Civil Procedure: Cases, Materials and Questions

, by Freer, Richard D.; Perdue, Wendy Collins

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Table of Cases

xxvii

Preface

xlv

Acknowledgments

xlvii

An Introduction to the Civil Action and Procedure

The Study of Procedure

(3)

Federalism

(2)

Overview of the Structure of a Court System

(2)

Trial Courts

(1)

Intermediate Appellate Courts

(1)

Supreme Courts

(1)

Appellate Practice and the Doctrine of Precedent

(1)

The Adversary System

(4)

Alternatives to Litigation

(3)

A Brief History of Our English Judicial Roots

(3)

General Topics of Civil Procedure

(7)

Selecting the Forum (Chapters 2-6)

(2)

Learning About the Opponent's Case (Chapters 7 & 8)

(1)

Adjudication With or Without a Jury (Chapter 9)

(1)

Preclusion, Joinder, and Supplemental Jurisdiction (Chapters 11-15)

(1)

Appeal (Chapter 14)

(1)

Litigation Alternatives (Chapter 15)

(2)

Personal Jurisdiction

Introduction and Integration

(2)

Constitutional Limits on Personal Jurisdiction

(113)

The Fountainhead-Pennoyer v. Neff

(7)

Notes and Questions

(3)

Interim Developments

(2)

Hess v. Pawloski

(2)

Notes and Questions

(1)

The Modern Era

(1)

International Shoe Co v. Washington

(6)

Notes and Questions

(2)

Note on McGee, Hanson and Gray

(4)

World-Wide Volkswagen v. Woodson

(10)

Notes and Questions

(3)

Personal Jurisdiction in Federal Court

(2)

Note on Keeton and Calder

(1)

Why Litigants Care About Where Litigation Occurs

(2)

Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz

(14)

Notes and Questions

(2)

Asahi Metal Industry Co. v Superior Court of California

(6)

Notes and Questions

(2)

General Jurisdiction

(1)

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

(7)

Notes and Questions

103

(4)

Consent

107

(1)

In Rem and Quasi-in-Rem Jurisdiction

108

(1)

Shaffer v. Heitner

108

(13)

Notes and Questions

121

(2)

Transient Presence

123

(1)

Burnham v Superior Court of California

124

(13)

Notes and Questions

137

(3)

A Different Perspective

140

(5)

The Purposes of Personal Jurisdiction

140

(2)

Personal Jurisdiction and the Internet

142

(1)

Personal Jurisdiction in Other Countries

143

(2)

Statutory Limits on Personal Jurisdiction

145

(10)

Flint v. Gust

148

(2)

Gust v. Flint

150

(2)

Notes and Questions

152

(3)

Notice and Opportunity To Be Heard

Introduction and Integration

155

(1)

Notice

155

(19)

The Constitutional Requirement

155

(1)

Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.

155

(6)

Notes and Questions

161

(3)

Statutory Requirements

164

(2)

National Dev Co. v. Triad Holding Corp.

166

(3)

Notes and Questions

169

(4)

Immunity, Evasion, and ``Sewer Service''

173

(1)

Opportunity to be Heard

174

(17)

Connecticut v. Doehr

175

(11)

Notes and Questions

186

(5)

Subject Matter Jurisdiction

Introduction and Integration

191

(1)

State Courts and General Subject Matter Jurisdiction

191

(2)

Federal Courts and Limited Subject Matter Jurisdiction

193

(62)

The Constitutional Grants and Role of Congress

193

(1)

Notes and Questions

193

(1)

Plaintiff's Burden to Establish Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction

194

(1)

Diversity of Citizenship and Alienage Jurisdiction

195

(1)

Introductory Note

195

(2)

The Complete Diversity Rule

197

(1)

Strawbridge v. Curtiss

197

(1)

Notes and Questions

197

(2)

Determining Citizenship of Individuals

199

(1)

Mas v. Perry

199

(3)

Notes and Questions

202

(3)

Determining Citizenship of Entities

205

(1)

Randazzo v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.

206

(2)

Notes and Questions

208

(1)

J.A. Olson Co. v. City of Winona

208

(5)

Notes and Questions

213

(2)

Representative Suits and Assignments of Claims

215

(1)

The Domestic Relations and Probate Exceptions

216

(1)

The Amount in Controversy Requirement

217

(1)

Notes and Questions

218

(3)

Federal Question Jurisdiction

221

(1)

Introductory Note

221

(1)

Narrow Interpretations of the Jurisdictional Grant

222

(1)

The Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule

223

(1)

Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley

223

(2)

Notes and Questions

225

(2)

Well-Pleaded Complaint Problems Raised by Declaratory Judgments

227

(3)

Centrality of the Federal Issue to the Claim

230

(3)

Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Thompson

233

(10)

Notes and Questions

243

(3)

Supplemental Jurisdiction

246

(1)

Removal Jurisdiction

246

(2)

Noble v. Bradford Marine, Inc.

248

(1)

Notes and Questions

249

(6)

Venue

Introduction and Integration

255

(1)

Local and Transitory Actions

255

(1)

State Venue Provisions

256

(3)

Notes and Questions

258

(1)

Venue in Federal Court

259

(1)

The Basic Rules

259

(2)

Notes and Questions

261

(2)

Bates v C & S Adjusters, Inc.

263

(3)

Notes and Questions

266

(1)

Change of Venue

267

(1)

Transfer of Civil Cases in State Courts

267

(1)

Transfer of Civil Actions in Federal Court

268

(1)

Where Can Cases Be Transferred

269

(1)

Goldlawr Transfers

270

(1)

Forum Selection Clauses

270

(1)

Choice of Law

271

(1)

Standard for Transfer Under §§ 1404 and 1406

272

(2)

Multidistrict Litigation

274

(1)

Forum Non Conveniens

275

(14)

Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno

275

(11)

Notes and Questions

286

(3)

Raising Jurisdictional and Related Challenges

Introduction and Integration

289

(1)

The Traditional and Modern Approaches to Challenging Personal Jurisdiction

289

(4)

Notes and Questions

291

(2)

Collateral and Direct Attacks on Personal Jurisdiction

293

(4)

Baldwin v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Association

294

(2)

Notes and Questions

296

(1)

Challenging Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction

297

(4)

Pleadings and Judgments Based on Pleadings

Introduction and Integration

301

(2)

Historical Overview of the Evolution of Pleadings

303

(3)

The Complaint

306

(30)

Requirements

306

(1)

Elements of the Complaint

306

(1)

A ``short and plain statement of the ground upon which the court's jurisdiction depends''

306

(1)

A ``short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief''

307

(1)

A ``demand for judgment for the relief the pleader seeks''

307

(1)

Form of Pleadings

308

(1)

Legal Sufficiency

309

(1)

Notes and Questions

310

(2)

Factual (or ``Formal'') Sufficiency: The Debate Over Specificity

312

(1)

Code Pleading

312

(2)

Federal Rules Pleading

314

(1)

Dioguardi v. Durning

314

(2)

Notes and Questions

316

(5)

The Common Counts

321

(1)

Heightened Specificity Requirements in Certain Cases

321

(1)

Leatherman v. Tarrant County

322

(2)

Notes and Questions

324

(4)

Pleading Inconsistent Facts and Alternative Theories

328

(1)

McCormick v. Kopmann

328

(3)

Notes and Questions

331

(1)

Voluntary Dismissal

332

(1)

Notes and Questions

333

(1)

Involuntary Dismissal

334

(2)

Notes and Questions

336

(1)

Defendant's Options in Response

336

(11)

Motions

337

(1)

Questions

338

(1)

The Answer

338

(1)

Responses to the Plaintiff's Allegations

338

(1)

Admissions

338

(1)

Denials

339

(2)

Denials for Lack of Knowledge or Information

341

(1)

Affirmative Defenses

341

(2)

Notes and Questions

343

(1)

Claims by the Defendant

344

(1)

Failure to Respond: Default and Default Judgment

345

(1)

Notes and Questions

345

(2)

Amended Pleadings

347

(9)

Basic Principles Under Rule 15(a)

347

(1)

Notes and Questions

347

(2)

The Problem of Variance Under Rule 15(b)

349

(1)

Notes and Questions

350

(1)

Amendment and the Statute of Limitations Under Rule 15(c)

351

(1)

Amendment to Claims or Defenses

351

(1)

Marsh v. Coleman Company

351

(4)

Notes and Questions

355

(1)

Amendment Changing a Party

355

(1)

Supplemental Pleadings

356

(1)

Veracity in Pleading: Rule 11 and Other Devices

357

(20)

Rule 11

357

(3)

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

360

(2)

Notes and Questions

362

(1)

Hadges v. Yonkers Racing Corp.

363

(9)

Notes and Questions

372

(2)

Other Sanctions

374

(3)

Discovery

Introduction and Integration

377

(3)

Overview of the Discovery Devices

380

(7)

Required Initial Disclosures (Rule 26(a)(1))

380

(1)

Questions

381

(1)

Depositions (Rules 30, 31)

382

(1)

Questions

383

(1)

Interrogatories (Rule 33)

383

(1)

Questions

384

(1)

Production of Documents and Things (Rule 34)

384

(1)

Questions

384

(1)

Medical Examination (Rule 35)

385

(1)

Questions

385

(1)

Requests for Admission (Rule 36)

386

(1)

Questions

386

(1)

Practice Problem

386

(1)

Scope of Discovery

387

(50)

General Scope

387

(1)

Roesberg v. Johns-Manville Corp.

387

(14)

Notes and Questions

401

(2)

Relation to the Rules of Evidence

403

(1)

Privileged Material

403

(4)

Work Product

407

(1)

Hickman v. Taylor

407

(10)

Notes and Questions

417

(5)

Holmgren v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.

422

(3)

Notes and Questions

425

(1)

Experts

425

(2)

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

427

(7)

Notes and Questions

434

(2)

Review Problem

436

(1)

Timing and Pretrial Disclosures, Conferences, and Orders

437

(6)

Timing

437

(1)

Pretrial Disclosures

438

(1)

Pretrial Conferences and Orders

438

(5)

Sanctions

443

(24)

Washington State Physicians Ins. Exchange & Ass'n v. Fisons Corp

444

(14)

Holmgren v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co

458

(2)

Notes and Questions

460

(7)

Adjudication With and Without a Trial or a Jury

Introduction and Integration

467

(1)

The Right to a Jury

467

(61)

Scope of the Constitutional Right

467

(2)

``Actions at Common Law'' and the Historical Test

469

(1)

Chauffers Local, 391 v. Terry

469

(11)

Notes and Questions

480

(7)

The Complications of Merger and the Federal Rules

487

(1)

Juries in Non-Article III Courts

488

(1)

Atlas Roofing Co. v. OSHRC

489

(4)

Notes and Questions

493

(2)

Juries in State Courts

495

(1)

Selection and Size of the Jury

496

(1)

The Venire and Voir Dire

496

(1)

Peremptory Challenges

497

(1)

J.E.B. v. Alabama

498

(18)

Notes and Questions

516

(5)

Two Views of Voir Dire and Peremptory Strikes

521

(1)

The Mapplethorpe Obscenity Trial

521

(5)

10 Trial Mistakes

526

(1)

Jury Size

526

(1)

Jury Nullification and Its Limits

527

(1)

Summary Judgment-Adjudication Without Trial or Jury

528

(28)

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

532

(9)

Notes and Questions

541

(5)

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

546

(8)

Notes and Questions

554

(2)

Controlling and Second-Guessing Juries

556

(29)

Judgment as a Matter of Law (Directed Verdict and JNOV)

556

(1)

Lavender v. Kurn

557

(5)

Notes and Questions

562

(4)

New Trials

566

(1)

Dadurian v. Underwriters at Lloyd's of London

567

(6)

Notes and Questions

573

(2)

Other Techniques for Controlling Juries

575

(1)

Admissibility of Evidence

575

(2)

Jury Instructions

577

(1)

Form of the Verdict

578

(1)

Judicial Comment

579

(1)

Juror Misconduct

580

(3)

Motions to Set Aside the Judgment

583

(2)

What Law Applies in Federal Court

Introduction and Integration

585

(3)

Determining What Law Applies

588

(52)

The Erie Doctrine

588

(1)

Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins

588

(6)

Notes and Questions

594

(4)

Note: Constitutional Bases of Erie

598

(2)

Early Efforts to Describe When State Law Applies

600

(3)

Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electrical Cooperative, Inc.

603

(4)

Notes and Questions

607

(2)

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

609

(1)

Hanna v. Plumer

609

(9)

Note on Understanding Hanna

618

(1)

What Happens When There Is a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure On Point-The Rules Enabling Act Prong

618

(2)

Determining Whether a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Is Valid

620

(2)

Determining When a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Is On Point

622

(2)

What Happens When There Is No Federal Rule of Civil Procedure On Point-The Rules of Decision Act Prong

624

(1)

Notes and Questions

624

(2)

Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.

626

(12)

Notes and Questions

638

(2)

Determining the Content of State Law

640

(6)

DeWeerth v. Baldinger

641

(4)

Notes and Questions

645

(1)

Federal Common Law

646

(1)

Federal Law in State Court

647

(2)

The Preclusion Doctrines

Introduction and Integration

649

(2)

Claim Preclusion

651

(20)

Scope of a Claim

651

(1)

In General

651

(1)

Carter v. Hinkle

652

(3)

Notes and Questions

655

(4)

Contract Cases

659

(1)

Parties or Persons in Privity

660

(1)

Who Can Be Bound?

660

(1)

Notes and Questions

661

(1)

Configuration of the Parties

662

(1)

Notes and Questions

663

(1)

Valid, Final Judgment, On the Merits

664

(1)

Validity

664

(1)

Finality

664

(1)

On the Merits

665

(1)

Notes and Questions

666

(2)

Exceptions to the Operation of Claim Preclusion

668

(1)

Notes and Questions

669

(2)

Issue Preclusion

671

(31)

Same Issue Litigated and Determined

671

(1)

Cromwell v. County of Sac

672

(3)

Notes and Questions

675

(3)

Issue Determined Was Essential to the Judgment

678

(1)

Rios v. Davis

678

(2)

Notes and Questions

680

(1)

Against Whom Can Issue Preclusion Be Asserted?

681

(1)

Hardy v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.

682

(3)

Notes and Questions

685

(3)

By Whom Can Issue Preclusion Be Asserted?

688

(1)

Mutuality and Exceptions

688

(2)

Rejection of Mutuality for Defensive Use

690

(2)

Notes and Questions

692

(2)

Rejection of Mutuality for Offensive Use

694

(1)

Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore

694

(3)

Notes and Questions

697

(3)

Exceptions to the Operation of Issue Preclusion

700

(1)

Notes and Questions

700

(2)

Problems of Federalism

702

(5)

State-to-State

703

(1)

State-to-Federal

703

(2)

Federal-to-State

705

(1)

Federal-to-Federal

705

(2)

Scope of Litigation-Joinder and Supplemental Jurisdiction

Introduction and Integration

707

(2)

Real Party in Interest, Capacity, and Standing

709

(3)

Notes and Questions

711

(1)

Claim Joinder by Plaintiffs

712

(10)

Procedural Aspects

712

(1)

Jurisdictional Aspects

713

(1)

United Mine Workers v. Gibbs

713

(5)

Notes and Questions

718

(4)

Permissive Party Joinder by Plaintiffs

722

(13)

Procedural Aspects

722

(1)

Schwartz v. Swan

723

(4)

Notes and Questions

727

(4)

Jurisdictional Aspects

731

(2)

Notes and Questions

733

(2)

Claim Joinder by Defendants

735

(14)

Counterclaims

735

(1)

Compulsory Counterclaims

736

(1)

Procedural Aspects

736

(1)

Dindo v. Whitney

736

(1)

Carteret Savings & Loan Assn. v. Jackson

737

(2)

Notes and Questions

739

(3)

Jurisdiction Aspects

742

(2)

Notes and Questions

744

(1)

Permissive Counterclaims

745

(1)

Procedural Aspects

745

(1)

Notes and Questions

745

(1)

Jurisdictional Aspects

746

(1)

Cross-Claims

746

(1)

Procedural Aspects

746

(1)

Notes and Questions

746

(2)

Jurisdictional Aspects

748

(1)

Notes and Questions

748

(1)

Overriding Plaintiff's Party Structure

749

(42)

Impleader (Third-Party Practice)

750

(1)

Procedural Aspects

750

(1)

Markvicka v. Brodhead-Garrett Co.

751

(2)

Notes and Questions

753

(2)

Jurisdictional Aspects

755

(1)

Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger

756

(7)

Notes and Questions

763

(3)

Compulsory Joinder (Necessary and Indispensable Parties)

766

(1)

Procedural Aspects

766

(1)

Haas v Jefferson National Bank

766

(4)

Temple v. Synthes Corp

770

(1)

Notes and Questions

771

(4)

Jurisdictional Aspects

775

(1)

Notes and Questions

776

(2)

Intervention

778

(1)

Procedural Aspects

778

(1)

Atlantis Development Corp. v. United States

779

(6)

Notes and Questions

785

(2)

Jurisdictional Aspects

787

(2)

Notes and Questions

789

(2)

Special Multiparty Litigation: Interpleader and the Class Action

Introduction and Integration

791

(1)

Interpleader

791

(17)

Background

791

(3)

The Two Types of Interpleader in Federal Court

794

(1)

Pan American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Revere

794

(4)

Notes and Questions

798

(4)

The Limits of Interpleader to Avoid Duplicative Litigation

802

(1)

State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire

802

(5)

Notes and Questions

807

(1)

The Class Action

808

(35)

Background

808

(1)

Policy and Ethical Issues

809

(2)

Constitutional Considerations

811

(2)

Hansberry v. Lee

813

(4)

Notes and Questions

817

(2)

Practice Under Federal Rule 23

819

(1)

Background

819

(1)

Filing and ``Certification'' of a Class Action

820

(1)

Requirements for ``Certification'' Under Rule 23

821

(1)

Prerequisites of Rule 23(a)

821

(1)

Notes and Questions

822

(2)

Types of Class Actions Under Rule 23 (b)

824

(3)

Notes and Questions

827

(3)

Notice to Class Members

830

(1)

Notes and Questions

831

(1)

Court's Role in Dismissal and Settlement

832

(1)

Subject Matter Jurisdiction

833

(1)

Free v. Abbott Laboratories

834

(2)

Notes and Questions

836

(2)

Personal Jurisdiction

838

(2)

Notes and Questions

840

(3)

Appeals

Introduction and Integration

843

(1)

Appellate Jurisdiction in the Federal Courts

844

(21)

Section 1291

844

(2)

Collateral Order Doctrine

846

(1)

Cunningham v. Hamilton County

847

(7)

Notes and Questions

854

(3)

Section 1292

857

(1)

Notes and Questions

858

(1)

Rule 54(b)

859

(1)

Notes and Questions

860

(1)

Mandamus

861

(2)

Appealability of Discovery Orders

863

(1)

Mechanies of Filing an Appeal

864

(1)

Appellate Jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court

865

(1)

Appeals in State Courts

865

(1)

Scope of Review

866

(7)

Notes and Questions

869

(4)

Alternative Models of Dispute Resolution

Introduction and Integration

873

(1)

Models of Greater Judicial Control

873

(21)

The German Advantage in Civil Procedure

873

(12)

Notes and Questions

885

(1)

Sempier v. Johnson & Higgins

885

(6)

Notes and Questions

891

(3)

Models of Non-Judicial Resolution

894

(11)

The Implications of Apology: Law and Culture in Japan and in the United States

894

(6)

Notes and Questions

900

(5)

Index

905

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