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Informed selection of cases illustrating the major elements of civil procedure, including text and explanatory materials. Includes detailed sections analyzing the significance of cases and their points of law, discussing: Civil Procedure as a Studied Enterprise; Translating Rights into Remedies; Which Courts, Law and Litigants; Preliminaries to the Trial; The Rising Art of Judicial Administration; Adjudication and its Effects; and Efforts to Control Decision Makers.

"This book represents our efforts, and the efforts of our contributors, to center questions of inequality in the teaching, learning, and practice of civil procedure by shining a light on the ways in which civil procedure may privilege-or silence-voices in our courts"--

Updated to include the latest amendments and proposals, this statutory supplement provides the clearest and most useful collection of statutes and rules for courses in civil procedure. The Supplement's unique organizational structure presents much information, but manages to do so without sacrificing a clean and usable presentation of the rules. A clever system of annotation succinctly explains amendments, and a separate presentation of the advisory committee notes grouped by year of amendment allows inclusion of red-lined versions of the rules, thus making the notes easy to understand and enabling reconstruction of the versions formerly in effect. This presentation reflects the fact that advisory committee notes are as important to a theoretical study of civil procedure as to a doctrinal or practical approach.

This convenient description of civil procedure in the federal and state courts of the United States will be greatly welcomed by lawyers and legal scholars everywhere. Without going into deep analysis, the book covers every important feature of these legal systems, drawing on the expertise and experience of two well-versed practitioners. As well as the rules, policies, normative principles, and future trends, the authors cite recent cases affecting procedure. Areas covered include sources, judicial organization, exercise of the legal profession, jurisdiction, due process standards, rules of evidence, enforcement of judgements, arbitration, and much more.

From divorce proceedings to personal injury disputes to lawsuits over busing, affirmative action, and labor relations, most conflicts in American society may eventually find their way into a courtroom. Such civil conflicts, which do not involve violations of the criminal code, encompass both actions between private parties and public controversies. This clear and direct book by two distinguished professors of law describes and analyzes civil litigation in the United States. Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr., and Michele Taruffo discuss both specific details and broader themes of American civil litigation, explaining (without legalese) jury trial, the adversary system, the power of courts to make law as well as to "declare" it, and the role of civil justice in government and in the resolution of controversial social issues. Hazard and Taruffo examine the stages of civil procedure, including the lawyers' role in: preparing and presenting cases; the pretrial, pleading and discovery, trial, and appeal process; and procedural variations. They explore the historical evolution of common law and procedure and compare American civil procedure with that in other modern societies in Europe, Latin America, and Japan. They conclude by discussing the economic, political, and moral constraints on litigation, possible innovations to the process, and the political significance of public access to civil justice.

In Civil Procedure: Model Problems and Outstanding Answers, Second Edition, Scott Dodson helps students demonstrate their knowledge of civil procedure in the structured and sophisticated manner that professors expect on law school exams. This book provides clear introductions to the major topics in civil procedure and includes the fact patterns and model answers most often found on Civil Procedure tests, followed by a comprehensive self-analysis section, giving students the opportunity to evaluate their own work. It prepares students by challenging them to use the law they learn in class while also explaining the way to best express the answer on law school exams. This second edition has been updated to reflect recent changes to the federal rules of civil procedure.

Civil Procedure for Federal and State Courts covers all the major topics found in the standard Civil Procedure coursebook, but supplements that coverage with areas not explored in other texts--areas of great importance to attorneys in the actual practice of law. Thus, it has materials on court structure; judicial selection and disqualification; specialized courts and administrative adjudication; the Federal Arbitration Act; liens and other nonparty interests; preservation of evidence; ex parte contacts; unreasonable searches; informal discovery; settlement agreements; and enforcement of judgments. The book presents a variety of materials illuminating the similarities and differences between federal and state court practices (e.g., materials on court structure, judicial selection, case assignments, pleadings, compelled joinder, compelled discovery or disclosure, jury trial rights, appellate review, and issue preclusion). Professor Parness' experience has shown that the contrast tends to prompt lively class discussion of appropriate policies. To bring key concepts into focus, there are over 100 review problems. The problems allow you to choose where more significant class time is spent, adaptable from year to year, depending on student interests, current events, and the like.

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Doctrine, Practice, and Context takes a refreshing new approach to show civil litigation in action. Accomplished authors Stephen Subrin, Martha Minow, and Mark Brodin join forces with Thomas O. Main, a practitioner and recent law school graduate. Together, they convey the reality of practice as they present civil procedure in its full theoretical, social, and historical context. CIVIL PROCEDURE: Doctrine, Practice, and Context stands out from other casebooks because of its: successful demonstration of the connection between the study of civil procedure And The practice of law exceptionally varied and provocative excerpted materials that provide context and integrate theory, policy, and doctrine introductions and Explanations included in every chapter sensible and supportive Comments and Questions numerous thought-provoking exercises that are challenging, yet not intimidating review exercises with sample exam questions appendix of actual litigation documents, with two complete case files including transcripts, memoranda, exhibits, motions, and more emphasis on lawyering skills, values, and social responsibility excellent selection of cases The book opens with introductory material and progresses through such important course topics as: remedies; pleadings; simple joinder; discovery; the right to jury trial; personal jurisdiction and notice; subject-matter jurisdiction, removal, and venue; choice of law; appeals, complex litigation, ADR, and more With vivid examples that capture and hold interest, The authors provide both a solid scholarly overview and a penetrating 'behind-the-scenes' examination of the realities of civil litigation.