عنوان

Civil procedure and litigation /

(Number (ISBN

0314126368

(Number (ISBN

9780314126368

Number

b768015

Title Proper

Civil procedure and litigation /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Jack S. Emery, Linda L. Edwards, J. Stanley Edwards.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Albany, NY :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

West Legal Studies/Thomson Learning,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2000.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xvii, 743 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, forms, map ;

Dimensions

28 cm

Text of Note

Includes index.

Text of Note

What is Civil Procedure and why should you study it? -- Courts and Filings -- Roadmap of a Lawsuit: Prefiling Preparation and Pleadings -- Roadmap of a Lawsuit: Discovery -- Roadmap of a Lawsuit: Motions -- Alternative Dispute Resolution -- Roadmap of a Lawsuit: Pretrial Practice, Trials and Judgments -- Roadmap of a Lawsuit: Judgment Collection and Appeal -- Workshops -- Claims and Their Elements -- Choosing a Court: Jurisdiction, Venue, and Choice of Law -- Working Up a Case for Suit -- Court Papers -- Drafting Pleadings: Complaints -- Serving the Complaint -- Paper Flow in a Litigation Office: Service, Docketing, and Deadlines -- Drafting Pleadings: Responsive Pleadings -- Document Discovery -- Written Discovery -- Responding to Discovery Requests -- Disclosure Rules and Limitations on Discovery -- Depositions and Working with Witnesses -- How to Present a Motion -- Discovery Motions -- Motions for Summary Judgment and Other Tactical Motions -- How to Prepare for Trial -- How to Obtain a Judgment -- Ethics in Litigation -- Federal Rules of Procedure for the United States District Courts.

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Text of Note

Integrating legal theory with practice in an unusual way, this text uses an intriguing storyline to engage students. Workshops take users through the steps of preparing a case for trial from drafting pleadings and motions to computing time. "Putting It Into Practice" questions appear throughout each chapter, challenging students to apply each concept as they read along. Significant emphasis is placed on local and state rules and the text provides space for students to write in the rules and procedures that apply to them. Users are encouraged to create a forms file so they have a notebook of forms they can take with them to their first job. Other pedagogical tools include "Procedural Ponderables" that challenge students to think beyond the rules, "Litigation Lingo and Logistics" that provides hypotheticals and interesting exercises, and "Techno Tips" that introduce readers to helpful computer programs, formatting, and other technical issues.

Civil procedure-- United States.

Legal assistants-- United States, Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Civil procedure.

Legal assistants.

United States.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Emery, Jack S.

Edwards, J. Stanley.

Edwards, Linda L.

Date of Transaction

20201206132640.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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