Civil procedure :  cases and materials / 
by Jack H. Friedenthal [and others]. 
 - Compact 10th ed. for shorter courses. 
 - St. Paul, MN :  West,  2010. 
 - xlvi, 655 pages ;  26 cm. 
 - American casebook series .
 - American casebook series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>A survey of the civil action -- Jurisdiction over parties or their property -- Providing notice and an opportunity to be heard -- Jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action: the court's competency -- Venue, transfer, and forum non conveniens -- Ascertaining the applicable law -- Modern pleading -- Joinder of claims and parties: expanding the scope of the civil action -- Class actions -- Pretrial devices for obtaining information: depositions and discovery -- Case management -- Adjudication without trial or by special proceedings -- The right to a jury and other elements of trial -- Appellate review -- The binding effect of prior decisions: res judicata and collateral estoppel -- Alternative dispute resolution. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780314232915 0314232915 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil procedure--United States--Cases.<br/>Civil procedure.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Casebooks.<br/>Trials, litigation, etc.<br/>Casebooks.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF8839  / .C452 2010