Civil Procedure Syllabus
Summer 2012
Professor Hill
Required Text: Civil Procedure Packet & Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Recommended: The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure
Attendance Policy: Prompt and Regular Attendance is Required.
Testing Policy: There will be two in-class essay tests, one take home writing assignment
and a final examination.
Wednesday, May 29th
Pennoyer v. Neff ………………………………………………………………………
Harris v. Balk ………………………………………………………………………….
1
16
Thursday, May 30th
International Shoe Co. v. State of Washington, Office of Unemployment
Compensation and Placement, et al. ………………………………………
McGee v. International Life Insurance Co. ………………………………………..
21
29
Friday, May 31st
Hanson v. Denckla, Lewis, Hanson …………………………………………………
Kulko v. Superior Court of California in and for the City and Court of
San Francisco …………………………………………………………………
32
45
Monday, June3rd
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson ……………………………………….
Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz ……………………………………………………
54
63
Tuesday, June 4th
Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp. ………………………...
77
Asahi Metal Industry Co., Ltd. v. Superior Court of California,
Solano County ……………………………………………………………….
82
McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro …………………………………………….. 91
Wednesday, June 5th
Fisher Governor Company v. Superior Court of City and County of
San Francisco ………………………………………………………………..
Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia v. Hall …………………………………..
Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations v. Brown ……………………………………
129
132
142
Thursday, June 6th
Shaffer v. Heitner …………………………………………………………………….
Burnham v. Superior Court of California, County of Marin …………………..
Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute ………………………………………………
Petersen v. Boeing Company ………………………………………………………
159
180
198
223
Friday, June 7th
Essay Exam covering personal jurisdiction including: minimum contacts, general
jurisdiction, consent and presence.
Monday, June 10th
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., et al. ………………………….
Wyman v. Newhouse …………………………………………………………………
United States ex rel. Mayo v. Satan and His Staff ……………………………….
236
243
245
Section II: Subject Matter Jurisdiction in Federal Courts
Tuesday, June 11th
28 U.S.C. 1332
Mas and Mas v. Perry ………………………………………………………………..
Doe v. Schwerzler, Taffet, Green, Green, and Breen ……………………………
246
248
Wednesday, June 12th
Hertz Corp. v. Friend ………………………………………………………………...
Carden, et al. v. Arkoma Associates ……………………………………………….
Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger ………………………………………
253
272
283
Thursday, June 13th
Pachinger v. MGM Grand Hotel-Las Vegas, Inc. and Does I through V ……
Freeland and Freeland v. LibertyMutual Fire Insur. Co. ………………………
293
297
Friday, June 14th
28 U.S.C. 1331
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley ………………………………….
Harms Company v. Eliscu and Jungnickel, Inc. ………………………………….
305
308
Monday, June 17th
Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Mfg. …………..
313
Tuesday, June 18th
28 U.S.C. 1367
United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs ………………………………………..
Groce v. Eli Lilly Co. …………………………………………………………………
324
331
Wednesday, June 19th
28 U.S.C. 1404 & 1391
Coffey v. Van Dorn Iron Works, et al. ……………………………………………..
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, Hartzell Propeller, Inc. v. Reyno …………………
.
339
345
III. The Erie Doctrine: Vertical Choice of Law
Thursday, June 29
Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins ………………………………………………………………
Guaranty Trust Co. of New York v. York …………………………………………..
358
370
Friday, June 21st : Second Essay Test Covering Service of Process, Subject Matter
Jurisdiction, Venue, Transfer and Forum Selection Clauses. Erie will not be tested.
Monday, June 24th
Hanna v. Plumer ………………………………………………………………
380
Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Mfg. Co. ………………………………………… 390
McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. ………………………………………… 393
Volume II
IV. Pleadings and Joinder of Parties
Tuesday, June 25th
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a) & 9
Dioguardi v. Durning …………………………………………….. 1
Kimberly v. Kardashian, Humphries, Sinanaj …………………. 65
Armstrong v. Tygart ……………………………………………….. 67
Wednesday, June 26th
Bell Atlantic Corp , et al. v. Twombly .…………………………. 14
Ashcroft, et al. v. Iqbal, et al. …………………………………….. 23
Thursday, June 27th
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(b), (c) & 12(b)
Garcia v. Hilton Hotels International, Inc. …………………….. 70
Krukemyer v. Forcum and Jackson ……………………………… 76
Roe v. Smith Corp. and Smith ……………………………………. 85
Friday, June 28th
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15
Damron v. ATM Central LLC ……………………………………93
Beeck and Beeck v. Aquaslide ‘N’ Dive Corp. …………………. 97
Moore v. Baker and Memorial Medical Center …………………102
Monday, July 1st
Fed. R. Civ. P. 13(a), 13(c), 13(h)
Plant v. Blazer Financial Services, Inc. of Georgia …………….112
Great Lakes Rubber Corp. v. Herbert Cooper Co. ……………...124
Tuesday, July 2nd
Fed. R. Civ. P. 14
Caputo v. U.S. Lines Co. and Imparato Stevedoring Corp. ……. 128
Jeub v. B/G Foods, Inc. …………………………………………… 131
Lasa Per L’Industria Del Marmo Societa Per Azioni v.
Alexander ………………………………………………… 133
Wednesday, July 3rd
Fed. R. Civ. P. 19 & 12(b)(7)
Temple v. Synthes Corp., Ltd. …………………………………………… 162
James v. Valvoline, Inc. ……………………………………………..
164
Drafting Assignment due Monday to be distributed
Thursday, July 4th
No Class
Friday, July 5th
No Class
Monday, July 8th
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11
Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications
Enterprises, Inc., et al. ……………………………………….
Star Mark Management Inc. LLC v. Koon Chun Hing Kee
Soy Sauce Factory, Ltd. ………………………………………
Bragg v. Linden Research and Philip Rosedale …………………..
140
152
159
Tuesday, July 9th
Fed. R. Civ. P. 22 & 24 and 28 U.S.C. 1397
Mutual Life Insur. Co. of New York v. McKnight ………………..
Cohen v. Republic of the Philippines and Braemer ……………..
Atlantis Development Corp., Ltd. v. United States ………………
168
171
175
Wednesday, July 10th
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23
Hansberry, et al. v. Lee, et al. ………………………………………
In re American Medical Systems, Inc…………………………….
183
189
V. Discovery
Thursday, July 11th
F.R. Civ. P. 26, 35, 37
Hickman v. Taylor, et al. ……………………………………………
Upjohn Co. v. United States ………………………………………..
Schlagenhauf v. Holder, ……………………………………………
206
218
228
VI. Summary Judgment & Directed Verdicts
Friday, July 12th
F.R. Civ. Pro. 56
Adickes v. S.H. Kress & Company ………………………………….
Knapp v. Holiday Inns, Inc v. Lane ………………………………..
267
279
Monday, July 15th
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett ……………………………………………..
288
Tuesday, July 16th
Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a) & (b) & 59
Lee County Oil Co. Inc. v. Marshall ……………………………….
G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat Corp. …………….
Violet Jenkins v. Electro-Med Industries, Inc. ……………………
302
304
312
VII. Res Judicata
Wednesday, July 17th
Rush v. City of Maple Heights ………………………………………
Mathews v. New York Racing Assoc., Inc. ………………………..
Charles Frier, Jr. v. City of Vandalia, Illinois …………………….
Bernhard v. Bank of America ……………………………………….
Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois
Foundation …………………………………………………….
Friday, July 19th
Review Session
Monday, July 22nd
Final Exam
316
326
335
347
351