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This casebook provides detailed information on pleading and procedure and also provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series®, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases.

Preface to Ninth Edition

iii

Preface to First Edition

vii

Table of Cases

xxv

Abbreviations and Deletions

xlvii

Table of Secondary Authorities

xlix

Table of Statutes and Rules

lxvii

Introduction

(46)

The Structure of a Lawsuit

(14)

Note on the Structure of a Lawsuit

(14)

The Structure of the Court System

(4)

Note on the Structure of the Court System

(4)

An Introduction to the History of Anglo--American Procedure

(13)

Historical Note on Procedure

(13)

American Uniqueness: A Comparative Perspective

(3)

Note on the Uniqueness of American Procedure

(1)

An Introduction to Judicial Remedies

(12)

Note on Remedies

(12)

Due Process in an Adversary System

(98)

Note on the Adversary System

(2)

Do We Have an Adversarial Culture?

(15)

A Note on the Processing of Civil Disputes

(3)

United States v. Kubrick

(9)

Note on Statutes of Limitations and Laches

(3)

The Right to Be Heard

(31)

Fuentes v. Shevin

(11)

A Note on Provisional Remedies and the Presumption Against Ex Parte Proceedings

(2)

Note on Procedural Values: Accuracy, Fairness and Cost

(3)

Note on Legal Developments After Fuentes

(2)

Connecticut v. Doehr

(13)

Note on Connecticut v. Doehr

(1)

The Elements of a Fair Hearing

(11)

Van Harken v. City of Chicago

(6)

Note on the Elements of a Fair Hearing

101

(5)

The Costs of Litigation and the Costs of Lawyers

106

(18)

Note on the Public and Private Costs of Litigation

106

(4)

Note on Allocating the Private Costs of Litigation and the American Rule

110

(2)

Evans v. Jeff D.

112

(9)

Further Note on Attorneys' Fees

121

(3)

The Right to Counsel in Civil Cases

124

(21)

Lassiter v. Department of Social Services

124

(18)

Note on Civil Litigants Who Cannot Afford Counsel

142

(3)

Choosing the Proper Court

145

(304)

Territorial Jurisdiction

145

(201)

Preliminary Note on Territorial Jurisdiction

145

(2)

Historical Formulae: The Relevance of State Boundaries

147

(1)

Pennoyer v. Neff

147

(7)

Note on Pennoyer v. Neff, Types of Jurisdiction, and the Relevance of State Boundaries

154

(4)

Harris v. Balk

158

(3)

Note on Harris v. Balk and the Expansion of In rem Jurisdiction

161

(2)

Twentieth Century Syntheses

163

(1)

Minimum Contacts

163

(1)

International Shoe Co. v. Washington

163

(8)

Notes and Questions

171

(1)

Note on General and Specific Jurisdiction

172

(4)

World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson

176

(10)

Notes and Questions

186

(2)

Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v. Hall

188

(6)

Notes and Questions

194

(2)

Reformulation of Minimum Contacts?

196

(1)

Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz

196

(15)

Notes and Questions on Burger King and the Reformulation of ``Minimum Contacts''

211

(1)

Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court

212

(10)

Notes and Questions on Asahi and the Possible Reformulation of ``Minimum Contacts''

222

(2)

Note on Purposeful Availment and Purposeful Direction

224

(3)

Long-Arm Statutes

227

(1)

Introductory Note on Long-Arm Statutes

227

(1)

Bensusan Restaurant Corporation v. King

228

(4)

Notes and Questions

232

(3)

Note on Internet Jurisdiction

235

(4)

Omni Capital International v. Rudolf Wolff & Co.

239

(4)

Notes and Questions

243

(3)

Note on Foreign Defendants in American Courts

246

(2)

Note on Jurisdiction and Judgments in International Litigation

248

(2)

Presence

250

(1)

Introductory Note on Presence

250

(1)

Shaffer v. Heitner

250

(14)

Notes and Questions

264

(2)

Burnham v. Superior Court of California

266

(13)

Notes and Questions

279

(2)

Notice

281

(1)

Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust

281

(8)

Notes and Questions

289

(4)

Note on Service of Process

293

(6)

David Segal, Big Year for the Bad News Bearers; Suits Produce Deliveries Fast and Furious for Process Servers

299

(4)

Consent to Jurisdiction

303

(1)

Note on Consent By Appearance

303

(1)

Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute

304

(10)

Notes and Questions

314

(3)

Objecting to Jurisdiction

317

(1)

Insurance Corp. of Ireland, Ltd. v. Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee

317

(7)

Note on Insurance Corp. of Ireland and Special Appearance

324

(3)

Note on Limited Appearance

327

(1)

Relation of Territorial Jurisdiction to Choice of Law

327

(1)

Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts

327

(15)

Notes and Questions

342

(1)

Note on Non--Constitutional Choice of Law Rules

343

(3)

Subject Matter Jurisdiction

346

(66)

Preliminary Note on Subject Matter Jurisdiction

346

(3)

Federal Question Jurisdiction

349

(1)

Louisville & Nashville RR. Co. v. Mottley

349

(2)

Note on the Constitutional Scope of Federal Question Jurisdiction and the Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule

351

(4)

Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson

355

(7)

Further Note on 28 U.S.C. § 1331

362

(2)

Diversity Jurisdiction

364

(1)

Mas v. Perry

364

(3)

Note on Mas v. Perry and Assorted Problems of Diversity Jurisdiction

367

(5)

Note on the Origin and Purposes of Diversity Jurisdiction

372

(4)

Supplemental Jurisdiction

376

(1)

United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs

376

(4)

Notes and Questions

380

(1)

Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger

381

(6)

Note on Supplemental Jurisdiction

387

(6)

Free v. Abbott Laboratories

393

(5)

Notes and Questions

398

(2)

Removal

400

(1)

Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams

400

(4)

Note on Removal

404

(6)

Challenging Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction

410

(1)

Note on Direct Challenge to Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction

410

(2)

Venue

412

(23)

State Courts

412

(1)

Note on Venue in State Courts

412

(2)

Federal Courts

414

(1)

Venue

414

(1)

Note on Venue in Federal Courts

414

(3)

Change of Venue and Related Topics

417

(1)

Ferens v. John Deere Co.

417

(11)

Note on Ferens v. John Deere, Change of Venue Under § 1404(a), Dismissal or Transfer for Lack of Venue Under § 1406(a), and Other Transfers

428

(7)

Forum Non Conveniens

435

(14)

Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno

435

(8)

Note on Forum Non Conveniens

443

(6)

The Erie Problem

449

(97)

The Law Applied in Federal Court: The Problem of Erie Railroad v. Tompkins

449

(73)

Introductory Note on the Law Applied in Federal Courts

449

(6)

Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins

455

(7)

Note on Erie

462

(3)

Note on Erie and the Substance/Procedure Distinction

465

(1)

Guaranty Trust Co. v. York

466

(4)

Notes and Questions

470

(3)

Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative

473

(5)

Notes and Questions

478

(1)

Hanna v. Plumer

479

(9)

Note on Erie, Hanna v. Plumer, and The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

488

(3)

Gasperini v. Center For Humanities, Inc.

491

(21)

Notes and Questions

512

(2)

Semtek International Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.

514

(6)

Notes And Questions

520

(2)

``Reverse Erie'': Federal Law in State Courts

522

(6)

Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Co.

522

(4)

Note on Federal Law in State Courts

526

(2)

Ascertaining State Law

528

(12)

DeWeerth v. Baldinger

528

(7)

Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation v. Lubell

535

(1)

DeWeerth v. Baldinger

536

(1)

Note on Ascertaining State Law

537

(3)

Federal Common Law

540

(6)

Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States

540

(2)

Notes and Questions

542

(4)

Pleadings

546

(102)

Introduction

546

(2)

Determining the Substantive Sufficiency of the Complaint

548

(19)

Note on the Elements of a Complaint

554

(2)

Access Now, Inc. v. Southwest Airlines Co.

556

(8)

Note on Devices for Challenging the Substantive Sufficiency of a Complaint

564

(3)

The Formal Sufficiency of the Complaint: How Specific Must a Pleading Be?

567

(14)

Note on the Philosophy of Modern Pleading

567

(1)

American Nurses' Association v. State of Illinois

568

(7)

Notes and Questions

575

(4)

Note on Modern Code Pleading

579

(2)

Allocating and Adjusting the Burden of Pleading

581

(20)

Allocating the Burden of Pleading

581

(1)

Cleary, Presuming and Pleading: An Essay on Juristic Immaturity

581

(5)

Gomez v. Toledo

586

(3)

Note on Burden of Pleading, Burden of Persuasion, and Burden of Proof

589

(3)

Adjusting the Burden of Pleading: Heightened Pleading Requirements and Disafavored Claims

592

(1)

Introductory Note on Heightened Pleading Requirements

592

(1)

Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence And Coordination Unit

593

(3)

Note on Pleading Official Immunity in Civil Rights Cases

596

(3)

Note on Legislative Approaches to Specificity

599

(2)

Ethical Constraints on Pleading

601

(24)

Inconsistent Theories and the Professional Obligation to Plead a Doubtful Case

601

(1)

McCormick v. Kopmann

601

(6)

Note on Pleading Inconsistent Theories, the Nature of an Averment or Allegation, and the Professional Obligation to Plead a Doubtful Claim

607

(2)

Frivolous Claims and Contentions

609

(1)

Note on Ensuring the Substantiality of Claims and Defenses

609

(2)

Zuk v. Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute of the Medical College of Pennsylvania

611

(8)

Note on Federal Rule 11 and Other Devices Designed to Deter Frivolous or Abusive Litigation

619

(6)

Responding to the Complaint

625

(10)

Motions and Defenses under Rule 12

625

(1)

Note on Motions Responding to the Complaint and on the Presentation and Preservation of Defenses

625

(2)

The Answer

627

(1)

Zielinski v. Philadelphia Piers, Inc.

627

(5)

Note on the Answer

632

(3)

Note on the Reply

635

(1)

Amended Pleadings

635

(13)

Note on Amending Pleadings

635

(2)

Worthington v. Wilson

637

(6)

Note on Federal Rule 15(c) and Relation Back

643

(5)

Joinder and Class Actions

648

(173)

Note on Historical Attitudes Toward Joinder

649

(1)

Note on Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Joinder

650

(1)

Joinder of Claims

651

(18)

Multiple Claims in the Same Pleading: Rule 18(a)

651

(1)

Severance and Consolidation

652

(1)

Note on Severance and Consolidation

652

(1)

Counterclaims: Federal Rule 13(a) and (b)

653

(1)

Jones v. Ford Motor Credit Company

653

(9)

Note on Compulsory and Permissive Counterclaims

662

(3)

Cross-Claims: Federal Rule 13(g)

665

(1)

Fairview Park Excavating Co. v. Al Monzo Construction Co.

665

(3)

Note on Cross-Claims Against Co--Parties

668

(1)

Joinder of Parties

669

(64)

Introductory Note on Parties and Standing

669

(2)

Note on the Real Party in Interest Rule

671

(2)

Basic Concepts of Party Joinder

673

(1)

Permissive Joinder: Federal Rule 20(a)

673

(1)

Kedra v. City of Philadelphia

673

(7)

Notes on Permissive Joinder of Plaintiffs and Defendants

680

(1)

Note on Capacity to Sue or Be Sued

681

(3)

Compulsory Joinder: Federal Rule 19

684

(1)

Temple v. Synthes Corp.

684

(1)

Helzberg's Diamond Shops v. Valley West Des Moines Shopping Center

685

(5)

Note on Compulsory Joinder of Parties Under Rule 19

690

(4)

Impleader

694

(1)

Banks v. City of Emeryville

694

(2)

Propriety of Impleading Third Parties Under Rule 14(a)

696

(4)

Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger

700

(2)

Note on Impleader

702

(2)

Intervention

704

(1)

Historical Note on Intervention

704

(1)

Atlantis Development Corp. v. United States

705

(9)

Further Note on Intervention

714

(1)

Bustop v. Superior Court

715

(4)

Note on Intervention in ``Public Question'' Suits

719

(3)

Interpleader

722

(1)

State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire

722

(7)

Note on Interpleader

729

(4)

Class Actions

733

(88)

Introduction to Class Actions

733

(1)

Historical Note on Class Actions

734

(2)

The Modern Class Action Rule: An Introduction

736

(1)

Note on Class Actions Under Rule 23

737

(5)

Adequacy of Representation and Res Judicata in Class Actions

742

(1)

Hansberry v. Lee

742

(6)

Note on Hansberry v. Lee

748

(4)

Uses and Administration of Class Suits

752

(1)

Chandler v. Southwest Jeep--Eagle, Inc.

752

(8)

Note on the Requirements for Damage Class Actions Under Rule 23 (b)(3)

760

(3)

Castano v. American Tobacco Company

763

(12)

Note on Damage Class Actions and the Problem of Mass Torts

775

(3)

The Required Scope of Notice in Class Actions

778

(1)

Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin

778

(8)

Note on Notice and Opt Out Rights in Class Actions

786

(6)

Settlement of Class Suits

792

(1)

Saylor v. Lindsley

792

(6)

Note on Judicial Review of Class Action Settlements

798

(4)

Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor

802

(14)

Note on Settlement Classes and Adequacy of Representation

816

(2)

Note on Class Actions and Federalism

818

(3)

Discovery: Regulating the Flow of Information

821

(98)

The Scope and Mechanics of Discovery

821

(24)

Introductory Note on Discovery

821

(1)

Note on the Discovery Process and Discovery Tools

822

(6)

Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC

828

(12)

Note on the Scope and Costs of Discovery

840

(5)

Privileges and Trial Preparation Immunities

845

(40)

The Attorney-Client Privilege

845

(1)

Upjohn Co. v. United States

845

(7)

Note on the Attorney--Client Privilege

852

(3)

Further Note on Privileged Matter

855

(1)

Work Product Immunity

856

(1)

Introductory Note on the Work--Product Doctrine

856

(1)

Hickman v. Taylor

856

(9)

Upjohn Co. v. United States

865

(2)

Note on the Work--Product Doctrine

867

(3)

Discovery from Experts

870

(1)

Introductory Note on Expert Testimony at Trial

870

(3)

Ager v. Jane C. Stormont Hospital and Training School for Nurses

873

(6)

Note on Discovery of Non--Testifying Experts

879

(2)

Langbein, The German Advantage in Civil Procedure

881

(3)

Note on Court Appointed Experts

884

(1)

Confidentiality, Privacy and Prevention of Harassment

885

(12)

An Introductory Note on Confidentiality

885

(1)

Vinson v. Superior Court

886

(9)

Note on Protective Orders and the Public Interest

895

(2)

Discovery Ethics and Discovery Abuses

897

(22)

Washington State Physicians Insurance Exchange & Association v. Fisons Corporation

897

(14)

Note on Discovery Ethics and Discovery Sanctions

911

(8)

Disposition Without Trial

919

(71)

Introduction

919

(4)

Note on Devices to Avoid Plenary Trial

919

(4)

Summary Judgment

923

(40)

The Moving Party's Obligation to Support a Summary Judgment Motion

923

(1)

Adickes v. S.H. Kress & Co.

923

(8)

Note on Summary Judgment

931

(4)

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

935

(8)

Further Note on the Moving Party's Burden to Support a Summary Judgment Motion

943

(2)

Responding to a Properly Supported Motion for Summary Judgment

945

(1)

Arnstein v. Porter

945

(5)

Note on Responding to a Properly Supported Summary Judgment Motion

950

(4)

Colston v. Barnhart

954

(8)

Concluding Note on Summary Judgment

962

(1)

Settlement and the Pretrial Conference

963

(27)

Introductory Note on Settlement

963

(5)

Kothe v. Smith

968

(2)

Note on Judicial Mediation and Sanctions for Refusal to Settle

970

(5)

In re Atlantic Pipe Corp.

975

(11)

Note on Court--Annexed Alternative Dispute Resolution

986

(4)

Trial

990

(168)

The Significance and Structure of Trial

990

(3)

Note on the Significance and Structure of Trial

990

(3)

The Final Pretrial Conference and the Pretrial Order

993

(2)

Note on the Final Pretrial Conference and the Pretrial Order

993

(2)

The Right to Jury Trial

995

(61)

Note on the Right to Jury Trial

995

(3)

The Right to Jury Trial in a Merged System of Law and Equity

998

(1)

American Life Ins. Co. v. Stewart

998

(4)

Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover

1002

(8)

Notes and Questions

1010

(4)

Note on Demanding and Waiving Jury Trial

1014

(1)

The Modern Historical Test

1015

(1)

Chauffeurs v. Terry

1015

(11)

Notes and Questions

1026

(2)

Functional Considerations in Determining the Scope of the Right to Jury Trial: The Distinctive Competences of Judge and Jury

1028

(3)

Note on the Strengths of the Jury and the Jurisprudence of Jury Size and Unanimity

1031

(2)

Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc.

1033

(10)

Note on ``The Practical Abilities and Limitations of Juries'' as a Factor Determining the Scope of the Jury Trial Right

1043

(4)

Congressional Power to Require Non-Jury Trial in Administrative and Legislative Courts

1047

(1)

Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

1047

(7)

Note on Congressional Power to Require Non--Jury Trial Before an Administrative or Legislative Tribunal

1054

(2)

Selection of the Trier of Fact

1056

(41)

The Jury

1056

(1)

Introductory Note on Selection of the Jury

1056

(1)

The Jury Panel

1056

(1)

People v. Currie

1056

(6)

Note on the Jury Panel and the Requirements of Representativeness

1062

(7)

Voir Dire

1069

(1)

Note on Voir Dire

1069

(3)

Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete, Inc.

1072

(5)

Further Note on Voir Dire

1077

(5)

The Judge

1082

(1)

Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.

1082

(11)

Note on the Recusal or Disqualification of the Judge

1093

(4)

The Province of the Jury

1097

(43)

Taking the Case From the Jury

1097

(1)

Introductory Note on Taking the Case From the Jury

1097

(1)

Simblest v. Maynard

1097

(7)

Note on Devices for Taking a Case From the Jury

1104

(2)

Sioux City & Pacific Railroad Co. v. Stout

1106

(4)

Note on the Jury's Role in Negligence Cases

1110

(1)

Putting the Case to the Jury: Instructions and the Form of the Verdict

1110

(1)

Note on Instructions to the Jury

1110

(3)

Note on General and Special Verdicts

1113

(1)

Motions after Verdict

1114

(1)

Introductory Note on Post--Trial Motions

1114

(2)

Tanner v. United States

1116

(7)

Note on Setting Aside a Verdict

1123

(2)

Spurlin v. General Motors Corp.

1125

(6)

Note on the Relationship Between the Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law and the Motion for a New Trial

1131

(1)

O'Gee v. Dobbs Houses, Inc.

1132

(5)

Note on Excessive or Inadequate Verdicts

1137

(3)

Decisions in Judge--Tried Cases

1140

(11)

Note on the Structure of a Non--Jury Trial

1140

(1)

Anderson v. City of Bessemer City

1141

(9)

Note on Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

1150

(1)

The Judgment

1151

(7)

Note on Entering and Enforcing the Judgment

1151

(2)

Note on Extraordinary Relief From Judgments

1153

(5)

Preclusive Effect of Prior Adjudication

1158

(99)

Introduction

1158

(1)

Introductory Note on Res Judicata (Claim Preclusion) and Collateral Estoppel (Issue Preclusion)

1158

(1)

Preclusion Between the Same Parties

1159

(52)

Introduction

1159

(1)

Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie

1159

(6)

Note

1165

(1)

Res Judicata (Claim Preclusion)

1166

(1)

Davis v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit

1166

(5)

Note on Res Judicata (Claim Preclusion)

1171

(6)

Staats v. County of Sawyer

1177

(4)

Further Note on Res Judicata (Claim Preclusion)

1181

(2)

Collateral Estoppel (Issue Preclusion)

1183

(1)

Identical Issue Actually Litigated and Determined

1183

(1)

Introductory Note on Collateral Estoppel (Issue Preclusion)

1183

(1)

Levy v. Kosher Overseers Association of America, Inc.

1184

(5)

Note on Identical Issue Actually Litigated and Decided

1189

(2)

Full and Fair Opportunity to Litigate, and Necessary to the Judgment

1191

(1)

Jacobs v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc.

1191

(4)

Note on Full and Fair Opportunity to Litigate, and Necessary to the Judgment

1195

(3)

Identity of Parties

1198

(1)

Gonzalez v. Banco Central Corp.

1198

(10)

Note on Preclusion of Non--Parties in ``Privity'' With Parties

1208

(3)

Preclusion Against Other Parties

1211

(18)

Introductory Note on Collateral Estoppel (Issue Preclusion) Against Other Parties

1211

(1)

Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore

1212

(13)

Note on Nonmutual Collateral Estoppel

1225

(4)

Recognition of Judgments From Other Jurisdictions

1229

(28)

Interstate Recognition of Judgments

1229

(1)

Fauntleroy v. Lum

1229

(3)

Note on Full Faith and Credit

1232

(3)

Federal-State Recognition of Judgments

1235

(1)

Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

1235

(7)

Parsons Steel, Inc. v. First Alabama Bank

1242

(4)

Note on Interjurisdictional Preclusion

1246

(5)

Another Action Pending

1251

(1)

Csohan v. United Benefit Life Ins. Co.

1251

(3)

Note on Abatement, Abstention, Stay, or Injunction When Another Action is Pending

1254

(3)

Review of the Disposition

1257

(46)

Introductory Note on Appellate Review

1257

(2)

Mechanics of Appeal

1259

(11)

Note on the Mechanics of Appeal

1259

(11)

Federal Appellate Review

1270

(29)

Reviewability of Decisions

1270

(1)

Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn

1270

(8)

Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc.

1278

(6)

Kerr v. United States District Court

1284

(5)

Note on Appealability of Non-Final Orders in Federal Courts

1289

(3)

Reviewability of Contentions

1292

(1)

Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw

1292

(7)

Note

1299

(1)

Appellate Review in State Court

1299

(2)

Note on Appellate Review in State Court

1299

(2)

The Appellate ``Crunch''

1301

(2)

Note on the Appellate ``Crunch''

1301

(2)

Index

1303

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Case and Materials on Pleading and Procedure

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