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Civil Procedure Doctrine, Practice and Context

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ISBN-10: 1454807083

ISBN-13: 9781454807087

Edition: 4th 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Stephen N. Subrin, Mark S. Brodin, Alexandra Lahav, Thomas O. Main, Martha L. Minow

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Description:

The fourth edition, written by respected scholars and experienced educators,includes both classic and new materials. The book presents traditional topicsin historical and empirical context, and it adds new and provocative materialsas well as relevant theoretical and background readings. The procedural andnonprocedural aspects of the cases are thought-provoking, to hold students’interest. Each chapter contains a well-written introduction, cases, and clearexplanations of the doctrine, supported by comments and questions which deepenstudents’ understanding and clarify key concepts. The book includes more thanforty well-crafted problems (both for class use and review) to help studentssolidify…    
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Book details

List price: $280.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date: 7/24/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1325
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.00" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 4.290
Language: English

Martha Minow is Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School.

Summary of Contents
An Introduction to Civil Procedure
Remedies and Stakes
Thinking Like a Trial Lawyer, Pleadings, and Simple Joinder
Discovery
The Right to Jury Trial and Judicial Control of Results
Questioning and Taming the Current System
The Choice of an Appropriate Court: Personal Jurisdiction, Notice, and Venue
The Choice of an Appropriate Court: Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Removal
Choice of Federal or State Law-The Erie Doctrine
Finality and Preclusion
Class Actions: It All Comes Together Case Files: Carpenter vs. Dee City of Cleveland Firefighters