Civil Procedure: Doctrine, Practice, and Context

<p> The first Civil Procedure casebook to consistently show how doctrines and rules work in actual legal practice, the Third Edition offers a more global perspective and over 40 thought-provoking practice exercises—in addition to timely cases, a dynamic selection of excerpted materials, and two sample case files in an appendix. </p> <p> <b>Connecting the study of Civil Procedure to the practice of law, this dynamic casebook provides: </b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>distinguished authorship</b> by respected and experienced educator-scholars </li> <li> <b>exceptionally varied and provocative materials</b> that create both historical and empirical context </li> <li> <b>well-written</b> and well-positioned <b>introductions and explanations</b> </li> <li> effective and supportive comments and questions </li> <li> more than 40 thoughtful <b>practice exercises</b> </li> <li> <b>practice exam questions</b> </li> <li> <b>two sample case files</b> in the Appendix: two complete case files include transcripts, memoranda, exhibits, motions, and more </li> <li> <b>manageable overall length </b> </li> <li> <b>detailed Teacher’s Manual</b> </li> </ul> <p> <b>New to the Third Edition:</b> </p> <ul> <li> a more <b>global and contemporary perspective</b> </li> <li> <b>four new review & practice exercises</b> </li> <li> <b>recent Supreme Court</b> <b>cases</b> regarding pleading, summary judgment, notice, and subject matter jurisdiction </li> <li> <b>legislative developments</b> involving <b>class action practice</b> </li> <li> Coverage of the new <b>e-discovery amendments</b> as well as <b>a new e-discovery exercise</b> </li> <li> Revisions that reflect the <b>recent style amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure</b> </li> </ul> <p> <b>Civil Procedure: Doctrine, Practice, and Context</b> offers a highly engaging approach that enables your students to see how the rules can have a significant impact on the results—in practice. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>