Materials for a basic course in civil procedure / by Richard H. Field, Benjamin Kaplan, Kevin M. Clermont.
Series: University casebook seriesPublication details: [New York] : Foundation Press : Thomson/West, c2003.Edition: 8th editionDescription: lxxiii, 1057 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 1587785706 (alk. paper)
- Civil procedure
- 347.05 22 FIE
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Contents
Part one A First view of the subject
Open statements
Phases of a lawsuit
Closing arguments
Part Two Governing law
Federal courts
State courts
Part Three Authority to Adjudicate
Territorial authority to Adjudicate
Opportunity to be heard
Part Four Former adjudication
General observation
Claim preclusion
Issue preclusion
Effect on persons not parties
Credit due to valid and final judgement
Chapter Five Parties
Joinder alternatives in complex litigation
General joinder provisions
Class actions
Intervention
Interpleader
Chapter Six The Unitary Civil action
Introduction
Evolution of common law
Complementary system of Equity
Reform
Part Seven Pretrial
Chapter seven Pleading
Pretrial conferences
Summary judgement
Chapter Eight Trial
Preliminary questions about forensic proof
Judgement as a matter of law
Verdict
New trial
Constitutional right to Jury trial
Chapter Nine Appeal
General observation
Appeal of interlocutory decisions
Mandamus
Theory on Appeal
Includes index.
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