Civil procedure : cases, materials, and questions /
Richard D. Freer, Wendy Collins Perdue.
- 5th ed.
- Newark, NJ : LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 2008.
- 1 volume (various pagings) ; 27 cm + teacher's manual + 1 teacher's manual CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An introduction to the civil action and procedure -- Personal jurisdiction -- Notice and opportunity to be heard -- Subject matter jurisdiction -- Venue -- Raising jurisdictional and related challenges -- Pleadings and judgments based on pleadings -- Discovery -- Adjudication with and without a trial or a jury -- What law applies in federal court -- The preclusion doctrines -- Scope of litigation : joinder and supplemental jurisdiction -- Special multiparty litigation : interpleader and the class action -- Appeals -- Alternative models of dispute resolution.