Civil procedure : cases and materials / John J. Cound, Jack H. Friendenthal, Arthur R. Miller
Series: American casebook seriesPublication details: St. Paul, Minn. : Thomson, West, c1980.Edition: 3rd editionDescription: lxxvi, 1147 p. ; 26 cmISBN:- 0829920927
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Content
Chapter 1. Survey of the Civil Action
A. The Concern and Character of Procedure
B. The outline of the Procedure in Civil Action
C. A note on Remedies
Chapter 2. Selecting proper Court
A. Jurisdiction over the Parties to the Action
B. Jurisdiction based upon Power over property
C. Reconciliation
etc
Chapter 3. Ascertaining the Application
A. State law in the Federal Courts-Diversity Jurisdiction
B. The Problem of Ascertaining State law
C. Federal Common Law
etc
Chapter 4. The Development of Modern procedure
A. Common-Law Pleading
B. The Forms of Action
C. The other system : Equity
Chapter 5. Modern Pleading
A. Introduction
B. The nature and Forms of Allegations
C. The Complaint
etc
Chapter 6. Joinder of Claims and Parties : Expanding the Scope of the civil action
A. Joinder Claims by Plaintiff
B. Joinder Claims by Defendant
C. Claims involving many parties
etc
Chapter 7. Special Devices for handling Disputes Involving multiple Parties
A. Class Action
B. Interpleader
C. Intervention
Chapter 8.Pretrial Devices for Obtaining Information: Depositions and Undue Burdens
A. The General Scope of Discovery
B. The Mechanics of Discoveries Devices
C. Realities of Discovery : Tactics, Harassment, and Undue Burdens
etc
Chapter 9. The pretrial Conference
Chapter 10.Adjudication without Trial or by special proceedings
A. Attacking the truth of pleading -summary judgement
B. Uncontested Adjudication and Termination Suit
C. Techniques for streamlined Adjudication and Calendar Control
Chapter 11. Trial
A. The nature of Trial process
B. Trial by Jury
C. The Law of Evidence
etc.
Chapter 12. Securing and Enforcing the Judgement
A. Methods of Securing Judgement - Provisional Remedies
B. Methods of Collecting and Enforcing the Judgement
Chapter 13. Appellate Review
A. The Principle of Finality
B. Timeliness
C. The Ambit of Review
etc.
Chapter 14. The Binding Effect of Decisions: Res Judicata, Collateral, Estoppel, and Law of the case
A. The Effect of Adjudication Upon the cause of Action involved
B. Collateral Estoppel
C. The Law of the Case
Includes index: p. 1121-1147
Kept up to date by supplement.
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