Civil procedure

This outline summarizes the black-letter rules of civil procedure. It covers general considerations, litigating step-by-step, authority to adjudicate, complex litigation, governing law, and former adjudication. It allows students to understand how their course materials fit together, doing so by conveying a conception of civil procedure-the relationships among the ideas and the law that constitute the subject. This book is carefully designed and written as a study aid in preparing for classes and as a review aid in studying for examinations, containing all the many special features that characterize the highly successful Black Letter Series of books, such as a glossary and sample examination questions and answers.

Part 1. General considerations. Civil procedure analyzed ; Civil procedure synthesized -- Part 2. Litigating step-by-step. Preliminary considerations ; Pretrial ; Trial ; Judgment ; Appeal -- Part 3. Authority to adjudicate. Subject-matter jurisdiction ; Territorial authority to adjudicate ; Notice ; Procedural incidents of forum-authority doctrines -- Part 4. Complex litigation. Preliminary considerations ; Multi-claim litigation ; Multi-party litigation -- Part 5. Governing law. Choice of law ; Choice between state and federal law -- Part 6. Former adjudication. Preliminary considerations ; Claim preclusion ; Issue preclusion ; Nonordinary judgments ; Nonparty effects ; Nondomestic judgments.