Civil Procedures

This deck covers the first Civil Procedure class held on August 7, 2025. It introduces the framework of civil litigation, focusing on the adversary system, subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, in rem jurisdiction, service of process, Rule 12 motions, defaults, discovery, summary judgment, settlement trends, trial, appeals, and jurisdictional statutes. Cards combine black-letter coverage (facts, rules, reasoning) with application and synthesis questions that test comprehension, st

This deck covers the second Civil Procedure class held on August 14, 2025. The focus is on federal subject matter jurisdiction through diversity and alienage jurisdiction. Key topics include the amount in controversy requirement, complete diversity (Strawbridge v. Curtiss), domicile and citizenship, Moss v. Perry, corporate citizenship, the Hertz “nerve center” test, and the rules for LLCs and partnerships. Cards combine doctrinal coverage (facts, rules, reasoning) with application and synt

This deck expands Lecture 3’s treatment of subject-matter jurisdiction. Part I completes diversity with the amount-in-controversy requirements: good-faith pleading and the legal-certainty test (Red Cab), valuation of non-monetary relief, aggregation rules (single-plaintiff vs. co-plaintiffs), and joint/several liability effects; it also notes the exclusion of interest/costs and that attorneys’ fees are generally not included in the calculation. Part II introduces federal question jurisdictio

This deck expands Lecture 4, covering Removal in Civil Procedure. It explains the statutory basis (28 U.S.C. §§ 1441–1446), defines removal as transfer from state to federal court, distinguishes it from transfer between federal courts, and outlines eligibility rules (federal question vs. diversity, forum defendant rule, fraudulent joinder). It covers procedure (notice of removal, timing rules, unanimity of defendants, motion to remand), exceptions (work comp, federal employees), and doctrine

This deck expands Lecture 5, covering Personal Jurisdiction and Due Process. It explains the distinction between subject matter and personal jurisdiction, waivability, and due process foundations. It develops the three forms of jurisdiction (in personam, in rem, quasi in rem), service of process, default judgment, execution, attachment, and summons. It then explores the historical development: Pennoyer v. Neff (territorial rule), Hess v. Pawlowski (implied consent), International Shoe (minimum c

This deck comprehensively expands Lecture 6, covering specific vs. general personal jurisdiction, the role of long-arm statutes, and constitutional due process limits. It includes deep coverage of landmark cases: Burger King (purposeful availment), Keeton (circulation contacts), Calder (effects test), Walden (defendant-focused contacts), Worldwide Volkswagen (foreseeability and sovereignty), Asahi (stream of commerce and fairness), and Ford Motor Co. (relatedness). Each case is broken into facts

This deck comprehensively expands Lecture 7, which transitions from specific personal jurisdiction into general jurisdiction and related doctrines. It covers Nicastro v. McIntyre (stream of commerce narrowed), Goodyear v. Brown (subsidiaries, stream of commerce insufficient), Daimler v. Bauman (at-home rule), Mallory v. Norfolk Southern (consent-by-registration, 2023), Bristol-Myers Squibb (limits on mass plaintiffs), Shaffer v. Heitner (in rem/quasi in rem), Burnham (tag jurisdiction), and foru