Civil Procedure

Catalog description

This course provides a basic introduction to the process of civil litigation. During fall semester students will learn about the procedural rules governing different stages in the litigation process - from initial pleadings through final judgment. The main topics to be covered are: pleading, discovery, and adjudication without trial, trial and appeal. In the spring we will address: personal jurisdiction, subject matter jurisdiction, venue, Erie doctrine, res judicata and joinder.