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Civil Procedure
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Carolina Academic Press Context and Practice Series
Michael Hunter Schwartz
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Civil Procedure
A Context and Practice
Casebook
Gerald F. Hess
Gonzaga University School of Law
Theresa M. Beiner
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
William H. Bowen School of Law
Scott R. Bauries
University of Kentucky College of Law
Carolina Academic Press
Durham, North Carolina
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For my wife, Dana, and my daughter, Meredith.
— Scott Bauries
To my first teachers, my parents, Marylin and Raymond Beiner.
— Theresa Beiner
To my family of teachers and writers:
Layne Stromwall, Michael Stromwall Hess, and Amanda Stromwall Hess.
— Gerry Hess
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Contents
Table of Principal Cases
Series Editor’s Preface
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Chapter 1 · Introduction and Overview
1. Civil Procedure — A Context and Practice Casebook
2. The Nature of Civil Procedure
Exercise 1-1. The Importance of Civil Procedure
3. Sources of Law
a. Constitutions
b. Statutes
c. Rules and Regulations
d. Judicial Decisions: Common Law and Equity
4. United States Court System
a. United States District Courts
b. United States Circuit Courts of Appeals
c. The United States Supreme Court
5. Characteristics of Civil Litigation
a. Goals of the Civil Litigation System
Exercise 1-2. Articulating and Achieving the Goals of the
Civil Litigation System
b. Volume and Types of Civil Cases in Federal and State Court
c. Adversary System
Exercise 1-3. Evaluating the Adversary System
6. Alternative Dispute Resolution
a. Civil Litigation
b. Negotiation
c. Mediation
d. Arbitration
Exercise 1-4. Selecting Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
7. Professionalism
Spokane County Bar Association Code of Professional Courtesy
Exercise 1-5. Professionalism
8. Legal Reasoning
a. Case Analysis
b. Statutory Analysis
Exercise 1-6. Statutory Analysis
9. Timeline of a Civil Lawsuit
a. Considerations Before Filing Suit
b. Plaintiff Files the Complaint
c. Defendant Responds
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Chapter 2 · Personal Jurisdiction
1. Chapter Problem
2. Introduction
3. Personal Jurisdiction Foundations
Exercise 2-1. Pennoyer v. Neff and Case Reading Skills
Pennoyer v. Neff
Notes Regarding Pennoyer v. Neff
Exercise 2-2. Understanding In Rem, Quasi In Rem, and In Personam
Diagramming Lawsuits
4. Modern Personal Jurisdiction Theory
Exercise 2-3. International Shoe and Modern Personal Jurisdiction
International Shoe Co. v. Washington
Exercise 2-4. International Shoe Revisited
Note on Long Arm Statutes
Exercise 2-5. Shaffer v. Heitner
Shaffer v. Heitner
Exercise 2-6. Shaffer v. Heitner Revisited
Note on Personal Jurisdiction in the Federal Court System
Exercise 2-7. Reading Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Exercise 2-8. Burger King Corporation v. Rudzewicz
Burger King Corporation v. Rudzewicz
Exercise 2-9. Burger King Revisited
Note on Consent to Jurisdiction
Exercise 2-10. Modern Specific Jurisdiction Cases and International
Parties: J. McIntyre Mach., Ltd. v. Nicastro
J. McIntyre Mach., Ltd. v. Nicastro
Exercise 2-11. Nicastro revisited
5. General Jurisdiction
Exercise 2-12. General Jurisdiction in Daimler v. Bauman
Daimler AG v. Bauman
Exercise 2-13. Daimler revisited
6. Personal Jurisdiction and the Internet
Exercise 2-14. Pebble Beach Co. v. Caddy
Pebble Beach Co. v. Caddy
Exercise 2-15. Synthesis Exercise
7. Professional Development Reflection
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1. Chapter Problem
Service and a Hearing
2. Introduction
3. Due Process Limits on Notice
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Exercise 3-1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.
Exercise 3-2. Greene v. Lindsey
Greene v. Lindsey
Exercise 3-3. Due Process Notice Analysis — Dusenbery v. United States
Exercise 3-4. Due Process Notice Analysis — Jones v. Flowers
Exercise 3-5. Due Process Notice Policy
4. Statutory Limits on Notice
Exercise 3-6. Statutory Analysis — Rule 4 Service Requirements
Practice Pointer
Exercise 3-7. Rule 4(e) — Service on Individuals
Kolker v. Hurwitz
Exercise 3-8. Rule 4(e)(2)(B) Analysis
Exercise 3-9. National Development Corp. v. Triad
Nat’l Develop. Corp. v. Triad Holding Corp.
Exercise 3-10. Service by Publication
Exercise 3-11. Serving a Corporation
Exercise 3-12. Waiver of Service
5. Opportunity to Be Heard
Connecticut v. Doehr
Opportunity to Be Heard — Notes and Exercises
Exercise 3-13. Opportunity to Be Heard — Mackey v. Montrym
Exercise 3-14. Opportunity to Be Heard — Cleveland Bd. of Educ. v.
Loudermill
Exercise 3-15. Opportunity to Be Heard — City of Los Angeles v. David
Exercise 3-16. Constitutionality of Wisconsin Prejudgment Attachment
Statutes
6. Professional Development Reflection
Exercise 3-17. Service Professionalism
Chapter 4 · Subject Matter Jurisdiction
1. Chapter Problem
2. Introduction
3. Statutory and Constitutional Bases for Federal Court Subject Matter
Jurisdiction
4. Diversity Jurisdiction
Exercise 4-1. Understanding and Applying the Federal Diversity Statute
Exercise 4-2. Mas v. Perry
Mas v. Perry
Exercise 4-3. Mas v. Perry Revisited
Exercise 4-4. Hertz Corp. v. Friend and the Problem of Corporations
Hertz Corp. v. Friend
Exercise 4-5. Applying Hertz
Exercise 4-6. Domicile of Other Business Entities
Exercise 4-7. Harshey v. Advanced Bionics Corp. & Carroll v. Stryker Corp.
Harshey v. Advanced Bionics Corp.
Carroll v. Stryker Corp.
Exercise 4-8. Harshey and Carroll Revisited
Note on Minimal Diversity Jurisdiction Statutes
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Note on Exceptions to Diversity Jurisdiction
5. Cases “Arising Under the Constitution, Laws, or Treaties of the
United States”
Exercise 4-9. Louisville & Nashville R. Co. v. Mottley
Louisville & Nashville R. Co. v. Mottley
Exercise 4-10. Mottley Revisited
Note on State Law Claims that Incorporate Federal Standards —
An Exercise in Reconciling Conflicting Cases
Exercise 4-11. Reconciling Seemingly Conflicting Case Law
Exercise 4-12. Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v.
Darue Engineering & Manufacturing and Its Progeny
Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing
Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh
Gunn v. Minton
Exercise 4-13. Synthesizing Grable, Empire, and Gunn
Note on Other Situations That Implicate (or Do Not Implicate)
Arising under Jurisdiction
6. Supplemental Jurisdiction
a. The History of Supplemental Jurisdiction
b. Modern Supplemental Jurisdiction
Exercise 4-14. Applying 28 U.S.C. § 1367
Exercise 4-15. Exxon Mobile Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc.
Exxon Mobile Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc.
7. Removal
Exercise 4-16. Understanding the Removal Statutes
Exercise 4-17. Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction Revisited:
Putting It All Together
8. Professional Development Reflection
Chapter 5 · Venue and Forum Non Conveniens
1. Chapter Problem
2. Introduction
3. State Venue
Exercise 5-1. Reasor-Hill Corp. v. Harrison
Reasor-Hill Corp. v. Harrison
Exercise 5-2. Reasor-Hill Revisited
4. Federal Venue Rules
Exercise 5-3. Reading and Applying the Federal Venue Statute
Exercise 5-4. Bates v. C & S Adjustors, Inc. and Jenkins Brick Co. v. Bremer
Bates v. C & S Adjustors, Inc.
Jenkins Brick Co. v. Bremer
Exercise 5-5. Bates v. C & S Adjustors, Inc. and Jenkins Brick Co. v. Bremer
Revisited
Note on Pendent Venue
5. Forum Non Conveniens
Exercise 5-6. Piper Aircraft v. Reyno
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno
Exercise 5-7. Piper Aircraft Revisited
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Exercise 5-8. Applying the Transfer Statutes
Exercise 5-9. Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Western District
of Texas
Exercise 5-10. Atlantic Marine Revisited
Note on Transfer Due to Jurisdictional Defect
Exercise 5-11. Transfers in the Interest of Justice for Want of Jurisdiction
Hays v. Postmaster General of the United States
Nationwide Contractor Audit Service v. National Compliance Management
Services, Inc.
Exercise 5-12. Transfers in the Interest of Justice for Want of Jurisdiction
Revisited
Note on Multidistrict Litigation Transfers
Exercise 5-13. Multi-District Litigation Transfers
Exercise 5-14. Chapter Problem Revisited: Putting It All Together and
Applying It
7. Professional Development Reflection
Chapter 6 · What Law Governs?
1. Chapter Problem
2. Introduction
3. Basic Choice of Law Concepts
4. The Rules of Decision Act Problem
Exercise 6-1: Swift v. Tyson & Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins
Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins
Exercise 6-2. Understanding the Erie Doctrine
Exercise 6-3. Application
Exercise 6-4. Application
Note: Cases Applying Erie
5. The Rules Enabling Act Problem
Exercise 6-5. Hanna v. Plumer
Hanna v. Plumer
Note: Understanding Hanna and Its Progeny
Exercise 6-6. Testing Your Understanding
Exercise 6-7. Three Current Approaches — Shady Grove v. Allstate
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v. Allstate Ins. Co.
Exercise 6-8. Visualizing Vertical Choice of Law
6. Reconciling Vertical and Horizontal Choice of Law
Exercise 6-9. What Law Applies if the “Law” Is Not Clear?
Craig v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
Exercise 6-10. What Law Applies if the “Law” Is Choice-of-Law Rules?
Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Elec. Mfg. Co.
Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Western District
of Texas
Exercise 6-11. Choice of Law and Contracts
Professional Development Reflection: Horizontal Choice of Law
Exercise 6-12. Choice of Professionalism Law
Exercise 6-13. Chapter Problem and Discussion
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Chapter 7 · Pleading
1. Chapter Problem
2. Introduction
3. The Complaint
Exercise 7-1. Swierkiewicz v. Sorema
Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A.
Notice Pleading and Heightened Pleading
Exercise 7-2. Situating Swierkiewicz
Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly
Exercise 7-3. Understanding Twombly
Exercise 7-4. From Twombly to Iqbal
Exercise 7-5. Understanding Iqbal
Ashcroft v. Iqbal
Exercise 7-6. Understanding Rule 8(a) and Rule 12(b)(6)
Pleading Your Legal Theory
Exercise 7-7. Applying “Twiqbal”
Exercise 7-8. Critiquing the Twiqbal Decisions
4. The Answer, Defenses, and Affirmative Defenses
Exercise 7-9. Improper Denials
Infiniti Group International, Inc. v. Elk Lighting, Inc.,
d/b/a Sterling Industries, Inc.
Exercise 7-10. “Negative Pregnants” and Other Improper Denial Forms
Exercise 7-11. Defenses
5. Amending and Supplementing Pleadings
Exercise 7-12. Beeck v. Aquaslide
Beeck v. Aquaslide ‘n’ Dive Corp.
Exercise 7-13. Beeck v. Aquaslide: An Appeal
Exercise 7-14. Beeck’s Options
Worthington v. Wilson
Exercise 7-15. Applying Rule 15 and Relation-Back
6. Truthfulness, Good Faith, and Professionalism in Pleading
Ridder v. City of Springfield
Exercise 7-16. Rule 11 versus § 1927
Exercise 7-17. Professionalism Exercise
Exercise 7-18. Putting the Standards Together
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1. Chapter Problem
2. Introduction
Exercise 8-1. Interrogating the Purpose of Joinder
3. Basic Claim Joinder
Exercise 8-2. Compulsory and Permissive Joinder of Claims
Related Claims and Joinder
Berrey v. Asarco Inc.
Exercise 8-3. “Same Transaction or Occurrence”
4. Basic Party Joinder
King v. Pepsi Cola Metropolitan Bottling Co.
Exercise 8-4. Misjoinder and Rule 21
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Exercise 8-5. Using Rules 20 and 21
Santana Products, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.,
Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Formica Corp., Third-Party
Defendant
Exercise 8-6. Indemnity or Indemnity?
Exercise 8-7. Contribution and Impleader
Exercise 8-8. Review of Basic Joinder Practice
5. Complex Joinder
a. Required Joinder of Parties
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Peabody Western
Coal Company; Navajo Nation
Exercise 8-9. The Complexity of Required Joinder
Exercise 8-10. Alternatives to Required Joinder
b. Interpleader
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Price
c. Intervention
Arakaki v. Cayetano
Exercise 8-11. Framing a Motion to Intervene
6. Class Actions
Exercise 8-12. Statutory Analysis — Rule 23 Certification Requirements
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
Exercise 8-13. Applying Wal-Mart v. Dukes
Exercise 8-14. Chapter Problem Revisited
7. Professionalism and Joinder
Exercise 8-15. Fraudulent Joinder and Professionalism
Chapter 9 · Discovery
1. Chapter Problem
2. Introduction
3. General Scope of Discovery and Its Limits
a. General Scope
Exercise 9-1. Giacchetto v. Patchogue-Medford Union Free School Dist.
Giacchetto v. Patchogue-Medford Union Free School Dist.
Exercise 9-2. Giacchetto v. Patchogue-Medford Union Free School Dist.
Revisited
b. Proportionality and Limits on Discovery
Exercise 9-3. Reading Rules that Limit Discovery
Exercise 9-4. Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Exercise 9-5. Marrese Revisited
c. Special Limits on Discovery
(1) Work Product Doctrine
Exercise 9-6. Hickman v. Taylor
Hickman v. Taylor
Exercise 9-7. Hickman v. Taylor Revisited
(2) Attorney-Client Privilege
Exercise 9-8. When Does the Attorney-Client Privilege Apply?
Exercise 9-9. Who Is the Client for Purposes of the Privilege?
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Exercise 9-10. Upjohn Revisited
4. The Tools of Discovery
a. Initial Disclosures
Exercise 9-11. Initial Disclosures
b. Depositions
Exercise 9-12. Reading and Applying Rule 27
Exercise 9-13. Reading Rule 30
Exercise 9-14. Deposing Corporate Representatives
Patterson v. Avery Dennison Corporation
Exercise 9-15. Patterson v. Avery Dennison Corporation Revisited
Note on Objections During Depositions
c. Interrogatories to Parties
Exercise 9-16. Rule 33 and Interrogatories
d. Requests for Documents, Tangible Things, and Entering Land
Exercise 9-17. Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC
Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC
Exercise 9-18. Zubulake Revisited
e. Physical and Mental Examinations
Exercise 9-19. Schlagenhauf v. Holder
Schlagenhauf v. Holder
Exercise 9-20. Schlagenhauf v. Holder Revisited
f. Requests for Admission
Exercise 9-21. Reading Rule 36
Note on Failure to Admit Something that the Requesting Party
Later Proves
5. Motions to Compel, Sanctions, and the Duty to Supplement Responses
a. Motions to Compel and Sanctions for Discovery Non-Compliance
Insurance Corp. of Ireland, Ltd. v. Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee
b. Duty to Supplement Discovery Responses
Exercise 9-22. The Chapter Problem Revisited
6. Professional Development Question
Chapter 10 · Disposition Without Trial
1. Chapter Problem
2. Introduction
3. Default and Default Judgment
Exercise 10-1. Reading Rule 55
Stephenson v. El-Batrawi
Exercise 10-2. Reading Stephenson v. El-Batrawi
Exercise 10-3. “Efficient” Default
4. Dismissal and Judgment on the Pleadings
a. Motion Practice in General
Exercise 10-4. Responding to a Motion (or a Pleading)
b. The Motion to Dismiss and the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
Wee Care Child Center, Inc. v. Lumpkin
Exercise 10-5. Motion to Dismiss vs. Motion for Judgment on the
Pleadings
c. Waiver of Defenses under Rule 12
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Marrero-Gutierrez v. Molina
Exercise 10-7. Waiver, Exceptions, and Litigation Strategy
d. Voluntary Dismissal
Exercise 10-8. Voluntary Dismissal
Exercise 10-9. The Effects of Dismissal
Exercise 10-10. Researching Dismissal Without Prejudice
Exercise 10-11. Researching Failure to Prosecute
5. Summary Judgment
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
Exercise 10-12. Codifying the Summary Judgment Trio and Other
Decisions
Garner v. City of Ozark
Sterk v. Redbox Automated Retail, LLC
Exercise 10-13. Denying Additional Discovery
Exercise 10-14. The Summary Judgment Burden Shift
6. Professionalism and Summary Adjudication
Exercise 10-15. Default and Professionalism
Chapter 11 · Trial and Post-Trial
1. Chapter Problem
2. Overview
3. Right to a Jury
Exercise 11-1. Jury Trial Policy and Strategy
Exercise 11-2. Chauffeurs Local 391 v. Terry
Chauffeurs Local 391 v. Terry
Exercise 11-3. Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover
Beacon Theaters, Inc. v. Westover
Exercise 11-4. Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Health and Safety
Review Comm’n
Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Health and Safety Review Comm’n
Exercise 11-5. Tull v. United States
Tull v. United States
Exercise 11-6. Right to a Jury Quiz
4. Jury Selection
Exercise 11-7. J.E.B. v. Alabama
J.E.B. v. Alabama
5. Jury Instructions
Exercise 11-8. Jury Instruction Policy
6. Jury Verdicts
7. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
8. Motions During and After Trial
a. Judgment as a Matter of Law
Exercise 11-9. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.
Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.
JMOL Notes and Questions
Exercise 11-10. Lavender v. Kurn
b. New Trial
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Exercise 11-11. Dadurian v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London
Dadurian v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London
New Trial Notes and Questions
McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood
c. Relief from Judgment
(1) Mistake, Inadvertence, Surprise, or Excusable Neglect
(2) Newly Discovered Evidence
(3) Fraud, Misrepresentation, or Misconduct by an Opposing Party
(4) Judgment Is Void
(5) Judgment Is Based on an Earlier Judgment That Has Been Reversed,
or Applying Judgment Prospectively Is No Longer Equitable
(6) Any Other Reason That Justifies Relief
9. Professional Development Reflection
Karen Dorn Steele, Lawyer says Japanese heritage affected verdict
Karen Dorn Steele, Racial Remarks Prompt New Trial
Chapter 12 · Appeal
1. Chapter Problem
2. Introduction and Overview
3. The Final Judgment Rule and Its Exceptions
Exercise 12-1. Final Judgment Rule Policy
Exercise 12-2. Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter
Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter
Notes on Collateral Order Doctrine
Exceptions to the Final Judgment Rule
a. 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) — Injunctions
b. 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) — Certified Interlocutory Orders
In re City of Memphis
c. Rule 23(f) — Class Action Certification
Exercise 12-3. Compare and Contrast Rule 23(f) and
28 U.S.C. § 1292(b)
d. Rule 54(b) — Multiple-Claim, Multiple-Party Cases
Exercise 12-4. Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co.
Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co.
e. 28 U.S.C. § 1651 — Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition
Exercise 12-5. Kerr v. United States District Court
Kerr v. United States District Court
Exercise 12-6. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Wetzel
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Wetzel
Note on Appellate Jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court
Exercise 12-7. Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
4. Standards of Review and Harmless Error
Exercise 12-8. Pierce v. Underwood
Pierce v. Underwood
Note — Abuse of Discretion Applied to Rule 11 Sanctions Decisions
Exercise 12-9. Anderson v. City of Bessemer City, N.C.
Anderson v. City of Bessemer City, N.C.
Note on the de novo Standard of Review
Exercise 12-10. Harmless Error
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Cochenour v. Cameron Savings & Loan, F.A.
5. Professional Development Reflection
Exercise 12-11. Frivolous Appeals
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Chapter 13 · Preclusion
1. Chapter Problem
2. Introduction
3. Claim Preclusion
a. Valid Judgment
b. Final Judgment
c. On the Merits
d. Same Claim
Practice Pointer
Exercise 13-1. Lisboa v. City of Cleveland Heights
Lisboa v. City of Cleveland Heights
Exercise 13-2. Lisboa v. City of Cleveland Heights Revisited
e. Same Parties
Note on “Virtual Representation”
Note on Potential Exceptions to Claim Preclusion
Exercise 13-3. Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie
Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie
Exercise 13-4. Applying the Basic Concepts of Claim Preclusion
4. Issue Preclusion
a. A Valid Final Judgment
b. Same Issue Was Actually Litigated
Practice Pointer
Exercise 13-5. O’Neal v. Remington Arms
O’Neal v. Remington Arms Company, LLC
Exercise 13-6. Was the Same Issue Actually Litigated?
c. Necessary to the Court’s Judgment
Exercise 13-7. National Satellite Sports, Inc. v. Eliadis, Inc.
National Satellite Sports, Inc. v. Elliadis, Inc.
d. Same Parties
Exercise 13-8. Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc. v. Shore
Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc. v. Shore
Exercise 13-9. Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc. v. Shore and Applying
the Elements of Issue Preclusion
Exercise 13-10. Solving the Chapter Problem
5. Professional Development Reflection
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Chapter 14 · Alternatives to Litigation
1. Chapter Problem
2. Introduction
3. Settlement and Offers of Judgment
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Shelter Capital Partners LLC
Exercise 14-1. Rule 68 Offers and Safeguards
4. Mediation and Other Non-Adjudicatory Procedures
Exercise 14-2. Reading Rule 16 for ADR Provisions
Exercise 14-3. Local Rules Relating to Mediation and Settlement
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Disputes Over Mediation
Turner v. Young
Exercise 14-4. Turner v. Young
5. Arbitration
Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson
Exercise 14-5. The “Substantive Federal Law of Arbitration”
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion
Exercise 14-6. Negotiating an Arbitration Clause
Oxford Health Plans L.L.C. v. Sutter
Exercise 14-7. Reviewing the Agreement and Defensive Drafting
Exercise 14-8. Unintended Consequences
Exercise 14-9. Contracting for Arbitration’s Effect
6. Professionalism and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Exercise 14-10. Mediation and Professionalism
Exercise 14-11. Ethical Offers of Judgment
Chapter 15 · Integration and Review
1. Client Interview — Plaintiffs
Exercise 15-1. Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
Exercise 15-2. Diversity Jurisdiction
2. Legal Research — Substantive Law
Exercise 15-3. Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Exercise 15-4. Personal Jurisdiction — Basis
Exercise 15-5. Venue
Exercise 15-6. Personal Jurisdiction—Service
3. Complaint
4. Responses to Complaint
Exercise 15-7. Default
Exercise 15-8. Motion to Dismiss
Exercise 15-9. Waiver of Defenses
Exercise 15-10. Voluntary Dismissal
5. Amended Complaint
Exercise 15-11. Amended Pleadings
Exercise 15-12. Rule 11
Exercise 15-13. Joinder of Claims and Parties
6. Fran Bell’s Notes of Initial Interviews with Defendants
7. Answer and Reply
Exercise 15-14. Joinder by Defendant
8. Right to a Jury
Exercise 15-15. Right to a Jury
9. Discovery
Exercise 15-16. Initial Disclosures
Exercise 15-17. Requests for Production of Documents
Exercise 15-18. Experts
10. Motion for Summary Judgment
Exercise 15-19. Motion for Summary Judgment
11. Trial
12. Jury Verdict
13. Post-Judgment Motions and Appeal
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Exercise 15-20. Motions for a New Trial and for Judgment as
a Matter of Law
Exercise 15-21. Appeal
Exercise 15-22. What Law Governs?
14. Preclusion
Exercise 15-23. Preclusion
15. Professionalism
Exercise 15-24. Agreeing to Represent Clients; Settlement
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Table of Principal Cases
Exxon Mobile Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc., 171
Federated Department Stores, Inc. v.
Moitie, 652
Garner v. City of Ozark, 524
Giacchetto v. Patchogue-Medford Union
Free School Dist., 419
Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v.
Darue Engineering & Manufacturing,
153
Greene v. Lindsey, 93
Gunn v. Minton, 160
Hanna v. Plumer, 234
Harshey v. Advanced Bionics Corp., 141
Hays v. Postmaster General of the United
States, 216
Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 134
Hickman v. Taylor, 431
In re City of Memphis, 612
Infiniti Group International, Inc. v. Elk
Lighting, Inc., d/b/a Sterling Industries, Inc., 309
Insurance Corp. of Ireland, Ltd. v. Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee, 470
International Shoe Co. v. Washington,
34
J. McIntyre Mach., Ltd. v. Nicastro, 60
J.E.B. v. Alabama, 558
Jenkins Brick Co. v. Bremer, 195
John S. Clark Co., Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of Ill., 353
Kerr v. United States District Court, 618
King v. Pepsi Cola Metropolitan Bottling
Co., 351
Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Elec. Mfg. Co.,
268
Kolker v. Hurwitz, 104
Anderson v. City of Bessemer City, N.C.,
629
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 513
Arakaki v. Cayetano, 389
Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 293
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 700
Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v.
U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Western District
of Texas, 271, 209
Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Health
and Safety Review Comm’n, 548
Bates v. C & S Adjustors, Inc., 193
Beacon Theaters, Inc. v. Westover, 545
Beeck v. Aquaslide ‘n’ Dive Corp., 313
Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 284
Berrey v. Asarco Inc., 345
Burger King Corporation v. Rudzewicz,
50
Carroll v. Stryker Corp., 143
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 509
Chauffeurs Local 391 v. Terry, 537
Cochenour v. Cameron Savings & Loan,
F.A., 636
Connecticut v. Doehr, 112
Craig v. FedEx Ground Package System,
Inc., 262
Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric
Co., 614
Dadurian v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s of
London, 586
Daimler AG v. Bauman, 68
Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v.
McVeigh, 157
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Peabody Western Coal
Company; Navajo Nation, 371
Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins, 224
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TABLE OF PRINCIPAL CASES
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Wetzel,
620
Lisboa v. City of Cleveland Heights, 646
Louisville & Nashville R. Co. v. Mottley,
148
Marrero-Gutierrez v. Molina, 499
Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 425
Mas v. Perry, 131
McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v.
Greenwood, 593
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Price, 384
Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter,
606
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank &
Trust Co., 89
Nat’l Develop. Corp. v. Triad Holding
Corp., 107
National Satellite Sports, Inc. v. Elliadis,
Inc., 663
Nationwide Contractor Audit Service v.
National Compliance Management
Services, Inc., 217
O’Neal v. Remington Arms Company,
LLC, 659
Oxford Health Plans L.L.C. v. Sutter, 708
Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc. v. Shore, 670
Patterson v. Avery Dennison Corporation, 451
Pebble Beach Co. v. Caddy, 78
Pennoyer v. Neff, 25
Pierce v. Underwood, 624
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 200
Reasor-Hill Corp. v. Harrison, 187
Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products,
Inc., 575
Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson,
694
Ridder v. City of Springfield, 325
Santana Products, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.,
Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs,
v. Formica Corp., Third-Party Defendant, 362
Schlagenhauf v. Holder, 463
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v.
Allstate Ins. Co., 247
Shaffer v. Heitner, 40
Stephenson v. El-Batrawi, 480
Sterk v. Redbox Automated Retail, LLC,
526
Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A., 279
Tull v. United States, 552
Turner v. Young, 689
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Shelter Capital
Partners LLC, 682
Upjohn Co. v. United States, 441
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 398
Wee Care Child Center, Inc. v. Lumpkin,
490
Worthington v. Wilson, 317
Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC, 456
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