Civil Procedure: Cases, Materials, And Questions

by Freer, Richard D.; Perdue, Wendy Collins

• ISBN13: 9780820562384
• ISBN10: 0820562386
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-01
• Publisher: Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgments	vii
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)	20	(1)
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 11-13)	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	(115)
The Fountainhead---Pennoyer v. Neff	27	(1)
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	(3)
Note on Keeton and Calder	70	(1)
Why Litigants Care About Where Litigation Occurs	71	(2)
Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz	73	(14)
Notes and Questions	87	(1)
Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of California	88	(7)
Notes and Questions	95	(2)
General Jurisdiction	97	(1)
Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v. Hall	97	(7)
Notes and Questions	104	(4)
Consent	108	(1)
In Rem and Quasi-in-Rem Jurisdiction	109	(1)
Shaffer v. Heitner	110	(13)
Notes and Questions	123	(2)
Transient Presence	125	(1)
Burnham v. Superior Court of California	126	(13)
Notes and Questions	139	(3)
A Different Perspective	142	(13)
The Purposes of Personal Jurisdiction	142	(2)
Personal Jurisdiction and the Internet	144	(1)
Revell v. Lidov	145	(6)
Notes and Questions	151	(2)
Personal Jurisdiction in Other Countries	153	(2)
Statutory Limits on Personal Jurisdiction	155	(10)
Flint v. Gust	157	(3)
Gust v. Flint	160	(2)
Notes and Questions	162	(3)
Notice and Opportunity To Be Heard
Introduction and Integration	165	(1)
Notice	165	(19)
The Constitutional Requirement	165	(1)
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co	165	(6)
Notes and Questions	171	(3)
Statutory Requirements	174	(2)
National Dev. Co. v. Triad Holding Corp	176	(4)
Notes and Questions	180	(3)
Immunity, Evasion, and ``Sewer Service''	183	(1)
Opportunity to Be Heard	184	(19)
Connecticut v. Doehr	186	(11)
Notes and Questions	197	(6)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Introduction and Integration	203	(1)
State Courts and General Subject Matter Jurisdiction	203	(2)
Federal Courts and Limited Subject Matter Jurisdiction	205	(72)
The Constitutional Grants and Role of Congress	205	(1)
Notes and Questions	205	(1)
Plaintiff's Burden to Establish Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction	206	(1)
Diversity of Citizenship and Alienage Jurisdiction	207	(1)
Introductory Note	207	(2)
The Complete Diversity Rule	209	(1)
Strawbridge v. Curtiss	209	(1)
Notes and Questions	210	(1)
Determining Citizenship of Individuals	211	(1)
Mas v. Perry	211	(4)
Notes and Questions	215	(3)
Determining Citizenship of Entities	218	(1)
Corporations	219	(1)
Randazzo v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc	219	(2)
Notes and Questions	221	(1)
J.A. Olson Co. v. City of Winona	222	(4)
Notes and Questions	226	(2)
Non-Incorporated Businesses	228	(1)
Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place L.L.C	229	(2)
Notes and Questions	231	(2)
Representative Suits and Assignments of Claims	233	(1)
The Domestic Relations and Probate Exceptions	234	(2)
The Amount in Controversy Requirement	236	(1)
Notes and Questions	237	(3)
Federal Question Jurisdiction	240	(1)
Introductory Note	240	(1)
Narrow Interpretations of the Jurisdictional Grant	241	(1)
The Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule	241	(1)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley	241	(2)
Notes and Questions	243	(4)
Well-Pleaded Complaint Problems Raised by Declaratory Judgments	247	(2)
Centrality of the Federal Issue to the Claim	249	(3)
Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Thompson	252	(10)
Notes and Questions	262	(3)
Supplemental Jurisdiction	265	(1)
Removal Jurisdiction	266	(1)
Noble v. Bradford Marine, Inc.	267	(2)
Notes and Questions	269	(8)
Venue
Introduction and Integration	277	(1)
Local and Transitory Actions	277	(1)
State Venue Provisions	278	(3)
Notes and Questions	280	(1)
Venue in Federal Court	281	(8)
The Basic Rules	281	(2)
Notes and Questions	283	(2)
Bates v. C & S Adjusters, Inc.	285	(3)
Notes and Questions	288	(1)
Change of Venue	289	(8)
Transfer of Civil Cases in State Courts	289	(1)
Transfer of Civil Actions in Federal Court	290	(1)
Where Can Cases Be Transferred	290	(1)
Goldlawr Transfers	291	(1)
Forum Selection Clauses	292	(1)
Choice of Law	292	(2)
Standard for Transfer Under §§ 1404 and 1406	294	(2)
Multidistrict Litigation	296	(1)
Forum Non Conveniens	297	(16)
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno	297	(10)
Notes and Questions	307	(6)
Raising Jurisdictional and Related Challenges
Introduction and Integration	313	(1)
The Traditional and Modern Approaches to Challenging Personal Jurisdiction	313	(4)
Notes and Questions	315	(2)
Collateral and Direct Attacks on Personal Jurisdiction	317	(4)
Baldwin v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Association	319	(1)
Notes and Questions	320	(1)
Challenging Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction	321	(4)
Pleadings and Judgments Based on Pleadings
Introduction and Integration	325	(2)
Historical Overview of the Evolution of Pleadings	327	(3)
The Complaint	330	(31)
Requirements	330	(1)
Elements of the Complaint	330	(1)
A ``short and plain statement of the ground upon which the court's jurisdiction depends''	330	(1)
A ``short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief''	331	(1)
A ``demand for judgment for the relief the pleader seeks''	331	(1)
Form of Pleadings	332	(1)
Legal Sufficiency	333	(2)
Notes and Questions	335	(1)
Factual (or ``Formal'') Sufficiency: The Debate Over Specificity	336	(1)
Code Pleading	336	(3)
Federal Rules Pleading	339	(1)
Dioguardi v. Durning	339	(2)
Notes and Questions	341	(4)
The Common Counts	345	(1)
Heightened Specificity Requirements in Certain Cases	345	(1)
Leatherman v. Tarrant County	346	(3)
Notes and Questions	349	(3)
Pleading Inconsistent Facts and Alternative Theories	352	(1)
McCormick v. Kopmann	352	(3)
Notes and Questions	355	(1)
Voluntary Dismissal	356	(1)
Notes and Questions	357	(2)
Involuntary Dismissal	359	(1)
Notes and Questions	360	(1)
Defendant's Options in Response	361	(11)
Motions	361	(1)
Questions	362	(1)
The Answer	362	(1)
Responses to the Plaintiff's Allegations	363	(1)
Admissions	363	(1)
Denials	363	(2)
Denials for Lack of Knowledge or Information	365	(1)
Affirmative Defenses	366	(2)
Notes and Questions	368	(1)
Claims by the Defendant	369	(1)
Failure to Respond: Default and Default Judgment	369	(1)
Notes and Questions	370	(2)
Amended Pleadings	372	(10)
Basic Principles Under Rule 15(a)	372	(1)
Notes and Questions	372	(2)
The Problem of Variance Under Rule 15(b)	374	(1)
Notes and Questions	375	(1)
Amendment and the Statute of Limitations Under Rule 15(c)	376	(1)
Amendment to Claims or Defenses	376	(1)
Marsh v. Coleman Company	377	(4)
Notes and Questions	381	(1)
Amendment Changing a Party	381	(1)
Supplemental Pleadings	382	(1)
Veracity in Pleading: Rule 11 and Other Devices	383	(14)
Rule 11	383	(3)
Model Rules of Professional Conduct	386	(1)
Notes and Questions	387	(1)
Rector v. Approved Federal Savings Bank.	388	(6)
Notes and Questions	394	(1)
Other Sanctions	395	(2)
Discovery
Introduction and Integration	397	(3)
Overview of the Discovery Devices	400	(6)
Required Initial Disclosures (Rule 26(a)(1))	401	(1)
Questions	401	(1)
Depositions (Rules 30, 31)	401	(1)
Questions	402	(1)
Interrogatories (Rule 33)	403	(1)
Questions	404	(1)
Production of Documents and Things (Rule 34)	404	(1)
Questions	404	(1)
Medical Examination (Rule 35)	404	(1)
Questions	405	(1)
Requests for Admission (Rule 36)	405	(1)
Questions	406	(1)
Practice Problem	406	(1)
Scope of Discovery	406	(44)
General Scope	406	(1)
Anderson v. Hale (March 29, 2001)	406	(3)
Anderson v. Hale (June 1, 2001)	409	(2)
Notes and Questions	411	(2)
Discovery of Material in Electronic Form	413	(1)
Relation to the Rules of Evidence	414	(1)
Privileged Material	415	(4)
Work Product	419	(1)
Hickman v. Taylor	419	(10)
Notes and Questions	429	(5)
Holmgren v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.	434	(3)
Notes and Questions	437	(1)
Experts	437	(2)
Ager v. Jane C. Stormont Hospital & Training School for Nurses	439	(7)
Notes and Questions	446	(2)
Review Problem	448	(2)
Timing and Pretrial Disclosures, Conferences, and Orders	450	(6)
Timing	450	(1)
Pretrial Disclosures	450	(1)
Pretrial Conferences and Orders	450	(6)
Sanctions	456	(21)
Washington State Physicians Ins. Exchange & Ass'n v. Fisons Corp	456	(14)
Holmgren v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.	470	(3)
Notes and Questions	473	(4)
Adjudication With and Without a Trial or a Jury
Introduction and Integration	477	(1)
The Right to a Jury	477	(54)
Scope of the Constitutional Right	477	(2)
``Actions at Common Law'' and the Historical Test	479	(1)
Chauffers Local, 391 v. Terry	479	(11)
Notes and Questions	490	(7)
The Complications of Merger and the Federal Rules	497	(1)
Juries in Non-Article III Courts	498	(1)
Juries in State Courts	499	(1)
Selection and Size of the Jury	500	(1)
The Venire and Voir Dire	500	(1)
Peremptory Challenges	501	(1)
J.E.B. v.Alabama	502	(18)
Notes and Questions	520	(4)
Two Views of Voir Dire and Peremptory Strikes	524	(1)
The Mapplethorpe Obscenity Trial	524	(4)
Trial Mistakes	528	(1)
Jury Size	529	(1)
Jury Nullification and Its Limits	529	(2)
Summary Judgment---Adjudication Without Trial or Jury	531	(28)
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc	534	(9)
Notes and Questions	543	(4)
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett	547	(8)
Notes and Questions	555	(4)
Controlling and Second-Guessing Juries	559	(28)
Judgment as a Matter of Law (Directed Verdict and JNOV)	559	(1)
Lavender v. Kurn	560	(4)
Notes and Questions	564	(5)
New Trials	569	(1)
Dadurian v. Underwriters at Lloyd's of London	569	(7)
Notes and Questions	576	(2)
Other Techniques for Controlling Juries	578	(1)
Admissibility of Evidence	578	(2)
Jury Instructions	580	(1)
Form of the Verdict	581	(1)
Judicial Comment	582	(1)
Juror Misconduct	583	(3)
Motions to Set Aside the Judgment	586	(1)
What Law Applies in Federal Court
Introduction and Integration	587	(3)
Determining What Law Applies	590	(52)
The Erie Doctrine	590	(1)
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins	590	(6)
Notes and Questions	596	(4)
Note: Constitutional Bases of Erie	600	(2)
Early Efforts to Describe When State Law Applies	602	(3)
Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electrical Cooperative, Inc	605	(4)
Notes and Questions	609	(2)
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure	611	(1)
Hanna v. Plumer	611	(9)
Note on Understanding Hanna	620	(1)
What Happens When There Is a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure on Point---The Rules Enabling Act Prong	620	(1)
Determining Whether a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Is Valid	621	(3)
Determining When a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Is on Point	624	(2)
What Happens When There Is No Federal Rule of Civil Procedure on Point---The Rules of Decision Act Prong	626	(1)
Notes and Questions	626	(2)
Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.	628	(13)
Notes and Questions	641	(1)
Determining the Content of State Law	642	(6)
DeWeerth v. Baldinger	644	(3)
Notes and Questions	647	(1)
Federal Common Law	648	(2)
Federal Law in State Court	650	(1)
The Preclusion Doctrines
Introduction and Integration	651	(2)
Claim Preclusion	653	(21)
Scope of a Claim	654	(1)
In General	654	(1)
Carter v. Hinkle	654	(4)
Notes and Questions	658	(3)
Contract Cases	661	(1)
Parties or Persons in Privity	662	(1)
Who Can Be Bound?	662	(2)
Notes and Questions	664	(1)
Configuration of the Parties	665	(1)
Notes and Questions	666	(1)
Valid, Final Judgment, on the Merits	667	(1)
Validity	667	(1)
Finality	667	(1)
On the Merits	667	(2)
Notes and Questions	669	(2)
Exceptions to the Operation of Claim Preclusion	671	(1)
Notes and Questions	671	(3)
Issue Preclusion	674	(31)
Same Issue Litigated and Determined	674	(1)
Cromwell v. County of Sac	675	(3)
Notes and Questions	678	(3)
Issue Determined Was Essential to the Judgment	681	(1)
Rios v. Davis	681	(2)
Notes and Questions	683	(2)
Against Whom Can Issue Preclusion Be Asserted?	685	(1)
Hardy v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp	685	(3)
Notes and Questions	688	(3)
By Whom Can Issue Preclusion Be Asserted?	691	(1)
Mutuality and Exceptions	691	(2)
Rejection of Mutuality for Defensive Use	693	(3)
Notes and Questions	696	(1)
Rejection of Mutuality for Offensive Use	697	(1)
Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore	697	(4)
Notes and Questions	701	(2)
Exceptions to the Operation of Issue Preclusion	703	(1)
Notes and Questions	704	(1)
Problems of Federalism	705	(6)
State-to-State	706	(1)
State-to-Federal	706	(2)
Federal-to-State	708	(1)
Federal-to-Federal	709	(2)
Scope of Litigation---Joinder and Supplemental Jurisdiction
Introduction and Integration	711	(2)
Real Party in Interest, Capacity, and Standing	713	(3)
Notes and Questions	714	(2)
Claim Joinder by Plaintiffs	716	(10)
Procedural Aspects	716	(1)
Jurisdictional Aspects	717	(1)
United Mine Workers v. Gibbs	717	(5)
Notes and Questions	722	(4)
Permissive Party Joinder by Plaintiffs	726	(13)
Procedural Aspects	726	(1)
Schwartz v. Swan	726	(4)
Notes and Questions	730	(4)
Jurisdictional Aspects	734	(2)
Notes and Questions	736	(3)
Claim Joinder by Defendants	739	(13)
Counterclaims	739	(1)
Compulsory Counterclaims	739	(1)
Procedural Aspects	739	(1)
Dindo v. Whitney	739	(2)
Carteret Savings & Loan Assn. v. Jackson	741	(1)
Notes and Questions	742	(3)
Jurisdiction Aspects	745	(2)
Notes and Questions	747	(1)
Permissive Counterclaims	747	(1)
Procedural Aspects	747	(1)
Notes and Questions	748	(1)
Jurisdictional Aspects	748	(1)
Cross-Claims	748	(1)
Procedural Aspects	748	(1)
Notes and Questions	748	(3)
Jurisdictional Aspects	751	(1)
Notes and Questions	751	(1)
Overriding Plaintiff's Party Structure	752	(35)
Impleader (Third-Party Practice)	753	(1)
Procedural Aspects	753	(1)
Markvicka v. Brodhead-Garrett Co.	754	(2)
Notes and Questions	756	(2)
Jurisdictional Aspects	758	(1)
Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger	759	(8)
Notes and Questions	767	(2)
Compulsory Joinder (Necessary and Indispensable Parties)	769	(1)
Procedural Aspects	769	(1)
Haas v. Jefferson National Bank	769	(4)
Temple v. Synthes Corp	773	(2)
Notes and Questions	775	(3)
Jurisdictional Aspects	778	(1)
Notes and Questions	779	(2)
Intervention	781	(1)
Procedural Aspects	781	(1)
Notes and Questions	782	(2)
Jurisdictional Aspects	784	(2)
Notes and Questions	786	(1)
Special Multiparty Litigation: Interpleader and the Class Action
Introduction and Integration	787	(1)
Interpleader	787	(19)
Background	787	(3)
The Two Types of Interpleader in Federal Court	790	(1)
Pan American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Revere	790	(4)
Notes and Questions	794	(5)
The Limits of Interpleader to Avoid Duplicative Litigation	799	(1)
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire	799	(5)
Notes and Questions	804	(2)
The Class Action	806	(39)
Background	806	(1)
Policy and Ethical Issues	806	(4)
Constitutional Considerations	810	(1)
Hansberry v. Lee	811	(4)
Notes and Questions	815	(2)
Practice Under Federal Rule 23	817	(1)
Background	817	(1)
Filing and Certification of a Class Action	818	(2)
Requirements for Certification Under Rule 23	820	(1)
Prerequisites of Rule 23(a)	820	(2)
Notes and Questions	822	(1)
Types of Class Actions Under Rule 23(b)	823	(4)
Notes and Questions	827	(2)
Notice to Class Members	829	(2)
Notes and Questions	831	(1)
Court's Role in Dismissal and Settlement	832	(3)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction	835	(1)
In re Abbott Laboratories	836	(2)
Notes and Questions	838	(3)
Personal Jurisdiction	841	(2)
Notes and Questions	843	(2)
Appeals
Introduction and Integration	845	(1)
Appellate Jurisdiction in the Federal Courts	846	(23)
Section 1291	846	(2)
Collateral Order Doctrine	848	(1)
Cunningham v. Hamilton County	849	(7)
Notes and Questions	856	(3)
Section 1292	859	(1)
Notes and Questions	860	(2)
Rule 23(f)	862	(1)
Rule 54(b)	863	(1)
Notes and Questions	864	(1)
Mandamus	865	(1)
Appealability of Discovery Orders	866	(1)
Mechanics of Filing an Appeal	867	(1)
Appellate Jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court	868	(1)
Appeals in State Courts	869	(1)
Scope of Review	870	(7)
Notes and Questions	873	(4)
Alternative Models of Dispute Resolution
Introduction and Integration	877	(1)
Models of Greater Judicial Control	877	(21)
The German Advantage in Civil Procedure	877	(12)
Notes and Questions	889	(1)
Sempier v. Johnson & Higgins	889	(6)
Notes and Questions	895	(3)
Models of Non-Judicial Resolution	898
The Implications of Apology: Law and Culture in Japan and in the United States	898	(6)
Notes and Questions	904
Table of Cases	1	(1)
Table of Scholarly Commentary	1	(1)
Index	1