Study Aids: Civil Procedure

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The following is a list of recommended study aids in the Law Library’s collection on civil procedure:

Baicker-McKee, Steven et al. A Student’s Guide to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Reserve, KF8816 .A2 S78

Published annually, the text of each Rule is provided along with the authors’ commentary on the Rule, a recap of each subpart to the Rule, and applications of the Rule’s subparts by the federal trial and appellate courts.

Clermont, Kevin M., ed., Civil Procedure Stories (2d ed. 2008). Reserve, KF8839 .C458 2008

This book contains the stories behind fourteen landmark civil procedure cases. Among the contributors is R.W.U. Professor of Law Louise Teitz with “The Story of Hilton: From Gloves to Globalization.”

Clermont, Kevin M., Principles of Civil Procedure (2005). Reserve, KF8840 .C58 2005

A publication of the West/Thomson Reuters Concise Hornbook series, the author provides an overview of the stages of litigation.

Freer, Richard D., Civil Procedure (2d ed. 2009). Reserve, KF8839 .F745 2009

There are chapters on personal and subject matter jurisdiction, forum selection, venue, pleadings, discovery, the Erie doctrine(s), the doctrine of preclusion, joinder, multiparty litigation, and appellate review.

Friedenthal, Jack H. et al., Civil Procedure (4th ed. 2005). Reserve, KF8840 .F72 2005

This hornbook contains extensive discussion of various aspects of civil procedure. In the Appendix are tips for using Westlaw to research the law of civil procedure.

Glannon, Joseph W., Civil Procedure: Examples and Explanations (6th ed. 2008). Reserve, KF8840 .G58 2008

This study aid is popular among students! The six major content areas covered are choosing a proper court, state law in federal courts, scope of the action, steps in the litigation process, effect of the judgment, and thinking procedurally: the rules in action. Each discussion of the topic is followed by examples for the reader to work through along with explanations of the examples.

Issacharoff, Samuel, Civil Procedure (2d ed. 2009). Reserve, KF8840 .I87 2009

Published as part of the Foundation Press Concepts and Insight series, this study aid has chapters on due process, pleading, facts, parties, jurisdiction, federalism, repose, management, and litigation.

Kane, Mary Kay, Civil Procedure in a Nutshell (6th ed. 2007). Reserve, KF8841 .K36 2007

The author writes on choosing the proper court, pretrial: framing the litigation, adjudication without trial, the trial, judgments and their effects, appeals, specialized multi-party/multi-claim proceedings, and other special problems in federal litigation.

Shreve, Gene R. and Peter Raven-Hansen, Understanding Civil Procedure (3d ed. 2002). Reserve, KF8840 .S484 2002

This study aid has discussions on jurisdiction and venue. Also covered are notice and opportunity to be heard, simple and complex pleading and practice, discovery, disposition without trial, trial and post-trial motions, appeal, remedies, and respect for final judgments.

Electronic Study Aid: CALI To view an annotated listing of the CALI lessons available for civil procedure, select “Civil Procedure ” under the heading “CALI Topics.”

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Updated October, 2009.