Cases, Text, and Problems on Civil Procedure

by Teply, Larry L.; Whitten, Ralph U.; McLaughlin, Denis F.

• ISBN13: 9780837737256
• ISBN10: 0837737257
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: William s Hein & Co

Summary

Provides the background and introduction to all the relevanttopics in the American civil action. This title includes ashort overview of the topic as well as in-depth coverage,and each chapter contains cases, text, notes, questions, andproblems designed to help students read the casesintelligently. The problems throughout the casebook presentthe opportunity to apply the legal rules and policiesstudied in the previous materials in both familiar andunfamiliar contexts.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CASES	xxxi
TABLE OF SHORT FORM CITATIONS	xlv
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE	1	(74)
Section A. The Study of the Subject of "Civil Procedure" and Its Importance	1	(1)
Section B. The Role of Civil Actions in the Administration of Justice	2	(7)
1. The Relationship Between Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Actions	2	(2)
2. Limits of Civil Actions in Resolving Disputes	4	(6)
CUDAHY JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE v. QUIRK	5	(4)
Section C. The Adversary System	9	(1)
Section D. Historical Origins of Civil Procedure	10	(11)
1. Writs and the Forms of Action	11	(3)
2. Procedure in the Common-Law Courts	14	(1)
3. Equity (Chancery) Courts	15	(2)
4. Development and Reform of Civil Procedure in the United States	17	(4)
(a) Reception of English Procedure in the United States	17	(1)
(b) Code Pleading	17	(1)
(c) Development of Federal Procedure	18	(3)
Section E. An Overview of a Civil Action	21	(45)
1. Presuit Investigation, Counseling, and Procedure	21	(1)
Questions	22	(1)
2. Choosing a Court System	22	(2)
Notes and Questions	23	(1)
3. Choosing a Court Authorized to Hear a Particular Type of Case	24	(4)
Notes and Questions	27	(1)
Problems	27	(1)
4. Choosing a Location Where the Particular Defendant May Be Required to Appear and Defend ("Personal Jurisdiction")	28	(1)
5. Choosing a Court in the Proper Location ("Venue")	29	(3)
Notes and Questions	31	(1)
Problems	32	(1)
6. Commencing the Action	32	(1)
7. Pleading	33	(5)
(a) Detail Required in the Complaint	33	(2)
(b) Responding to the Complaint	35	(2)
(c) Responding to the Answer	37	(1)
Problems	37	(1)
(d) Amendments	38	(1)
8. Joinder of Claims	38	(4)
(a) Joinder of Multiple Claims	38	(1)
(b) Counterclaims	39	(2)
(c) Cross-claims	41	(1)
Problems	41	(1)
9. Joinder of Parties	42	(4)
(a) Real Party in Interest	42	(1)
(b) Capacity to Sue or Be Sued	42	(1)
(c) Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication	43	(1)
(d) Permissive Joinder of Parties	44	(1)
(e) Special Permissive Party Joinder Devices	44	(2)
Problems	45	(1)
10. Discovery	46	(2)
Problems	48	(1)
11. Disposition of the Action Without Trial	48	(3)
Problems	50	(1)
12. Trial	51	(4)
(a) Right to a Jury Trial	51	(1)
(b) Selecting the Jury	51	(1)
(c) Burden of Proof	52	(1)
(d) Presenting Evidence at Trial and Challenging the Sufficiency of a Party's Presentation	52	(1)
(e) Rules of Evidence	53	(1)
(f) Jury Instructions, Findings, and Verdicts	54	(1)
Problems	54	(1)
13. Post-Trial Motions	55	(1)
Problems	56	(1)
14. Judgments and Remedies	56	(5)
(a) Judgments	56	(1)
(b) Final Remedies	57	(2)
(c) Provisional Remedies	59	(2)
Problems	61	(1)
15. Appeal	61	(2)
Problems	63	(1)
16. Finality in Litigation	63	(2)
Problems	64	(1)
17. Alternative Dispute Resolution	65	(1)
Notes	66	(1)
Section F. Recurring Interpretive Issues in Civil Procedure	66	(9)
1. The Substance-Procedure Distinction	67	(2)
Problems	69	(1)
2. The "Plain Meaning" Rule	69	(12)
Notes and Questions	73	(2)
CHAPTER 2. SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION	75	(122)
Section A. Overview of the Subject-Matter Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts	75	(6)
Section B. Federal Question Jurisdiction	81	(24)
1. Relationship of the Constitutional and Statutory Grants of Jurisdiction	81	(3)
Problems	84	(1)
2. Scope of the Statutory Grant	84	(14)
(a) Cases in Which Federal Law Creates the Plaintiffs Right of Action: (Category 1 Cases)	85	(1)
(b) Cases in Which State Law Creates the Plaintiff's Claim But Federal Law Contributes to the State Claim: (Category 2 Cases)	86	(1)
(c) The "Well-Pleaded Complaint" Rule	86	(5)
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. v. MOTTLEY	86	(1)
Notes and Questions	88	(3)
(d) Meeting the Requirements for "Arising Under" Jurisdiction Under Category 2	91	(7)
Notes and Questions	97	(1)
Problems	97	(1)
3. Scope of the Statutory Grant in Declaratory Judgment Actions	98	(5)
Notes and Questions	102	(1)
Problems	103	(1)
4. Effect of Complete Federal Preemption of the Plaintiff's State Law Claim	103	(2)
Section C. Diversity Jurisdiction	105	(39)
1. Suits Between Citizens of Different States	109	(9)
WALLS v. AHMED	110	(8)
Notes and Questions	112	(4)
Problems	116	(2)
2. Alienage Jurisdiction	118	(4)
Notes and Questions	120	(2)
Problems	122	(1)
3. Determining the Amount in Controversy	122	(17)
(a) Cases in Which the Plaintiff Requests Money Damages	123	(9)
TONGKOOK AMERICA, INC. v. SHIP TON SPORTSWEARCO	125	(1)
Notes and Questions	130	(2)
(b) Aggregation of Claims	132	(6)
Notes and Questions	133	(5)
(c) Relief Other Than Monetary Damages	138	(1)
Problems	138	(1)
4. Creating and Destroying Diversity Jurisdiction	139	(2)
Notes and Questions	140	(1)
5. Judicial Exceptions to Diversity Jurisdiction	141	(3)
(a) Domestic Relations Cases	141	(2)
(b) Probate Cases	143	(1)
Question	144	(1)
Problems	144	(1)
Section D. Removal Jurisdiction	144	(23)
1. Removal Under the General Removal Statute: 28 U.S.C.
§ 1441(a) & (b)	144	(9)
NORMAN v. SUNDANGE SPAS, INC	153	(9)
Notes and Questions	157	(4)
Problems	161	(1)
2. Separate and Independent Claim Removal Under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1441(c)	162	(10)
Notes and Questions	165	(1)
Problems	166	(1)
Section E. Supplemental Jurisdiction	167	(30)
1. Overview	167	(5)
2. Meeting the Requirements of § 1367(a)	172	(15)
(a) Determining When Claims Are Part of the Same Article
III "Case or Controversy"	172	(1)
LYON v. WHISMAN	173	(1)
Notes and Questions	178	(1)
Problems	182	(1)
(b) Pendent Party Jurisdiction	183	(4)
Notes and Questions	183	(4)
Problems	187	(1)
3. Restrictions Imposed by § 1367(b) in Actions Founded Solely on Diversity of Citizenship	187	(3)
Problems	190	(1)
4. Discretionary Dismissals Under § 1367(c)	190	(5)
Notes and Questions	192	(3)
5. Tolling of the State Statute of Limitations Under § 1367(d)	195	(2)
Notes and Questions	195	(2)
CHAPTER 3. PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS	197	(157)
Section A. Overview	197	(7)
Problems	203	(1)
Section B. Historical Foundations of Restrictions on Personal Jurisdiction	204	(19)
1. Personal Jurisdiction Prior to the Adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment	204	(2)
2. Incorporation of the Traditional Territorial Rules into the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment	206	(9)
PENNOYER v. NEFF	207	(8)
Notes	213	(2)
3. The Operation of the Territorial Rules	215	(8)
(a) In Rem and Quasi in Rem Jurisdiction	215	(4)
Notes and Questions	218	(1)
(b) In Personam Jurisdiction: Physical Presence	219	(1)
Questions	219	(1)
(c) In Personam Jurisdiction: Consent, Appearance, and Waiver	220	(1)
Notes and Questions	220	(1)
(d) In Personam Jurisdiction: Domicile	221	(2)
Section C. The "Minimum Contacts" Test of International Shoe	223	(11)
1. Development of Modern Restrictions on State Court Jurisdiction in International Shoe	223	(6)
INTERNATIONAL SHOE CO. v. WASHINGTON	224	(5)
Notes and Questions	228	(1)
2. Early Evolution of the "Minimum Contacts" Test	229	(3)
Notes and Questions	232	(1)
3. Reaction of the States to the "Minimum Contacts" Test: Enactment of "Long-Arm" Statutes	232	(2)
Notes and Questions	233	(1)
Section D. Development of the "Minimum Contacts" Test: Specific and General Jurisdiction	234	(51)
1. Specific Jurisdiction	234	(37)
WORLD-WIDE VOLKSWAGEN v. WOODSON	234	(10)
Notes and Questions	243	(1)
BURGER KING CORP. v. R UDZEWICZ	244	(14)
Notes and Questions	255	(3)
ASAHI METAL INDUSTRY CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT	258	(13)
Notes and Questions	266	(3)
Problems	269	(2)
2. General Jurisdiction	271	(14)
HELICOPTEROS NACIONALES DE COLOMBIA, S.A. v. HALL	272	(14)
Notes and Questions	279	(5)
Problems	284	(1)
Section E. The Status of the "Territorial" Rules After International Shoe	285	(33)
SHAFFER v. HEITNER	286	(14)
Notes and Questions	296	(3)
Problems	299	(1)
BURNHAM v. SUPERIOR COURT	300	(18)
Notes and Questions	314	(3)
Problems	317	(1)
Section F. Jurisdiction by Necessity	318	(3)
Notes and Questions	319	(1)
Problems	320	(1)
Section G. Due Process Requirements of Notice	321	(8)
MULLANE v. CENTRAL HANO VER BANK & TRUST CO.	321	(8)
Notes and Questions	327	(2)
Problem	329	(1)
Section H. Service of Process	329	(25)
1. Methods and Manner of Service	329	(4)
Notes and Questions	330	(3)
2. Waiver of Service	333	(4)
Notes and Questions	334	(1)
Problems	335	(2)
3. Special Problems of Amenability to Process in Federal Court	337	(17)
REPUBLIC OF PANAMA v. BCCI HOLDINGS (LUXEMBOURG) S.A	339	(25)
Notes and Questions	348	(4)
Problems	352	(2)
CHAPTER 4. VENUE	354	(70)
Section A. Transitory and Local Actions	354	(6)
Notes and Questions	355	(4)
Problems	359	(1)
Section B. Venue in the Federal Courts	360	(26)
1. Development of the Modern Federal Venue Scheme: 28 U.S.C. §1391	360	(4)
2. Illustrative Cases	364	(22)
(a) Interaction of 1391(a)(1), (2), & (3)	364	(5)
PFEIFFER v. INST Y PRINTS	364	(1)
Notes and Questions	366	(1)
Problems	367	(2)
(b) Venue Based on Substantial Events Within the District	369	(7)
BATES v. C & S ADJUSTERS, INC	369	(1)
Notes and Questions	371	(1)
Problems	374	(2)
(c) Residence of Corporations and Associations	376	(6)
ZINN v. GICHNER SYSTEMS GROUP	376	(1)
Notes and Questions	379	(1)
Problems	381	(1)
(d) The "Local Action "Rule and Property-Based Venue in Federal Court	382	(5)
AGUINDA v. TEXACO, INC	382	(1)
Notes and Questions	384	(1)
Problems	385	(1)
Section C. Transfers of Venue	386	(14)
1. Operation of § 1404(a)	387	(8)
HOFFMAN v. BLASKI	387	(8)
Notes and Questions	394	(1)
2. Applicable Law After Transfer	395	(4)
Notes and Questions	396	(3)
3. Transfer for Pretrial Purposes	399	(1)
Notes and Questions	399	(1)
4. Transfers Between Different Judicial Systems	399	(1)
Problems	400	(1)
Section D. The Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens	400	(16)
PIPER AIRCRAFT CO. v. REYNO	401	(15)
Notes and Questions	413	(2)
Problems	415	(1)
Section E. Forum Selection Clauses	416	(6)
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES, INC. v. SHUTE	416	(6)
Notes and Questions	419	(3)
Section F. Injunctions Against Extrastate Litigation and Stays of Forum Proceedings	422	(2)
Notes and Questions	423	(1)
CHAPTER 5. SOURCES OF LAW	424	(121)
Section A. Overview of the Erie Doctrine	424	(18)
1. Introduction to Source-of-Law Issues in United States Law	424	(1)
2. The Swift Doctrine	425	(5)
3. The Erie Doctrine	430	(7)
ERIE RAILROAD CO. v. TOMPKINS	431	(6)
Notes and Questions	435	(2)
4. Subsequent Development of the Erie Doctrine	437	(5)
Problems	442	(1)
Section B. Refining the Erie Doctrine: Evolution of the Rules of Decision Act Test	442	(56)
1. Early Development of the Erie Doctrine	443	(17)
GUARANTY TRUST CO. v. YORK	443	(12)
Notes and Questions	449	(6)
BYRD v. BLUE RIDGE RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.	455	(5)
Notes and Questions	458	(2)
2. Branching of the Erie Doctrine	460	(15)
HANNA v. PL UMER	460	(15)
Notes and Questions	468	(6)
Problems	474	(1)
3. Later Development of the Rules of Decision Act Test	475	(23)
(a) Erie and the Applicable Law After § 1404(a) Transfers	475	(5)
Notes and Questions	477	(3)
(b) Chambers and Gasperini	480	(20)
Notes and Questions	480	(2)
Problem	482	(1)
GASPERINI v. CENTER FOR HUMANITIES, INC.	482	(1)
Notes and Questions	493	(1)
Problems	497	(1)
Section C. Further Evolution of the Erie Doctrine: Rules Enabling Act Cases	498	(26)
BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD CO. v. WOODS	500	(14)
Notes and Questions	503	(6)
Notes and Questions	509	(4)
Problems	513	(1)
SEMTEK INTERNATIONAL INC. v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	514	(10)
Notes and Questions	520	(3)
Problems	523	(1)
Section D. Determination of State Law	524	(7)
GILSTRAP v. AMTRAK	524	(7)
Notes and Questions	527	(4)
Section E. Federal Common Law	531	(14)
1. "Substantive" Federal Common Law	531	(5)
2. Federal Procedural Common Law in State Courts	536	(9)
JOHNSON v. FANKELL	538	(13)
Notes and Questions	543	(2)
CHAPTER 6. PLEADING AND RELATED MATTERS	545	(112)
Section A. Overview	545	(6)
Problems	549	(2)
Section B. Requirements for Stating a "Claim for Relief" or a "Cause of Action" in the Complaint	551	(25)
1. Degree of Detail Required in the Complaint	551	(14)
LEA THERMAN v. TARRANT COUNTYNARCOTICS
INTELLIGENCE & COORDINA TION UNIT	552	(2)
CHRISTIANSON v. EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT NO.16	554	(11)
Notes and Questions	560	(4)
Problems	564	(1)
2. Allocating the Burden of Pleading	565	(6)
GREATHOUSE v. CHARTER NATIONAL BANK SOUTHWEST	566	(5)
Notes and Questions	569	(2)
3. Pleading Special Matters	571	(5)
(a) Fraud and Mistake	571	(2)
Notes and Questions	571	(2)
Problems	573	(1)
(b) Special Damages	573	(2)
Notes and Questions	574	(1)
Problems	575	(1)
(c) Other Special Pleading Requirements	575	(1)
Notes and Questions	575	(1)
4. Alternative, Hypothetical, and Inconsistent Pleading	576	(1)
Notes and Questions	576	(1)
Section C. Responding to the Complaint	576	(13)
1. Preanswer Motions and Demurrers	576	(4)
Notes and Questions	578	(2)
2. The Answer: Admissions and Denials	580	(1)
Notes and Questions	581	(1)
3. Waiver of Defenses by Failing to Include Them in a Preanswer Motion or the Answer	581	(6)
Problems	582	(1)
Notes and Questions	583	(4)
4. The Answer: Affirmative Defenses	587	(2)
Notes and Questions	588	(1)
Problems	588	(1)
Section D. Responding to the Answer	589	(10)
SCHULTEA v. WOOD	590	(9)
Notes and Questions	596	(3)
Problems	599	(1)
Section E. Amendments	599	(19)
1. Amendments Pursuant to Rule 15(a)	599	(5)
HILL v. EQUITABLE BANK, N.A	600	(4)
Notes and Questions	603	(1)
2. Relation Back of Amendments	604	(14)
LOVELA CE v. O'HARA	604	(19)
Notes and Questions	609	(8)
Problems	617	(1)
Section F. Supplemental Pleadings	618	(2)
Notes and Questions	619	(1)
Problem	620	(1)
Section G. Good-Faith Pleading	620	(18)
HADGES v. YONKERS RACING CORP	623	(9)
Notes and Questions	630	(2)
GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER v. GOUGH	632	(6)
Notes and Questions	634	(3)
Problems	637	(1)
Section H. Provisional Remedies	638	(19)
CONNECTICUT v. DOEHR	639	(18)
Notes and Questions	651	(4)
Problems	655	(2)
CHAPTER 7. JOINDER OF CLAIMS	657	(30)
Section A. Joinder of Claims by Plaintiffs	657	(3)
1. Joinder at Common Law, in Equity, and Under the Codes	657	(2)
2. Joinder Under the Federal Rules	659	(1)
Section B. Joinder of Claims by Defendants	660	(14)
1. Joinder at Common Law, in Equity, and Under the Codes	660	(2)
2. Joinder Under the Federal Rules	662	(12)
RAINBOW MANAGEMENT GROUP, LTD. v. ATLANTIS SUBMARINES HAWAII, L.P	662	(7)
Notes and Questions	666	(1)
Problems	667	(2)
TENNECO OIL CO. v. TEMPLIN	669	(5)
Notes and Questions	672	(2)
Problems	674	(1)
Section C. Special Problems in Federal Court Actions	674	(13)
1. Multiple Claim Joinder Under Rule 18	674	(6)
(a) Supplemental Jurisdiction in Rule 18 Joinder Cases	674	(1)
(b) Supplemental Venue in Rule 18 Joinder Cases	675	(1)
(c) Supplemental Personal Jurisdiction in Rule 18 Joinder Cases	676	(2)
Notes and Questions	678	(1)
(d) Rules Enabling Act Issues Under Rule 18	678	(2)
Problems	679	(1)
2. Counterclaims and Cross-Claims Under Rule 13	680	(7)
CHANNELL v. CITICORP NATIONAL SERVICES, INC.	680	(7)
Notes and Questions	683	(3)
Problems	686	(1)
CHAPTER 8. JOINDER OF PARTIES	687	(106)
Section A. Mandatory Joinder of Parties	687	(24)
1. Real Party in Interest	687	(6)
SCHRAG v. DINGES	689	(4)
Notes and Questions	692	(1)
Problems	693	(1)
2. Capacity to Sue and Be Sued	693	(2)
JOSEPH MULLER CORP. ZURICH v. SOCIETE ANONYME DE GERANCE ETD 'ARMEMENT	693	(2)
Notes and Questions	694	(1)
Problems	695	(1)
3. Joinder of Persons Necessary for Just Adjudication	695	(16)
PROVIDENT TRADESMENS BANK & TRUST CO. v. PATTERSON	697	(10)
Notes and Questions	705	(2)
TEMPLE v. SYNTHES, LTD	707	(4)
Notes and Questions	709	(1)
Problems	710	(1)
Section B. Permissive Joinder of Parties	711	(30)
1. Basic Permissive Party Joinder Rules	711	(3)
LUCAS v. CITY OF JUNEAU	712	(2)
Notes and Questions	713	(1)
Problems	713	(1)
2. Special Permissive Party Joinder Rules	714	(27)
(a) Impleader	714	(5)
OLLINI v. WEAN UNITED, INC	715	(1)
Notes and Questions	717	(1)
Problems	718	(1)
(b) Interpleader	719	(6)
Notes and Questions	722	(2)
Problems	724	(1)
(c) Intervention	725	(7)
SIERRA CL UB v. ESPY	726	(1)
Notes and Questions	731	(1)
Problems	731	(1)
(d) Class Actions	732	(9)
Notes and Questions	738	(1)
Problems	739	(2)
Section C. Additional Problems in Federal Mandatory Party Joinder Cases	741	(13)
1. Real Party in Interest	741	(4)
(a) Subject Matter Jurisdiction Problems in Federal Court Under Rule 17(a)	741	(2)
(b) Rules Enabling Act Issues Under Rule 17(a)	743	(2)
Problems	744	(1)
2. Capacity to Sue and Be Sued	745	(4)
(a) Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Issues in Federal Court Under Rule 17(b)	745	(2)
Notes and Questions	746	(1)
(b) Rules Enabling Act Issues Under Rule 17(b)	747	(2)
Problems	748	(1)
3. Rule 19 Cases	749	(5)
(a) Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Issues Under Rule 19	749	(3)
(b) Personal Jurisdiction and Venue Issues Under Rule 19	752	(2)
Notes and Questions	753	(1)
Problems	753	(1)
(c) Rules Enabling Act Issues Under Rule 19	754	(1)
Section D. Additional Problems in Federal Permissive Party Joinder Cases	754	(39)
1. Rule 20 Permissive Joinder Cases	754	(6)
(a) Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Issues in Rule 20 Cases	754	(5)
Notes and Questions	757	(1)
Problems	758	(1)
(b) Personal Jurisdiction and Venue Issues Under Rule 20	759	(1)
(c) Rules Enabling Act Issues Under Rule 20	760	(1)
2. Special Party Joinder Cases: Rule 14 Impleader	760	(7)
(a) Subject Matter Jurisdiction Issues in Rule 14 Cases	760	(5)
GUARANTEED SYSTEMS, INC. v. AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN CO	761	(1)
Notes and Questions	764	(1)
(b) Personal Jurisdiction and Venue in Rule 14 Cases	765	(1)
(c) Rules Enabling Act Issues in Rule 14 Cases	766	(1)
3. Special Party Joinder Cases: Interpleader	767	(13)
(a) Subject-Matter Jurisdiction, Personal Jurisdiction, and Venue Issues in Federal Interpleader Cases	767	(13)
TRUCK A-TUNE, INC. v. RE	767	(1)
Notes and Questions	770	(2)
COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE CO. v. UNITED STATES	772	(1)
Notes and Questions	777	(1)
Problems	778	(2)
(b) Rules Enabling Act Issues in Federal Interpleader Cases	780	(1)
4. Special Party Joinder Cases: Rule 24 Intervention	780	(7)
(a) Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Issues in Rule 24 Cases	780	(6)
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORP. v. ALPHA HOUSING & HEALTH CARE, INC	780	(1)
Notes and Questions	783	(1)
Problems	785	(1)
(b) Personal Jurisdiction and Venue Issues in Federal Intervention Cases	786	(1)
(c) Rules Enabling Act Issues in Rule 24 Cases	787	(1)
5. Special Party Joinder Cases: Class Actions	787	(6)
(a) Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Issues in Federal Class Actions	787	(4)
Notes and Questions	790	(1)
(b) Personal Jurisdiction and Venue Issues in Rule 23 Actions	791	(1)
(c) Rules Enabling Act Issues in Class Actions	792	(1)
CHAPTER 9. DISCOVERY AND PRETRIAL CONFERENCES	793	(100)
Section A. Basic Discovery Methods and Issues	793	(57)
1. The General Scope of Discovery: Rule 26(b)(1)	794	(6)
ANDERSON v. HALE	797	(3)
Notes and Questions	800	(1)
2. Limitations on Discovery Under Rule 26	800	(5)
BEHLER v. HANLON	801	(4)
3. The Mechanics of Discovery Exchange	805	(40)
(a) Introduction	805	(3)
(b) Required Disclosures: Rule 26(a)(1)-(3)	808	(6)
(i) Initial Disclosures: Rule 26(a)(1)	809	(1)
Problems	812	(1)
(ii) Disclosure of Expert Testimony: Rule 26(a)(2)	813	(1)
(iii) Pretrial Disclosures: Rule 26(a)(3)	813	(1)
(c) The Traditional Methods of Discovery: Depositions	814	(14)
RILEY v. MURDOCK	817	(1)
Notes and Questions	819	(1)
Problems	825	(3)
(d) Interrogatories Under Rule 33	828	(3)
Notes and Questions	830	(1)
(e) Production of Documents and Tangible Things: Rule 34.	831	(2)
Question	832	(1)
(f) Requests for Admission: Rule 36	833	(5)
FREED v. ERIE LACKAWANNA RAILWAY CO	835	(1)
Notes and Questions	836	(1)
Problems	836	(2)
(g) Compulsory Physical and Mental Examinations: Rule 35	838	(7)
SCHLAGENHAUF v. HOLDER	839	(1)
Notes and Questions	843	(1)
Problems	845	(1)
4. Pretrial Conferences and Orders: Rule 16	845	(2)
Notes and Questions	847	(1)
5. Discovery Certifications and Sanctions: Rules 26(g) and 31	847	(3)
Notes and Questions	850	(1)
Section B. Special Aspects of Discovery: Privilege, Work Product, And Experts	850	(43)
1. Privilege	850	(11)
Problem	852	(1)
(a) Privilege Against Self-Incrimination	852	(2)
(b) Attorney-Client Privilege	854	(7)
UPJOHN CO. v. UNITED STATES	855	(1)
Notes and Questions	859	(2)
2. "Work Product" and Trial Preparation Materials: Rule 26(b)(3)	861	(19)
(a) The "Work Product" Doctrine	861	(11)
HICKMAN v. TAYLOR	862	(7)
Notes and Questions	869	(3)
(b) "Opinion" Work Product	872	(6)
ESTATE OF CHOPPER v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO	872	(1)
Notes and Questions	876	(1)
Problems	877	(1)
(c) Contention Interrogatories and Work Product Protection	878	(2)
ALTA HEALTH STRATEGIES, INC. v. KENNEDY	878	(2)
3. Discovery Concerning Experts	880	(13)
(a) Discovery as to Experts Who May Testify at Trial	880	(5)
ABB AIR PREHEATER, INC. v. REGENERATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT CO	881	(1)
Notes and Questions	885	(1)
(b) Discovery as to Experts Who Are Not Expected to Testify at Trial	885	(11)
BANK BRUSSELS LAMBERT v. CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A	886	(1)
Notes and Questions	891	(1)
Problem	892	(1)
CHAPTER 10. DISPOSITION OF THE ACTION WITHOUT TRIAL	893	(51)
Section A. Default Judgments	893	(8)
PRETZEL & STOUFFER v. IMPERIAL ADJUSTERS, INC.	896	(5)
Notes and Questions	900	(1)
Problems	900	(1)
Section B. Judgment on the Pleadings	901	(1)
Problems	902	(1)
Section C. Summary Judgment	902	(11)
CELOTEX CORP. v. CA TRETT	904	(9)
Notes and Questions	909	(3)
Problems	912	(1)
Section D. Voluntary and Involuntary Dismissals	913	(12)
1. Voluntary Dismissals	913	(5)
LAKE ATLAS VEGAS INVESTORS GROUP, INC. v. PACIFIC MALIBUDEVELOPMENT CORP	914	(4)
Notes and Questions	916	(1)
Problems	917	(1)
2. Involuntary Dismissals	918	(7)
(a) Meaning of "Lack of Jurisdiction" in Rule 41(b)	919	(4)
COSTELLO v. UNITED STA TES	919	(1)
Notes and Questions	922	(1)
Problem	922	(1)
(b) Meaning of "On the Merits" in Rule 41(b)	923	(2)
Notes and Questions	924	(1)
Problem	924	(1)
Section E. Devices to Encourage Settlement	925	(10)
1. Basic Operation of Rule 68	925	(1)
2. Effect of a Failure to Obtain a Judgment More Favorable than the Offer	925	(10)
DELTA AIR LINES, INC. v. A UGUST	926	(9)
Notes and Questions	933	(2)
3. Meaning of "Costs"	935	(1)
Notes and Questions	935	(1)
Section F. Alternative Dispute Resolution	935	(9)
1. Arbitration	936	(3)
Notes and Questions	937	(2)
2. Mediation	939	(2)
Notes and Questions	940	(1)
3. Summary Jury Trial	941	(1)
Notes and Questions	942	(1)
4. Early Neutral Evaluation	942	(1)
5. Mini-Trial	943	(1)
6. Private Judging	943	(1)
Question	943	(1)
CHAPTER 11. TRIAL	944	(80)
Section A. Selecting the Trier of Fact	944	(62)
1. Trial by Jury or by the Court	944	(1)
2. The Right to a Trial by Jury in Civil Cases	945	(40)
(a) Introduction	945	(1)
(b) Sources of the Right to a Trial by Jury: Constitutional and Statutory	946	(1)
(c) The Right to a Trial by Jury Under the Seventh Amendment: General Principles	947	(2)
(d) Comparing the Right to a Trial by Jury in Federal and State Court	949	(3)
(e) The Right to a Trial by Jury in a Merged System: The Basic Dilemma	952	(6)
BEACON THEATRES, INC. v. WESTOVER	952	(1)
Notes and Questions	956	(1)
Problems	958	(1)
(f) Application of the Pure Historical and Modern Federal Approaches	958	(14)
(i) Cases in Which Only Legal or Only Equitable Claims Are Presented	958	(1)
(ii) Cases in Which the Plaintiff Asserts Both Legal and Equitable Claims	959	(1)
DAIRY QUEEN, INC. v. WOOD	959	(1)
Notes and Questions	962	(3)
(iii) Cases in Which the Plaintiff Sues in Equity and the Defendant Asserts a Counterclaim for Legal Relief	965	(1)
(iv) Cases in Which the Defendant Asserts an Equitable Defense to a Legal Claim	965	(1)
(v) Cases in Which the Plaintiff Asserts a Legal Claim by Means of an Equitable Procedure	966	(1)
ROSS v. BERNHARD	966	(1)
Notes and Questions	971	(1)
(g) Right to a Jury Trial in Statutory and Administrative Proceedings	972	(10)
TULL v. UNITED STATES	972	(1)
Notes and Questions	978	(4)
(h) Right to a Trial by Jury Versus "Mere Incidents" of the Right	982	(2)
(i) Right to a Trial by Jury in Complex Cases	984	(1)
3. Requesting a Jury Trial: Rules 38 and 39	985	(5)
BURNS v. LA WTHER	985	(5)
Notes and Questions	988	(1)
Problems	989	(1)
4. Selection of Jurors: Rule 41	990	(15)
(a) Challenges for Cause	992	(3)
BELL v. VANLANDINGHAM	992	(1)
Notes and Questions	993	(1)
Problems	994	(1)
(b) Constitutional Limits on Peremptory Challenges	995	(11)
J.E.B, v. ALABAMA ex rel. T.B	995	(1)
Notes and Questions	1003	(2)
5. Jury Size and Unanimity: Rule 48	1005	(1)
Section B. The Trial Process, Jury Verdicts, and Final Judgment	1006	(18)
1. Procedure at Trial	1006	(8)
(a) Order of Trial	1006	(1)
(b) Presentation of Evidence	1007	(1)
(c) Burden of Proof and Mechanisms for Enforcing the Burden	1007	(2)
(d) Trial of Issues by Consent and Amendments at Trial	1009	(5)
WILLIAMS v. ADDISON	1010	(1)
Notes and Questions	1012	(1)
Problems	1013	(1)
2. Jury Instructions and Verdicts	1014	(8)
(a) Jury Instructions: Rule 51	1014	(1)
Problem	1015	(1)
(b) General and Special Jury Verdicts: Rule 49	1015	(7)
SELGAS v. AMERICANAIRLINES, INC	1016	(5)
Notes and Questions	1021	(1)
3. Findings by the Court: Rule 52	1022	(1)
4. Judgments: Rules 54 and 58	1022	(2)
Problem	1023	(1)
CHAPTER 12. POST-TRIAL MOTIONS, APPELLATE REVIEW, AND EXTRAORDINARY RELIEF FROM JUDGMENTS	1024	(50)
Section A. Post-Trial Motions	1024	(7)
1. Motions for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict (Judgment as a Matter of Law)	1024	(5)
WELLS v. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY C0	1026	(4)
Notes and Questions	1028	(1)
2. Motions for a New Trial	1029	(1)
3. Motions to Alter or Amend a Judgment	1030	(1)
Problems	1031	(1)
Section B. Appellate Review	1031	(40)
1. Right to Appeal	1031	(3)
WALKER v. KAZI	1032	(5)
Notes and Questions	1032	(2)
Problem	1034	(1)
2. Steps, Scope, and Standards of Review, the "Harmless Error" Doctrine, and Timing of the Appeal	1034	(3)
3. The "Final Judgment" Rule and Its Exceptions	1037	(34)
(a) The "Final Judgment" Rule	1037	(3)
GAGNON v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO	1037	(1)
Notes and Questions	1039	(1)
Problems	1039	(1)
(b) Cases Involving Multiple Claims or Parties	1040	(7)
CURTISS- WRIGHT CORP. v. GENERAL ELECTRIC
Notes and Questions	1045	(1)
Problem	1047	(1)
(c) The "Collateral Order" Exception	1047	(12)
JOHNSON v. JONES	1048	(1)
Notes and Questions	1054	(1)
Problems	1058	(1)
(d) Pendent Appellate Jurisdiction	1059	(1)
(e) The Rejected "Death Knell" Doctrine	1059	(1)
(f) Interlocutory Appeals	1060	(3)
BURCHETT v. BARDAHL OIL C0	1060	(1)
Notes and Questions	1061	(1)
Problems	1062	(1)
(g) Review by Extraordinary Writs	1063	(12)
FIRST NATIONAL BANK v. WARREN	1063	(1)
Notes and Questions	1070	(1)
Problems	1071	(1)
Section C. Extraordinary Relief from a Judgment	1071	(3)
Notes and Questions	1072	(1)
Problem	1073	(1)
CHAPTER 13. FINALITY IN LITIGATION	1074	(107)
Section A. Overview of Res Judicata and Related Doctrines	1074	(19)
1. Res Judicata Terminology and the Basic Differences Between Claim and Issue Preclusion	1075	(15)
(a) Claim Preclusion	1075	(2)
(b) Issue Preclusion	1077	(2)
(c) Illustrative Cases on Claim and Issue Preclusion	1079	(11)
PETERSON v. TEMPLE	1079	(1)
Notes	1084	(1)
QUINNEYELECTRIC, INC. v. KONDOS ENTERTAINMENT, INC	1085	(1)
CYCLES, LTD. v. NA VISTAR FINANCIAL CORP.	1086	(1)
Notes and Questions	1089	(1)
Problems	1090	(1)
2. Law of the Case, Stare Decisis, and Judicial Estoppel	1090	(3)
Problems	1093	(1)
Section B. Further Examination of Claim Preclusion	1093	(18)
1. Defining the Scope of a Claim and Applying the Requirements of Preclusion	1093	(12)
(a) The Basic Rule and Its Exceptions	1093	(5)
(b) Illustrative Case	1098	(7)
POWDER BASIN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES, INC. v. ULLRICH	1098	(1)
Problems	1103	(2)
2. Counterclaims and Other Claims	1105	(6)
UNITED-BILT HOMES, INC. v. SAMPSON	1106	(5)
Notes and Questions	1108	(2)
Problems	1110	(1)
Section C. Further Examination of Issue Preclusion	1111	(37)
1. The Basic Elements of Issue Preclusion	1111	(16)
HOLTMAN v. 4-G'S PL UMBING & HEATING, INC	1112	(2)
HEBDEN v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSA TION APPEAL BOARD	1114	(6)
Notes and Questions	1117	(3)
MALLOY v. TROMBLEY	1120	(7)
Notes and Questions	1125	(1)
Problems	1126	(1)
2. Exceptions to Issue Preclusion	1127	(11)
HACKLEY v. HACKLEY	1129	(9)
Notes and Questions	1137	(1)
Problems	1138	(1)
3. Nonmutual Preclusion	1138	(10)
HUNTER v. CITY OF DES MOINES	1139	(16)
Notes and Questions	1143	(2)
Problems	1145	(3)
Section D. Preclusion of Nonparties	1148	(2)
Notes and Questions	1148	(2)
Problems	1150	(1)
Section E. Preclusion of Coparties	1150	(1)
Problem	1151	(1)
Section F. Preclusion of Subject-Matter and Personal Jurisdiction Questions	1151	(4)
Notes and Questions	1153	(1)
Problems	1154	(1)
Section G. Complications of the Federal System	1155	(26)
1. Enforcement of State Judgments	1155	(13)
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CD. v. EPSTEIN	1156	(12)
Notes and Questions	1163	(3)
Problems	1166	(2)
2. Enforcement of Federal Judgments	1168	(9)
Notes and Questions	1169	(7)
Problems	1176	(1)
3. Enforcement of Foreign Nation Judgments	1177	(4)
Note	1178	(1)
Problems	1179	(2)
INDEX	1181