Table Of Contents:
Preface To Updated Fourth Edition iii
Preface To Fourth Edition v

Table of Cases xxv

Table of Secondary Authorities li

Choosing a System of Procedure 1(26)

Band's Refuse Removal, Inc. v. Borough of Fair Lawn 3(7)

Notes and Questions 10(2)

The Problems of Jurisprudence 12(1)

Lon Fuller

Evaluation of the Adversary System: As Comparison, Some Remarks on the Investigatory System of Procedure 13(2)

W. Zeidler

The Search for Truth: An Umpireal View 15(1)

Marvin Frankel

Notes and Questions 16(2)

Kothe v. Smith 18(2)

Notes and Questions 20(5)

Procedural Complications of Our Federal System 25(2)

The Rewards and Costs of Litigation---Of Remedies and Related Matters 27(94)

Prejudgment Seizure 27(40)

Fuentes v. Shevin 29(10)

Notes and Questions 39(3)

Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. 42(3)

North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc. 45(2)

Notes and Questions 47(3)

Connecticut v. Doehr 50(13)

Notes and Questions 63(4)

Post Judgment Remedies 67(31)

Damages 68(1)

Carey v. Piphus 68(9)

Notes and Questions 77(5)

Enforcing Money Judgments 82(2)

Equitable Remedies 84(2)

Smith v. Western Electric Co. 86(3)

Notes and Questions 89(4)

Justiciability 93(1)

Notes and Questions 94(1)

Enforcing Equitable Decrees---Contempt 95(1)

Notes and Questions 96(2)

Cost of Litigation 98(10)

Venegas v. Mitchell 98(4)

Notes and Questions 102(6)

Private Ordering Through Alternatives to Litigation 108(13)

Negotiation and Settlement Promotion 109(1)

Third-Party Intervention 110(3)

Arbitration 113(4)

Notes and Questions 117(4)

Describing and Defining the Dispute 121(107)

The Historical Evolution of Pleading 121(10)

The Forms of Action 122(1)

Common Law Pleading 123(2)

The American Reform Experience 125(1)

Gillispie v. Goodyear Service Stores 126(2)

Notes and Questions 128(3)

Describing and Testing the Plaintiff's Claim 131(58)

The Problem of Specificity 134(1)

United States v. Board of Harbor Commissioners 134(1)

Notes and Questions 135(3)

Consistency and Honesty in Pleading 138(1)

Inconsistent Allegations 138(1)

McCormick v. Kopmann 138(2)

Notes and Questions 140(3)

Certification by Signing---Rule 11 143(1)

Zuk v. Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute of the Medical College of Pennsylvania 143(6)

Notes and Questions 149(7)

Scrutinizing the Legal Sufficiency of Plaintiff's Claim 156(1)

Mitchell v. Archibald & Kendall, Inc. 156(5)

Notes and Questions 161(2)

Heightened Requirements for Specificity 163(1)

Ross v. A. H. Robins Company 163(4)

Notes and Questions 167(3)

Requirements of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) 170(2)

Notes and Questions 172(1)

Cash Energy, Inc. v. Weiner 173(4)

Swierkiewicz v. Sorema, N.A. 177(4)

Notes and Questions 181(5)

The Future of Pleading Practice 186(1)

The Revival of Fact Pleading Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 186(2)

Richard Marcus

Notes and Questions 188(1)

Defendant's Response 189(12)

Pre-answer Motions Under Rule 12 189(1)

Notes and Questions 190(1)

Failure to Answer---Default 191(1)

Shepard Claims Service, Inc. v. William Darrah & Associates 191(5)

Notes and Questions 196(3)

The Answer 199(1)

Admitting or Denying the Averments 199(1)

David v. Crompton & Knowles Corp. 200(1)

Notes and Questions 201(9)

Affirmative Defenses 204(3)

Counterclaims 207(1)

Wigglesworth v. Teamsters Local Union No. 592 207(3)

Notes and Questions 210(2)

Voluntary Dismissal 212(16)

Amendments to Pleadings 214(1)

Permission to Amend 215(1)

David v. Crompton & Knowles Corp. 215(1)

Notes and Questions 216(1)

Amendments at Trial 217(1)

Supplemental Pleadings 218(1)

Relation Back of Amendments 218(1)

Swartz v. Gold Dust Casino, Inc 218(4)

Notes and Questions 222(6)

Establishing the Structure and Size of the Dispute 228(104)

Proper Parties to a Suit 228(6)

Real Party in Interest (Rule 17(a)) 228(2)

Fictitious Names 230(1)

Southern Methodist University Association of Women Law Students v. Wynne and Jaffe 230(2)

Notes and Questions 232(2)

Joinder of Claims (Rule 18(a)) 234(1)

Permissive Joinder of Parties (Rule 20) 234(8)

Kedra v. City of Philadelphia 235(2)

Insolia v. Philip Morris, Inc. 237(3)

Notes and Questions 240(2)

Compulsory Joinder of Parties (Rule 19) 242(18)

Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc. v. Shepard Niles, Inc. 243(12)

Notes and Questions 255(3)

The Rule 19(b) Determination Whether to Proceed or Dismiss 258(2)

Impleader (Rule 14) 260(5)

Clark v. Associates Commerical Corp 260(3)

Notes and Questions 263(2)

Counterclaims and Cross-Claims (Rule 13) 265(2)

Notes and Questions 266(1)

Interpleader (Rule 22 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1335) 267(9)

State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire 268(6)

Notes and Questions 274(2)

Intervention (Rule 24) 276(12)

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 277(5)

Notes and Questions 282(3)

The Definition of ``Interest'' in Rule 24(a)(2) 285(3)

Class Actions (Rule 23) 288(44)

The Problem of Representation 289(2)

Hansberry v. Lee 291(3)

Notes and Questions 294(3)

The Standards for Certification 297(1)

Walters v. Reno 297(9)

Notes and Questions 306(3)

In the Matter of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc. 309(11)

Notes and Questions 320(8)

Notice and Opt-out Rights 328(4)

Obtaining Information for Trial 332(92)

The Promise and Reality of Broad Discovery 332(10)

Hickman v. Taylor 332(1)

Pretrial discovery and the Adversary System 333(1)

William Glaser

Dissenting From Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 334(1)

Powell, J.

Notes and Questions 335(2)

In re Convergent Technologies Securities Litigation 337(2)

Notes and Questions 339(3)

The Discovery Devices 342(15)

Initial Disclosure 342(2)

Document Inspection 344(2)

Interrogatories 346(1)

Depositions 347(3)

Physical or Mental Examination 350(2)

Discovery Sequence and Tactics 352(2)

Notes and Questions 354(3)

Managing the Scope and Burden of Discovery 357(23)

Davis v. Ross 357(4)

Notes and Questions 361(5)

Kozlowski v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. 366(2)

McPeek v. Ashcroft 368(4)

Notes and Questions 372(5)

The Challenges of E-Discovery 377(3)

Exemptions From Discovery 380(32)

Hickman v. Taylor 380(7)

Notes and Questions 387(4)

Upjohn Co. v. United States 391(8)

Notes and Questions 399(2)

In re Shell Oil Refinery 401(5)

Notes and Questions 406(6)

Investigation---Fact Gathering Without Judicial Assistance 412(3)

Corley v. Rosewood Care Center, Inc. 412(1)

Notes and Questions 413(2)

Enforcing the Discovery Rules---Sanctions 415(9)

Cine Forty-Second Street Theatre Corp. v. Allied Artists Pictures Corp 415(5)

Notes and Questions 420(4)

Adjudication Before Trial: Summary Judgment 424(41)

The Nature of the Summary Judgment Device: The Concept of Burden Shifting 425(24)

An Introduction to the Concept of Burden of Proof 425(2)

Summary Judgment and Judgment as a Matter of Law Contrasted 427(1)

Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. 428(2)

Thoughts on directed Verdicts and Summary Judgments 430(2)

David Currie

Notes and Questions 432(3)

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett 435(10)

Notes and Questions 445(4)

Meeting the Burden of Production: Determining the Appropriate Standard 449(16)

Arnstein v. Porter 450(2)

Dyer v. MacDougall 452(3)

Notes and Questions 455(8)

Summary Judgment in Defamation Cases 463(2)

Judicial Supervision of Pretrial and Promotion of Settlement 465(56)

Pretrial Conference 466(17)

Notes and Questions 468(2)

G. Heileman Brewing Co. v. Joseph Oat Corp. 470(9)

Notes and Questions 479(4)

Settlement Devices Using Intervention by Third Parties 483(13)

The Impact on Litigation Strategy of Integrating Alternative Dispute Resolution Into the Pretrial Process 483(1)

Edward F. Sherman

Mediation 484(1)

Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) 485(1)

Court-Annexed Arbitration 486(2)

Notes and Questions 488(2)

Summary Jury Trial 490(1)

Notes and Questions 491(3)

Mini-trial 494(2)

Obligation to Participate in Settlement Processes 496(9)

In re Atlantic Pipe Corporation 496(7)

Notes and Questions 503(2)

Incentives to Settle Through Shifting of Attorney's Fees and Costs 505(16)

Marek v. Chesny 505(11)

Notes and Questions 516(5)

Trial 521(169)

The Phases of a Trial 521(8)

Jury Selection 522(1)

Opening Statements 522(1)

Presentation of Evidence 522(3)

Argument 525(1)

Instructions 525(3)

Jury Deliberation and Verdict 528(1)

Post-Trial Motions and Judgment 528(1)

Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial 529(77)

Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover 531(8)

Dairy Queen, Inc. v. Wood 539(3)

Notes and Questions 542(2)

The ``Clean-Up'' Doctrine 544(1)

Ross v. Bernhard 545(8)

Notes and Questions 553(2)

Curtis v. Loether 555(2)

Notes and Questions 557(2)

Tull v. United States 559(2)

Notes and Questions 561(2)

Teamsters Local No. 361 v. Terry 563(15)

Notes and Questions 578(1)

The Right to Jury Trial in Statutorily-Created Administrative Proceedings 578(2)

Notes and Questions 580(1)

Granfinanciera, S.A. v. Nordberg 581(14)

Notes and Questions 595(2)

Complex Cases and the Right to Jury Trial 597(5)

The Seventh Amendment and Jury Size 602(1)

Jury Selection 603(3)

Notes and Questions 606(1)

Judicial Control of the Verdict 606(84)

Judgment as a Matter of Law (Formerly Directed Verdict and Judgment NOV) 606(1)

Galloway v. United States 607(13)

Notes and Questions 620(1)

The Constitutionalty of Judgment as a Matter of Law After Verdict 621(1)

Notes and Questions 622(1)

Lavender v. Kurn 623(4)

Notes and Questions 627(6)

Judgment as a Matter of Law and Law Application 633(1)

Burden Shifting and Substantive Policy 634(1)

Guenther v. Armstrong Rubber Co. 635(2)

Notes and Questions 637(6)

Motion for New Trial 643(1)

Ahern v. Scholz 643(4)

Notes and Questions 647(2)

The Intersection Between Judgment as a Matter of Law and Motion for New Trial 649(4)

Relief From Judgment Under Rule 60(b) 653(5)

Remittitur and Additur 658(1)

Dimick v. Schiedt 658(7)

Notes and Questions 665(6)

The Nature of the Verdict 671(1)

Whitlock v. Jackson 671(5)

Notes and Questions 676(5)

Juror Impeachment of the Verdict 681(1)

Sopp v. Smith 681(1)

People v. Hutchinson 682(3)

Notes and Questions 685(5)

Choosing the Forum---Geographical Location 690(170)

The Traditional Formulation: The ``Power'' Theory of Jurisdiction 691(19)

Pennoyer v. Neff 691(6)

Notes and Questions 697(4)

Fraudulent Inducement Into the Forum 701(2)

Harris v. Balk 703(2)

Notes and Questions 705(1)

Hess v. Pawloski 706(2)

Notes and Questions 708(1)

Jurisdiction Over Corporate Defendants 709(1)

The Shift to Minimum Contacts 710(13)

International Shoe Co. v. Washington 710(5)

Notes and Questions 715(2)

McGee v. International Life Ins. Co. 717(2)

Notes and Questions 719(4)

The States' Response---Long-Arm Statutes 723(6)

Notes and Questions 725(2)

Personal Jurisdiction in Federal Court 727(2)

Refining the Minimum Contacts Analysis 729(62)

World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson 730(10)

Notes and Questions 740(4)

General and Specific Jurisdiction 744(1)

Calder v. Jones 745(2)

Notes and Questions 747(5)

Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz 752(11)

Notes and Questions 763(2)

Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court 765(7)

Notes and Questions 772(4)

Pavlovich v. Superior Court 776(10)

Notes and Questions 786(5)

Presence of Defendant's Property 791(18)

Shaffer v. Heitner 791(12)

Notes and Questions 803(3)

Choice of Law 806(3)

Personal Service Within the Jurisdiction 809(12)

Burnham v. Superior Court 809(10)

Notes and Questions 819(2)

The General Jurisdiction Alternative 821(8)

Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v. Hall 821(4)

Notes and Questions 825(4)

Lighting Jurisdiction 829(6)

Insurance Corporation of Ireland, Ltd. v. Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee 829(2)

Notes and Questions 831(2)

Consent to Suit in Forum 833(1)

Forum Selection Clauses 834(1)

The Requirement of Notice 835(5)

Notes and Questions 836(2)

Manner of Serving Process 838(2)

Venue 840(7)

Bates v. C & S Adjusters, Inc. 841(3)

Notes and Questions 844(3)

Discretionary Decline of Jurisdiction 847(13)

Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno 847(9)

Notes and Questions 856(4)

Choosing the Forum---State v. Federal Court 860(59)

Diversity of Citizenship 860(11)

Mas v. Perry 861(3)

Notes and Questions 864(4)

Amount in Controversy 868(1)

Notes and Questions 868(3)

Federal Question 871(19)

Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Mottley 871(2)

Notes and Questions 873(4)

Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Thompson 877(9)

Notes and Questions 886(4)

The Penumbra of Federal Judicial Power---Supplemental Jurisdiction 890(21)

Rosario Ortega v. Star-Kist Foods, Inc. 892(15)

Notes and Questions 907(4)

Removal 911(8)

Notes and Questions 912(7)

Choosing the Law to Be Applied in Federal Court 919(98)

Choosing Between State and Federal Law 919(72)

Swift v. Tyson 919(1)

Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins 920(7)

Notes and Questions 927(3)

Guaranty Trust co. v. York 930(5)

Notes and Questions 935(2)

Efforts to Apply York 937(3)

Erie and Conflict of Laws 940(3)

Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. 943(4)

Notes and Questions 947(2)

Hanna v. Plumer 949(9)

John H. Ely, The Irrepressible Myth of Erie 958(2)

Notes and Questions 960(3)

Federal Procedural Statutes and Hanna-Erie 963(2)

Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Woods 965(2)

Notes and Questions 967(5)

Walker v. Armco Steel Corp 972(1)

Notes and Questions 973(2)

Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc. 975(12)

Notes and Questions 987(4)

Determining State Law 991(6)

Mason v. American Emery Wheel Works 991(2)

Notes and Questions 993(4)

The ``Converse---Erie'' Problem 997(8)

Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown R.R. 997(5)

Notes and Questions 1002(3)

Federal Common Law 1005(12)

The Source and Legitimacy of Federal Common Law 1005(3)

The Common Law of Federal ``Proprietary'' Interests 1008(1)

United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc. 1008(6)

Notes and Questions 1014(3)

Appeals 1017(75)

The Value of Appellate Review 1017(4)

The Problem of Appealability 1021(57)

The ``Final Judgment'' Rule: Judicial Expansion and Contraction 1021(1)

Quackenbush v. Allstate Insurance Company 1022(2)

Notes and Questions 1024(5)

Exceptions to the Final Judgment Rule 1029(1)

The ``Collateral Order'' Doctrine 1029(1)

Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corporation 1029(1)

Digital Equipment Corporation v. Desktop Direct, Inc. 1030(10)

Notes and Questions 1040(6)

Civil Rights Cases 1046(2)

Discovery Orders 1048(2)

Appeal Under§1292(b) 1050(1)

Cardwell v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. 1050(2)

Notes and Questions 1052(3)

Mandamus 1055(1)

Will v. United States 1055(3)

Notes and Questions 1058(3)

Partial Final Judgment Under Rule 54(b) 1061(1)

Curtiss-Wright Corporation v. General Electric Company 1061(5)

Notes and Questions 1066(3)

Appeal of Interlocutory Injunctions 1069(1)

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation v. Mayacamas Corporation 1069(5)

Notes and Questions 1074(2)

Supreme Court Appellate Jurisdiction 1076(2)

Appellate Review of Judicial Findings of Fact 1078(10)

Bose Corporation v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. 1078(6)

Notes and Questions 1084(4)

Problems of Appellate Procedure 1088(4)

Standing on Appeal 1088(2)

The Mechanics of Taking an Appeal 1090(2)

Preclusive Effects of Judgments 1092(113)

Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel 1092(2)

Final Judgments 1094(1)

Claim Preclusion (Res Judicata) 1095(47)

Same Claim or Cause of Action 1095(1)

Manego v. Orleans Board of Trade 1095(6)

Notes and Questions 1101(6)

Other Action Pending 1107(1)

Application of Res Judicata to Defendants 1107(2)

Notes and Questions 1109(2)

Exceptions to the Rule Against Splitting a Cause of Action 1111(1)

Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie 1111(4)

Notes and Questions 1115(5)

On the Merits 1120(1)

Rinehart v. Locke 1121(2)

Notes and Questions 1123(2)

Preclusion in State-Federal Court Adjudications 1125(1)

Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1125(4)

Notes and Questions 1129(4)

Semtek International, Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp. 1133(6)

Notes and Questions 1139(3)

Issue Preclusion (Collateral Estoppel) 1142(22)

Same Issue Litigated 1142(1)

Little v. Blue Goose Motor Coach Co. 1142(2)

Notes and Questions 1144(2)

Hardy v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation 1146(3)

Notes and Questions 1149(2)

Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Sunnen 1151(2)

Notes and Questions 1153(5)

Alternative Grounds for Decision 1158(1)

Halpern v. Schwartz 1158(4)

Notes and Questions 1162(2)

Persons Bound by Judgment 1164(41)

Parties and Persons in Privity 1164(1)

Benson and Ford, Inc. v. Wanda Petroleum Co. 1164(4)

Notes and Questions 1168(5)

Mutuality of Estoppel 1173(1)

Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore 1174(8)

Notes and Questions 1182(6)

Collateral Attack on Class Action Judgments 1188(1)

Stephenson v. Dow Chemical Co. 1188(8)

Notes and Questions 1196(3)

Collateral Estoppel Against the Government 1199(1)

United States v. Mendoza 1199(3)

Notes and Questions 1202(3)

Appendix 1205(40)

Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly 1205(12)

Notes and Questions 1217(7)

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc. 1224(15)

Notes and Questions 1239(6)
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