Civil procedure

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Law Library — 2nd Floor Collection (2nd floor)

Call Number
KF8840 .G58 2013
Status
Available

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Summary

A favorite among successful students, and often recommended by professors, the unique Examples & Explanations series gives you extremely clear introductions to concepts followed by realistic examples that mirror those presented in the classroom throughout the semester. Use at the beginning and midway through the semester to deepen your understanding through clear explanations, corresponding hypothetical fact patterns, and analysis. Then use to study for finals by reviewing the hypotheticals as well as the structure and reasoning behind the accompanying analysis. Designed to complement your casebook, the trusted Examples & Explanations titles get right to the point in a conversational, often humorous style that helps you learn the material each step of the way and prepare for the exam at the end of the course.

The unique, time-tested Examples & Explanations series is invaluable to teach yourself the subject from the first day of class until your last review before the final. Each guide:

helps you learn new material by working through chapters that explain each topic in simple language challenges your understanding with hypotheticals similar to those presented in class provides valuable opportunity to study for the final by reviewing the hypotheticals as well as the structure and reasoning behind the corresponding analysis quickly gets to the point in conversational style laced with humor remains a favorite among law school students is often recommended by professors who encourage the use of study guides works with ALL the major casebooks, suits any class on a given topic provides an alternative perspective to help you understand your casebook and in-class lectures

Contents

  • Summary of Contents
  • Part I Choosing a Proper Court
  • Ch. 1 Personal Jurisdiction: The Enigma of Minimum Contacts
  • Ch. 2 Statutory Limits on Personal Jurisdiction: The Reach and Grasp of the Long-Arm
  • Ch. 3 Seeking the Home Field Advantage: Challenges to Personal Jurisdiction
  • Ch. 4 Federal Questions and Federal Cases: Jurisdiction over Cases "Arising under" Federal Law
  • Ch. 5 Diversity Jurisdiction: When Does Multiplicity Constitute Diversity?
  • Ch. 6 Personal and Subject Matter Jurisdiction Compared: The First Two Rings
  • Ch. 7 Second Guessing the Plaintiff's Choice of Forum: Removal
  • Ch. 8 Proper Venue in Federal Courts: A Rough Measure of Convenience
  • Ch. 9 Choosing a Proper Court: The Three Rings Reconsidered
  • Part II State Law in Federal Courts
  • Ch. 10 Easy Erie: The Law of Rome and Athens
  • Ch. 11 Eerie Erie : The Substance/Substance Distinction
  • Ch. 12 Erie and State Choice of Law: Vertical Uniformity and Horizontal Chaos
  • Part III The Scope of the Action
  • Ch. 13 Sculpting the Lawsuit: The Basic Rules of Joinder
  • Ch. 14 Into the Labyrinth: Joinder of Parties under Rule 14
  • Ch. 15 Essentials and Interlopers: Joinder of Parties under Rules 19 and 24
  • Ch. 16 Jurisdictional Fellow Travelers: Supplemental Jurisdiction
  • Ch. 17 Jurisdiction v. Joinder: The Difference between Power and Persuasion
  • Part IV Steps in the Litigation Process
  • Ch. 18 The Bearer of Bad Tidings: Service of Process in the Federal Courts
  • Ch. 19 Getting Off Easy: The Motion to Dismiss
  • Ch. 20 When Justice so Requires: Amendments to Pleadings under the Federal Rules
  • Ch. 21 The Scope of Discovery: The Rules Giveth, and the Rules Taketh Away
  • Ch. 22 Tools of the Trade: The Basic Methods of Discovery
  • Ch. 23 Defective Allegation or Insufficient Proof?: Dismissal for Failure to State a Claim Compared to Summary Judgment
  • Ch. 24 The Judge and the Jury, Part One: Judgment as a Matter of Law (Directed Verdict)
  • Ch. 25 The Judge and the Jury, Part Two: Whose Case is This, Anyway?
  • Part V The Effect of the Judgment
  • Ch. 26 Res Judicata: The Limits of Procedural Liberality
  • Ch. 27 Res Judicata and the Rules of Joinder: When Does May Mean Must?
  • Ch. 28 Collateral Estoppel: Fine-Tuning the Preclusion Doctrine
  • Ch. 29 The Obscure Kingdom: Nonmutual Collateral Estoppel
  • Part VI Thinking Procedurally: The Rules in Action
  • Ch. 30 An Introduction to the Pretrial Litigation Process: Setting the Stage for the Schulansky Case
  • Ch. 31 First Moves: Schulansky Goes to Court
  • Ch. 32 A Change of Forum: Ronan Removes to Federal Court
  • Ch. 33 .The Defendants' Perspective: Ronan's Answer and Counterclaim
  • Ch. 34 Chain Reaction: Ronan Brings in Jones
  • Ch. 35 Preliminary Objections: Jones Seeks a Way Out

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