LAWS 546 - Civil Procedure II|

Credits: 3

An analysis of the procedural steps in the prosecution and defense of a civil case with emphasis on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including pleading, motions directed to pleadings, amendment, joinder, complex joinder devices, obtaining information from other parties through discovery, trial and post-trial motions, and standards for appeal. Special issues in federal procedure including subject matter jurisdiction, removal, jurisdictional limitations on procedural devices, transfer between federal courts, class actions and multi-district litigation and appellate issues and the relationship of the federal and state courts may also be explored. At the discretion of the professor some individual drafting problems may be assigned.

Prerequisites: Civil Procedure I

Note: Required for graduation (students entering Fall 2009); second year block course; 2L priority registration.

Basis of Grade: Final examination

Form of Grade: Letter Grade

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