Civil Procedure : Examples And Explanations - 5th edition

PART ONE. CHOOSING A PROPER COURT

Personal Jurisdiction. The Enigma of Minimum Contacts
Statutory Limits on Personal Jurisdiction. The Reach and Grasp of the Long-Arm
Seeking the Home Field Advantage. Challenges to Personal Jurisdiction
Federal Questions and Federal Cases. Jurisdiction over Cases "Arising under" Federal Law
Diversity Jurisdiction. When Does Multiplicity Constitute Diversity
Personal and Subject Matter Jurisdiction Compared. The First Two Rings
Second-Guessing the Plaintiff's Choice of Forum. The Removal
Proper Venue in Federal Courts. A Rough Measure of Convenience
Choosing a Proper Court. The Three Rings Reconsidered

PART TWO. STATE LAW IN FEDERAL COURTS

Easy Erie. The Law of Rome and Athens
Eerie Erie. The Substance/Substance Distinction
Erie and State Choice of Law. Vertical Uniformity and Horizontal Chaos

PART THREE. THE SCOPE OF THE ACTION

Sculpting the Lawsuit. The Basic Rules of Joinder
Into the Labyrinth. Joinder of Parties under Rule
Jurisdictional Fellow Travelers. Supplemental Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction vs. Joinder. The Difference between Power and Permission

PART FOUR. STEPS IN THE LITIGATION PROCESS

The Bearer of Bad Tidings. Service of Process in the Federal Court
Getting Off Easy. The Motion to Dismiss
The Scope of Discovery. The Rules Giveth, and the Rules Taketh Away
Tools of the Trade. Basic Methods of Discovery
Defective Allegation of Insufficient Proof?. Dismissal for Failure to State a Claim Compared to Summary Judgment
The Judge and the Jury, Part One. Judgment as a Matter of Law (Directed Verdict) The Judge and the Jury - Part Two. Whose Case Is This, Anyway?

PART FIVE. THE EFFECT OF THE JUDGMENT

Res Judica. The Limits of Procedural Liberality
Res Judica and the Rules of Joinder. When Does May mean Must?
Collateral Estoppel. Fine-Tuning the Preclusion Doctrine
The Obscure Kingdom. Nonmutual Collateral Estoppel

PART SIX. THINKING PROCEDURALLY. THE RULES IN ACTION

An Introduction to the Pretrial Litigation Process. Setting the Stage for the Schulansky Case
First Moves. Schulansky Goes to Court - A Change of Forum. Ronan Removes to Federal Court
The Defendant's Perspective. Ronan's Answer and Counterclaim
Chain Reaction. Ronan Brings in Jones
Preliminary Objections. Jones Seeks a Way Out
Tactical Dilemma. Ronan's Motion for Summary Judgment