Civil Procedure: Cases, Materials and Questions

by Freer, Richard D.; Perdue, Wendy Collins

• ISBN13: 9781583607701
• ISBN10: 1583607706
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender

Table of Contents

Table of Cases	xxvii
Preface	xlv
Acknowledgments	xlvii
An Introduction to the Civil Action and Procedure
The Study of Procedure	1	(3)
Federalism	4	(2)
Overview of the Structure of a Court System	6	(2)
Trial Courts	6	(1)
Intermediate Appellate Courts	6	(1)
Supreme Courts	7	(1)
Appellate Practice and the Doctrine of Precedent	7	(1)
The Adversary System	8	(4)
Alternatives to Litigation	12	(3)
A Brief History of Our English Judicial Roots	15	(3)
General Topics of Civil Procedure	18	(7)
Selecting the Forum (Chapters 2-6)	19	(2)
Learning About the Opponent's Case (Chapters 7 & 8)	21	(1)
Adjudication With or Without a Jury (Chapter 9)	22	(1)
Preclusion, Joinder, and Supplemental Jurisdiction (Chapters 11-15)	22	(1)
Appeal (Chapter 14)	23	(1)
Litigation Alternatives (Chapter 15)	23	(2)
Personal Jurisdiction
Introduction and Integration	25	(2)
Constitutional Limits on Personal Jurisdiction	27	(113)
The Fountainhead-Pennoyer v. Neff	27	(7)
Notes and Questions	34	(3)
Interim Developments	37	(2)
Hess v. Pawloski	39	(2)
Notes and Questions	41	(1)
The Modern Era	42	(1)
International Shoe Co v. Washington	42	(6)
Notes and Questions	48	(2)
Note on McGee, Hanson and Gray	50	(4)
World-Wide Volkswagen v. Woodson	54	(10)
Notes and Questions	64	(3)
Personal Jurisdiction in Federal Court	67	(2)
Note on Keeton and Calder	69	(1)
Why Litigants Care About Where Litigation Occurs	70	(2)
Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz	72	(14)
Notes and Questions	86	(2)
Asahi Metal Industry Co. v Superior Court of California	88	(6)
Notes and Questions	94	(2)
General Jurisdiction	96	(1)
Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v. Hall	96	(7)
Notes and Questions	103	(4)
Consent	107	(1)
In Rem and Quasi-in-Rem Jurisdiction	108	(1)
Shaffer v. Heitner	108	(13)
Notes and Questions	121	(2)
Transient Presence	123	(1)
Burnham v Superior Court of California	124	(13)
Notes and Questions	137	(3)
A Different Perspective	140	(5)
The Purposes of Personal Jurisdiction	140	(2)
Personal Jurisdiction and the Internet	142	(1)
Personal Jurisdiction in Other Countries	143	(2)
Statutory Limits on Personal Jurisdiction	145	(10)
Flint v. Gust	148	(2)
Gust v. Flint	150	(2)
Notes and Questions	152	(3)
Notice and Opportunity To Be Heard
Introduction and Integration	155	(1)
Notice	155	(19)
The Constitutional Requirement	155	(1)
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.	155	(6)
Notes and Questions	161	(3)
Statutory Requirements	164	(2)
National Dev Co. v. Triad Holding Corp.	166	(3)
Notes and Questions	169	(4)
Immunity, Evasion, and ``Sewer Service''	173	(1)
Opportunity to be Heard	174	(17)
Connecticut v. Doehr	175	(11)
Notes and Questions	186	(5)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Introduction and Integration	191	(1)
State Courts and General Subject Matter Jurisdiction	191	(2)
Federal Courts and Limited Subject Matter Jurisdiction	193	(62)
The Constitutional Grants and Role of Congress	193	(1)
Notes and Questions	193	(1)
Plaintiff's Burden to Establish Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction	194	(1)
Diversity of Citizenship and Alienage Jurisdiction	195	(1)
Introductory Note	195	(2)
The Complete Diversity Rule	197	(1)
Strawbridge v. Curtiss	197	(1)
Notes and Questions	197	(2)
Determining Citizenship of Individuals	199	(1)
Mas v. Perry	199	(3)
Notes and Questions	202	(3)
Determining Citizenship of Entities	205	(1)
Randazzo v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.	206	(2)
Notes and Questions	208	(1)
J.A. Olson Co. v. City of Winona	208	(5)
Notes and Questions	213	(2)
Representative Suits and Assignments of Claims	215	(1)
The Domestic Relations and Probate Exceptions	216	(1)
The Amount in Controversy Requirement	217	(1)
Notes and Questions	218	(3)
Federal Question Jurisdiction	221	(1)
Introductory Note	221	(1)
Narrow Interpretations of the Jurisdictional Grant	222	(1)
The Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule	223	(1)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley	223	(2)
Notes and Questions	225	(2)
Well-Pleaded Complaint Problems Raised by Declaratory Judgments	227	(3)
Centrality of the Federal Issue to the Claim	230	(3)
Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Thompson	233	(10)
Notes and Questions	243	(3)
Supplemental Jurisdiction	246	(1)
Removal Jurisdiction	246	(2)
Noble v. Bradford Marine, Inc.	248	(1)
Notes and Questions	249	(6)
Venue
Introduction and Integration	255	(1)
Local and Transitory Actions	255	(1)
State Venue Provisions	256	(3)
Notes and Questions	258	(1)
Venue in Federal Court	259	(1)
The Basic Rules	259	(2)
Notes and Questions	261	(2)
Bates v C & S Adjusters, Inc.	263	(3)
Notes and Questions	266	(1)
Change of Venue	267	(1)
Transfer of Civil Cases in State Courts	267	(1)
Transfer of Civil Actions in Federal Court	268	(1)
Where Can Cases Be Transferred	269	(1)
Goldlawr Transfers	270	(1)
Forum Selection Clauses	270	(1)
Choice of Law	271	(1)
Standard for Transfer Under §§ 1404 and 1406	272	(2)
Multidistrict Litigation	274	(1)
Forum Non Conveniens	275	(14)
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno	275	(11)
Notes and Questions	286	(3)
Raising Jurisdictional and Related Challenges
Introduction and Integration	289	(1)
The Traditional and Modern Approaches to Challenging Personal Jurisdiction	289	(4)
Notes and Questions	291	(2)
Collateral and Direct Attacks on Personal Jurisdiction	293	(4)
Baldwin v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Association	294	(2)
Notes and Questions	296	(1)
Challenging Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction	297	(4)
Pleadings and Judgments Based on Pleadings
Introduction and Integration	301	(2)
Historical Overview of the Evolution of Pleadings	303	(3)
The Complaint	306	(30)
Requirements	306	(1)
Elements of the Complaint	306	(1)
A ``short and plain statement of the ground upon which the court's jurisdiction depends''	306	(1)
A ``short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief''	307	(1)
A ``demand for judgment for the relief the pleader seeks''	307	(1)
Form of Pleadings	308	(1)
Legal Sufficiency	309	(1)
Notes and Questions	310	(2)
Factual (or ``Formal'') Sufficiency: The Debate Over Specificity	312	(1)
Code Pleading	312	(2)
Federal Rules Pleading	314	(1)
Dioguardi v. Durning	314	(2)
Notes and Questions	316	(5)
The Common Counts	321	(1)
Heightened Specificity Requirements in Certain Cases	321	(1)
Leatherman v. Tarrant County	322	(2)
Notes and Questions	324	(4)
Pleading Inconsistent Facts and Alternative Theories	328	(1)
McCormick v. Kopmann	328	(3)
Notes and Questions	331	(1)
Voluntary Dismissal	332	(1)
Notes and Questions	333	(1)
Involuntary Dismissal	334	(2)
Notes and Questions	336	(1)
Defendant's Options in Response	336	(11)
Motions	337	(1)
Questions	338	(1)
The Answer	338	(1)
Responses to the Plaintiff's Allegations	338	(1)
Admissions	338	(1)
Denials	339	(2)
Denials for Lack of Knowledge or Information	341	(1)
Affirmative Defenses	341	(2)
Notes and Questions	343	(1)
Claims by the Defendant	344	(1)
Failure to Respond: Default and Default Judgment	345	(1)
Notes and Questions	345	(2)
Amended Pleadings	347	(9)
Basic Principles Under Rule 15(a)	347	(1)
Notes and Questions	347	(2)
The Problem of Variance Under Rule 15(b)	349	(1)
Notes and Questions	350	(1)
Amendment and the Statute of Limitations Under Rule 15(c)	351	(1)
Amendment to Claims or Defenses	351	(1)
Marsh v. Coleman Company	351	(4)
Notes and Questions	355	(1)
Amendment Changing a Party	355	(1)
Supplemental Pleadings	356	(1)
Veracity in Pleading: Rule 11 and Other Devices	357	(20)
Rule 11	357	(3)
Model Rules of Professional Conduct	360	(2)
Notes and Questions	362	(1)
Hadges v. Yonkers Racing Corp.	363	(9)
Notes and Questions	372	(2)
Other Sanctions	374	(3)
Discovery
Introduction and Integration	377	(3)
Overview of the Discovery Devices	380	(7)
Required Initial Disclosures (Rule 26(a)(1))	380	(1)
Questions	381	(1)
Depositions (Rules 30, 31)	382	(1)
Questions	383	(1)
Interrogatories (Rule 33)	383	(1)
Questions	384	(1)
Production of Documents and Things (Rule 34)	384	(1)
Questions	384	(1)
Medical Examination (Rule 35)	385	(1)
Questions	385	(1)
Requests for Admission (Rule 36)	386	(1)
Questions	386	(1)
Practice Problem	386	(1)
Scope of Discovery	387	(50)
General Scope	387	(1)
Roesberg v. Johns-Manville Corp.	387	(14)
Notes and Questions	401	(2)
Relation to the Rules of Evidence	403	(1)
Privileged Material	403	(4)
Work Product	407	(1)
Hickman v. Taylor	407	(10)
Notes and Questions	417	(5)
Holmgren v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.	422	(3)
Notes and Questions	425	(1)
Experts	425	(2)
Ager v. Jane C. Stormont Hospital & Training School for Nurses	427	(7)
Notes and Questions	434	(2)
Review Problem	436	(1)
Timing and Pretrial Disclosures, Conferences, and Orders	437	(6)
Timing	437	(1)
Pretrial Disclosures	438	(1)
Pretrial Conferences and Orders	438	(5)
Sanctions	443	(24)
Washington State Physicians Ins. Exchange & Ass'n v. Fisons Corp	444	(14)
Holmgren v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co	458	(2)
Notes and Questions	460	(7)
Adjudication With and Without a Trial or a Jury
Introduction and Integration	467	(1)
The Right to a Jury	467	(61)
Scope of the Constitutional Right	467	(2)
``Actions at Common Law'' and the Historical Test	469	(1)
Chauffers Local, 391 v. Terry	469	(11)
Notes and Questions	480	(7)
The Complications of Merger and the Federal Rules	487	(1)
Juries in Non-Article III Courts	488	(1)
Atlas Roofing Co. v. OSHRC	489	(4)
Notes and Questions	493	(2)
Juries in State Courts	495	(1)
Selection and Size of the Jury	496	(1)
The Venire and Voir Dire	496	(1)
Peremptory Challenges	497	(1)
J.E.B. v. Alabama	498	(18)
Notes and Questions	516	(5)
Two Views of Voir Dire and Peremptory Strikes	521	(1)
The Mapplethorpe Obscenity Trial	521	(5)
10 Trial Mistakes	526	(1)
Jury Size	526	(1)
Jury Nullification and Its Limits	527	(1)
Summary Judgment-Adjudication Without Trial or Jury	528	(28)
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.	532	(9)
Notes and Questions	541	(5)
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett	546	(8)
Notes and Questions	554	(2)
Controlling and Second-Guessing Juries	556	(29)
Judgment as a Matter of Law (Directed Verdict and JNOV)	556	(1)
Lavender v. Kurn	557	(5)
Notes and Questions	562	(4)
New Trials	566	(1)
Dadurian v. Underwriters at Lloyd's of London	567	(6)
Notes and Questions	573	(2)
Other Techniques for Controlling Juries	575	(1)
Admissibility of Evidence	575	(2)
Jury Instructions	577	(1)
Form of the Verdict	578	(1)
Judicial Comment	579	(1)
Juror Misconduct	580	(3)
Motions to Set Aside the Judgment	583	(2)
What Law Applies in Federal Court
Introduction and Integration	585	(3)
Determining What Law Applies	588	(52)
The Erie Doctrine	588	(1)
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins	588	(6)
Notes and Questions	594	(4)
Note: Constitutional Bases of Erie	598	(2)
Early Efforts to Describe When State Law Applies	600	(3)
Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electrical Cooperative, Inc.	603	(4)
Notes and Questions	607	(2)
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure	609	(1)
Hanna v. Plumer	609	(9)
Note on Understanding Hanna	618	(1)
What Happens When There Is a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure On Point-The Rules Enabling Act Prong	618	(2)
Determining Whether a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Is Valid	620	(2)
Determining When a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Is On Point	622	(2)
What Happens When There Is No Federal Rule of Civil Procedure On Point-The Rules of Decision Act Prong	624	(1)
Notes and Questions	624	(2)
Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.	626	(12)
Notes and Questions	638	(2)
Determining the Content of State Law	640	(6)
DeWeerth v. Baldinger	641	(4)
Notes and Questions	645	(1)
Federal Common Law	646	(1)
Federal Law in State Court	647	(2)
The Preclusion Doctrines
Introduction and Integration	649	(2)
Claim Preclusion	651	(20)
Scope of a Claim	651	(1)
In General	651	(1)
Carter v. Hinkle	652	(3)
Notes and Questions	655	(4)
Contract Cases	659	(1)
Parties or Persons in Privity	660	(1)
Who Can Be Bound?	660	(1)
Notes and Questions	661	(1)
Configuration of the Parties	662	(1)
Notes and Questions	663	(1)
Valid, Final Judgment, On the Merits	664	(1)
Validity	664	(1)
Finality	664	(1)
On the Merits	665	(1)
Notes and Questions	666	(2)
Exceptions to the Operation of Claim Preclusion	668	(1)
Notes and Questions	669	(2)
Issue Preclusion	671	(31)
Same Issue Litigated and Determined	671	(1)
Cromwell v. County of Sac	672	(3)
Notes and Questions	675	(3)
Issue Determined Was Essential to the Judgment	678	(1)
Rios v. Davis	678	(2)
Notes and Questions	680	(1)
Against Whom Can Issue Preclusion Be Asserted?	681	(1)
Hardy v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.	682	(3)
Notes and Questions	685	(3)
By Whom Can Issue Preclusion Be Asserted?	688	(1)
Mutuality and Exceptions	688	(2)
Rejection of Mutuality for Defensive Use	690	(2)
Notes and Questions	692	(2)
Rejection of Mutuality for Offensive Use	694	(1)
Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore	694	(3)
Notes and Questions	697	(3)
Exceptions to the Operation of Issue Preclusion	700	(1)
Notes and Questions	700	(2)
Problems of Federalism	702	(5)
State-to-State	703	(1)
State-to-Federal	703	(2)
Federal-to-State	705	(1)
Federal-to-Federal	705	(2)
Scope of Litigation-Joinder and Supplemental Jurisdiction
Introduction and Integration	707	(2)
Real Party in Interest, Capacity, and Standing	709	(3)
Notes and Questions	711	(1)
Claim Joinder by Plaintiffs	712	(10)
Procedural Aspects	712	(1)
Jurisdictional Aspects	713	(1)
United Mine Workers v. Gibbs	713	(5)
Notes and Questions	718	(4)
Permissive Party Joinder by Plaintiffs	722	(13)
Procedural Aspects	722	(1)
Schwartz v. Swan	723	(4)
Notes and Questions	727	(4)
Jurisdictional Aspects	731	(2)
Notes and Questions	733	(2)
Claim Joinder by Defendants	735	(14)
Counterclaims	735	(1)
Compulsory Counterclaims	736	(1)
Procedural Aspects	736	(1)
Dindo v. Whitney	736	(1)
Carteret Savings & Loan Assn. v. Jackson	737	(2)
Notes and Questions	739	(3)
Jurisdiction Aspects	742	(2)
Notes and Questions	744	(1)
Permissive Counterclaims	745	(1)
Procedural Aspects	745	(1)
Notes and Questions	745	(1)
Jurisdictional Aspects	746	(1)
Cross-Claims	746	(1)
Procedural Aspects	746	(1)
Notes and Questions	746	(2)
Jurisdictional Aspects	748	(1)
Notes and Questions	748	(1)
Overriding Plaintiff's Party Structure	749	(42)
Impleader (Third-Party Practice)	750	(1)
Procedural Aspects	750	(1)
Markvicka v. Brodhead-Garrett Co.	751	(2)
Notes and Questions	753	(2)
Jurisdictional Aspects	755	(1)
Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger	756	(7)
Notes and Questions	763	(3)
Compulsory Joinder (Necessary and Indispensable Parties)	766	(1)
Procedural Aspects	766	(1)
Haas v Jefferson National Bank	766	(4)
Temple v. Synthes Corp	770	(1)
Notes and Questions	771	(4)
Jurisdictional Aspects	775	(1)
Notes and Questions	776	(2)
Intervention	778	(1)
Procedural Aspects	778	(1)
Atlantis Development Corp. v. United States	779	(6)
Notes and Questions	785	(2)
Jurisdictional Aspects	787	(2)
Notes and Questions	789	(2)
Special Multiparty Litigation: Interpleader and the Class Action
Introduction and Integration	791	(1)
Interpleader	791	(17)
Background	791	(3)
The Two Types of Interpleader in Federal Court	794	(1)
Pan American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Revere	794	(4)
Notes and Questions	798	(4)
The Limits of Interpleader to Avoid Duplicative Litigation	802	(1)
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire	802	(5)
Notes and Questions	807	(1)
The Class Action	808	(35)
Background	808	(1)
Policy and Ethical Issues	809	(2)
Constitutional Considerations	811	(2)
Hansberry v. Lee	813	(4)
Notes and Questions	817	(2)
Practice Under Federal Rule 23	819	(1)
Background	819	(1)
Filing and ``Certification'' of a Class Action	820	(1)
Requirements for ``Certification'' Under Rule 23	821	(1)
Prerequisites of Rule 23(a)	821	(1)
Notes and Questions	822	(2)
Types of Class Actions Under Rule 23 (b)	824	(3)
Notes and Questions	827	(3)
Notice to Class Members	830	(1)
Notes and Questions	831	(1)
Court's Role in Dismissal and Settlement	832	(1)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction	833	(1)
Free v. Abbott Laboratories	834	(2)
Notes and Questions	836	(2)
Personal Jurisdiction	838	(2)
Notes and Questions	840	(3)
Appeals
Introduction and Integration	843	(1)
Appellate Jurisdiction in the Federal Courts	844	(21)
Section 1291	844	(2)
Collateral Order Doctrine	846	(1)
Cunningham v. Hamilton County	847	(7)
Notes and Questions	854	(3)
Section 1292	857	(1)
Notes and Questions	858	(1)
Rule 54(b)	859	(1)
Notes and Questions	860	(1)
Mandamus	861	(2)
Appealability of Discovery Orders	863	(1)
Mechanies of Filing an Appeal	864	(1)
Appellate Jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court	865	(1)
Appeals in State Courts	865	(1)
Scope of Review	866	(7)
Notes and Questions	869	(4)
Alternative Models of Dispute Resolution
Introduction and Integration	873	(1)
Models of Greater Judicial Control	873	(21)
The German Advantage in Civil Procedure	873	(12)
Notes and Questions	885	(1)
Sempier v. Johnson & Higgins	885	(6)
Notes and Questions	891	(3)
Models of Non-Judicial Resolution	894	(11)
The Implications of Apology: Law and Culture in Japan and in the United States	894	(6)
Notes and Questions	900	(5)
Index	905