Federal Civil Procedure

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Decks in this class (20)

Subject matter JDX
Federal courts are courts of limited,
Subject matter jurisdiction canno...,
There are two ways to obtain subj...
27  cards
Aggregation
If there is 1 p v 1d,
If their multiple plaintiffs,
If there are multiple plaintiffs ...
4  cards
Supplemental JDX
Supplemental jdx allows a federal...,
A court may exercise supplemental...,
If a court has federal question j...
14  cards
Personal JDX
To determine whether a court has ...,
Unlike smj pj can be,
To contest a court s personal jur...
24  cards
Service of Process
Service of process is,
Service of process formally gives,
Personal service of process
14  cards
Injunctions/TRO
An injunction that requires a d t...,
An injunction that prohibits d fr...,
An injunction after a court has f...
13  cards
Venue
Venue is property in any federal ...,
It is the ______ responsibility t...,
A claim if improper venue must be...
7  cards
Removal JDX
Only ____ can remove a case from ...,
Defendants must remove a case fro...,
There is ____ procedure for the r...
8  cards
Erie Doctrine
The purpose of the erie doctrine ...,
In a diversity case the federal c...,
Federal common law is
5  cards
Pleadings
A federal civil action is begun by,
A complaint must contain,
Recovery is only limited by the c...
8  cards
Defense Motions
A motion to dismiss,
A motion for judgement on the ple...,
A motion for a more definite stat...
10  cards
Amendment to the pleadings
A pleading may be amended once,
After a party has amended once it...,
To deny a leave to amend the cour...
12  cards
Motion for Summary Judgement
What is a motion for summary judg...,
In ruling on a motion for summary...,
The movant has the burden _______...
8  cards
Class actions
A class action requires,
The burden in on the _____ to est...,
Settlement of a class action requ...
5  cards
Discovery
Mandatory initial disclosures,
Disclosure of expert witnesses,
Pretrial disclosures
23  cards
Jury Trial/Motions made during and after trial
There is a 7th amendment right to...,
T,
When cases of law and equity over...
21  cards
Pre Trial motions/Procedure
Pre trial conference,
A plaintiff has a right to volunt...,
A involuntary dismissal for lack ...
5  cards
Appeals
Generally appeals are only availa...,
A judgment becomes final when,
A court may enter a final judgeme...
11  cards
Preclusion
3 requirements for claim preclusion,
Installment sales,
3 requirements for issue preclusion
3  cards
Questions
P files complaint based on fed la...,
Citizen of a sues citizen of b in...,
Can a defendant amend her answer ...
18  cards

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