A short & happy guide to civil procedure /

"This book unlocks civil procedure by explaining doctrine and rules and placing them in context - showing what each doctrine is doing and how each doctrine relates to the others. It includes a chapter on how law school differs from college and what that means for class- and exam-preparation. It...

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Main Author: Freer, Richard D., 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Paul, MN : West Academic, 2019
Edition:Second edition
Series:Short & happy law series
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Table of Contents:
  • Why and how law school is different from college
  • The study of civil procedure
  • Personal jurisdiction
  • Notice and opportunity to be heard
  • Subject matter jurisdiction
  • Venue, transfer, and forum non conveniens
  • Pretrial litigation
  • Adjudication (with or without trial)
  • Appellate review
  • Defining the scope of litigation: joinder of claims and parties
  • The preclusion doctrines
  • Erie