Civil Procedure (Morse) - Sec 3
Additional Information
Skills Training
None
Grading
100% Exam,
Other (See syllabus.)
Exam
Short Answer,
Essay,
In Class,
Partial Open Book (See syllabus.)
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- Class sessions are regularly recorded. I will make these recordings routinely available on the course site to everyone in the class.
Meeting Times/Location
M 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Gittis Hall 213
TW 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.
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: An Integrated Approach (Doctrine and Practice Series)" by William H. J. Hubbard |