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    This document provides a checklist for organizing issues that may arise during the timeline of a lawsuit. It outlines procedural steps including determining the proper jurisdiction and venue, choice of law, pre-trial issues like pleadings and joinder of parties or claims, discovery process, potential pre-trial resolutions through dismissal or summary judgment, whether a judge or jury will decide the case, options for appeal, and impacts of res judicata or collateral estoppel on future cases. The checklist is intended as a supplement to help students understand practical applications of civil procedure topics that may be covered on the bar exam.

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    This document provides a checklist for organizing issues that may arise during the timeline of a lawsuit. It outlines procedural steps including determining the proper jurisdiction and venue, choice of law, pre-trial issues like pleadings and joinder of parties or claims, discovery process, potential pre-trial resolutions through dismissal or summary judgment, whether a judge or jury will decide the case, options for appeal, and impacts of res judicata or collateral estoppel on future cases. The checklist is intended as a supplement to help students understand practical applications of civil procedure topics that may be covered on the bar exam.

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    This document provides a checklist for organizing issues that may arise during the timeline of a lawsuit. It outlines procedural steps including determining the proper jurisdiction and venue, choice of law, pre-trial issues like pleadings and joinder of parties or claims, discovery process, potential pre-trial resolutions through dismissal or summary judgment, whether a judge or jury will decide the case, options for appeal, and impacts of res judicata or collateral estoppel on future cases. The checklist is intended as a supplement to help students understand practical applications of civil procedure topics that may be covered on the bar exam.

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    Civil Procedure Checklist organize issues according to the time line of a law suit

    Is the case in the proper court?


    o Jurisdiction
    o Venue
    What is the choice of law?
    o Erie
    Pre-trial issues?
    o Pleadings Proper?
    What P serves
    What D must respond
    o Joinder?
    Parties
    Claims
    Class actions
    Discovery issues?
    o Type of discovery
    o Scope of discovery
    o Enforcement of discovery rules (sanctions)
    Disposition without trial?
    o Dismissals
    o MSJ
    Who will decide the matter?
    o Judge v. Jury
    o If there is a jury, can the jury be disregarded?
    Judgment as matter of law
    Renewed JML
    Can the decision be appealed?
    o Final judgment Rule
    Future cases?
    o Res Judicata (Claim)
    o Collateral Estoppel (Issue)

    Note: This checklist was prepared by Washburn Bar Services and is merely intended as a supplement to helping students gain practical
    comprehension of the bar subject that it reflects. There may be more issues or more depth of issues that will need to be covered by students in a
    usual bar study. It is not intended to replace materials for a comprehensive bar program, such as BarBri or Kaplan.

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