Federal Civil Procedure

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Elective Course Course Requirement: paper or project Fulfills Current Concentration Elective: General Practice- Basic Track Federal Civil Procedure focuses upon litigating civil actions in federal courts using procedures and practices that are sharply different than state court procedures. The course covers federal jurisdiction and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with special emphasis on pleading, joinder of claims and parties, judicial control of actions, discovery, pre-trial motions including summary judgment techniques, bench and jury trials, post-trial motions, and appealable orders.