Principles of Civil Procedure

Author: Clermont, Kevin M.
Edition: 6th
Copyright Date: 2021

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  1. Chapter 1 Introduction
    1. § 1.1 Civil Procedure Analyzed
      1. A. Approaches to Civil Procedure
      2. B. Approach of This Book
      3. C. Approaching the Big Picture
    2. § 1.2 History of the Law of Civil Procedure
      1. A. English Roots
        1. 1. Common Law
        2. 2. Equity
        3. 3. Reform
      2. B. State Developments
        1. 1. Early Period
        2. 2. Code Reforms
      3. C. Federal Developments
        1. 1. Early Period
        2. 2. Rules Reform
  2. Chapter 2 Stages of Litigation
    1. § 2.1 Forum
      1. A. Authority to Adjudicate
      2. B. Federal Focus
    2. § 2.2 Pretrial
      1. A. Pleading Stage
        1. 1. General Rules
        2. 2. Steps in Pleading Stage
        3. 3. Amendment of Pleadings
      2. B. Disclosure Stage
        1. 1. Purposes
        2. 2. Scope
        3. 3. Mechanics
        4. 4. Problems
      3. C. Discovery Stage
        1. 1. Purposes
        2. 2. Scope
        3. 3. Mechanics
        4. 4. Problems
      4. D. Pretrial Conference
        1. 1. Purposes
        2. 2. Procedural Incidents
        3. 3. Order
      5. E. Other Stages
        1. 1. Provisional Remedies
        2. 2. Summary Judgment and Other Steps That Avoid Trial
        3. 3. Masters and Magistrate Judges
    3. § 2.3 Settlement
    4. § 2.4 Trial
      1. A. Scenario
        1. 1. Plaintiff’s Case
        2. 2. Motions
        3. 3. Defendant’s Case
        4. 4. Motions
        5. 5. Submission of Case
        6. 6. Motions
      2. B. Jury and Judge
        1. 1. Method of Trial by Jury
        2. 2. Right to Trial by Jury
    5. § 2.5 Judgment
      1. A. Entry of Judgment
      2. B. Kinds of Relief
      3. C. Enforcement of Judgment
    6. § 2.6 Appeal
      1. A. Appealability
        1. 1. Routes to Court of Appeals
        2. 2. Routes to Supreme Court
      2. B. Reviewability
        1. 1. Standards of Review
        2. 2. Appellate Procedure
    7. § 2.7 Big Idea
      1. A. Separation of Powers
      2. B. Constitutional Doctrine
      3. C. Application to Stages of Litigation
        1. 1. Spectrum of Power for Procedural Lawmaking
        2. 2. Outer Bounds for Legislature and Judiciary
  3. Chapter 3 Governing Law
    1. § 3.1 Choice of Law
      1. A. Constitutional Limits
      2. B. Techniques for Choice
    2. § 3.2 Choice Between State and Federal Law
      1. A. State Law in Federal Court
        1. 1. Constitutional Limits on Choice
        2. 2. Legislative Limits on Choice
        3. 3. Judicial Techniques for Choice
      2. B. Federal Law in State Court
        1. 1. Constitutional Limits on Choice
        2. 2. Legislative Limits on Choice
        3. 3. Judicial Techniques for Choice
      3. C. Reform Proposal
    3. § 3.3 Big Idea
      1. A. Vertical Federalism
      2. B. Constitutional Doctrine
      3. C. Application to Governing Law
        1. 1. Limitation on Federal Power
        2. 2. Limitation on State Power
  4. Chapter 4 Authority to Adjudicate
    1. § 4.1 Jurisdiction over Subject Matter
      1. A. Introduction
      2. B. State Courts
        1. 1. Structure of State Courts
        2. 2. Heads of State-Court Jurisdiction
      3. C. Federal Courts
        1. 1. Structure of Federal Courts
        2. 2. Heads of Federal-Court Jurisdiction
        3. 3. Jurisdictional Incidents
    2. § 4.2 Territorial Authority to Adjudicate
      1. A. Introduction
        1. 1. Definitions of Concepts
        2. 2. Summary of Law
      2. B. State Courts
        1. 1. Federal Limitations on State Reach
        2. 2. State Limitations on State Reach
      3. C. Federal Courts
        1. 1. Federal Limitations on Federal Reach
        2. 2. State Limitations on Federal Reach
      4. D. International Litigation
        1. 1. Suits in the United States
        2. 2. Suits in Foreign Courts
        3. 3. Treaty Possibilities
      5. E. Reform Proposal
        1. 1. Constitutional Limit
        2. 2. Subconstitutional Limits
    3. § 4.3 Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard
      1. A. Introduction
      2. B. Constitutional Requirement
      3. C. Subconstitutional Requirements
      4. D. Contractual Waiver of Protections
    4. § 4.4 Procedural Incidents
      1. A. Procedure for Raising
        1. 1. Subject-Matter Jurisdiction
        2. 2. Territorial Authority to Adjudicate and Notice
      2. B. Consequences of Raising
        1. 1. Method of Deciding
        2. 2. Jurisdiction to Determine Jurisdiction
        3. 3. Jurisdiction to Determine No Jurisdiction
      3. C. Consequences of Not Raising
        1. 1. Litigated Action
        2. 2. Complete Default
    5. § 4.5 Big Idea
      1. A. Horizontal Federalism
      2. B. Constitutional Doctrine
      3. C. Application to Authority to Adjudicate
        1. 1. Evolution of Territorial Jurisdiction
        2. 2. Extension to International Jurisdiction
  5. Chapter 5 Former Adjudication
    1. § 5.1 Preliminary Considerations
      1. A. Summary of Doctrines
        1. 1. Claim Preclusion
        2. 2. Issue Preclusion
        3. 3. Jurisdiction to Determine Jurisdiction
        4. 4. Related Doctrines
      2. B. Conditions for Applying Res Judicata: Validity and Finality
        1. 1. Validity
        2. 2. Finality
    2. § 5.2 Claim Preclusion
      1. A. Rule
      2. B. Exceptions
        1. 1. Jurisdictional or Procedural Limitation
        2. 2. Party Agreement
        3. 3. Judicial Permission
        4. 4. Adjudication Not on the Merits
        5. 5. Generalized Exception
      3. C. Counterclaims
    3. § 5.3 Issue Preclusion
      1. A. Rule
      2. B. Exceptions
        1. 1. Certain Issues of Law
        2. 2. Inferior Rendering Court
        3. 3. Different Burden of Persuasion
        4. 4. Inability to Appeal
        5. 5. Unforeseeability
        6. 6. Generalized Exception
      3. C. Multiple Determinations
    4. § 5.4 Effects on Nonparties
      1. A. Privies
      2. B. Strangers
    5. § 5.5 Nonordinary Judgments
      1. A. Nonpersonal Judgments
      2. B. Noncoercive Judgments
      3. C. Non-Civil-Court Proceedings
    6. § 5.6 Nondomestic Judgments
      1. A. General Rules
      2. B. Judgments of U.S. Courts
        1. 1. State—State
        2. 2. State—Federal
        3. 3. Federal—State
        4. 4. Federal—Federal
      3. C. Judgments of Foreign Nations
    7. § 5.7 Procedural Incidents
      1. A. Invoking Res Judicata
      2. B. Defeating Res Judicata
    8. § 5.8 Big Idea
      1. A. Full Faith and Credit
      2. B. Constitutional Doctrine
      3. C. Application to Former Adjudication
        1. 1. Meaning of Res Judicata Within the Same Jurisdiction
        2. 2. Treatment of Judgments from Other Jurisdictions
  6. Chapter 6 Complex Litigation
    1. § 6.1 Preliminary Considerations
      1. A. Historical Note
      2. B. Federal Focus
      3. C. Uses and Abuses
        1. 1. Parties’ Defenses of Nonjoinder and Misjoinder
        2. 2. Judicial Power to Divide and Combine
    2. § 6.2 Multiclaim Litigation
      1. A. Compulsory Joinder
        1. 1. Compulsory Parallel Claims
        2. 2. Compulsory Counterclaim Provisions
        3. 3. Common-Law Compulsory Counterclaims
      2. B. Permissive Joinder
        1. 1. Permissive Parallel Claims
        2. 2. Permissive Counterclaims
        3. 3. Crossclaims
    3. § 6.3 Multiparty Litigation
      1. A. Compulsory Joinder
      2. B. Permissive Joinder
        1. 1. Real Party in Interest
        2. 2. Capacity
        3. 3. Joinder Rules
    4. § 6.4 Big Idea
      1. A. Procedural Due Process
      2. B. Constitutional Doctrine
      3. C. Application to Complex Litigation
        1. 1. Privity
        2. 2. Class Action
  7. Chapter 7 Conclusion
    1. § 7.1 Future of the Subject of Civil Procedure
      1. A. Perspectives on Subject
        1. 1. Law and Economics
        2. 2. Law and Psychology
        3. 3. Empirical Legal Studies
      2. B. Dimensions of Subject
        1. 1. ADR and Complex Litigation
        2. 2. Non-Civil-Court and Foreign Comparisons
        3. 3. History and Reform
    2. § 7.2 Civil Procedure Synthesized
      1. A. Essence of Subject
        1. 1. Policies of Procedure
        2. 2. Rules of Procedure
        3. 3. Sources for Procedure
        4. 4. Motivation for Procedure
        5. 5. Justice in Procedure
      2. B. Definition of Subject
  8. Table of Cases
  9. Table of Statutes
  10. Table of Rules
  11. Index
  • Publication Date: October 29th, 2020
  • ISBN: 9781647083458
  • Subject: Civil Procedure
  • Series: Concise Hornbook Series
  • Type: Hornbook Treatises
  • Description: This Concise Hornbook covers the main points of civil procedure that any student needs to understand, and covers them briefly but thoroughly enough to be understandable. It focuses on the material covered in a typical law school course on civil procedure, tied to no one casebook. It breaks down the subject of civil procedure along the standard lines: a brief orientation; then a lengthier overview of the stages of litigation, followed by a close inspection of the major procedural problems (governing law, authority to adjudicate, former adjudication, and complex litigation); and finally some reflections in conclusion. It discusses specific problems and illustrations, with the aid of generously sprinkled diagrams and special text boxes. Special attention was given to fitting the civil procedure course's main points together to form the big picture, with each topic ending in a section on the “big idea” (separation of powers, vertical federalism, horizontal federalism, full faith and credit, or procedural due process) that the student is supposed to take from the topic.