CIVIL PROCEDURE SYLLABUS Fall 2007 Professor Cynthia R.

Mabry Office: 309 Houston Hall Office Telephone: (202) 806-8067 Electronic Mail: cmabry@law.howard.edu Office Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. TEXTS: STEPHEN C. YEAZELL, CIVIL PROCEDURE (6th ed. 2004). STEPHEN C. YEAZELL, FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (2007 Supp.). Suggested Gene R. Shreve and Peter Raven-Hansen, Understanding Civil Procedure (3d ed. 2002). Reading: Joseph W. Glannon, Civil Procedure (4th ed. 2001). RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CLASS NO EATING OR DRINKING IS ALLOWED IN HUSL CLASSROOMS. 1. Class Attendance: Regular and punctual class attendance is important for your thorough understanding of Civil Procedure. According to HUSLs attendance policy, you must not be absent from more than twenty-five percent of classes and you must arrive on time and be present during the entire time that the class is in session. 2. Seating Chart: Please select a seat where you will be comfortable for the entire semester. I will circulate a seating chart on the third day of class so that you may select your assigned seat for the remainder of the semester. 3. Class Participation and Civility: I call on students randomly and those who volunteer. I urge each member of the class to voluntarily participate in class discussions and to listen, with respect, to your classmates' remarks. On the rare day that you are unable to prepare for class, come to my office (before class begins) and request a waiver from class participation by leaving a note on the memo board outside my office. 4. Reading Assignments: I will announce the reading assignments, on a weekly basis, in the order in which they appear on the attached syllabus. As needed, I may make minor additions or deletions to the attached syllabus, so do not read farther ahead than twenty pages per class.

5. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Supplement and Cases: The applicable rules, statutes, and Constitutional provisions for each topic are cited in the syllabus. Before class, read the rule, statute, or Constitutional provision which corresponds to the information in your textbook. Bring the 2007 Supplement and your casebook to every class. Cases that interpret the rules of procedure are in your casebook and in the 2007 Supplement. To prepare for class discussion and participation adequately, you should brief each of the assigned cases and read the accompanying material in the casebook and in the Supplement. 6. Exercises: Throughout the semester, we will discuss an actual case. To assist you in analyzing and interpreting rules of procedure, you will have additional assignments based on that case. 7. Final Examination: I will not administer a mid-term examination. However, throughout the semester, I will distribute several written problems to demonstrate my testing style and to demonstrate how students should answer Civil Procedure examination questions. At the end of the semester, there will be an open-book (2007 Supplement only) final examination. The examination will consist of at least one essay question and multiple-choice questions. In preparation for the examination, you may write any information by hand into the Supplement. However, you may not type, tape, staple, glue or otherwise append any material other than index tabs to or inside the Supplement.

ADA ACCOMMODATION

DISCUSSION TOPICS AND READING ASSIGNMENTS (Read all notes unless specific notes are indicated.) I. II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION TO THE ADVERSARY PROCESS PLEADING CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL RULES III. A. Stating a Sufficient Claim (Rule 8(a), (e)) pp. 329-30; 331 n.3a; 341-44; 344 n.1; 349-54 (skip notes/read cases) pp. 354-65 (all notes) pp. 365-71 (notes 3-6) pp. 371-76; 376-77 (notes 3-6) pp. 1-6, 10-12, 15-19, 21-22, 23-24, 27, 28 -31, 34-35, 55-56 (skip notes and cases)

B. Ethical Limitations (Rule 11) C. Closely Scrutinized Claims (Rule 9(a)-(c), (g)) D. Allocating the Burdens E. Drafting Complaints (Rules 7(a), 10, 38(b)-(d), 48, 84, Forms 9, 10, 15) F. Serving and Filing Complaints (Rules 3, 4, 5)

pp. 378 (note 1); 154-59 (all notes) pp. 377-78 (notes 2-3) pp. 345-53 (all notes); 378-81 (all notes) pp. 378 (note 2-4); 391 (note 4) pp. 392-93 (all notes) pp. 466-71 (all notes) pp. 393-405 (all notes)

IV.

RESPONDING TO A COMPLAINT A. Pre-Answer Motion (Rules 12, 7(b)) B. Answer (Rules 5(d), 8(b)-(e), 9(a), (c)) C. Reply (Rule 7(a)) D. Default Judgment (Rule 55)

V.

AMENDMENTS (Rule 15)

VI.

MODERN DISCOVERY A. Limitations on Discovery 1. Relevancy (Rule 26(b)(1)) 2. Excluded Materials a. Privileged Information (Rule 26(b)(1)) b. Work Product Doctrine (Rule 26(b)(3)) c. Privacy (Rule 26(c)) d. Claiming Privilege and Work Product (Rule 26(b)(5)) B. Required Disclosures (Rule 26(a)(1) and 26(f)) C. Discovery Devices (Rule 26(a)(5), (b)(2) and (e)) 1. Depositions (Rules 30, 45(b)(1)) 2. Interrogatories (Rule 33) 3. Requests for Production and Inspection (Rule 34) 4. Physical and Mental Examinations (Rule 35)

pp. 407-08

408-14 (all notes) pp. 414-16 (all notes) 438-46 (all notes) pp. 427-32 (notes 1-4, 6-10) pp. 416-18 (all notes) pp. 418-21 (all notes) pp. 421-23 (note 1a) pp. 423-24 (notes 3-5); 433-37 (all notes) pp. 424-25 (all notes) pp. 446-51 (all notes) pp. 423 (notes 1b-d); pp. 425-27 (all notes); 451-54; 457-62

5. Requests for Admission (Rule 36) D. Expert Information (Rules 26(a)(2), 26(b)(4)) E. Ensuring Compliance (Rules 26(g), 37)

VII.

JOINDER A. Joinder of Claims (Rule 18) 1. Counterclaims (Rule 13) 2. Cross-claims (Rule 13) Wheeling Downs Race Track and Gaming Ctr. v. Kovach, 226 F.R.D. 259 (N.D. W.Va. 2004). B. Joinder of Parties 1. Permissive Joinder (Rule 20) 2. Compulsory Joinder (Rule 19) Becker v. Wabash Natl. Corp., 2007 WL 2285897 (S.D. Tex. 2007). 3. Third-Party Claims (Impleader- Rule 14) 4. Intervention (Rule 24) pp. 748-53 (notes 1-6) pp. 27-28 (all notes); 786-89 (Cohen case); 789-91 (all notes) pp. 785-86; Supp: 338, 348, 400 pp. 24-26 (note 1); 742-48 (all notes) pp. 731-34 pp. 734-39 (notes 1-2)

5. Interpleader (Rules 22, 67) (28 U.S.C. 1335, 1397, 2361) Aetna U.S. Healthcare v. Higgs, 962 F. Supp. 1412 (D. Kan. 1997). 6. Class Actions (Rule 23)

pp. 791-803 (all notes) pp. 465-66 pp. 471-72 (notes 1-2) pp. 473-75 (all notes) pp. 516-24 (notes 1-2); 513-16 (all notes)

VIII.

DISPOSITION WITHOUT TRIAL A. Involuntary Dismissal (Rule 41(a), (d)) B. Voluntary Dismissal (Rule 41(b)) C. Summary Judgment (Rule 56) D. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

IX.

JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT OF CASES (Rule 16) 5

pp. 526-35 (all notes)

X. XI.

OVERVIEW OF THE TRIAL PROCESS TRIAL MOTIONS AND CHALLENGING VERDICTS /JUDGMENTS A. Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law (Rule 50) Coyante v. Puerto Rico Ports Auth., 105 F.3d 17, 17-22 (1st Cir. 1997). B. Post-trial Motions (Rules 59, 60) Crowe v. Braxton Tire Co., , 2007 WL 2156344 (M.D. N.C. 2007).

pp. 39-42

pp. 723-28 (all notes)

XII. XIII.

INTRODUCTION TO JURISDICTION PERSONAL JURISDICTION A. Presence, Consent, and Notice B. Challenging/Waiving Personal Jurisdiction C. Constitutionality: Minimum Contacts and Other Activity D. In rem Jurisdiction E. Specific Jurisdiction F. General Jurisdiction G. Consent/Notice/Service H. Long-Arm Statutes

pp. 57-60 pp. 61-73 (all notes) pp. 73-75 (all notes) pp. 76-83 (all notes) pp. 83-94 pp. 98-125; 113 (note 3) pp. 125-40; 139-40 (notes 3-4) pp. 140-52; 144-45 (note 4) pp. 159-64 (notes 1-5) pp. 164-69 (all notes); Supp: 296-98; 346-47 pp. 169-74; 177-78 (all notes); Supp: 349 pp. 179-81

XIV. XV.

VENUE (28 U.S.C. 133, 1391, 1392) TRANSFER OF VENUE FORUM NON CONVENIENS (28 U.S.C. 1404, 1406) SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

XVI.

A. Article III, 1, 2 1 B. Article I, 8, 9 C. Federal Question Jurisdiction (28 U.S.C. 1331)

Supp: 276 Supp: 272 pp. 181-84; 188-89 (note 8); 189-92 (all notes); Supp: 333 pp. 192-200 (all notes); 202-05 (all notes); Supp: 333-34 pp. 205-12 (all notes); Supp: 344; 527-36 pp. 212-19 (all notes); Supp: 352-54; 355-57

D. Diversity Jurisdiction (28 U.S.C. 1332(a)-(c)(2))

E. Supplemental Jurisdiction (28 U.S.C. 1367) F. Removal Jurisdiction (28 U.S.C. 1441, 1446, 1447, 1448) XVII. PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS Miller v. LeSea Broadcasting, Inc., 896 F. Supp. 889 (E.D. Wis. 1995). DEFERENCE TO/CHALLENGING JUDGMENTS A. Claim and Issue Preclusion B. Full Faith and Credit (28 U.S.C. 1738) Dawe v. Capital One Bank, 456 F.Supp.2d 236 (D. Mass. 2006). XIX. CHOICE OF LAW

XVIII.

pp. 45-46; 657-64 Supp: 364-65

pp. 221-27