Civil Procedure (LAW-501-002)
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Meets: 04:00 PM - 05:50 PM (TTH) - Room 402
Enrolled: 82 / Limit: 90
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First Class Readings
Civil Procedure Reading Assignments, Beginning of Class to mid-October 8-24 Jurisdiction over Persons or Things: In-State Service of Process. Casebook, pp. 71-79, up to note 2. Student’s Guide (hereafter, SG), pp. 2-6. 8-26 More Personal Jurisdiction: Minimum Contacts. Casebook, pp. 84-90. SG, pp. 11. 8-31 More Personal Jurisdiction: State Long-Arm Statutes. Casebook, pp. 91-99. SG, pp. 11-13. 9-2 Personal Jurisdiction as Applied. Casebook, pp. 105-13, 119-36. 9-7 Consent to Jurisdiction. Casebook, pp. 189-90 (Carnival Cruise Lines), SG, pp. 4-6. Also, Introduction to Quasi in Rem Jurisdiction (no reading). 9-9 Jurisdiction over Things: Quasi in Rem Jurisdiction. Casebook, pp. 161-73. SG, pp. 18-21. 9-14 Attacks on Personal Jurisdiction. Casebook, pp. 195-98. Introduction to Notice and Opportunity to be Heard. SG, pp. 13-15. 9-16 Notice and Service of Process. Casebook, pp. 199-209 (end with note 6). SG, pp. 171-73 (Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(a)-(e). Casebook, pp. 220-25. 9-21 Subject Matter Jurisdiction in Federal District Courts: Diversity Jurisdiction. Casebook, pp. 278-80, 285-89. SG, pp. 33-40 (end after reading “Complete Diversity”), 1290-91 (28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)-(c). 9-23 Subject Matter Jurisdiction in Federal District Courts: Federal Questions. Casebook, pp. 299-301. SG, pp. 26-33, 1290 (28 U.S.C. § 1331). 9-28 Subject Matter Jurisdiction in Federal District Courts: Supplemental Jurisdiction. Casebook, pp. 324-29, 338-43. SG, pp. 53-61, 1300 (28 U.S.C. § 1367). 9-30 Removal to Federal Court. Casebook, pp. 352-61. SG, pp. 81-98, 1305 (28 U.S.C. § 1441(a)-(c), 1308 (28 U.S.C. 1446(a)-(b)). 10-5 Removal to Federal Court. No New Reading Assignment. 10-7 Forum non Conveniens. Casebook, pp. 391-400. SG, pp. 71-81, 1304 (28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)). 10-12 The Erie Doctrine. Casebook, pp. 404-14, 416-21, 424-28, 431-38. SG, pp. 112-26. Note: This reading assignment may occupy the class for up to three class meetings. 10-14 (or when previous assignment is completed). More Erie. Casebook, pp. 454-65, 468-71.