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Chapter Ⅰ.Introduction 1

1-1.General Background 1

1-2.Current Structure of Court Systems 3

Chapter Ⅱ.Choosing the Proper Court 6

A.Subject-Matter Jurisdiction 6

1.In General 6

2-1.Principles Governing 6

2.Federal Jurisdiction 10

2-2.Federal Question Jurisdiction 10

2-3.Diversity of Citizenship Juris-diction 12

2-4.Amount in Controversy 15

2-5.Supplemental Jurisdiction 19

2-6.Removal Jurisdiction 25

B.Venue 27

2-7.General Principles Governing 27

2-8.Local Action Principle 30

C.Personal Jurisdiction 31

2-9.Introduction 31

1.Statutory Sources of Jurisdictional Power 34

a.State Courts 34

2-10.Types of Statutes 34

b.Federal Courts 37

2-11.General Rules Governing 37

2-12.Specialized Provisions 38

2.Standard for Asserting Personal Juris-diction 39

a.Traditional Bases 39

2-13.Sovereignty:The Territo-riality Theory 39

2-14.Intangibles and Contin-gent Obligations 43

2-15.Consent 45

b.Modern Standards 47

2-16.The In Personam Wing:Minimum Contacts,"Fair Play and Substan-tial Justice" 47

2-17.Application of Minimum Contacts Test:Some Examples 53

2-18.Minimum Contacts as Ap-plied to In Rem and Quasi In Rem Cases 59

2-19.Current Utility of the Three Jurisdictional Categories 63

2-20.Current Viability of Con-sent,Domicile and Tran-sient Jurisdiction Theo-ries 65

C.Personal Jurisdiction—Continued 67

3.Other Jurisdictional Constraints 67

2-21.Notice 67

2-22.Other Constitutional Limits 69

4.Service of Process—The Means of As-serting Jurisdiction 72

2-23.Types of Service 72

2-24.Impermissible Use of Service 74

2-25.Immunity From Process 74

D.Challenge to the Plaintiff's Selection 76

1.Direct Attack 76

2-26.Subject-Matter Jurisdiction 76

2-27.Personal Jurisdiction 76

2-28.Limited Appearances 79

2-29.Venue and Service of Process 80

2-30.Forum Non Conveniens and Transfer 81

2.Collateral Attack 84

2-31.Principles Governing 84

Chapter Ⅲ.Pretrial:Framing the Liti-gation 87

A.Pleading 87

3-1.General Theory of Pleading 87

3-2.History:Common Law Plead-ing 88

1.Plaintiff 90

3-3.The Complaint:Code Pleading 90

3-4.The Complaint:Federal("No-tice")Pleading 93

3-5.The Reply 95

2.Defendant 95

3-6.The Answer 95

3.Assuring Truthfulness in Pleading 98

A.Pleading—Continued 98

3-7.Signature and Verification Re-quirements 98

4.Challenges to the Pleadings 101

3-8.Methods of Challenging the Pleadings 101

B.Amended and Supplemental Pleadings 104

3-9.General Standards and Prac-tice 104

3-10.Statutes of Limitation:Rela-tion Back 106

C.Joinder of Parties and Claims 108

1.Party Joinder 108

3-11.Parties Who Must Be Joined 108

3-12.Real Parties in Interest and Capacitv to Sue 110

3-13.Necessary and Indispensable Parties 111

3-14.Parties Who May Be Joined 114

3-15.Proper Parties 114

3-16.Impleaded Parties(Third-Par-ty Defendants) 116

3-17.Other Additional Parties 117

3-18.Intervenors 118

2.Claim Joinder 120

3-19.Claim Joinder—In General 120

3-20.Defendant Joinder:Counter-claims and Cross-Claims 123

D.Discovery 127

1.In General 127

3-21.General Principles Governing 127

3-22.Mandatory Disclosure 130

D.Discovery—Continued 131

2.Discovery Devices:The Mechanics and Tactics 131

3-23.Depositions 131

3-24.Depositions Upon Written Questions 133

3-25.Interrogatories 134

3-26.Discovery of Documents and Things 136

3-27.Physical and Mental Examina-tions 137

3-28.Admissions 139

3-29.Objections to Discovery Re-quests 140

3-30.Protective Orders and Sanc-tions:Controlling Abuses 143

3.Specific Problems 145

3-31.Attorney Work-Product 145

3-32.Expert Witnesses 148

3-33.Insurance Agreements 149

3-34.Abuses and Proposals for Re-form 150

E.Pretrial Conference 152

3-35.In General 152

3-36.The Judge's Role 153

3-37.Pretrial Orders 156

Chapter Ⅳ.Adjudication Without Trial 157

A.Summary Judgment 157

4-1.In General 157

4-2.Grounds for Obtaining 158

4-3.Burden of Proof 159

4-4.Credibility as a Fact Issue 161

A.Summary Judgment—Continued 163

4-5.Procedure 163

B.Default Judgment 164

4-6.Types of Default 164

4-7.Procedure 165

C.Voluntary and Involuntary Dismissal 168

4-8.Voluntary Dismissals 168

4-9.Involuntary Dismissals:Fail-ure to Prosecute 169

Chapter Ⅴ.The Trial 170

A.The Process 170

5-1.A General Description 170

5-2.Rules of Evidence 171

B.Jury Trial 173

1.In General 173

5-3.The Jury—Its History,Charac-ter and Function 173

2.Scope of Jury Trial Rights 176

5-4.Sources ofJury Trial Rights 176

5-5.Constitutional Juries in Non-statutory Actions 178

5-6.Constitutional Juries in Statu-tory Actions 181

5-7.Demand Requirements 183

3.Means of Controlling the Jury 184

5-8.In General 184

5-9.Selection Process 184

5-10.Types of Verdicts 186

5-11.Impeachment of the Verdict 189

C.Trial and Post-trial Motions 192

5-12.Directed Verdicts 192

C.Trial and Post-trial Motions—Continued 194

5-13.Judgments Notwithstanding the Verdict 194

5-14.New Trial 195

5-15.Partial and Conditional New Trials 198

5-16.Combined Motions for New Trial and Judgment Not-withstanding the Verdict 200

Chapter Ⅵ.Judgments and Their Ef-fects 203

A.Relief From Judgments 203

6-1.Principles Governing 203

6-2.Grounds for Relief 205

B.Securing and Enforcing Judgments 207

6-3.How a Judgment Is Enforced 207

6-4.Securing a Judgment—Consti-tutional Limitations 209

C.The Binding Effect of Judgments 212

1.In General 212

6-5.The Nomenclature 212

6-6.General Principles Governing 214

2.Res Judicata 215

6-7.Requirements for Asserting 215

6-8.Defining a Cause of Action or Claim 218

6-9.Who Will Be Bound 223

6-10.Policies Outweighing Res Judi-cata 225

3.Collateral Estoppel 226

6-11.Requirements for Asserting 226

6-12.Mediate and Ultimate Facts 230

C.The Binding Effect of Judgments—Contin-ued 231

6-13.Who Will Be Bound 231

6-14.Limitations on Collateral Es-toppel 235

Chapter Ⅶ.Appeals 239

A.Time for Bringing an Appeal 239

1.The Final Judgment Rule 239

7-1.Final Judgment Rule 239

7-2.Specialized Rules for Multi-Claim,Multi-Party Cases 241

2.Exceptions to the Final Judgment Rule 243

7-3.Statutory Interlocutory Ap-peals Routes 243

7-4.Judicial Interlocutory Appeals Routes 245

7-5.Extraordinary Routes of Ap-peal 247

B.The Mechanics of Appeal 249

7-6.Appealable Issues 249

7-7.Standard of Review 250

Chapter Ⅷ.Specialized Multi-Party—Multi-Claim Proceedings 252

A.Class Actions 252

8-1.General Purpose and Utility of Class Actions 252

8-2.Types of Class Action Statutes 254

8-3.Jurisdiction Requirements 259

8-4.Procedural Fairness:Adequa-cy of Representation,Notice,and Binding Effect 261

A.Class Actions—Continued 265

8-5.Two Problems:Damage As-sessment and Attorney Fees 265

B.Interpleader 267

8-6.'History and General Require-ments 267

8-7.Federal Statutory and Rule In-terpleader Compared 269

8-8.Assertion of Additional Claims 271

C.Multidistrict Litigation 272

8-9.Modern Techniques for Han-dling 272

Chapter Ⅸ.Other Special Problems in Federal Litigation 275

A.Access Barriers 275

9-1.Standing,Mootness,and Justi-ciability 275

B.What Law Governs 277

9-2.The Erie Doctrine 277

9-3.Choosing Which State's Law Controls 283

9-4.Federal Common Law 285

9-5.Federal Law in State Courts 287

INDEX 289