Civil Procedure
Fall 2010
Professor Jonathan Hafetz
Room 504
jonathan.hafetz@shu.edu
973-642-8492
Course Description
Reading
Welcome to Civil Procedure. We will be using the Civil Procedure textbook
by Rowe, Sherry, and Tidmarsh (2d edition 2008) and the 2010 supplement. The
supplement contains the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, relevant statutes, and
recent developments in the law of civil procedure. We will frequently refer to
these materials in the supplement during the course.
The assigned reading will come from the textbook and supplement. If you
are interested in additional reading, I recommend Glannon’s Civil Procedure
Examples and Explanations (6th edition 2008). It is a helpful study aid and
provides a summary of various topics in civil procedure. Another useful book is
Civil Procedure Stories (2d edition 2008) (Kevin Clermont ed.), which contains
essays on significant civil procedure cases and provides additional historical,
social, political, and factual context.
Attendance
The law school’s mandatory attendance policy is in effect for this class.
Availability
I am at school most days. Feel free to stop by my office with questions or
concerns.
Grading
The grade in this course will be based on an anonymous closed-book final
examination. There will not be a midterm examination.
Assignments (Readings are from the textbook unless denoted “Supp.”, in which
case they are from the 2010 Supplement)
M. 8/23:
Introduction to Civil Procedure, 1-28
W. 8/25:
Pleadings (Perspectives and the Complaint), 29-45
Conley v. Gibson, Swierkiewicz v. Sorema
Th. 8/26:
Recent Developments, 45-58; Supp. 21-30
Bell Atlantic v. Twombly, Ashcroft v. Iqbal
M. 8/30:
Filing & Serving the Complaint, 58-67
Rio Properties v. Rio Int’l
Responding to the Complaint, 67-77
King Vision v. Dimitri’s, Carter v. United States
W. 9/1:
Amending the Pleadings, 77-86
Dubicz v. Commonwealth Edison, Tran v. Alphonse Hotel
Th. 9/2:
Policing Pleadings and Motions, 86-103
Patsy’s Brand v. IOB Realty, In re Pennie & Edmonds, Frantz v. U.S.
Powerlifting
M. 9/6:
No Class (Labor Day)
W. 9/8:
Discovery (Perspectives and Mechanics), 104-18
Th. 9/9:
No Day Classes (Rosh Hashanah)
M. 9/13:
Relevance and Proportionality, 118-36
Sanyo Laser v. Arista, W.E. Aubuchon v. Benefirst
W. 9/15:
Work Product and Attorney Client Privilege, 136-55
Hickman v. Taylor, Regional Airport Auth. v. LFG
Th. 9/16:
Discovery Disputes, 155-73
NHL v. Metro Hockey, Phillips v. GM, Gonsalves v. New Bedford
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M. 9/20:
Case Management, Settlement & ADR (Perspectives), 174-202
Tower Ventures v. Westfield, Acuna v. Brown & Root,
Ricciuti v. NYC Transit, R.M.R. v. Muscogee County School Dist.
W. 9/22:
Settlement & ADR, 203-26
Marek v. Chesny, In re Atlantic Pipe
Th. 9/23:
Judge & Jury (Perspectives; Right to Trial by Jury), 227-50
Teamsters Local 391 v. Terry, Markman v. Westview Instruments
M. 9/27:
Selecting a Jury, 250-57
W. 9/29:
Summary Judgment, 257-73
Celotex v. Catrett, Scott v. Harris
Th. 9/30:
Other Judicial Controls over Juries, 273-93
Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing, Unitherm Food v. Swift-Eckrich
M. 10/4:
Bench Trials and Relief from Judgments, 293-304
Ackerman v. United States
W. 10/6:
Appeals, 305-14
Th. 10/7:
Judgments (Perspectives and Claim Preclusion), 315-31
Rush v. City of Maple Heights
Fall Break (No classes Oct. 11-15)
M. 10/18:
Other Forms of Preclusion, Law of the Case and
Stare Decisis, 331-52, Supp. 31-36
Parklane Hosiery v. Shore, Taylor v. Sturgell
W. 10/20:
Joinder (Perspectives, Jurisdiction, and Claim Joinder), 353-70
Painter v. Harvey
Th. 10/21: Permissive Party Joinder, 371-87
Alexander v. Fulton County, Lehman v. Revolution Portfolio,
Asher v. Unarco
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M. 10/25:
Required Joinder, Intervention, Interpleader &
Class Actions, 387-406, Supp. 37-44
Makah Indian Tribe v. Verity, Grutter v. Bollinger, Philippines v. Pimental
W. 10/27:
Personal Jurisdiction & Venue (Perspectives and Approaches), 407-25
Pennoyer v. Neff, International Shoe v. Washington
Th. 10/28: Applying Minimum Contacts, 425-53
Shaffer v. Heitner, World-Wide Volkswagen v. Woodson
M. 11/1:
Applying Minimum Contacts (cont.), 453-70
Asahi Metal v. Superior Court, Zippo Manuf. v. Zippo Dot Com
W. 11/3:
General Jurisdiction and Service in Forum State, 470-91
Bird v. Parsons, Burnham v. Superior Court
Th. 11/4:
Consent, Notice & Personal Jurisdiction in Federal Court, 491-507
Carnival Cruise v. Shute, Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank
M. 11/8:
Venue, 507-18
Piper Aircraft v. Reyno
W. 11/10:
Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Perspectives & Federal
Question Jurisdiction), 519-48
Louis. & Nash. RR v. Mottley, Merrell Dow v. Thompson,
Grable & Sons v. Darue Engineering
Th. 11/11: Diversity Jurisdiction, 549-63, Supp. 45-52
Sheehan v. Gustafson, Peterson v. Cooley, Del Vecchio v. Conseco,
Hertz Corp. v. Friend
M. 11/15:
Supplemental Jurisdiction, 563-80
United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, Exxon Mobil v. Allapattah Services
W. 11/17:
Removal, 581-86
Spencer v. U.S. District Court
State Law in Federal Courts (Erie: Perspectives), 587-99
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Th. 11/18: Developing & Applying Erie, 599-617
Guaranty Trust v. York, Ragan v. Merchants Transfer, Hanna v. Plumer
M. 11/22:
Developing & Applying Erie (cont.), 618-32
Walker v. Armco Steel, Gasperini v. Center for Humanities
W. 11/24:
No Class (Friday schedule)
Th. 11/25: No Class (Thanksgiving)
M. 11/29:
Ascertaining State Law, 632-39
Webber v. Sobba
Tue. 11/30: Class Actions (Perspectives and Basics), 640-62
Haley v. Medtronic
[NB: Thursday schedule in effect]
W. 12/1:
Personal Jurisdiction, Subject Matter Jurisdiction & Preclusion, 662-88
Phillips Petroleum v. Shutts, Preston v. Tenet Healthsystem,
Stephenson v. Dow Chemical
Th. 12/2:
Erie, Trial & Settlement, 688-707, Supp. 53-64
In re Rhone-Poulenc, Cimino v. Raymark Indus., Amchem Prods. v.
Windsor, Shady Grove v. Allstate Ins.
[Last Day of Classes]
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