Litigating in federal court
Subtitle: a guide to the rules
By: Ann E. Woodley, Arizona Summit School of Law
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Durham, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781594607110
Subjects: Civil procedure; Charts, diagrams; Actions and defenses; Court rules
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Overview of litigation stages; title: Chart #1a overview of litigation stages; title: Preparation for filing a lawsuit; title: Chart #2a preparation for filing a lawsuit; title: Determining where the lawsuit should be brought; title: Chart #3a components of the decision as to where to file suit; title: Chart #3b federal subject matter jurisdiction; title: Chart #3c supplemental jurisdiction; title: Chart #3d personal jurisdiction; title: The determination of applicable law in diversity cases; title: Chart #4a the basic components of the decision (the; title: Erie doctrine; choice of law principles); title: Chart #4b the erie problem in depth -distinguishing; title: Between substantive and procedural law; title: Initiating the lawsuit; title: Chart #5a drafting the complaint; title: Chart #5b service of the complaint; title: Chart #5c right to jury trial analysis; title: Chart #5d some joinder diagrams; title: Responding to the complaint; title: Chart #6a responding to the complaint; title: Chart #6b procedural mechanisms for challenging personal jurisdiction; title: Seeking a change of venue; title: Chart #7a seeking a change of venue; title: The discovery process; title: Chart #8a planning discovery; title: Chart #8b parties' planning meeting/form 52 report; title: Chart #8c initial disclosures; title: Chart #8d analyzing the appropriateness of discovery requests; title: Chart #8e initiating written discovery requests (interrogatories; title: Requests for production, and requests for admissions); title: Chart #8f responding to written discovery requests; title: (interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for; title: Admission); title: Chart #8g motions for physical/mental examinations; title: Chart #8h taking/defending/using depositions; title: Chart #8i seeking court assistance in the discovery process; title: Pretrial resolution of cases; title: Chart #9a pretrial resolution of cases; title: Dispute resolution alternatives; title: Chart #10a dispute resolution alternatives; title: Components of settlements; title: Chart #11a components of settlements; title: Seeking appellate review prior to final judgment; title: Chart #12a seeking appellate review prior to final judgment; title: Preparing for trial; title: Chart #13a preparing for trial; title: Basic jury trial stages; title: Chart #14a basic jury trial stages; title: Post-trial motions; title: Chart #15a renewed motions for judgment as a matter of; title: Law (rjml) (formerly jnov)/ motions for new trial; title: Chart #15b grounds for new trial motions; title: Appeals; title: Chart #16a appeals and scope of review; title: Review by the u.s. supreme court; title: Chart #17a review by the u.s. supreme court; title: Setting aside the judgment (frcp 60(b)); title: Chart #18a setting aside the judgment (frcp 60(b)); title: Restraints on subsequent litigation; title: Chart #19a attempts to relitigate claims or issues; title: Chart #19b issue preclusion examples.