Civil Procedure: Doctrine, Practice and Context

The first Civil Procedure casebook to consistently show how doctrines and rules work in actual legal practice, the Third Edition offers a more global perspective and over 40 thought-provoking practice exercises—in addition to timely cases, a dynamic selection of excerpted materials, and two sample case files in an appendix.

Connecting the study of Civil Procedure to the practice of law, this dynamic casebook provides:

• distinguished authorship by respected and experienced educator-scholars
• exceptionally varied and provocative materials that create both historical and empirical context
• well-written and well-positioned introductions and explanations
• effective and supportive comments and questions
• more than 40 thoughtful practice exercises
• practice exam questions
• two sample case files in the Appendix: two complete case files include transcripts, memoranda, exhibits, motions, and more
• manageable overall length
• detailed Teacher’s Manual

New to the Third Edition:

• a more global and contemporary perspective
• four new review & practice exercises
• recent Supreme Court cases regarding pleading, summary judgment, notice, and subject matter jurisdiction
• legislative developments involving class action practice
• Coverage of the new e-discovery amendments as well as a new e-discovery exercise
• Revisions that reflect the recent style amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Civil Procedure: Doctrine, Practice, and Context offers a highly engaging approach that enables your students to see how the rules can have a significant impact on the results—in practice.