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Civil Procedure Fall 2013

by I. Glenn Cohen Show/Hide
Acknowledgements: I undertook this project in the summer of 2013 with the hope of helping students avoid the high costs of textbooks, generating content that could be used and improved upon by others, and tailoring my materials to my own needs. I hope you will enjoy and disseminate it widely. This project is a team one and many people deserve credit. First, the H20 team for helping to create this product and teach me to use it: Dustin Lewis, Emily Ellis, Matthew McKay‎ and Shailin Thomas. Second, my team of RAs/TAs who helped me edit materials, generate new content, etc. They are: Jerry Cedrone, Jeremy Feigenbaum, Laura Myron, Ashwin Phatak, and Veronic Sauer. Finally, I thank my colleague Bill Rubenstein for letting me adapt some of the content he uses in his course.
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  1. 1 Show/Hide More I. Introduction
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    1. 1.1 Show/Hide More I.A. Substantive
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      1. 1.1.1 Show/Hide More Introduction from Friedenthal Miller et al, Civil Procedure (10th ed. 2012)
        This excerpt gives you a good introduction to the scope of our course. It summarizes the course in roughly 24 pages. You may want to return to it often as we do each unit in the course.
    2. 1.2 Show/Hide More I.B. Theoretical
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      1. 1.2.1 Ward Farnsworth, Rules and Standards in THE LEGAL ANALYST (2007)
      2. 1.2.2 WHY THE "HAVES" COME OUT AHEAD: SPECULATIONS ON THE LIMITS OF LEGAL CHANGE by Marc Galanter
    3. 1.3 Show/Hide More I.C. A Simple (?) Introductory Case
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      1. 1.3.1 FRCP 10(a)
      2. 1.3.2 Show/Hide More Doe v. United Services Life Insurance Company
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  2. 2 Show/Hide More II. The Basics of Pleading and Rule 11
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    1. 2.1 Show/Hide More II.A. The "old" Days: Pre-FRCP
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      1. 2.1.1 Pleading” from Yeazell, Civil Procedure, 7th Edition (also read notes 2 and 3 following)
      2. 2.1.2 Cheat Sheet on Basics of Civil Litigation
    2. 2.2 Show/Hide More II.B. Pleading Basics in the FRCP system
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      1. 2.2.1 Show/Hide More Complaint from Gill v. OPM
        Complaint from Gill v. OPM, READ ¶¶ 1-12, ¶¶ 35-58, ¶¶ 329-351, and the “Prayer for Relief” and signature on pages 90 to 91. This should not take you more than 25 minutes. You can SKIM as much of the rest as you like.
      2. 2.2.2 FRCP 8(a), (d) and (e)
      3. 2.2.3 Show/Hide More FRCP Forms 10 - 19
        SKIM Forms 10 – 19, except Form 11, which you are to read more closely. Spend no more than 5 minutes on this.
      4. 2.2.4 FRCP 84: Forms
    3. 2.3 Show/Hide More II.C. Responding to the Complaint by Answer (possibly followed by Reply)
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      1. 2.3.1 Answer from Washington University v. Catalona. (SKIM the document, spend no more than 15 minutes on it, this is being assigned primarily to show you what an answer looks like)
      2. 2.3.2 FRCP 7
      3. 2.3.3 FRCP 8(b) and (c)
      4. 2.3.4 FRCP 12(a)
      5. 2.3.5 Cheat Sheet on Responding to a Complaint
      6. 2.3.6 Cheat Sheet on Motions Practice
    4. 2.4 Show/Hide More II.D. Rule 11 and the Truthfulness of Pleadings
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      1. 2.4.1 "Sanctions” materials from Subrin, Minow et al., read everything except notes 1, 6, 8, 10, and 11 after the Chaplin case.
      2. 2.4.2 FRCP 11
  3. 3 Show/Hide More III. Preliminaries 1: Notices, Service of Process, Opportunity to be Heard
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    1. 3.1 Show/Hide More III.A. Notice
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      1. 3.1.1 Show/Hide More Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.
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        While I have given you portions of the case pertaining to notice as well as the in personam v. in rem distinction, focus on the notice materials, which are the core of the case. The rest is an appetizer for the personal jurisdiction section of the course.
      2. 3.1.2 Show/Hide More Greene v. Lindsey
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      3. 3.1.3 Show/Hide More Dusenbery v. United States
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      4. 3.1.4 Show/Hide More Jones v. Flowers
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    2. 3.2 Show/Hide More III.B. Service of Process
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    3. 3.3 Show/Hide More III.C. Opportunity To Be Heard
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      1. 3.3.1 Show/Hide More III.C.1. Deprivations by the State
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        1. 3.3.1.1 Show/Hide More Goldberg v. Kelly
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        2. 3.3.1.2 Show/Hide More Mathews v. Eldridge
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      2. 3.3.2 Show/Hide More III.C.2. Deprivation by "Private" Individuals
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        1. 3.3.2.1 Show/Hide More FRCP 64
          Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 64: Seizing a Person or Property
        2. 3.3.2.2 Show/Hide More Fuentes v. Shevin
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        3. 3.3.2.3 Show/Hide More Connecticut v. Doehr
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        4. 3.3.2.4 Show/Hide More Shaumyan v. O'Neill
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          Did the statute in Doehr die after the Supreme Court decision? Not quite….This case involved a fight between a homeowner and contractor hired to do repairs. When the homeowner was not happy with the quality of the work he would not pay. The contractor retaliated by getting an ex part prejudgment attachment of the owner's home. While that state case was pending, the homeowner sued in FEDERAL court to block the application of the attachment statute as unconstitutional after Doehr. How did the Third Circuit court of appeals rule? Was this case distinguishable?
      3. 3.3.3 Show/Hide More III.C.3. Contemporary Application: Enemy Combatants
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        1. 3.3.3.1 Show/Hide More Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
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      4. 3.3.4 Show/Hide More III.C.4. Introduction to Remedies: Preliminary Injunctions and TROs
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        1. 3.3.4.1 Show/Hide More Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches v. England
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        2. 3.3.4.2 Show/Hide More FRCP 65 (a)(1), (b), (c), (d)
          Please read FRCP 65 (a)(1), (b), ©, (d)
  4. 4 Show/Hide More IV. Preliminaries 2: Subject Matter and Personal Jurisdiction
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    1. 4.1 Show/Hide More IV.A. Overview and Theory
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      1. 4.1.1 Excerpts of William B. Rubenstein, The Myth of Superiority
      2. 4.1.2 Excerpts of Burt Neuborne, The Myth of Parity
      3. 4.1.3 "Constitutional Limits in Litigation” From Yeazell 7th edition.
    2. 4.2 Show/Hide More IV.B. Subject Matter Jurisdiction
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      1. 4.2.1 Show/Hide More IV.B.1. Introduction
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        1. 4.2.1.1 Show/Hide More Constitution, Article III, §§ 1, 2
          Please read Art. III, §§ 1, 2
        2. 4.2.1.2 Introduction to Subject Matter Jurisdiction
      2. 4.2.2 Show/Hide More IV.B.2. Diversity Jurisdiction
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        1. 4.2.2.1 Show/Hide More IV.B.2.a. The Statute and Theory
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          1. 4.2.2.1.1 Show/Hide More Strawbridge et al. v. Curtiss et al.
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            This classic case is the origin of the “Complete Diversity” rule.
          2. 4.2.2.1.2 Show/Hide More Bank of United States v. Deveaux
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            This classic case helps explains why the diversity-of-citizenship rule was put in place by the Framers.
          3. 4.2.2.1.3 Show/Hide More 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (a), (c)
            Please read 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (a) and ©
          4. 4.2.2.1.4 Diversity Jurisdiction: The Statute and Theory
        2. 4.2.2.2 Show/Hide More IV.B.2.b. Amount in Controversy
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          1. 4.2.2.2.1 Show/Hide More AFA Tours Inc. v. Whitchurch
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          2. 4.2.2.2.2 Notes on Amount in Controversy
          3. 4.2.2.2.3 Show/Hide More McCarty v. Amoco Pipeline Co.
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            You can skim this as the holding is described in the cheat sheet
        3. 4.2.2.3 Show/Hide More IV.B.2.c. Diversity of Parties
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          1. 4.2.2.3.1 Additional Notes on Diversity of Parties
          2. 4.2.2.3.2 Show/Hide More Ochoa v. PV Holding Corporation
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        4. 4.2.2.4 Show/Hide More IV.B.2.d. Judicially Created Exceptions
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          1. 4.2.2.4.1 Judicially Created Exceptions
      3. 4.2.3 Show/Hide More IV.B.3. Federal Question
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        1. 4.2.3.1 Show/Hide More IV.B.3.a. The Theory and the Constitutional Grant
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          1. 4.2.3.1.1 Introduction to Federal Question Jurisdiction
          2. 4.2.3.1.2 Show/Hide More Osborn v. Bank of United States
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          3. 4.2.3.1.3 Show/Hide More Constitution, Article III, §§ 2
            Please re-read Art. III, §§ 2
        2. 4.2.3.2 Show/Hide More IV.B.3.b. The Statutory Grant
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          1. 4.2.3.2.1 Show/Hide More 28 U.S.C § 1331
            Please read 28 U.S.C. § 1331
        3. 4.2.3.3 Show/Hide More IV.B.3.c. The Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule
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          1. 4.2.3.3.1 Show/Hide More Louisville & Nashville R. Co. v. Mottley
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          2. 4.2.3.3.2 After Mottley: The Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule and Artful Pleading
          3. 4.2.3.3.3 Show/Hide More Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.
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            Skim after reading the “After Mottley” cheat sheet
          4. 4.2.3.3.4 Show/Hide More Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
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            Skim after reading the “After Mottley” cheat sheet
          5. 4.2.3.3.5 Show/Hide More Bright v. Bechtel Petroleum Inc.
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            Skim after reading the “After Mottley” cheat sheet
        4. 4.2.3.4 Show/Hide More IV.B.3.d. The Meaning of "arising under"
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          1. 4.2.3.4.1 Cohen Cheat Sheet on "Arising Under" Federal Question Subject Matter Jurisdiction
          2. 4.2.3.4.2 Show/Hide More Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co.
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            Summarized in cheat sheet. OPTIONAL if you want to read more of it.
          3. 4.2.3.4.3 Show/Hide More Smith v. Kansas City Title & Trust Co.
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            Summarized in cheat sheet. OPTIONAL if you want to read more of it.
          4. 4.2.3.4.4 Show/Hide More Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson
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            Read this AFTER you've read the cheat sheet which will walk you through most of the case.
          5. 4.2.3.4.5 Show/Hide More Gunn v. Minton
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          6. 4.2.3.4.6 Show/Hide More Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Mfg.
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            This is summarized in the cheat sheet and in Gun v. Minton, so reading it is OPTIONAL if you want more.
          7. 4.2.3.4.7 Show/Hide More Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh
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            This is summarized in the cheat sheet and in Gunn v. Minton, so reading it is OPTIONAL if you want more.
      4. 4.2.4 Show/Hide More Additional, OPTIONAL Cases [Read if interested]
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        1. 4.2.4.1 Show/Hide More Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. [OPTIONAL]
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          Summarized in cheat sheet. OPTIONAL if you want to read more of it.
        2. 4.2.4.2 Show/Hide More Smith v. Kansas City Title & Trust Co. [OPTIONAL]
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          Summarized in cheat sheet. OPTIONAL if you want to read more of it.
        3. 4.2.4.3 Show/Hide More Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Mfg. [OPTIONAL]
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          This is summarized in the cheat sheet and in Gun v. Minton, so reading it is OPTIONAL if you want more.
        4. 4.2.4.4 Show/Hide More Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh [OPTIONAL]
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          This is summarized in the cheat sheet and in Gunn v. Minton, so reading it is OPTIONAL if you want more.
    3. 4.3 Show/Hide More IV.C. Personal Jurisdiction
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      1. 4.3.1 Show/Hide More IV.C.1. Traditional Bases
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        1. 4.3.1.1 Introduction to Personal Jurisdiction Cheat Sheet
        2. 4.3.1.2 Show/Hide More Pennoyer v. Neff
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          Students, please read this one fairly quickly; much of it is covered in the cheat sheet and I will lecture you through it in class, do not spend more than 20 minutes on it
        3. 4.3.1.3 Pennoyer to International Shoe
      2. 4.3.2 Show/Hide More IV.C.2. The Modern Doctrine and the Constitutional Limits of Due Process
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        1. 4.3.2.1 Show/Hide More