Civil Procedure

by Silberman, Linda J.; Stein, Allan R.

• ISBN13: 9780735520103
• ISBN10: 0735520100
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

Distinguished by its effective use of the Socratic Method, Civil Procedure: Theory and Practice helps students understand uderlying legal issues and recognize their relevance in real-life litigation. Some of the distinctive characteristics of Civil Procedure: Theory and Practice include: use of the Socratic method to encourage student thought, with introductory text, example, and hypotheticles to equip students For The challenges of practice an opening chapter that uses the historic New York Times v. Sullivan case to illustrate most elements of civil procedure accessible background material for each major case to facilitate case analysis an entire chapter, 'Anatomy of Litigation,' as a case study, with sample documents and author commentary on lawyer's strategies, To deepen understanding of the connection between classroom and courtroom emphasis on factual precision through exercises that elicit questions students need to ask as they read procedure cases deep treatment of both personal and subject matter jurisdiction and pleadings a Teacher's Manual offering sample syllabi and suggestions on course structuring Civil Procedure: Theory and Practice covers the full range of topics: personal jurisdiction and other court-access rules subject matter jurisdiction the law applied in federal court joinder appellate procedure Alternative Dispute Resolution to develop critical thinking skills students will use throughout their careers, be sure to adopt Civil Procedure: Theory and Practice for your next course.

Table of Contents

Preface	xxiii
Special Notice	xxvii
Introduction	1	(70)
Outline of a Lawsuit	1	(12)
What Is Civil Procedure
Dispute Resolution by Courts versus Other Agencies	2	(1)
State versus Federal Systems	2	(1)
Stages of a Lawsuit	3	(1)
Investigation	3	(1)
Retainer	4	(1)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction --- Federal Court or State Court?	4	(1)
Personal Jurisdiction	5	(1)
Service of Process	5	(1)
Pleadings	6	(1)
Remedies	7	(1)
Pretrial Discovery	8	(1)
Summary Judgment	8	(1)
Trial	9	(2)
Appeal	11	(1)
Enforcement of Judgments	12	(1)
Finality	12	(1)
Illustration of the Stages of a Lawsuit --- New York Times v. Sullivan	13	(42)
The Context of the Lawsuit	13	(2)
The Lawsuit Begins	15	(5)
The Defendant's First Response	20	(3)
The Discovery Process	23	(13)
The Motion to Dismiss	36	(3)
The Answer	39	(1)
Pretrial Discovery on the Merits	40	(6)
Note on Settlement, Burden of Proof, and Summary Judgment	46	(1)
Settlement	46	(2)
Burden of Proof	48	(1)
Summary Judgment	49	(1)
The Trial	50	(3)
Post-Trial Proceedings	53	(1)
The Appeals	54	(1)
Reading a Civil Procedure Case	55	(16)
Stare Decisis and the Legal Method	55	(2)
Reading a Sample Case	57	(1)
Rose v. Giamatti	58	(13)
Personal Jurisdiction and Other Court-Access Rules	71	(258)
Traditional Bases of Jurisdiction: Power, Presence, Domicile, and Consent	73	(20)
Power over the Person or Property of the Defendant	73	(1)
Pennoyer v. Neff	74	(10)
Raising Jurisdictional Objections	84	(1)
Domicile and Consent	85	(1)
Domicile	85	(1)
Consent	86	(2)
Hess v. Pawloski	88	(3)
Jurisdiction over Foreign Corporation	91	(2)
Expansions of Personal Jurisdiction: Specific and General	93	(36)
The Minimum Contacts Standard	93	(1)
International Shoe Co. v. Washington	93	(6)
General Jurisdiction	99	(1)
Noncorporate Defendants	100	(1)
Parents and Subsidiaries	101	(1)
Does International Shoe Require a Re-examination of Traditional General Jurisdiction Doctrine?	102	(1)
Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia S.A. v. Hall	103	(12)
Specific Jurisdiction and the Proliferation of Specific-Act Statutes	115	(1)
McGee v. International Life Insurance Co.	115	(3)
Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.	118	(11)
The Supreme Court Imposes Limits	129	(88)
The Requirement of A Purposeful Act: Hanson v. Denckla	129	(2)
Personal Injury and Products Liability Cases	131	(1)
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson	131	(14)
Asahi Metal Indus. Co. v. Superior Court of California	145	(13)
Libel Cases	158	(2)
Personal Jurisdiction and the Internet	160	(1)
The Commercial Contract Cases	161	(1)
Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz	161	(14)
Property-Based Jurisdiction	175	(3)
Shaffer v. Heitner	178	(18)
Note on Security Attachments	196	(2)
Transient Service	198	(1)
Burnham v. Superior Court of California	198	(15)
Comparative Jurisdiction Regimes	213	(1)
The European Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments	213	(3)
A New International Initiative?	216	(1)
Why Litigants Care About Choice of Forum	217	(36)
Choice of Law and Other Matters	217	(1)
Convenience	217	(1)
Values and Bias	217	(1)
Procedural Advantages	218	(1)
Choice of Law	218	(3)
Allstate Insurance v. Hague	221	(10)
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts	231	(13)
Sun Oil Company v. Wortman	244	(9)
The Specialized Problem of Nationwide Process	253	(14)
Omni Capital Int'l v. Rudolf Wolff & Co.	253	(14)
Notice and the Mechanics of Service of Process	267	(19)
The Constitutional Requirement of Notice	267	(1)
What Notice is Required?	267	(1)
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.	267	(10)
The Mechanics of Service of Process	277	(1)
Structure of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4	277	(1)
The Summons and Provisions for Service	277	(2)
Waiver of Service	279	(1)
Service in a Foreign Country	280	(1)
Territorial Limits of Service	281	(2)
State Service of Process Statutes	283	(2)
Immunity from Process	285	(1)
Service of Process and Statutes of Limitations	286	(1)
Local Actions, Venue, Forum Non and Transfer	286	(43)
The Local Action Rule	287	(1)
Formal State and Federal Venue Statutes	288	(1)
Venue Rules in State Courts	288	(1)
Venue Rules in Federal Courts	289	(2)
Forum non Conveniens	291	(2)
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno	293	(16)
Transfer Within the Federal System	309	(1)
Hoffman v. Blaski	309	(8)
Ferens et ux. v. John Deere Co.	317	(12)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction	329	(120)
Introduction	329	(1)
Justiciability	330	(5)
Standing to Sue	331	(1)
Personal Stake in the Controversy	331	(1)
``Causation'' and ``Redressability''	332	(1)
Prudential Barriers	332	(1)
Role of Congressional Legislation	333	(1)
Disputes Appropriate for Judicial Resolution	333	(1)
Advisory Opinions	334	(1)
Opinions Subject to Executive Revision	334	(1)
Questions of Timing	334	(1)
Diversity Jurisdiction	335	(46)
Rationale; Complete Diversity Requirement	335	(1)
Strawbridge v. Curtiss	335	(4)
Exceptions to Diversity Jurisdiction	339	(1)
Domestic Relations	339	(1)
Probate	340	(1)
Determining Citizenship; Joinder Issues	340	(1)
Time Frame for Determination	340	(1)
Natural Individuals	341	(1)
Corporations	342	(2)
Direct Actions Against Insurance Companies	344	(1)
Unincorporated Associations	345	(1)
Carden v. Arkoma Associates	345	(11)
Rose v. Giamatti	356	(14)
Alienage Jurisdiction	370	(1)
Citizens of States Not Recognized by the United States	371	(1)
Dual Nationals	372	(1)
American Citizens Living Abroad	372	(1)
Alien Corporations	373	(1)
Amount in Controversy	374	(1)
Zahn v. International Paper Co.	374	(7)
Federal Question Jurisdiction	381	(29)
``Arising Under'' Federal Law	384	(1)
The Role of a Federal Defense	384	(1)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley	384	(3)
The Scope of ``Arising Under''	387	(1)
Gully v. First National Bank in Meridian	388	(3)
Smith v. Kansas City Title & Trust Co.	391	(3)
Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals v. Thompson	394	(9)
Implied Rights of Action	403	(2)
The Distinction Between ``Jurisdiction'' and ``Merits''	405	(1)
Lawyering Strategy in Merrell Dow	405	(1)
Declaratory Judgments and Franchise Tax Board v. CLTV	406	(2)
Outer Limits of Article III	408	(2)
Supplemental Jurisdiction	410	(31)
The Origins of Supplemental Jurisdiction: Pendent/Ancillary Claims	412	(1)
United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs	412	(4)
Moore v. New York Cotton Exchange	416	(7)
Additional Parties	423	(1)
Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger	423	(11)
Congress Responds to Finley: ``Supplemental'' Jurisdiction	434	(7)
Removal Jurisdiction	441	(5)
The Structure of Removal	441	(4)
Removal Procedures	445	(1)
Challenging Subject Matter Jurisdiction	446	(3)
Direct Review Versus Collateral Challenge	446	(1)
Must Subject Matter Jurisdiction Be Established Before Any Other Issue?	447	(2)
The Law Applied in Federal Court	449	(126)
The Origins of the Debate: Swift and Erie	451	(18)
Swift v. Tyson	451	(3)
Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins	454	(15)
Determining the Procedural Law Applicable in Federal Courts	469	(75)
Outcome Determination	471	(1)
Guaranty Trust Co. of New York v. York	471	(10)
Analyzing State and Federal Interests	481	(1)
Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.	481	(6)
The Impact of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure	487	(1)
The Rulemaking Process	488	(1)
Rules Enabling Act of 1934	488	(1)
Layers of Review	489	(1)
Status of the Federal Rules	490	(1)
Criticisms	491	(1)
Local Rules	491	(1)
Validity of the Federal Rules	492	(1)
Hanna v. Plumer	492	(14)
Track Assignment --- Determining the Existence of a Pertinent Federal Law	506	(1)
``Direct Collision'' Between State and Federal Rules	506	(3)
Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.	509	(15)
Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.	524	(20)
Determining the Content of State Law	544	(14)
Salve Regina College v. Russell	545	(13)
Substantive Federal Common Law	558	(17)
Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.	558	(17)
Anatomy of a Litigation: Pleading, Discovery, and Adjudication	575	(150)
Pleadings	575	(53)
Introduction	575	(1)
History of Pleading	576	(1)
The Royal Courts at Common Law	576	(1)
The Writ System and Common Law ``Forms of Action''	577	(1)
The Rise of Equity	578	(1)
The Struggle Between Law and Equity	579	(1)
The ``Reception'' of the Common Law in the United States	580	(1)
Merger of Law and Equity and the Abandonment of the Forms of Action	580	(1)
Modern Pleading Practice	581	(1)
Pleading Problem	581	(1)
The Intake Interview	582	(1)
Follow-Up Investigation	583	(1)
Candor in Pleading	584	(1)
Garr v. U.S. Healthcare, Inc.	584	(17)
Drafting the Complaint	601	(7)
Dissecting the Rockwell Complaint	608	(1)
How Detailed Should the Complaint Be?	608	(1)
Legal Requirements	608	(1)
Statement of a Claim Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2)	608	(1)
Pleading ``Special Matters''	609	(1)
Asserting ``Jurisdiction''	610	(1)
Specifying a Legal Theory	611	(1)
Pleading in the Alternative	611	(1)
The Ad Damnum Clause	612	(1)
Filing the Complaint; Assignment of the Judge	612	(1)
Motions to Dismiss	613	(3)
The Answer	616	(1)
Defendant's Investigation	616	(1)
Legal Requirements	616	(1)
Duty to Investigate	617	(1)
Legal Conclusions and Document Characterizations	617	(1)
Partial Denials	617	(1)
Affirmative Defenses	618	(1)
Counterclaims and Cross-Claims	619	(1)
The Rockwell Answer	619	(7)
Amendments to the Pleadings	626	(1)
Relation-Back	626	(2)
Supplemental Pleading	628	(1)
Discovery	628	(53)
Unilateral Disclosure	631	(1)
Required Initial Disclosure	631	(1)
Timing	632	(1)
Expert Disclosure	632	(1)
Adversarial Discovery	633	(1)
Judicial Management --- The Discovery Plan	633	(1)
Scope	634	(1)
Devices	634	(1)
Interrogatories	635	(1)
Depositions	636	(4)
Request for Production	640	(1)
Mental and Physical Exams	641	(1)
Requests for Admission	642	(3)
Freedom of Information Act	645	(1)
Crafting a Discovery Plan	645	(1)
Obstacles to Discovery	645	(1)
Privileges	645	(2)
Upjohn Company v. United States	647
Who Is the Client?	646	(8)
Waiver	654	(2)
Self-Incrimination	656	(1)
Work Product	656	(1)
Hickman v. Taylor	657	(12)
Duty to Update	669	(1)
Procedures to Block and Compel Discovery	669	(1)
Objections	670	(1)
Order to Compel	670	(1)
Protective Orders	670	(2)
Sanctions	672	(1)
Role of Masters and Magistrates in the Discovery Process	673	(1)
Final Pretrial Order	674	(7)
Adjudication	681	(44)
The Right to a Jury Trial	682	(1)
When Do the Parties Have a Right to a Jury Trial?	682	(4)
Allocating the Responsibilities of Judge and Jury	686	(1)
The Pros and Cons of the Jury Trial	687	(1)
Summary Judgment	688	(1)
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett	689	(19)
Trial	708	(1)
Jury Selection	708	(1)
Opening Statements	709	(1)
Presentation of the Evidence	710	(1)
Order of Proof; Bifurcation	710	(1)
Testimony	711	(1)
Presentation of Real Evidence	712	(1)
Summations	712	(1)
Judgments as a Matter of Law	713	(2)
Jury Instructions	715	(3)
Form of the Verdict	718	(2)
Jury Deliberation	720	(1)
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in a Bench Trial	720	(1)
Entry of Judgment	721	(1)
Post-Trial Relief	721	(1)
Judgment as a Matter of Law and Motion for a New Trial	721	(1)
Conditional Dispositions of the New Trial Motion	722	(1)
Motions for Reconsideration	722	(3)
Prior Adjudication	725	(120)
Claim/Defense Preclusion	726	(38)
Same Claim	726	(1)
Rush v. City of Maple Heights	727	(4)
Herendeen v. Champion International Corp.	731	(9)
Changed Circumstances and Other Countervailing Policies	740	(1)
Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie	740	(8)
The Special Problem of Defenses	748	(1)
Mitchell v. Federal Intermediate Credit Bank	749	(6)
``On the Merits''	755	(1)
Costello v. United States	755	(9)
Collateral Estoppel/Issue Preclusion	764	(20)
Traditional Applications	764	(1)
Little v. Blue Goose Motor Coach Co.	764	(6)
Modern Applications	770	(1)
Kaufman v. Eli Lilly & Co.	771	(13)
Parties Bound and Advantaged	784	(25)
Vicarious Representation --- Privity	784	(1)
General Foods Corp. v. Massachusetts Dept. Public Health	784	(9)
Mutuality	793	(1)
Defensive	794	(1)
Bernhard v. Bank of America Nat'l Trust & Savings Assoc.	794	(7)
Offensive	801	(1)
Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore	801	(8)
The Special Problem of Litigating Against the Government	809	(3)
Interjurisdictional Preclusion	812	(33)
Full Faith and Credit	813	(1)
State/Federal Preclusion	814	(1)
Allen v. McCurry	815	(12)
Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	827	(12)
Interstate Preclusion	839	(2)
Enforcement and Recognition of Foreign Judgments	841	(1)
Law in the United States on Enforcement and Recognition of Foreign Judgments	841	(1)
An International Perspective on Recognition and Recognition of Foreign Judgments	842	(3)
The Boundaries of the Lawsuit: Joinder of Claims and Parties	845	(126)
Real Party in Interest	845	(2)
Joinder of Claims	847	(16)
By Plaintiffs	847	(1)
By Defendants and Co-Parties	848	(1)
Counterclaims	848	(1)
Grumman Systems Support Corp. v. Data General Corp.	848	(12)
Cross-Claims	860	(3)
Joinder of Parties	863	(32)
Permissive Joinder and Consolidation	863	(1)
Guedry v. Marino	863	(10)
Compulsory Joinder: Necessary and Indispensable Parties	873	(2)
Joint Obligors	875	(1)
Joint Obligees	876	(1)
Jurisdictional Limitations and the Problem of Mandatory Joinder	876	(1)
Broussard v. Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.	877	(9)
Impleader	886	(2)
Intervention	888	(1)
Intervention as of Right	888	(2)
Permissive Intervention	890	(1)
Mandatory Intervention?	891	(2)
Interpleader	893	(2)
Class Actions and Other Complex Joinder Devices	895	(76)
A First Look at Class Actions	897	(2)
Thinking About ``Loyalty'': The Threshold Requirement of Adequacy of Representation	899	(1)
Hansberry v. Lee	899	(8)
The Requirements for Certification	907	(1)
Threshold Requirements	907	(1)
Numerosity	907	(1)
Commonality	908	(1)
Typicality	909	(1)
Adequacy	909	(1)
Requirements Specific to the Type of Class Action	910	(2)
Working Through Rule 23	912	(1)
Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin	912	(12)
The Role of Attorneys' Fees in Class Actions --- Who Pays	924	(1)
The Source of the Fee	924	(2)
The Principal-Agent Problem	926	(1)
Class Actions and Mass Torts	927	(1)
Castano v. The American Tobacco Co.	928	(15)
The Special Problem of Settlement Classes	943	(2)
Amchen Products, Inc. v. Windsor	945	(20)
Other Issues in Class Actions	965	(1)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction Requirements	965	(2)
Personal Jurisdiction Over Absent Class Members	967	(1)
Thinking About Reform	968	(1)
Multidistrict Consolidation Under 28 U.S.C. §1407	969	(2)
Appeals	971	(64)
The Structure of Appellate Courts	973	(2)
Federal Courts	973	(2)
State Courts	975	(1)
Rules of Appellate Procedure	975	(1)
Appealability	975	(29)
Who May Appeal?	975	(1)
When May an Appeal Be Taken?	976	(2)
Multiple Claims/Parties and the Rule of Finality	978	(1)
Rule 54(b)	978	(1)
Curtiss-Wright v. General Electric Co.	979	(9)
Collateral Orders	988	(1)
Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc.	989	(12)
Interlocutory Appeals	1001	(1)
Injunctions	1001	(1)
Discretionary Appeals	1002	(1)
Extraordinary Writs	1003	(1)
Appellate Practice	1004	(4)
Perfecting the Appeal	1004	(1)
Preserving Issues for Appeal	1004	(1)
The Notice of Appeal	1005	(1)
The Apellate Record	1006	(1)
Briefing and Oral Argument	1007	(1)
Disposition	1007	(1)
Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc	1008	(1)
Standards of Review	1008	(27)
Pullman-Standard v. Swint	1009	(26)
Alternative Dispute Resolution	1035	(40)
Settlement	1036	(13)
The Settlement as Contract	1036	(2)
Settlement Negotiations and Strategic Behavior	1038	(3)
Special Forms of Settlement Agreements	1041	(3)
A Sample Settlement Agreement	1044	(5)
The Forms and Functions of ADR	1049	(22)
Adversarial Forms of ADR --- Arbitration	1049	(3)
How Arbitration Works	1052	(2)
Discovery in Arbitration	1054	(1)
The Available Relief and the Powers of the Arbitrators	1055	(2)
Appellate Review of Arbitration Decisions	1057	(1)
Collecting on the Award	1058	(2)
Non-Adversarial Forms of ADR --- Mediation	1060	(1)
Mediation as Compromise and ``Reality Check''	1060	(3)
The Diverse Interests of Parties	1063	(3)
Supplemental Forms of ADR	1066	(1)
Federal Court Reforms and the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990	1067	(1)
Some Examples of Supplemental ADR Methods	1068	(1)
Mandatory Arbitration with Trial De Novo	1068	(1)
Mandatory Mediation	1069	(1)
Mini-Trials and Summary Jury Trials	1069	(2)
Rent-a-Judge	1071	(1)
ADR and the Question of Public Values	1071	(4)
Table of Cases	1075	(8)
Index	1083