Gilbert Law Summaries Civil Procedure

Civil Procedure Text Correlation Chart i Civil Procedure Capsule Summary i Gilbert Exam Strategies i Personal Jurisdiction and Related Matters Key Exam Issues 1(2) Introduction 3(6) Contemporary Constitutional Grounds for State Court Jurisdiction 9(24) Contacts with Forum 9(1) Chart: Approach to Minimum Contacts Analysis 10(11) Presence of `Defendant's Property in Forum 21(4) General Jurisdiction 25(3) Consent 28(3) Service Within the Jurisdiction 31(1) Chart: Checklist of Bases for Jurisdiction 32(1) Territorial Jurisdiction of Federal Courts 32(1) Statutory Authorization for Jurisdiction 33(4) Litigating Jurisdiction 37(1) Venue 38(10) Chart: Summary of Federal Venue Rules 43(5) Forum Non Conveniens 48(4) Chart: Factors for Forum Non Conveniens Dismissal 50(2) Notice 52(11) Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts Key Exam Issues 63(3) Introduction 66(5) Chart: Summary of Basic Statutes on Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction 70(1) Diversity Jurisdiction 71(17) Federal Question Jurisdiction 88(10) Supplemental Jurisdiction 98(11) Chart: Ancillary and Pendent Jurisdiction Compared 101(6) Chart: Checklist for Discretionary Decline of Supplemental Jurisdiction 107(2) Removal 109(10) Chart: Summary of Removal Issues 115(4) Relation Between State and Federal Law Key Exam Issues 119(1) State Law in the Federal Courts 120(23) Chart: Substance vs. Procedure---Historical Cases 131(2) Chart: Modern Approach to Erie Questions 133(10) Federal Common Law 143(2) Pleading Key Exam Issues 145(3) Introduction 148(1) History of Pleading 149(5) Chart: Examples of Basic Pleadings 152(2) Chart: Federal Pleadings 154(1) Complaint 154(24) Chart: Parts of a Complaint 163(15) Challenges to Complaint 178(17) Chart: Grounds for Demurrer vs. Federal Rule 12(b) 183(9) Chart: Defenses Waived by Failure to Assert 192(3) `Attorney's Duty to Investigate Claims and Defenses 195(8) Chart: Checklist of Matters Certified Under Rule 11 196(7) Answer 203(10) Chart: Affirmative Defenses---Examples 210(3) Counterclaims and Cross-Claims 213(8) Amended and Supplemental Pleadings 221(10) Chart: Relation Back Doctrine---A Summary of Possible Defendants 226(5) Default Procedure 231(2) Judgment on the Pleadings 233(1) Voluntary Dismissal by Plaintiff 234(3) Parties Key Exam Issues 237(2) Real Party in Interest Rule 239(6) Chart: Real Party in Interest Rule---Examples 243(2) Capacity of Party to Sue or Be Sued 245(3) Joinder of Parties 248(25) Chart: Permissive Party Joinder---An Approach 249(7) Chart: Persons To Be Joined If Feasible---Examples 256(10) Chart: Intervention of Right vs. Permissive Intervention 266(5) Chart: Rule Interpleader vs. Statutory Interpleader 271(2) Class Actions 273(32) Chart: Evaluating Whether a Class Action Is Proper 275(30) Discovery Key Exam Issues 305(3) Introduction 308(2) Basic Discovery Devices 310(25) Chart: Summary of Discovery Issues 311(3) Chart: Prediscovery Disclosure 314(6) Chart: Depositions 320(3) Chart: Interrogatories 323(4) Chart: Requests for Admissions 327(4) Chart: Requests for Document Inspection 331(2) Chart: Medical Examinations 333(2) Chart: On Whom May Discovery Devices Be Served? 335(1) Scope of Discovery 335(19) Chart: Attorney-Client Privilege Checklist 340(5) Chart: Approach to Work Product Rule 345(2) Chart: Rule 26(b)(3) and Hickman Compared---An Illustration 347(5) Chart: Required Disclosures Concerning Testifying Experts 352(2) Protective Orders 354(6) Failure to Disclose or to Comply with Discovery 360(5) Chart: Checklist of Discovery Sanctions 361(4) Appellate Review of Discovery Orders 365(1) Use of Discovery at Trial 366(1) Private Investigation 367(2) Summary Judgment Key Exam Issues 369(1) Introduction 370(2) Chart: Pleadings Motions, Summary Judgment, and Judgment as a Matter of Law Compared 372(1) Standard for Grant of Summary Judgment 372(4) Procedure 376(9) Chart: Summary Judgment---A Summary 383(2) Managerial Judging, Pretrial Conference, and Settlement Promotion Key Exam Issues 385(1) Pretrial Conferences and Managerial Judging 385(8) Chart: Timing of Pretrial Scheduling Events 387(6) Court-Annexed Settlement Devices 393(8) Chart: Court-Annexed Settlement Promotion Devices 399(2) Trial Key Exam Issues 401(3) Right to Trial by Jury 404(8) Chart: Right to Jury Trial---Examples 405(7) Selection of the Jury 412(5) Disqualification of Judge 417(2) Order of Trial 419(1) Presentation of Evidence 420(1) Pre-Verdict Motions 421(6) Chart: Motions at Close of Proof 427(1) Argument to Jury 427(1) Instructions to Jury 428(4) Jury Deliberation and Verdict 432(7) Chart: Types of Verdicts---A Summary 434(5) Motions After Verdict or Judgment 439(20) Chart: Grounds for New Trial in Jury Trials 446(10) Chart: Motions After Verdict or Judgment 456(3) Appeal Key Exam Issues 459(1) Right to Appeal 460(1) Courts of Review 461(4) Chart: United States Supreme Court---Appellate Jurisdiction 462(3) Appellate Procedure 465(2) Rulings Subject to Appeal 467(9) Scope of Appellate Review 476(6) Chart: Standards of Review 482(1) Appellate Review by Extraordinary Writ 482(3) Preclusive Effects of Judgments Key Exam Issues 485(1) Introduction 486(1) Claim Preclusion 487(8) Issue Preclusion 495(4) Persons Precluded by Judgments 499(7) Chart: Requirements for Preclusion 506(1) Interjurisdictional Preclusive Effects of Judgments 506(5) Review Questions and Answers 511(38) Exam Questions and Answers 549(18) Table of Citations to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 567(4) Table of Cases 571(10) Index 581