Civil Procedure (Fisch) - Sec 3
Meeting Times/Location
MTW 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Gittis Hall 213
Category
First-Year
Credits
4.0
This course is devoted to a consideration of the basic problems of civil procedure. Pleading, discovery, multi-party actions, trial practice, and judgments are considered in terms of function and technique. The course is also designed to introduce the student to underlying problems such as jurisdiction, the choice of law in the federal system, and the role of courts as lawmaking institutions.
I run the class through a combination of lecture, Socratic questioning and discussion. Regular attendance and class participation are required. The course also incorporates assignments that are administered through Canvas; completion of the assignments counts for 20% of the final course grade.
Courts and the Judicial System Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of both substantive and procedural issues in the operation of our legal system; Perform legal analysis in the context of procedural issues and the judicial process; Communicate effectively on topics related to procedure and the judicial process; Demonstrate an understanding of how procedural issues and the judicial process affect all other area of our legal system.
Textbooks
"Civil Procedure: Theory and Practice" by Linda J. Silberman, Allan R. Stein, Tobias Barrington Wolff, Aaron Simowitz |