Civil Procedure Class - People's College of Law - Prof J.

Quarter 1 - Classes

1. 11-07 - intro to Civil Procedure

2. 11-14

3. 11-21

4. 11-28

5. 12-05

6. 12-12

7. 12-19

8. 01-09 - question # 1 and question # 2

9. 01-16 - question #3 - question #4

10. 01-23 - question #5 - question #6

submit take home final essay by email on or before 1-29-07

Quarter 2 - Classes

1. 1-30 - cover Quarter 1 take home final essay in class

2. 2-06

3. 2-13

4. 2-20

5. 2-27

6. 3-06

7. 3-13

8. 3-20

9. 3-27

10.4-03 no class - Spring Break

submit take home final exam essay by 4-09 (4-3 to 4-8 Spring Break at Mission College)

Quarter 3 - Classes

1. 4-10 - cover Quarter 2 take home final exam essay in class

2. 4-17

3. 4-24

4. 5-1 class through "Meet and Confer" phone conference

5. 5-8 class through "Meet and Confer" phone conference

6. 5-15 class through "Meet and Confer" phone conference

7. 5-22 class through "Meet and Confer" phone conference

8. 5-22 (5-24 - 6- 10 Prof J. holiday trip to Budapest and Vienna)

9. 6-12

10. 6-19

submit take home final exam essay by email on or before 6-30-07

Topics Covered in Civil Procedure I and II

1. Personal Jurisdiction

2. Diversity Jurisdiction

3. Federal Question Jurisdiction

4. Venue

5. Removal Jurisdiction

6. Conflict of Jurisdiction between State and Federal Courts

7. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - includes commencement of action, service of notice, pleadings, amendments, joinder discovery, pretrial conferences.

8. Final Judgment and Appellate Review

9. Effects of Judgment on Future cases - res judicata, collateral estoppel,