
Notes and Questions	1142	(1)
Rios v. Davis	1142	(1)
Notes and Questions	1143	(1)
Defining and Characterizing the Issue	1144	(1)
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Sunnen	1145	(3)
Notes and Questions	1148	(2)
Notes and Questions	1150	(1)
The Required Quality of Judgment	1151	(11)
Judgments of Judicial Tribunals	1152	(1)
Hanover Logansport, Inc. v. Robert C. Anderson, Inc.	1152	(3)
Notes and Questions	1155	(2)
Notes and Questions	1157	(1)
Judgments of Nonjudicial Tribunals	1158	(1)
Holmberg v. State, Division of Risk Management	1158	(4)
Notes and Questions	1162	(1)
Persons Benefitted and Persons Bound by Preclusion	1162	(22)
The Traditional Model	1162	(1)
Notes and Questions	1163	(1)
The Decline of the Mutuality Doctrine	1163	(1)
Bernhard v. Bank of America Nat. Trust & Sav. Ass'n	1163	(3)
Notes and Questions	1166	(2)
Notes and Questions	1168	(1)
Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore	1169	(5)
Notes and Questions	1174	(4)
Binding Nonparties	1178	(1)
Martin v. Wilks	1179	(4)
Notes and Questions	1183	(1)
Intersystem Preclusion	1184	(22)
Interstate Preclusion	1184	(1)
Hart v. American Airlines, Inc.	1184	(2)
Notes and Questions	1186	(2)
Thompson v. Thompson	1188	(3)
Notes and Questions	1191	(1)
State--Federal Preclusion	1191	(1)
Allen v. McCurry	1192	(4)
Notes and Questions	1196	(1)
Federal--State Preclusion	1197	(1)
Semtek International Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corporation	1198	(4)
Notes and Questions	1202	(1)
Intersystem Administrative Preclusion	1203	(2)
Notes and Questions	1205	(1)
Alternative Dispute Resolution	1206	(29)
The Critique of Adversarial Justice	1206	(4)
Notes and Questions	1209	(1)
Alternative Dispute Resolution processes	1210	(8)
Negotiation	1212	(1)
Mediation	1213	(1)
Neutral Factfinding and Ombudspersons	1214	(1)
Early Neutral Evaluation	1214	(1)
Mini--trials	1214	(1)
Summary Jury Trial	1215	(1)
Arbitration	1215	(2)
Private Judging	1217	(1)
Notes and Questions	1217	(1)
ADR and Civil Litigation	1218	(14)
Changing Attitudes Toward ADR: The Example of Binding Arbitration	1219	(3)
Notes and Questions	1222	(2)
ADR and the Judicial Preference for Settlement	1224	(2)
Notes and Questions	1226	(2)
ADR in the Courts	1228	(1)
In re African--American Slave Descendants' Litigation	1228	(3)
Notes and Questions	1231	(1)
Assessing ADR	1232	(3)
Notes and Questions	1232	(3)
Index	1235