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D-106 – Civil Procedure II


3 Credits

Examination of questions of procedure including: jurisdiction and venue; federal subject matter jurisdiction such as diversity and federal question jurisdiction; notice and code pleading; Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governing joinder of claims and parties; discovery; summary and default judgments; the right to a jury trial in civil matters; and issues of finality of judgments. Appropriate examples are drawn from Georgia law.

Spring Sections

  • Section A

    Room - 609

    Schedule - M, W – 9:00 a - 10:30 a

    Instructor - Hricik

    Required Materials:

    Yeazell, Civil Procedure, (Aspen 7th Ed.), ISBN13: 9780735569256, Price: $180.00
    Yeazell, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 2011Statutory Supplement, (Aspen 2011 Ed.), ISBN13: 9780735508750, Price: $46.00

    Recommended Materials:

    Hricik, Mastering Civil Procedure, (Carolina Academic Press, 2nd Ed.), ISBN 13: 9781594609886, Price: $42.00

    First Assignments:

    Review pages 333 to 375.

    We will discuss complaints and I will give an overview of a typical lawsuit to give you a “feel” for the substance of this semester.

  • Section B

    Room - 201

    Schedule - M, W – 9:00 a - 10:30 a

    Instructor - Adams

    Required Materials:

    Yeazell, Civil Procedure, (Aspen 7th Ed.), ISBN13: 9780735569256, Price: $180.00
    Yeazell, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 2011Statutory Supplement, (Aspen 2011 Ed.), ISBN13: 9780735508750, Price: $46.00

    Recommended Materials:

    Glannon, Examples & Explanations: Civil Procedure, (Aspen 6th Ed.), ISBN13: 9780735570337, Price: $48.95
    Professor strongly recommends that students purchase this book.

    Glannon, The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure: Learning Civil Procedure Through Multiple-Choice Questions and Analysis, (Aspen 2nd Ed.), ISBN13: 9780735579545, Price: $41.95
    Professor Strongly recommends students purchase this book.

    First Assignments:

    Assignment 1: (Week of Jan 9)
    Pleading Basics: The Complaint & Service
    CB, pp 333-375* (*Note 2 p363 is out of date).

    Supp, pp 431-444
    Supp, FRCP 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Key cases: Twombly & Iqbal

  • Section C

    Room - 202

    Schedule - M, W – 9:00 a - 10:30 a

    Instructor - Carlton-Sadler

    Required Materials:

    Glannon, Civil Procedure: A Coursebook, (Aspen 2011 Ed.), ISBN 13: 9780735597891, Price: $179.00
    Glannon, Civil Procedure: Rules, Statutes and Other Materials, (Aspen 2011 Ed.), ISBN 13: 9780735508620, Price: $38.00

    Recommended Materials:

    Glannon, Examples & Explanations: Civil Procedure, (Aspen 6th Ed.), ISBN13: 9780735570337, Price: $48.95
    Professor strongly recommends that students purchase this book.

    Glannon, The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure: Learning Civil Procedure Through Multiple-Choice Questions and Analysis, (Aspen 2nd Ed.), ISBN13: 9780735579545, Price: $41.95
    Professor Strongly recommends students purchase this book.

    First Assignments:

    In our first class we will review the Complaint & Answer exercise completed at the end of last semester. Students are to read pages 566-588 and generally review the materials covered in Ch. 16.

  • Section D

    Room - 204

    Schedule - M, F – 9:00 a - 10:30 a

    Instructor - Doneff

    Required Materials:

    Freer, Civil Procedure: Cases, Materials and Questions, (LexisNexis 5th Ed), ISBN13: 9781422407103, Price: $147.00
    There is a loose-leaf edition of this text which is offered at a lower price. The ISBN: 9781422425602. The price is $82.00. You may purchase either edition.

    Yeazell, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 2011Statutory Supplement, (Aspen 2011 Ed.), ISBN13: 9780735508750, Price: $46.00

    Recommended Materials:

    Freer, Civil Procedure, (Aspen 2nd Ed.), ISBN: 9780735578302, Price: $71.00
    The professor strongly recommends that you purchase this book.

    Glannon, The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure: Learning Civil Procedure Through Multiple-Choice Questions and Analysis, (Aspen 2nd Ed.), ISBN13: 9780735579545, Price: $41.95
    Professor Strongly recommends students purchase this book.

    First Assignments:

    Civil Procedure:
    Review FRCP 11 and 15
    Read: Casebook, pages 334-356

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