An Overview of the Procedural System

What a Civil Procedure Course Is About

(1)

The Stages in a Civil Suit: An Introduction

(11)

The Pre-Litigation Phase of a Civil Dispute

(1)

What Court Can Hear the Suit and Where?: ``Jurisdiction'' and ``Venue''

(2)

Problem A

(1)

Problem B

(1)

Problem C

(1)

The ``Size'' of the Lawsuit: Multiple Parties and Claims

(1)

Problem D

(1)

The ``Suit Papers'': Pleadings and Motions

(1)

Problem E

(1)

Problem F

(1)

Problem G

(1)

Discovery, Disclosures, Investigation, and Pretrial Conferences

(1)

Problem H

(1)

Problem I

(1)

The Trial Itself

(2)

Problem J

(1)

Problem K

(1)

The Post-Trial Stage

(1)

Problem L

(1)

A Side Issue: One Jurisdiction Applies Another's Law

(1)

Problem M

(1)

Appeals

(1)

Problem N

(1)

Brief Answers to Problems in this Section

(1)

Jurisdiction: The Court's Power to Act

(4)

How to Read the Case of Strawbridge v. Curtiss

(1)

Strawbridge v. Curtiss (1806)

(1)

How to Brief the Case of Strawbridge v. Curtiss

(1)

How to Read the Case of Wyman v. Newhouse

(1)

Wyman v. Newhouse (1937)

(1)

Pleadings: The Complaint and Answer

(10)

Note: The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and their Effects on Pleadings

(1)

Conley v. Gibson (1957)

(1)

Thomas v. Torres (1983)

(2)

Appendix to § 1.04: Pleadings and Decision in Wytinger v. Two Unknown Police Officers

(1)

How to Read the Pleadings in Wytinger v. Two Unknown Police Officers

(1)

Complaint and Motion to Dismiss

(3)

Note on Other Pleadings, Amended Complaint, and Briefs

(1)

The Court's Order of Dismissal

(1)

Multiple Parties and Claims

(1)

Conley v. Gibson (1957)

(1)

Discovery

(3)

Note on the Federal Rules Governing Discovery

(1)

Kerr v. United States District Court (1976)

(2)

Kerr v. United States District Court (1976)

(1)

Disposition Without Trial: Summary Judgment

(2)

Note on the Standards for Summary Judgment

(1)

Warren v. Medley (1975)

(2)

Trial: Functions of the Judge and Jury

(5)

Jury Selection, Evidence, Verdict, and Judgment

(1)

Fein v. Permanente Medical Group (1985)

(4)

Instructing the Jury

(1)

Fein v. Permanente Medical Group (1985)

(1)

Taking the Case Away From the Jury: Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law

(5)

Note on Standards and Procedures for Taking the Case Away From the Jury

(1)

Note on How to Read the Case of Wilcox Development Co. v. First Interstate Bank of Oregon: The ``Prime Rate Antitrust Cases''

(1)

Post-Trial Motions in Wilcox Development Co. v. First Interstate Bank of Oregon

(1)

Wilcox Development Co. v. First Interstate Bank of Oregon (1985)

(3)

Appeal

(3)

Note About the Function of an Appellate Court

(1)

Fein v. Permanente Medical Group (1985)

(2)

The Court's Power Over Persons and Property

The Concerns Underlying Personal Jurisdiction and Venue

(1)

Problem A: Chapter 2 Summary Problem

(1)

Jurisdiction Over Persons and Property

(56)

The Development of Our Concept of Jurisdiction

(1)

Territoriality

(1)

How to Read and Understand Pennoyer v. Neff

(1)

Pennoyer v. Neff (1877)

(3)

Grace v. MacArthur (1959)

(1)

Consent

(1)

Hess v. Pawloski (1927)

(2)

The Modern ``Minimum Contacts'' Doctrine

(1)

The International Shoe Decision

(1)

Note on the Development of Long-Arm Jurisdiction From Pennoyer to International Shoe

(1)

International Shoe Co. v. Washington (1945)

(3)

``General'' and ``Specific'' Jurisdiction

(1)

Note: ``General'' Jurisdiction versus ``Specific'' Jurisdiction

(1)

McGee v. International Life Ins. Co. (1957)

(1)

Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co. (1952)

(1)

``Long-Arm'' Statutes: State Law Restrictions on Jurisdiction

(1)

Note on State ``Long-Arm'' Statutes

(1)

A ``Laundry List'' Long-Arm Statute

(1)

Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp. (1961)

(3)

Feathers v. McLucas (1965)

(1)

Markham v. Anderson (1976)

(1)

The ``Limits-of-Due-Process'' Long Arm Model (1973)

(1)

``Intermediate'' Long-Arm Models

(1)

Hall v. Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. (1982)

(1)

Modern Expansions and Contractions of the Minimum Contacts Doctrine

(1)

Commercial Defendants: ``Purposeful Availing,'' ``Reasonable Anticipation,'' and ``Convenience''

(1)

Hanson v. Denckla (1958)

(1)

World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson (1980)

(3)

Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v. Hall (1984)

(1)

Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz (1985)

(7)

Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court (1987)

(3)

Non-Commercial Defendants

(1)

Kulko v. Superior Court (1978)

(1)

Note on Interstate Jurisdiction in Family Law Cases

(1)

Note on Long-Arming the Press: Calder v. Jones and Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc

(1)

Problem B

(1)

Keystroke Contacts: The Internet and Other Electronic Media

(1)

Compuserve, Inc. v. Patterson (1996)

(3)

In Rem Jurisdiction: Power Over Property

(1)

Legitimate Uses of Power Over Property

(1)

Abuses of In Rem Jurisdiction: Harris v. Balk and Seider v. Roth

(1)

Shaffer v. Heitner (1977)

(7)

``Tag'' Jurisdiction or In-State Service on a Foreign Defendant: Does ``Fairness'' Control or Does ``Tradition'' Control?

(1)

Burnham v. Superior Court (1990)

(4)

Special Bases of Jurisdiction: ``Consent,'' ``Contract,'' ``Necessity,'' and ``Nationwide Contacts''

(1)

Consent

(1)

Hess v. Pawloski (1927)

(1)

Gonzalez v. Gonzalez (1972)

(1)

Private Contracts Fixing Jurisdiction

(1)

Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute (1991)

(2)

Necessity Rule 4(k), and ``Nationwide Contacts''

(1)

Note on ``Jurisdiction by Necessity''

(1)

Note on Rule 4(k) and on Congressional Provisions for Nationwide Service

(1)

Challenging Personal Jurisdiction

100

(1)

By Default Followed by Collateral Attack

100

(1)

Wyman v. Newhouse (1937)

100

(1)

By Special Appearance or Analogous Procedures

100

(1)

Note on Special Appearance and Its Federal Analogue

100

(1)

Harkness v. Hyde (1878)

101

(1)

Baldwin v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Ass'n (1931)

102

(1)

Notice Requirements and Service of Process

102

(11)

Due Process Notice Standards

102

(1)

Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. (1950)

102

(2)

Aguchak v. Montgomery Ward Co. (1974)

104

(1)

Miedrich v. Lauenstein (1914)

105

(2)

The Ceremony of Service: Complying With the Rules

107

(1)

Serving Individuals and Corporations: Rule 4(e) and 4(h)

107

(1)

Leigh v. Lynton (1949)

107

(1)

National Development Company v. Triad Holding Corporation (1991)

108

(1)

Morton v. F.H. Paschen, Inc. (1997)

109

(2)

The Defendant Who Evades Process: ``Substituted Service''

111

(1)

Butler v. Butler (1978)

111

(1)

Hunsinger v. Gateway Management Corp. (1996)

112

(1)

Service of Process in International Litigation

113

(1)

Venue and Forum Non Conveniens

114

(11)

Forum Non Conveniens

114

(1)

Note on the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens

114

(1)

Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno (1982)

114

(4)

Venue

118

(1)

The Federal Venue Statutes

118

(1)

Problem C

118

(1)

Transfer of Venue

119

(1)

Hoffman v. Blaski (1960)

119

(4)

Venue in State Courts

123

(1)

The California Venue System

123

(1)

Carruth v. Superior Court (1978)

124

(1)

Wathen v. Superior Court (1963)

124

(1)

The Texas Venue System

124

(1)

The New York Venue System

124

(1)

Katz v. Siroty (1978)

125

(1)

Burch v. Phillips (1982)

125

(1)

Improving Our System of Personal Jurisdiction and Venue: Notes and Questions

125

(24)

The Anatomy of a Forum Contest: Litigation Documents in George Miller Co. v. Compudata, Inc.

Note on The Dispute Background

129

(1)

The Pre-Litigation Stage

129

(3)

Complaint, Service, and 12(b) Motion

132

(4)

Discovery and Fact Development

136

(6)

Resolution of the Forum Contest

142

(4)

The Merits: Answer and Settlement

146

(3)

Subject-Matter Jurisdiction: Power Over the Generic Type of Dispute

The Concept of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

149

(1)

Problem A: Chapter 3 Summary Problem

149

(1)

State Courts' Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

150

(6)

The Allocation of Jurisdiction Within State Court Systems

150

(1)

Note on the California Trial Court System

150

(1)

Lekse v. Municipal Court (1982)

151

(1)

Note on the Texas Court System

151

(1)

Continental Coffee Products Co. v. Casarez (1996)

152

(1)

Note on the New York Court System

152

(1)

Denner v. Katz (1973)

153

(1)

Federal Claims and Defenses in State Courts

154

(1)

Introductory Note

154

(1)

Testa v. Katt (1947)

155

(1)

Federal Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

156

(28)

Federal Question (``Arising Under'') Jurisdiction

156

(1)

Bell v. Hood (1946)

156

(1)

How to Read the Case of Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley

156

(1)

Problem B

157

(1)

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley (1908)

158

(3)

Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Thompson (1986)

161

(1)

Note on the Constitutional Basis of ``Arising Under'' Jurisdiction: The Example of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

161

(1)

Appendix to § 3.03[A]: ``Arising Under'' Jurisdiction in Practice

162

(1)

Complaint in Wytinger v. Two Unknown Police Officers

162

(1)

Diversity Jurisdiction

162

(1)

The Requirement of Complete Diversity

162

(1)

Strawbridge v. Curtiss (1806)

162

(1)

Mas v. Perry (1974)

162

(2)

Note on the Policy Basis for Diversity Jurisdiction

164

(1)

Note on Citizenships of Corporations or Associations

165

(1)

Problem C

166

(1)

Appendix to § 3.03[B][1]: Diversity Jurisdiction in Practice

166

(1)

Complaint in George Miller Co. v. Compudata, Inc

166

(1)

Parties ``Improperly or Collusively Made''

166

(1)

Kramer v. Carribean Mills, Inc. (1969)

166

(1)

Amount in Controversy

167

(1)

Note on Ascertaining the Amount in Controversy

167

(1)

Williams v. Kleppe (1976)

168

(1)

Supplemental Jurisdiction and Exceptions to Jurisdiction

169

(1)

Note: Understanding Supplemental Jurisdiction

169

(1)

Supplemental Jurisdiction of the Kind Formerly Called ``Pendent Jurisdiction'': Joining State and Federal Claim

170

(1)

Note on the Gibbs Case: The Earlier Doctrine of Pendent Jurisdiction

170

(1)

United Mine Workers v. Gibbs (1966)

170

(2)

Appendix to § 3.03[C][1]: Supplemental Jurisdiction in Practice

172

(1)

Order of Dismissal in Wytinger v. Two Unknown Police Officers

172

(1)

Supplemental Jurisdiction of the Kind Formerly Called ``Ancillary Jurisdiction'': Counterclaims, Third-Party Claims, etc.

172

(1)

Note on the Earlier Doctrine of Ancillary Jurisdiction

172

(1)

The Supplemental Jurisdiction Statute

173

(1)

Acri v. Varian Associates, Inc.

173

(2)

The Prohibition on Certain Uses of Supplemental Jurisdiction by Plaintffs

175

(1)

Note on the Kroger Case and Section 1367(b)

175

(1)

Refusal to Exercise Jurisdiction

176

(1)

The Abstention Doctrines

176

(1)

The Domestic Relations and Probate Exceptions

177

(1)

Removal: Defendant's Key to the Federal Courthouse

178

(1)

Problem D

178

(1)

Note on Removal Jurisdiction, Procedure, and Policy

179

(1)

Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis

179

(4)

Notes and Questions on Removal Procedure

183

(1)

Improving Our Jurisdictional Systems

184

(5)

State Court Reorganization: Notes and Questions

184

(1)

Reform of Federal Jurisdiction

185

(1)

Should Congress Abolish Diversity Jurisdiction?

185

(1)

Abolition of Diversity of Citizenship Jurisdiction (1978)

185

(1)

Note on the Defeat of the Diversity Abolition Bill

186

(2)

Reforming Diversity: Notes and Questions

188

(1)

Reform of ``Arising Under'' Jurisdiction, Supplemental Jurisdiction, and Removal: Notes and Questions

188

(1)

The Erie Doctrine

State Law in the Federal Courts: The Erie Doctrine

189

(7)

State Substantive Law

189

(1)

Note on How to Read the Erie Case

189

(1)

Erie Railroad v. Tompkins (1938)

190

(5)

Problem A: Chapter 4 Summary Problem

195

(1)

Federal Procedural Law

196

(1)

Note on the Federal Rules: Their Source and Legitimacy

196

(1)

The Substance-Procedure Distinction

196

(16)

Note on the Supreme Court's Varying Approaches to the Substance-Procedure Problem

196

(1)

The ``Outcome Determinative'' Test

197

(1)

Guaranty Trust Co. v. York (1945)

197

(2)

Balancing State and Federal Interests

199

(1)

Ragan v. Merchants' Transfer & Warehouse Co. (1949)

199

(1)

Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (1958)

200

(2)

Controlling Federal Rules and the Policies of Erie

202

(1)

How to Read Hanna v. Plumer

202

(1)

Hanna v. Plumer (1965)

203

(5)

Burlington Northern Ry. v. Woods (1987)

208

(1)

Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc. (1996)

209

(3)

Determining What the State Law Is

212

(6)

Which State's Law? Interstate Choice of Law

212

(1)

Note on Interstate Choice of Law

212

(1)

Pennington v. Dye (1984)

213

(1)

Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Mfg. Co. (1941)

213

(2)

Unsettled State Law: The ``Erie Educated Guess''

215

(1)

Note on ``Erie Educated Guesses''

215

(1)

Factors Etc., Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. (1981)

215

(1)

Commerce Union Bank v. Coors (1981)

216

(1)

Factors Etc., Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. (1982)

216

(2)

Filling the Gaps in Federal Law

218

(4)

Federal Common Law

218

(1)

Note on the Justification for Federal Common Law

218

(1)

Atherton v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1997)

218

(3)

``Borrowed'' State Law Used as Federal Law

221

(1)

DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters (1983)

221

(1)

Improving the System of Federal-State Choice of Law: Notes and Questions

222

(3)

Pleadings

How Modern Pleading Developed

225

(14)

Common Law Pleadings

225

(1)

The Plaintiffs Suit: Writ and Declaration

225

(1)

The Defendant's Pleading: Demurrer, Traverse, or Confession and Avoidance

226

(1)

The Single Issue: Herein of ``Color,'' ``Duplicity,'' ``Departure,'' and the ``General Issue''

227

(3)

The Forms of Action

230

(1)

Methods of ``Trial,'' Variances, and the Rise of Assumpsit

230

(1)

Scott v. Shepherd (1773)

231

(1)

Equity: An Alternative System Develops

232

(3)

``Code'' Pleading

235

(1)

Pleading ``Facts'' Constituting a ``Cause of Action''

236

(1)

Gillispie v. Goodyear Service Stores (1963)

236

(1)

The ``Theory of the Pleadings'' Doctrine; Variances

237

(1)

City of Union City v. Murphy (1911)

237

(1)

Messick v. Turnage (1954)

238

(1)

Modern State Practice Requiring the Pleading of a ``Cause of Action''

238

(1)

The Functions Served by the Pleadings

239

(1)

Shipman, ``Common Law Pleading''

239

(1)

Problem A: Chapter 5 Summary Problem

239

(1)

The Complaint in Federal Court

240

(19)

``Notice Pleading'': The Standard for Specificity

240

(1)

Conley v. Gibson (1957)

240

(1)

Dioguardi v. Durning (1944)

241

(1)

Criticism of Dioguardi v. Durning: McCaskill, ``The Modern Philosophy of Pleading: A Dialogue Outside the Shades''

242

(1)

Problem B

243

(1)

Stating a ``Claim'': Substantive Sufficiency as Tested by Rule 12 Motions

244

(1)

Partridge v. Two Unknown Police Officers (1986)

244

(1)

McLaren v. United States, Inc. (1998)

244

(1)

Note on Rule 12 Motions

245

(1)

Fox v. Lummus Company (1981)

246

(2)

Problem C

248

(2)

Particularized Pleading Requirements

250

(1)

Pleading Fraud, Damages, and Other Special Matters

250

(1)

Sweeny Co. v. Engineers-Constructors, Inc. (1986)

250

(2)

Smith v. DeBartoli (1985)

252

(1)

``Heightened Pleading Requirements'' Imposed for Public Policy Reasons: A Shift Away from Notice Pleading?

252

(1)

Siegert v. Gilley (1991)

252

(2)

Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination Unit (1992)

254

(2)

Note on the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: A Congressionally-Mandated Heightened Pleading Requirement

256

(1)

Requirements of Pleading Evidentiary Matters in Compliance with Screening Mechanisms

256

(1)

DeLuna v. St. Elizabeth's Hospital (1992)

256

(1)

Alternate and Inconsistent Allegations

257

(1)

Lambert v. Southern Counties Gas Co. (1959)

257

(1)

The Form of the Pleadings: No ``Magic Words''

258

(1)

Faulkner v. Fort Bend Independent School Dist. (1986)

258

(1)

Appendix to §5.03: Drafting the Complaint

259

(1)

Pleadings in Wytinger v. Two Unknown Police Officers

259

(1)

The Answer in Federal Court

259

(7)

Dilatory Pleas and Attacks on the Complaint

259

(1)

Admissions and Denials

259

(1)

Note Contrasting the General Denial With Federal Practice

259

(1)

White v. Smith (1981)

260

(2)

Affirmative Defenses

262

(1)

Note: What Is an Affirmative Defense?

262

(1)

Gomez v. Toledo (1980)

262

(2)

Problem D

264

(1)

The Plaintiff's Reply

265

(1)

Appendix to § 5.04: Drafting the Answer

266

(1)

Answer in George Miller Co. v. Compudata, Inc.

266

(1)

Devices for Deterring Abuse of Liberal Pleading Rules

266

(19)

Older Approaches: Verification, etc.

266

(1)

Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp. (1966)

266

(1)

Rule 11: Certifications and Sanctions

267

(1)

Note on the Modern Approach: Rule 11

267

(1)

An Objective Standard Requiring a ``Reasonable Inquiry'' The 1983 Amendments to Rule 11

268

(1)

Eastway Construction Corp. v. City of New York (1985)

268

(3)

Dissatisfaction with Automatic Mandatory Sanctions

271

(2)

The 21-Day Safe Harbor and Limited, Discretionary Sanctions: The 1993 Amendments to Rule 11

273

(1)

Note on the 1993 Amendments to Rule 11: Is it Better--Or Toothless?

273

(3)

Hadges v. Yonkers Racing Corp (1995)

276

(1)

Problem E

276

(1)

Beyond Rule 11: ``Inherent'' Power and Other Sanction Powers

276

(1)

Note on Sanctions for Conduct Other than Filing or Advocating Pleadings

276

(1)

Chambers v. Nasco, Inc. (1991)

276

(1)

Note: How Does the Lawyer Pay the Sanctions?

277

(1)

Appendix to § 5.05: Sample Documents from a Sanctions Controversy

278

(1)

Background: A Controversy Adapted from Documents in the Supreme Court Case of Willy v. The Coastal Corp

278

(1)

Defendant's Response to Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Summary Rule 11 Sanctions

279

(1)

Brief in Support of Defendant's Motion for Sanctions

280

(2)

Order for Sanctions

282

(2)

Willy v. Coastal Corp. (1992)

284

(1)

Amendment

285

(5)

Amendment by Right or by Leave

285

(1)

Beeck v. Aquaslide `n' Dive Corp. (1977)

285

(3)

Amendment and the Statute of Limitations: Rule 15(c)

288

(1)

Note on the Schiavone Case and Intervening Rules Changes

288

(1)

Schiavone v. Fortune, a/k/a Time, Incorporated (1986)

288

(2)

Trial and Post-Trial Amendments: Rule 15(b)

290

(1)

Cunningham v. Quaker Oats Company, Fisher-Price Division (1985)

290

(1)

State-Court Pleadings Today: Stating a ``Cause of Action'' Under Modern Rules

290

(4)

New York: Liberal Cause-of-Action Pleading, but with Bill of Particulars

290

(1)

Mammarella v. Consolidated Edison Co. (1974)

291

(1)

Texas: Fair Notice of Factual Contentions

291

(1)

Willock v. Bui (1987)

292

(1)

California: Pre-Printed Official Complaints, Common Counts, And Fictitious ``Doe'' Defendants

293

(1)

Scherer v. Mark (1976)

293

(1)

Improving the Rules of Pleadings: Notes and Questions

294

(13)

Sample Pleadings From Three Jurisdictions

New York: Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.

297

(2)

Texas: Pleadings in Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.

299

(5)

California: Pre-Printed Products Liability Complaint Form

304

(3)

Multiple Parties and Claims

An Overview of the Devices for Joining Multiple Parties or Claims

307

(5)

Adding or Subtracting Single Claims or Parties

312

(21)

Counterclaims and Cross-Claims

312

(1)

Cavanaugh v. Western Maryland Railway Co. (1984)

313

(4)

Peterson v. Watt (1982)

317

(1)

Third-Party Practice (``Impleader'')

318

(1)

Note on How to Read the Case of Barab v. Menford

318

(1)

Barab v. Menford (1983)

319

(2)

Permissive Joinder of Parties and Claims by Plaintiff

321

(1)

Grogan v. Babson Brothers Co. (1984)

321

(2)

Consolidation, Separate Trial and Severance

323

(1)

Henz v. Superior Trucking Co. (1982)

323

(1)

Compulsory Joinder

324

(1)

How to Understand Rule 19

324

(1)

How to Read the Case of Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. Patterson

324

(1)

Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. Patterson (1968)

325

(4)

Intervention and the Real-Party-in-Interest Requirement

329

(1)

How to Read the Case of NOPSI v. United Gas

329

(1)

New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. United Gas Pipe Line Co. (1984)

329

(4)

Devices for Handling Numerous Parties

333

(38)

Interpleader: The Modern ``Stakeholder's Remedy''

333

(1)

How to Read the Case of State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Tashire

333

(1)

State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire (1967)

334

(5)

Class Actions

339

(1)

Development of the Class Action Concept

339

(1)

Hansberry v. Lee (1940)

339

(2)

Class Actions Under Modern Rule 23

341

(1)

Note on Understanding Rule 23

341

(1)

Problem A

342

(1)

Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin (1974)

343

(5)

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation: Notes and Questions

348

(1)

In re Asbestos Prod. Liab. Litig. (1991)

349

(1)

Global Settlement Class Actions: May a Court Manage an Intractable Dispute by Cutting the Gordian Knot?

349

(1)

Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor (1997)

349

(8)

Class Action Alternatives: The ``Bellwether Case'' Method

357

(1)

In re Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (1997)

357

(4)

Complex Class Litigation

Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in Multistate Class Actions

361

(1)

Kennedy, ``The Supreme Court Meets the Bride of Frankenstein: Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts and the State Multistate Class Action''

362

(1)

Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts (1985)

362

(4)

Kennedy, ``The Supreme Court Meets the Bride of Frankenstein: Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts and the State Multistate Class Action''

366

(1)

Miller & Crump, ``Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in Multistate Class Actions After Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts''

367

(1)

The Certification Hearing

368

(3)

Discovery and Disclosure

The Objectives, Policies and Planning of Discovery

371

(12)

Objectives of Discovery

371

(1)

Problem A: Chapter 7 Summary Problem

372

(1)

The Policies Behind Broad Discovery---and the Limits

372

(1)

The Discovery Tools and the Concept of Required Disclosures

373

(1)

Basics of Discovery Planning

374

(1)

Problem B

375

(1)

Problem C

375

(1)

Morris, ``Strategy of Discovery''

376

(7)

The Scope of Discovery

383

(20)

The Discovery ``Relevance'' Standard: Information ``Reasonably Calculated'' to Lead to Admissible Evidence

383

(1)

Kerr v. District Court (1976)

383

(1)

Bank of the Orient v. Superior Court (1977)

383

(2)

The Relevance Standard for Self-Initiated Disclosures

385

(1)

Note on the Standard for Disclosures

385

(1)

Information That Is ``Not Privileged''

385

(1)

Kerr v. District Court (1976)

385

(1)

Upjohn Co. v. United States (1981)

385

(2)

Problem D

387

(2)

Work Product and Related Exceptions

389

(1)

Trial Preparation Materials

389

(1)

Hickman v. Taylor (1946)

390

(3)

Bank of the Orient v. Superior Court (1977)

393

(1)

Sporck v. Peil (1985)

393

(1)

Testifying Experts and Consultants

394

(1)

Ager v. Jane C. Stormont Hospital & Training, Etc. (1980)

394

(3)

Problem E

397

(1)

Protective Orders

398

(1)

Centurion Industries, Inc. v. Warren Steurer and Associates (1981)

398

(2)

Problem F

400

(2)

``Umbrella'' Confidentiality Agreements and Orders

402

(1)

Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. (1981)

402

(1)

The Mechanics of Discovery

403

(36)

The Discovery Devices

403

(1)

Oral Depositions

403

(1)

Salter v. Upjohn Co. (1979)

403

(2)

Appendix to § 7.03[A][1]: Deposition Practice

405

(1)

Groce, ``Checklist for Taking Plaintiff's Deposition''

405

(2)

Note on Preparing a Witness to Be Deposed

407

(1)

Montgomery & Lee, ``Your Deposition''

408

(1)

A Sample Deposition: Deposition of Plaintiff Janet Pringle in Pringle v. Jim Dandy Fast Foods Inc.

409

(11)

A Note on Depositions on Written Questions

420

(1)

Interrogatories

420

(1)

Burns v. Thiokol Chemical Corporation (1973)

420

(2)

Sargent-Welch Scientific Co. v. Ventron Corp. (1973)

422

(2)

Appendix to § 7.03[A][2]: Interrogatories in Practice

424

(1)

Interrogatories in George Miller Co. v. Compudata, Inc

424

(1)

Seitz, ``Get More Information and Less Indigestion from Your Interrogatories''

424

(2)

Requests for Admissions

426

(1)

Trevino v. Central Freight Lines, Inc. (1981)

426

(3)

Appendix to § 7.03[A][3]: Requests for Admissions in Practice

429

(1)

Requests and Admissions in George Miller Co. v. Compudata, Inc.

429

(1)

Production of Documents and Tangible Things

429

(1)

Board of Education of Evanston Township v. Admiral Heating and Ventilating, Inc. (1984)

429

(3)

Physical and Mental Examinations

432

(1)

Schlagenhauf v. Holder (1964)

432

(3)

``Discovery That Is Not Discovery'': Freedom of Information Laws

435

(1)

Discovery in International Litigation: The Hague Evidence Convention

435

(1)

Note on the Hague Evidence Convention

435

(1)

Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale v. United States District Court (1987)

436

(1)

The Duty to Supplement Responses

436

(1)

Voegeli v. Lewis (1977)

436

(1)

The Use of Discovery in Hearings or Trials

437

(1)

Frechette v. Welch (1980)

437

(2)

Self-Initiated Disclosures and Other Refinements

439

(11)

Note on the Amendments to the Discovery Rules

439

(1)

Scheetz v. Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. (1993)

440

(3)

Nguyen v. IBP, Inc. (1995)

443

(3)

Appendix to § 7.04: Self-Initiated Disclosures in Practice

446

(4)

Discovery Abuse and Sanctions

450

(5)

Note on Rules 26 and 37

450

(1)

``Pushing'' and ``Tripping''

450

(1)

Roesberg v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1980)

450

(2)

Discovery Certifications and the Discovery Conference

452

(1)

Associated Radio Service Company v. Page Airways, Inc. (1977)

452

(1)

Sanctions

452

(1)

Lew v. Kona Hospital (1985)

452

(3)

Appendix to § 7.05: Sanctions in Practice

455

(1)

Rule 37 Motion in George Miller Co v. Compudata, Inc.

455

(1)

Discovery Under State Rules

455

(2)

Improving the Discovery Rules: Notes and Questions

457

(2)

Pretrial Conferences and Case Management

Pretrial Conferences and Pretrial Orders

459

(8)

The Purposes of Pretrial Conferences

459

(1)

Chevrette v. Marks (1983)

459

(1)

The Effects of Pretrial Orders

460

(1)

United States v. First National Bank of Circle (1981)

460

(4)

Appendix to § 8.01: Final Pretrial Order in Bordelon v. Triangle J Co

464

(3)

The Trend Toward Judges as ``Managers''

467

(7)

How the Rules Encourage Judges to Manage Cases

467

(1)

Resnik, ``Managerial Judges''

467

(2)

Flanders, ``Case Management and Court Management in the United States District Courts''

469

(1)

Excerpts from Second Circuit Judicial Conference of 1983, Discussing Rule 16 as Amended (Panel Discussion)

470

(1)

Sanctions for Failure to Participate ``in Good Faith'' in Conferences and Settlement Negotiations

471

(1)

Kothe v. Smith (1985)

471

(2)

Reference to Magistrates or Masters

473

(1)

Mathews v. Weber (1976)

473

(1)

Docket Control and Case Flow Management

474

(11)

Trial Settings and Continuances

474

(1)

Oates v. Oates (1976)

474

(1)

Rules Forcing Action by Court or Counsel

475

(2)

``Differential Case Management,'' ``Fast Tracking,'' ``Staging,'' and Other Docket Management Techniques

477

(1)

Note: Why This Material Will Affect You as a Lawyer

477

(1)

Bakke and Solomon, ``Case Differentiation: An Approach to Individualized Case Management''

478

(1)

Litan, ``Speeding Up Civil Justice''

479

(1)

Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990, 28 U.S.C. §§ 471 et seq.: An ``Expense and Delay Reduction Plan'' for Each District Court Was it a Useful Effort, or a Noble Experiment That Failed?

479

(1)

Kakalik, et al., Just, Speedy and Inexpensive? An Evaluation of Judicial Case Management Under the Civil Justice Reform Act

480

(2)

Enforcing Case Management Deadlines: California's ``Five-Year Rule'' and Other Sanctions

482

(1)

Karubian v. Security Pacific National Bank (1984)

482

(3)

Improving Pretrial Conferences and Case Management: Notes and Questions

485

(2)

Adjudication Without Trial: Summary Judgment Dismissal, Default, and Related Procedures

Judgment on the Pleadings

487

(1)

Note on Judgment on the Pleadings

487

(1)

Austad v. United States (1967)

487

(1)

Summary Judgment

488

(21)

The Standard for Granting Summary Judgment

488

(1)

Warren v. Medley (1975)

488

(1)

Problem A: Chapter 9 Summary Problem

489

(1)

Adickes v. S.H. Kress & Co. (1970)

490

(2)

The Relevance of the Ultimate Burden of Proof: Summary Judgment Because the Opponent ``Can't Prove Her Case''

492

(1)

Dyer v. McDougall (1952)

492

(1)

Note on How to Read the Case of Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

493

(1)

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett (1986)

493

(4)

Note on Wider Acceptance of Summary Judgment

497

(1)

Appendix to § 9.02[B]: Proceedings in Jones v. Clinton

498

(1)

Note on the Litigation in Jones v. Clinton

498

(3)

The ``Summary Judgment Evidence''

501

(1)

Campbell v. Ft. Worth Bank & Trust Co. (1986)

501

(1)

Appendix to § 9.02[C]: Summary Judgment Documents in Browne v. Smith

502

(1)

The Dispute Background

502

(1)

The Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and Supporting Affidavits

503

(3)

Plaintiffs Response and Affidavits in Opposition to Summary Judgment

506

(1)

The Parties' Briefs

507

(2)

Voluntary Dismissal

509

(1)

McCants v. Ford Motor Co. (1986)

509

(1)

Involuntary Dismissal for Want of Prosecution: The Court's Inherent Power

510

(2)

Link v. Wabash Railroad (1962)

510

(2)

Default Judgment

512

(2)

Butner v. Neustadter (1963)

512

(2)

Improving Summary Judgment and Other Non-Trial Disposition Methods: Notes and Questions

514

(1)

Trial

The Order of Events in a Jury Trial

515

(3)

Problem A: Chapter 10 Summary Problem

516

(2)

The Right to Trial by Jury

518

(18)

In Federal ``Suits at Common Law''

518

(1)

Note on the Kinds of Claims That Carry the Right to Trial by Jury

518

(1)

Effects of the Nonexistence of the Right in Equity Cases

518

(1)

How to Read the Case of Beacon Theaters v. Westover

518

(1)

Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover (1959)

519

(3)

Dairy Queen, Inc. v. Wood (1962)

522

(3)

Problem B

525

(1)

Statutory Actions

525

(1)

Tull v. United States (1987)

525

(2)

Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers, Local No. 391 v. Terry (1990)

527

(4)

Changing the Size or Function of the Jury

531

(1)

Colgrove v. Battin (1973)

531

(1)

Demand and Waiver of the Right

532

(1)

Note on Waiver in the Absence of Timely Demand

532

(1)

Lewis v. TIME Inc. (1983)

533

(2)

The Jury Trial Right in State Courts: Notes and Questions

535

(1)

Jury Selection

536

(26)

The ``Fair Cross-Section'' Requirement

536

(1)

Thiel v. Southern Pacific Co. (1946)

536

(2)

Fein v. Permanente Medical Group (1985)

538

(2)

Voir Dire Examination and Challenges

540

(1)

Note on How Jurors Are ``Selected'': Previewing Flowers v. Flowers

540

(1)

Challenges ``For Cause'' Versus ``Peremptory'' Challenges

541

(1)

Flowers v. Flowers (1965)

541

(1)

McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood (1984)

542

(2)

Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. (1991)

544

(6)

The Conduct of the Voir Dire Examination

550

(1)

Wichmann v. United Disposal, Inc. (1977)

550

(1)

Appendix to § 10.03: The Realities of Jury Selection

551

(1)

Crump, ``Attorneys' Goals and Tactics in Voir Dire Examination''

551

(2)

Voir Dire Examination by Joseph D. Jamail in Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.

553

(7)

Murray & Tedin, ``The New Dublin Jury Study''

560

(2)

Opening Statements

562

(1)

Note on the Opening Statement

562

(1)

Presenting the Case: Evidence and ``Proof''

563

(9)

The Rules of Evidence

563

(3)

Rainey v. Beech Aircraft Corp. (1986)

566

(1)

Making the Record

567

(1)

Guetersloh v. C.I.T. Corp. (1970)

567

(1)

Judgment as a Matter of Law (or ``Directed Verdict'')

568

(1)

Note on Judgment as a Matter of Law (or ``Directed Verdict'')

568

(1)

The ``Burden of Proof''

568

(1)

Note on the Burdens of Production and of Persuasion

568

(1)

Texas Dept. Of Community Affairs v. Burdine (1981)

569

(3)

Jury Argument or Summation

572

(4)

Note on Legitimate Functions of Jury Argument

572

(1)

Brokopp v. Ford Motor Co. (1977)

573

(3)

Jury Instructions and Verdicts

576

(23)

The General Charge Versus Special Interrogatories

576

(1)

Note on the Two Basic Forms of Verdicts

576

(1)

How to Read the Case of McLaughlin v. Fellows Gear Shaper Co.

577

(1)

McLaughlin v. Fellows Gear Shaper Co. (1986)

577

(5)

Problem C

582

(2)

Instructions to the Jury

584

(1)

Explanation of the Law by the Judge

584

(1)

Meagher v. Long Island R.R. Co. (1970)

584

(4)

Comments by the Judge on the Evidence

588

(1)

Lewis v. Bill Robertson & Sons, Inc. (1984)

588

(2)

Appendix to §§ 10.06-10.07: The Realities of the Court's Charge and of Jury Argument

590

(1)

Court's Charge and Jury's Verdict in Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.

590

(2)

Excerpts from Charge Conference and Objections in Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.

592

(2)

Crump, ``Effective Jury Argument: The Organization''

594

(1)

Excerpts from Jury Arguments or Summations in Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.

595

(4)

Trial to the Court Without a Jury

599

(1)

Note on Trial to the Court

599

(1)

Improving Trial Processes: Notes and Questions

600

(3)

Post-Trial Motions

Judicial Power to Take the Case Away From the Jury

603

(1)

Problem A: Chapter 11 Summary Problem

603

(1)

Judgment on the Verdict

604

(1)

Judgment as a Matter of Law

604

(10)

During Trial

604

(1)

Problem B

604

(1)

Note on ``Directed Verdict,'' ``Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict,'' and ``Judgment as a Matter of Law''

605

(1)

Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Co. (2000)

605

(3)

William V. Dorsaneo III, ``Judges, Juries and Reviewing Courts''

608

(2)

Procedural Aspects of Judgment as a Matter of Law: Notes and Questions

610

(1)

After Trial

611

(1)

Note on Requirements for Post-Trial Judgment as a Matter of Law

611

(1)

McLaughlin v. Fellows Gear Shaper Co. (1986)

611

(2)

Judgment as a Matter of Law in Favor of the Party With the Burden of Persuasion

613

(1)

Arbegast v. Board of Education of South New Berlin Central School (1985)

613

(1)

New Trial

614

(11)

New Trial Based on Procedural Errors

615

(1)

Conway v. Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc. (1982)

615

(4)

New Trial Based Upon the ``Great Weight'' of the Evidence

619

(1)

United States v. An Article of Drug (1984)

619

(2)

New Trial Based on the Amount of Damages: ``Remittitur'' and ``Additur''

621

(1)

New Trial Based on Newly Discovered Evidence

622

(1)

Ope Shipping, Ltd. v. Underwriters at Lloyds (1983)

622

(2)

New Trial on Grounds of Jury Misconduct

624

(1)

Multiflex, Inc. v. Samuel Moore & Co. (1983)

624

(1)

The Interplay Between Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law (or Notwithstanding the Verdict) and Motion for New Trial

625

(4)

Neely v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co. Inc. (1967)

626

(2)

Appendix to § 11.05: Post-Trial Motions in Wilcox Development Co. v. First Interstate Bank

628

(1)

Relief From Final Judgments

629

(4)

The Rule 60 Motion

629

(1)

Rozier v. Ford Motor Co. (1978)

629

(2)

Rule 60 as a Mechanism for Setting Aside Default

631

(1)

The Independent Action for Relief From Judgment

632

(1)

Appeals

The Scope of Appellate Review

633

(7)

Errors of Law and Avoidance Doctrines

633

(1)

Harmless Error Principles

633

(1)

McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood (1943)

633

(1)

Problem A: Chapter 12 Summary Problem

634

(1)

The Preservation Requirement; ``Plain'' Error

635

(1)

Neu v. Grant (1977)

635

(1)

Deference to Trial Court Discretion

636

(1)

Newman v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company (1981)

636

(1)

Note on Trial Court's Discretion

637

(1)

Review of Determinations of Fact

637

(1)

Anderson v. City of Bessemer City (1985)

637

(3)

Appellate Procedure

640

(6)

Time Limits: Notice of Appeal and Cost Bond

640

(1)

Wilson v. Atwood Group (1984)

640

(3)

Note on Alteration of the Holding in Wilson v. Atwood Group by Amendment of Appellate Rule 4

643

(1)

Suspending Enforcement Pending Appeal: Supersedeas Bonds

643

(1)

Texaco, Inc. v. Pennzoil Company (1986)

644

(1)

The Record, Briefs and Submission

645

(1)

Appealable Orders

646

(11)

The Final Judgment Rule

646

(1)

Note on Authorization of Supreme Court Rules

646

(1)

Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay (1978)

646

(2)

Note on Alteration of the Coopers & Lybrand Holding by Amendment of Rule 23

648

(1)

Note on the Final Judgment Rule

648

(1)

Exceptions: Appealable Interlocutory Orders

649

(1)

Rule 54(b): Making the Judgment Final

650

(1)

Sears Roebuck & Co. v. Mackey (1955)

650

(1)

The ``Collateral Order'' Doctrine

651

(1)

Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. (1949)

651

(2)

Injunctions and Receiverships: Section 1292(a)

653

(1)

Levesque v. State of Maine (1978)

653

(1)

``Discretionary'' Appeals: Section 1292(b)

654

(1)

Garner v. Wolfinbarger (1970)

654

(1)

Mandamus and Other Writs

655

(1)

Kerr v. United States District Court (1976)

655

(2)

An Alternative System: New York's ``Wide Open'' Definition of Appealable Orders

657

(1)

The Supreme Court

657

(2)

Note on the Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

657

(1)

Procedure for Review by Certiorari or Appeal

658

(1)

Res Judicata, Collateral Estoppel and Related Preclusion Doctrines

Res Judicata: Claim Preclusion

659

(8)

The Elements: ``Same'' Claim, ``Same'' Parties, Final Judgment

659

(1)

Problem A: Chapter 13 Summary Problem

660

(1)

The ``Same Claim'' Requirement: How Broad Is a ``Claim''?

660

(1)

The ``Individualized/Same Evidence'' Approach

660

(1)

Smith v. Kirkpatrick (1953)

660

(2)

The ``Transactional Analysis'' Approach

662

(1)

O'Brien v. City of Syracuse (1981)

662

(2)

Public Policy Exceptions to Preclusion

664

(1)

Bogard v. Cook (1978)

664

(1)

The Other Elements---Identity of Parties and a Judgment That Should Be Given Preclusive Effect: Notes and Questions

665

(2)

Collateral Estoppel: Issue Preclusion

667

(11)

The Basic Elements

665

(1)

The Requirement of ``Actual Litigation'' of the ``Same'' Issue, Which Was ``Essential to'' the Prior Judgment

666

(1)

Cromwell v. County of Sac (1876)

666

(2)

Ryan v. New York Telephone Co. (1984)

668

(2)

Note on Legislative Reversal of this Decision

670

(1)

Parties Who Had ``Full and Fair Opportunity'' to Litigate the Issue

670

(1)

When the First Action Is Minor or Informal

670

(1)

Gilberg v. Barbieri (1981)

670

(1)

When the Parties Are Not Identical

671

(1)

Martin v. Wilks (1989)

671

(3)

Montana v. United States (1979)

674

(1)

Mutuality: Is It (or Should It Be) Required?

675

(1)

Parklane Hosiery Company, Inc. v. Shore (1979)

675

(3)

Interjurisdictional Preclusion: State-State and State-Federal Effects

678

(4)

Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (1985)

678

(4)

The ``Law of the Case'' Doctrine

682

(1)

Williams v. City of New Orleans (1985)

682

(1)

Remedies, Judgments, and Their Enforcement

Emergency and Temporary Relief: ``Provisional'' Remedies

683

(12)

Seizure of Assets Before Hearing on the Merits: Attachment, Garnishment, Sequestration, Replevin, etc.

683

(1)

Kheel, ``New York's Amended Attachment Statute: A Prejudgment Remedy in Need of Further Revision''

683

(1)

Problem A: Chapter 14 Summary Problem

684

(1)

Fuentes v. Shevin (1972)

684

(4)

Mitchell v. W.T. Grant Co. (1974)

688

(2)

Note on the Modern Use of Provisional Remedies

690

(1)

Note on Damages for Wrongful Use of Provisional Remedies

691

(1)

Richman v. Richman (1976)

692

(1)

Temporary Restraining Orders

692

(1)

Weber, ``So You Need A Temporary Restraining Order?''

692

(2)

Problem B

694

(1)

Damages: The Traditional Legal Remedy

695

(10)

Compensatory Damages: Recoverable Elements

695

(1)

Memphis Community School District v. Stachura (1986)

695

(1)

Proof of Economic Damages With Reasonable Certainty

696

(1)

Hawthorne Industries, Inc. v. Balfour MacLaine International Ltd. (1982)

696

(3)

Problem C

699

(1)

Punitive or ``Exemplary'' Damages

699

(1)

Smith v. Wade (1983)

699

(1)

Note on the Economic Purpose of Compensatory and Punitive Damages

700

(1)

Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Haslip (1991)

701

(3)

Note on the Continuing Punitive Damages Controversy

704

(1)

Equitable Remedies

705

(9)

Injunctions

705

(1)

Preliminary Injunctions: The Requirements

705

(1)

MidCon Corp. v. Freeport-McMoran, Inc. (1986)

705

(4)

Permanent Injunctions: Shaping the Relief to Balance the Equities

709

(1)

Galella v. Onassis (1973)

709

(1)

Problem D

710

(1)

Specific Performance, Equitable Restitution, Constructive Trusts, and Other Equitable Relief: Notes and Questions

710

(4)

Declaratory Judgments

714

(1)

Attomey's Fees, Interest, and Costs

714

(8)

City of Riverside v. Rivera (1986)

714

(6)

Note on Availability and Impact of Pre-judgment Interest

720

(2)

Enforcement of Judgments

722

(15)

Execution and Judicial Sale

722

(1)

Griggs v. Miller (1963)

722

(1)

Guardian Loan Co. v. Early (1979)

723

(3)

Note on the Approach of the Federal Rules in Borrowing State Enforcement Procedures and Provisional Remedies

726

(1)

Judgment Liens

726

(1)

Note on Judgment Liens

726

(1)

Texaco, Inc. v. Pennzoil Company (1986)

726

(1)

Problem E

727

(1)

Post-Judgment Garnishment

727

(1)

Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C. v. Simplicio (1986)

727

(1)

Turnover Orders, Receiverships, and Other Equitable Supplementary Proceedings

728

(1)

Turnover Orders

728

(1)

Note on the Need for Turnover Relief

728

(1)

In re Brecheisen (1984)

729

(1)

Problem F

730

(1)

Receivership

730

(1)

Olsan v. Comora (1977)

730

(2)

Problem G

732

(1)

Discovery in Aid of Enforcement of Judgment

732

(1)

An Example: Matter of Silverman (1980)

733

(1)

Contempt and Arrest

733

(1)

Charles Manufacturing Co. v. United Furniture Workers (1978)

733

(1)

Problem H

734

(1)

Interstate Enforcement of Judgments

734

(1)

An Example of the Operation of the UEJA: L & W Air Conditioning Co., Inc. v. Varsity Inn of Rochester, Inc.

735

(2)

Alternate Methods of Dispute Resolution

The Case For and Against, and the Types of, ADR's

737

(11)

The Mechanisms of Alternate Dispute Resolution: An Introduction

737

(1)

Problem A: Chapter 15 Summary Problem

738

(2)

The Case for ADR's; The Disadvantages of Traditional Adjudication: Notes and Questions

740

(3)

The Case for Caution in Encouraging ADR's

743

(1)

Metaxas, ``Alternatives to Litigation Are Maturing''

743

(1)

Fiss, ``Against Settlement''

744

(1)

Problem B

745

(1)

The Reality: Our System Vastly Favors Settlement Over Judicial Resolution

746

(1)

Problem C

746

(1)

Gross & Syverud, ``Don't Try: Verdicts in a System Geared to Settlement''

746

(2)

Negotiation

748

(13)

Methods and Tactics

748

(1)

Dorsaneo & Crump, ``How Does Litigation Get Settled?''

748

(5)

Problem D

753

(1)

Encouragement by the Court

753

(1)

Kothe v. Smith (1985)

753

(1)

Legal Rules Encouraging Settlement: Pre-Judgment Interest, Attorney's Fee Changes, and Rule 68

754

(1)

Marek v. Chesny (1985)

755

(2)

Ethics and Overreaching

757

(1)

State National Bank of El Paso v. Farah Manufacturing Co. (1984)

757

(3)

Perschbacher, ``Regulating Lawyers' Negotiations''

760

(1)

Settlement Agreements

761

(10)

Settlement as the Norm in Litigation

761

(1)

Problem E

761

(1)

The Enforcement and Effects of Releases

761

(1)

Spector v. K-Mart Corporation (1984)

761

(2)

Runyan v. National Cash Register Corporation (1986)

763

(2)

Appendix to § 15.03[B]: A Settlement Agreement

765

(1)

Other Common Clauses in Settlement Agreements

765

(1)

Adjudicative Effects of Settlement, Structured Settlements, and ``Mary Carter'' Agreements

766

(1)

Note on Adjudicative Effects of Settlement

766

(1)

Franck v. Polaris E-Z Go Div. of Textron, Inc. (1984)

767

(3)

General Motors Corp. v. Simmons (1977)

770

(1)

Note on Rejections of Mary Carter Agreements

771

(1)

Arbitration and Other Substitutes for Court Adjudication

771

(9)

The Nature of Arbitration

771

(1)

Problem F

771

(1)

Sprinzen v. Nomberg (1979)

771

(4)

Procedure, Evidence, Precedent, and Enforcement

775

(1)

Compelling Arbitration: The Arbitration Agreement

775

(1)

Southland Corporation v. Keating (1984)

775

(2)

Other Streamlined Quasi-Adjudicatory Procedures: ``Rent-A-Judge'' Statutes, New York's ``Simplified Procedure,'' and ``Court-Annexed Arbitration''

777

(1)

Administrative and Industry Adjudication

778

(1)

Chrysler Corp. v. Texas Motor Vehicle Comm'n (1985)

778

(2)

Mediation and Other Advisory Processes

780

Voluntary Mediation or Conciliation

780

(1)

Kusnetz, ``Divorce Mediation''

780

(3)

Ehrman, ``Why Business Lawyers Should Use Mediation''

783

(1)

The Mini-Trial (and Neutral Experts)

784

(1)

Eric Green, ``The Mini-Trial Approach to Complex Litigation''

784

(2)

``Screening'' Panels and Related Procedures

786

(1)

Johnson v. St. Vincent Hospital, Inc. (1980)

786

(1)

Court-Annexed Arbitration and Summary Jury Trials

787

(1)

Local Arbitration Rule for the Eastern District of New York

787

(1)

Note on Summary Jury Trials

788

Appendix: The Personal Dimension of Litigation Or, ``Can a Litigator Be Competent, Adversarial, Professional, Successful, and Altruistic . . . and Also Live a Full Life?''

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Table of Cases

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Index

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