Mastering civil procedure
By: by David Charles Hricik.
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781594602634
Subjects: Civil procedure -- United States
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Courts decide claims; title: The three requirements to adjudicate an anchor claim : subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, and venue; title: The foundations of subject matter jurisdiction; title: Federal question and diversity subject matter jurisdiction; title: The foundations of personal jurisdiction; title: Personal jurisdiction : long arm statutes, minimum contacts, and fair play; title: In rem and quasi in rem jurisdiction; title: The foundations of venue; title: Proper and improper venue; title: Removal : what if plaintiff filed in state court a claim over which a federal court would have subject matter jurisdiction?; title: Preview of part b of this book; title: The plaintiff's pre-suit investigation required by Rule 11; title: The complaint; title: Preview of the four steps to analyze joinder of claims and parties; title: Joinder step one : authority in a rule for joining the party or claim; title: Authority to join claims; title: Authority to join parties; title: Multiple parties allow joinder of even more claims and parties; title: Interpleader : a person creates a suit between two others; title: Intervention : the only way a person can force itself into a lawsuit between other parties; title: Joinder step two : original or supplemental subject matter jurisdiction must exist; title: Joinder step three : personal or pendent personal jurisdiction must exist over each claim; title: Joinder step four : venue or pendent venue must exist over most, but not all, claims; title: A recap and flow chart of the four steps for adding claims or parties; title: Notifying the defendant of the filing of suit through service or waiver of service of process; title: Preview of the defendant's options in response to receiving a federal court complaint; title: The defendant's initial set of options; title: An introduction to motions; title: When and why must a defendant file an answer or Rule 12 motion?; title: Rule 12(b)(1) challenges to subject matter jurisdiction; title: Rule 12(b)(2) challenges to personal jurisdiction; title: Rule 12(b)(3) challenges to improper venue; title: Rule 12(b)(4) and (5) challenges to process; title: Rule 12(b)(6) challenges to statement of a claim by plaintiff and for judgment on the pleadings; title: Rule 12(b)(7) and indispensable parties under Rule 19; title: Rule 12's one-motion-consolidation requirement; title: The defendant's answer; title: Rule 11's reach and special procedures; title: Transfer from a proper venue to a more convenient, proper venue; title: Special venue issues; title: Amending pleadings; title: Lawyer responsibility for and judicial involvement in case management; title: The first steps after pleadings close : conferences and required initial disclosures; title: Adjudication or resolution of claims before discovery; title: The foundations of choice of law in federal court; title: Choice of law : Erie and beyond; title: Discovery; title: Scope of discovery : relevancy and other boundaries; title: Forms of discovery; title: Expert witnesses : disclosure, discovery, and protection; title: Adjudication of discovery disputes; title: Summary judgment : adjudication of claims prior to trial but after discovery; title: The final set of required disclosures : the pretrial order; title: Adjudication of claims by trial; title: After verdict : in the district court; title: Obtaining relief after prevailing on a claim; title: Limited availability of appeals : the final judgment rule and its exceptions; title: A brief word on appeals; title: Attacking a judgment in district court under Rule 60(b); title: After appeals : claim and issue preclusion; title: A brief introduction to mass and class actions.