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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136116503321

Autore

Kane Mary Kay

Titolo

Civil procedure in a nutshell / / Mary Kay Kane, John F. Digardi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Saint Paul, Minnesota : , : West, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-62810-660-3

Edizione

[Seventh edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 pages) : illustrations

Collana

West nutshell series

Disciplina

347.735

Soggetti

Civil procedure - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- OUTLINE -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Choosing the Proper Court -- A. Subject-Matter Jurisdiction -- 1. In General -- 2. Federal Jurisdiction -- B. Venue -- C. Personal Jurisdiction -- 1. Statutory Sources of Jurisdictional Power -- 2. Standard for Asserting Personal Jurisdiction -- 3. Other Jurisdictional Constraints -- 4. Service of Process-The Means of Asserting Jurisdiction -- D. Challenge to the Plaintiff's Selection -- 1. Direct Attack -- 2. Collateral Attack -- Chapter 3. Pretrial: Framing the Litigation -- A. Pleading -- 1. Plaintiff -- 2. Defendant -- 3. Assuring Truthfulness in Pleading -- 4. Challenges to the Pleadings -- B. Amended and Supplemental Pleadings -- C. Joinder of Parties and Claims -- 1. Party Joinder -- 2. Claim Joinder -- D. Discovery -- 1. In General -- 2. Discovery Devices: The Mechanics and Tactics -- 3. Specific Problems -- E. Pretrial Conference -- Chapter 4. Adjudication Without Trial -- A. Summary Judgment -- B. Default Judgment -- C. Voluntary and Involuntary Dismissal -- Chapter 5. The Trial -- A. The Process -- B. Jury Trial -- 1. In General -- 2. Scope of Jury Trial Rights -- 3. Means of Controlling the Jury -- C. Trial and Post-Trial Motions -- Chapter 6. Judgments and Their Effects -- A. Relief From Judgments -- B. Securing and Enforcing Judgments -- C. The Binding Effect of Judgments -- 1. In General -- 2. Res Judicata -- 3. Collateral Estoppel -- Chapter 7. Appeals -- A. Time for Bringing an Appeal -- 1. The Final Judgment Rule -- 2. Exceptions to the Final Judgment Rule -- B. The Mechanics of Appeal -- Chapter 8. Specialized



Multi-Party-Multi-Claim Proceedings -- A. Class Actions -- B. Interpleader -- C. Multidistrict Litigation -- Chapter 9. Other Special Problems in Federal Litigation -- A. Access Barriers -- B. What Law Governs.

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Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive guide offers a succinct review of civil procedure rules.