Title: Summary judgment :
Authors: Brunet, Edward J.; Redish, Martin H.
Date: 2006
Publisher: Thomson/West,
Physical description: xiii, 644,  86 unnumbered pages ; 26 cm
Language: English
LC classification: K
Abstract: "Summary Judgment: Federal Law and Practice provides all the guidance and information you need to make effective use of summary judgment. With it, master summary judgment law, practice, and tactics relating to: The role of summary judgment in the federal procedural system The concept of burden shifting The standard for awarding summary judgment Timing of summary judgment."--Publisher's website.
Contents: Introduction: the paramount significance of summary judgment -- The relationship between summary judgment and the jury -- Summary judgment's role in judicial management -- The institutionalization of local rules regarding summary judgment -- The concept of burden shifting -- The standard of awarding summary judgment -- The timing of summary judgment -- Summary judgment evidentiary materials -- Summary judgment applications in special cases -- Tactical considerations relevant to summary judgment.
Subject headings (LCSH): Summary judgments--United States.