Federal Rules of Civil Procedure : 2003 Statutory Supplement

by Yeazell, Stephen C.

• ISBN13: 9780735528178
• ISBN10: 0735528179
• Edition: Supplement
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

Updated to include the latest civil procedure statutes, cases and forms, this easy-to-use supplement can be paired with Professor Yeazell's casebook or any other civil procedure material available. FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE: With Selected Statutes and Cases, 2003 Statutory Supplement facilitates learning through: a convenient, index-tabbed format that helps you locate specific information quickly coverage of recent developments and timely cases, The latest Rules, and amended statutes notes and questions to enhance understanding of relevant topics

Table of Contents

Table of Cases	xi
Preface	xiii
Note on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure	xv
PART I. Rules and Statutes	1	(376)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for the United States District Courts	3	(162)
Appendix of Forms	165	(30)
Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims	195	(18)
Selected Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure	213	(40)
The Constitution of the United States	253	(20)
Selected Provisions from United States Code, Title 28: Judiciary and Judicial Procedure	273	(104)
PART II. Supplementary Cases, Notes, and Other Materials	377	(70)
Personal Jurisdiction	379	(12)
The Modern Constitutional Formulation of Power	379	(9)
Absorbing in rem jurisdiction	379	(1)
Notes and Problems	379	(1)
Specific Jurisdiction: The Modern Cases	380	(1)
Notes and Problems	381	(1)
Pavlovich v. Superior Court (DVD Copy Control Association, Real Party in Interest)	381	(6)
Notes and Problems	387	(1)
General Jurisdiction	387	(1)
Notes and Problems	387	(1)
The Constitutional Requirement of Notice	388	(1)
Notes and Problems	388	(1)
Self-Imposed Restraints	389	(2)
Long-Arm Statutes as a Restraint on Jurisdiction	389	(1)
Notes and Problems	389	(1)
Declining Jurisdiction: Transfer and Forum Non Conveniens	389	(1)
Forum Non Conveniens	389	(1)
Notes and Problems	389	(2)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts	391	(4)
Federal Question Jurisdiction	391	(1)
Diversity Jurisdiction	391	(1)
Notes and Problems	391	(1)
Supplemental Jurisdiction	392	(1)
Notes and Problems	392	(1)
Removal	393	(2)
Notes and Problems	393	(2)
The Erie Problem	395	(8)
The Limits of State Power in Federal Courts	395	(8)
Determining the Scope of Federal Law: Avoiding and Accommodating Erie	395	(1)
Semtek International Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.	395	(5)
Notes and Problems	400	(3)
Incentives to Litigate	403	(10)
Substitutionary Remedies	403	(8)
Liquidated, Statutory, and Punitive Damages	403	(1)
Notes and Problems	403	(1)
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell	404	(5)
Notes and Problems	409	(2)
Financing Litigation	411	(2)
From Fee Spreading to Fee Shifting	411	(1)
By Statute	411	(1)
Notes and Problems	411	(1)
Fee Shifting and Settlement	412	(1)
Rule 68	412	(1)
Notes and Problems	412	(1)
Pleading	413	(2)
Pleading in a Modern Regime	413	(2)
Ethical Limitations and Disfavored Claims	413	(1)
Ethical Principles as a Limitation	413	(1)
Notes and Problems	413	(1)
Disfavored Claims?	414	(1)
Civil Rights	414	(1)
Notes and Problems	414	(1)
Discovery	415	(22)
Modern Discovery	415	(1)
The Possibility and Limits of Discovery: Relevance and Privilege	416	(7)
Relevance	416	(1)
Blank v. Sullivan & Cromwell	417	(1)
Steffan v. Cheney	418	(2)
Notes and Problems	420	(2)
Johnson Matthey, Inc. v. Research Corp.	422	(1)
Notes and Problems	423	(1)
Surveying Discovery: Procedures and Methods	423	(7)
Required Disclosures	423	(1)
Notes and Problems	424	(1)
Asking Questions: Interrogatories and Depositions (Rules 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 37)	425	(2)
Problems	427	(1)
Examining Things and People: Production and Inspection of Documents and Things; Physical and Mental Examinations (Rules 34 and 35)	428	(1)
Problems	428	(1)
Ensuring Compliance	429	(1)
Problems	429	(1)
Discovery in an Adversary System	430	(1)
Expert Information	430	(1)
Notes and Problems	430	(1)
Ensuring Compliance and Controlling Abuse of Discovery	431	(6)
An Anatomy of Discovery Abuses	432	(1)
Problems	433	(2)
Sanctions as a Remedy	435	(1)
Notes and Problems	435	(2)
Resolution Without Trial	437	(2)
The Pressure to Choose Adjudication or an Alternative	437	(1)
Voluntary Dismissal	437	(1)
Notes and Problems	437	(1)
Avoiding Adjudication	437	(2)
Negotiation and Settlement	437	(1)
Contracting for Confidentiality	437	(1)
Notes and Problems	437	(2)
Trial	439	(2)
Procedural Control of Rational Proof	439	(2)
Controlling Juries After the Verdict	439	(1)
New Trial	439	(1)
Notes and Problems	439	(2)
Appeal	441	(2)
Who Can Appeal?	441	(2)
A Losing Party: Adversity	441	(1)
Notes and Problems	441	(2)
Respect for Judgments	443	(4)
Claim Preclusion	443	(1)
After a Judgment ``on the Merits''	443	(1)
Notes and Problems	443	(1)
Issue Preclusion	444	(3)
The Same Issue	444	(1)
Notes and Problems	444	(3)
Joinder	447	(1)
Joinder of Parties	447	(1)
By Defendants: Third Party Claims	447	(1)
The Class Action	447	(1)
Statutory Requirements	447