Civil Procedure: Cases and Problems, Second Edition (Casebook)

Professors who want their students to gain a solid foundation in the doctrine, theory, and applications of civil procedure discovered a dependable teaching partner in CIVIL PROCEDURE: Cases and Problems. Now, in its Second Edition, this clear and explicit casebook continues to provide an appropriate blend of direct explanations, excellent cases, and class-tested problems to help students master this challenging subject.These distinctive features make the book a refreshing alternative:written by the authors of the hugely successful Examples & Explanations study guides for Constitutional Lawintroductions and transitional text are accessible, without being overly simplifiedinnovative yet flexible organization, beginning with relatively easy, rules-based material and maintaining an essentially chronological approach, from the filing of the suit though appeals and the effect of judgment, with more complex rules taught after the students develop an understanding of the interplay between the rules of procedure and litigationchapters can be taught in any order for maximum classroom flexibilitymore than 200 problems interspersed throughout the textlightly edited cases develop first-year students' doctrinal analysis skillsnarrative overview of Civil Procedure in the first chapter contains a hypothetical case that illustrates each of the major topicsintegrated approach to covering Alternative Dispute Resolution and Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedurecomprehensive Teacher's Manual explains the authors' approach, provides analysis of cases and answers to problems, gives extra guidance for topics students find difficult, includes diagrams and overheads, and suggests sample syllabi for different credit hoursThe Second Edition addresses:rapid developments in personal jurisdiction and the internetthe new Class Action Fairness Actamendments to the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23Multiforum Jurisdiction Act of 2002 and other congressional acts involving federal jurisdictionsignificant changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure pertaining to pleadings and discovery, including the problem of retrieval of computer filesnew case law, including several procedure and subject matter jurisdiction cases recently decided by the Supreme CourtAllan Ides is the author of 'Civil Procedure: Cases and Problems, Second Edition (Casebook)' with ISBN 9780735558892 and ISBN 0735558892.