Civil Procedure

Course Information

Course Number
L6101
Curriculum Level
Foundation
Areas of Study
Civil Procedure, Litigation, and Dispute Resolution
Type
Lecture

Section 006 Information

Instructor

Section Description

This course will consider the principal elements of the civil litigation process in US Federal courts.. The subjects studied include elements of a fair procedural system, subject matter jurisdiction, jurisdiction over parties, the applicable rules of decision, pleadings, discovery and pre-trial adjudication. We will combine theoretical insight into the many functions of the procedural system, especially with regard to how procedure relates to the US Constitution, as well as practical litigation strategies. Grades will be based on an in-class exam, supplemented by classroom performance.

School Year & Semester
Fall 2023
Location
WJWH 103
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Monday
  • Wednesday
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Points
4
Method of Evaluation
Exam
J.D Writing Credit?
No

Learning Outcomes

Primary
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in statutory and regulatory analysis, including close reading of statutes and regulations, and application to facts
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in jurisprudential considerations in legal analysis
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the influences of political institutions in law
Secondary
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in ethical and professional issues
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in use of other disciplines in the analysis of legal problems and institutions, e.g., philosophy; economics,other social sciences; and cultural studies
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in comparative law analysis of legal institutions and the law

Course Limitations

Instructor Pre-requisites
None
Instructor Co-Requisites
None
Requires Permission
No
Recommended Courses
None
Other Limitations
None

Additional Section for Civil Procedure

Section 001

School Year & Semester

Fall 2023

Instructor

Location

WJWH L107

Schedule

Class meets on
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday

Points

4

Section 002

School Year & Semester

Fall 2023

Instructor

Location

WJWH 209

Schedule

Class meets on
  • Monday
  • Wednesday

Points

4

Section 003

School Year & Semester

Fall 2023

Instructor

Location

JGH 101

Schedule

Class meets on
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday

Points

4

Section 004

School Year & Semester

Fall 2023

Instructor

Susan Sturm

Susan P. Sturm

George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility

Location

JGH 107

Schedule

Class meets on
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday

Points

4

Section 005

School Year & Semester

Fall 2023

Instructor

Location

JGH 103

Schedule

Class meets on
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday

Points

4
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