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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149555703321

Autore

Dessem R. Lawrence <1951->

Titolo

Pretrial litigation in a nutshell / / R. Lawrence Dessem

Pubbl/distr/stampa

St. Paul, Minnesota : , : West Academic Publishing, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-68328-261-2

Edizione

[Sixth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 pages)

Collana

Nutshell series

Disciplina

347.7372

Soggetti

Pre-trial procedure - United States

Pleading - United States

Motions (Law) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Client interviewing and the establishment of the attorney-client relationship -- Pretrial planning and investigation -- The complaint -- Responses to the complaint -- Responses to the complaint -- Disclosure and the scope of civil discovery -- Interrogatories -- Depositions -- Requests for production, examinations, and admissions -- Judicial intervention into the discovery and disclosure process -- Pretrial motion practice -- Summary judgment -- Pretrial conferences and pretrial orders -- Negotiation and settlement.