Civil procedure : cases, problems and exercises / John T. Cross, Leslie W. Abramson, Ellen E. Deason.
Series: American casebook seriesPublication details: St. Paul, Minn. : Thomson, West, c2006.Description: xxxvii, 898 p. ; 26 cm. + teacher's manualISBN:- 0314155473
- 9780314168948 (teacher's manual)
- 031416894X (teacher's manual)
- 9780314155474
- 22 347.05 CRO
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Content
Chapter 1. An Overview of Civil Procedure
A. The Role of Procedure
B. Dealing With Civil Procedure
C. State and Federal Rules of Procedure
Chapter 2. Basic Joinder of Claims and Parties
A. Multiple Plaintiffs and Defendants
B. Counter Claims
C. Cross Claims
etc
Chapter 3. Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction
A. The Concept of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
B. Federal Question Jurisdiction
C. Diversity Jurisdiction
etc
Chapter 4. Personal Jurisdiction and Venue
A. Exercising Jurisdiction Over Defendants
B. Service of Process on Defendants
C. Venue.
D. Rule 12 (b) Procedural Challenges
Chapter 5. Pleading
A. Philosophy and History of pleading
B. Pleading a Claim Under the Federal Rules
C. Objecting to the Statement of Claim
etc
Chapter 6. Advanced Joinder
A. Intervention
B. Necessary Parties
C. Interpleader
D. Class Action
Chapter 7. Discovery
A. The Scope of Discovery
B. Discovery Devices
C. Discovery Sanctions
Chapter 8. Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlement
A. Introduction
B. Alternative Dispute Resolution Process
C. Case Settlement
D. Legal Rules that Support Settlement
Chapter 9. Jury Trial
A. The Constitutional Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Cases
B. Demanding a Jury Trial
C. Selecting a Group of Protective Jurors
etc
Chapter 10. Dispositive and Post Trial Motions
A. Dismissals
B. Default Judgements
C. Resolving the Case Based on the Pleading Alone
etc
Chapter 11. The Effect of A judgement
A. Enforcing a Judgement
B. Preclusive Effect of Judgement: An Overview
C. Claim Preclusion
etc.
Chapter 12. Appeals
A. Who may Make Appeal
B. The Timing of an Appeal - The "Final Decision" Rule
C. Scope of Appellate Review
D. united States Supreme Court Review
Chapter 13. Special Issues in Federal Court
A. Advanced Issues in Federal Question Jurisdiction
B. An In-Depth Look at the Erie Doctrine
Includes index: p. 897 - 898
Kept up to date by supplement.
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