Civil Procedure

by Subrin, Stephen N.

• ISBN13: 9780735570078
• ISBN10: 0735570078
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

The first Civil Procedure casebook to consistently show how doctrines and rules work in actual legal practice, The Third Edition offers a more global perspective and over 40 thought-provoking practice exercisesin addition to timely cases, a dynamic selection of excerpted materials, and two sample case files in an appendix. Connecting the study of Civil Procedure To The practice of law, this dynamic casebook provides: distinguished authorship by respected and experienced educator-scholars exceptionally varied and provocative materials that create both historical and empirical context well-written and well-positioned introductions and explanations effective and supportive comments and questions more than 40 thoughtful practice exercises practice exam questions two sample case files in the Appendix: two complete case files include transcripts, memoranda, exhibits, motions, and more manageable overall length detailed Teacher's Manual New To The Third Edition: a more global and contemporary perspective four new review & practice exercises recent Supreme Court cases regarding pleading, summary judgment, notice, and subject matter jurisdiction legislative developments involving class action practice Coverage of the new e-discovery amendments as well as a new e-discovery exercise Revisions that reflect the recent style amendments To The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Civil Procedure: Doctrine, Practice, and Context offers a highly engaging approach that enables your students to see how the rules can have a significant impact on the resultsin practice.

Table of Contents

An introduction to civil procedure	p. 1
Remedies and stakes	p. 93
Thinking like a trial lawyer, pleadings, and joinder	p. 183
Discovery	p. 337
The right to jury trial and the judicial control of results	p. 425
Questioning and taming the current system	p. 553
The choice of an appropriate court : personal jurisdiction, notice, and venue	p. 609
The choice of an appropriate court : subject matter jurisdiction and removal	p. 763
Choice of federal or state law - the Erie Doctrine	p. 817
Finality and preclusion	p. 865
Class actions : it all comes together	p. 927
Case files	p. 999
Table of cases	p. 1149
Table of statutes and rules	p. 1159
Index	p. 1163
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