Civil Procedure 2
Fall term, Block D
Th,F 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Visiting Professor John Leubsdorf
4 classroom credits LAW-10100A
Study of the principal elements of the civil litigation process in federal courts. The subjects studied include elements of a fair procedural system, phases of a lawsuit with an emphasis on pleadings, joinder of parties and claims, discovery, pre-trial adjudication and jury trial, the economics of litigation, subject matter and personal jurisdiction, enforcement of state law in federal courts, the effects of prior adjudication, complex litigation, and alternatives to formal adjudication. We will try to combine theoretical insight into the many functions of the procedural system with practical insight into litigation strategies.