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Personal jurisdiction

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1. Authorized by statute
A. Present and served in state
B. Domiciled
C. Citizen Abroad
D. Consents to jdx
E. Long arm statute (act in state)
2. Constitutional limitations
A. Contact
a. Minimum contacts
b. Purposeful availment
c. Foreseeable
B. Relatedness
a. Specific Jdx
-Related to defendants contacts
b. General jdx
-At home

C. Fairness

a. Must not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice
- convenience
- forum interest
- judicial efficiency

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Diversity jurisdiction

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At time suit is commenced
1. Complete diversity + >75,000
2. Alienage jdx
us citizen + foreigner(unless green card)

X no alien v alien jdx

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Citizenship of partnerships

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State of Each and every partner

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Supplemental Jurisdiction

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  1. Common nucleus of operative facts

Limits for Plaintiffs

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Erie doctrine

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  1. State substantive law and Federal procedural law
a. Always substantive
A. Statutes of limitations
B. Tolling SOL
C. Choice of law rules
D. Elements of claim or defense

b. Otherwise
A. Outcome determinative test
B. Balance of interest test
C. Deter forum shopping

c. Federal common law

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Fed exclusive jurisdiction

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  1. Bankruptcy
  2. Patent and copyright
  3. US involvement
  4. Against foreign states
  5. Postal matters
  6. Irs cases
  7. Sec cases
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Venue

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  1. Where any D resides if all reside there
  2. Where substantial part of action took place
  3. Not 1 or 2 and has PJ over D
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Residence for Venue

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  1. People- domicile
  2. Business- anywhere there is PJ
  3. Nonresident- anywhere
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Transfer of venue

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  1. Convenience of parties- anywhere it could have originally been filed
  2. Consent
  3. If original venue is improper

Apply law of transferor court if was proper
If original venue was improper or forum selection clause -> apply transferee law

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Removal

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Only defendants may remove

  1. Case could have originally been brought in fed court
  2. No defendant is a citizen of state where filed (for diversity)
  3. Dismissal of non diverse party allows removal (within one year of filing)
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Removal Procedure

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  1. File notice in federal court
  2. Send notice to other parties and state court
  3. Within 30 days of last D’s notice of case’s removability
  4. All Ds must join removal
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Remand procedure

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> 30 days after removal (unless for SMJ)

Plaintiff files in Fed court

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Service of Process

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Within 90 days of complaint

  1. Personal
  2. Place of abode with adult living there or agent
  3. Accordance with rules of service state or forum court
  4. Waiver
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Service of process foreign country

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  1. In accord with international agreement
  2. Foreign countries law or directed by foreign official
  3. Personal service or mail, unless prohibited by foreign law
  4. Method court orders that is not prohibited by international agreement
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TRO

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  1. States specific facts of irreparable injury if not granted
  2. Certifies in writing Efforts made to notify other party or why no notice is needed
  3. Provides security to pay for damages if unwarranted

Lasts 14 days
May be extended for 14
If more-> preliminary injunction
No right to appeal

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Preliminary injunction

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  1. P will suffer irreparable harm if not granted ( key factor)
  2. Harm to P outweighs harm to D
  3. P shows likely to be successful on merits
  4. Public interest favors granting

Immediately appealable

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Complaint

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  1. Grounds for fed jurisdiction
  2. Short statement showing entitled to relief
  3. Demand for judgment for relief

Plausible not just possible

18
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Motion to Dismiss

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  1. Lack of smj
  2. Lack of pj
  3. Improper venue
  4. Insufficiency of process
  5. Insufficient service of process
  6. Failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted
  7. Failure to join indispensable party

2-5 waivable unless filed in first response
6,7 any time before trial
1 anytime even on appeal
If raises issues outside pleadings->MSJ not Mtd

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Answer

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21 days after service (60 if waived)

14 days after pre answer motion denied

20
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Counterclaim

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  1. Compulsory - same transaction or occurrence. Barred if not raised
  2. Permissive- not same t or o - can bring if meets jdx requirement
21
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Amended pleadings

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  1. Once within 21 days of service or 21 days after service of responsive pleading
  2. With leave of court may amend again
  3. Relates back if same t or o as original pleading
  4. Relates back if D changed and D2 knew of action
22
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Rule 11 certification

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lawyer certifies all filings:

  1. Not for improper purpose
  2. Legal contentions warranted by law or nonfrivolous argument
  3. Contentions have or are likely to have evidentiary support
  4. Denials of factual contentions are warranted on the evidence or based on lack of info
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Rule 11 sanctions

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  1. Court may order on its own - party must show cause why not imposed
  2. Opponent may serve motion for sanctions
  3. 21 days to withdraw or correct
  4. If not corrected may file motion for sanctions
  5. Nonmonetary directives or monetary penalties
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Compulsory joinder(indispensible parties)

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  1. Should absentee be joined?
    A. No complete relief to other parties without
    B. Absentee has interest that cant be protected without
  2. Can absentee be joined?
    A. Pj
    B. Will it destroy diversity
  3. If cant can action proceed without?
    A. Prejudice to absentee or other parties
    B. Can prejudice be avoided
    C. Adequacy of judgment without absentee
    D. Adequate remedy to parties in another forum if dismissed
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Permissive joinder

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  1. Some claim is made by each plaintiff and against each defendant relating to same T or O
  2. Question of fact or law common to all parties

Jdx must apply (but ps can aggregate for 75k)

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Joinder of claims

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At least one claim arises from a transaction in which all were involved

27
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Class action

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  1. Class is so numerous joinder of all is impracticable
  2. Questions of law or fact common to Class
  3. Named parties’ interests are typical of the class
  4. Named parties adequately represent interests of the class
  5. One of the following is present
    A. Separate actions create risk of inconsistent results or impair interests of unnamed parties
    B. Injunctive or declaratory relief is appropriate to class as whole
    C. Common questions of law or fact predominate and a class action is superior to alternate methods of adjudication
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Initial disclosured

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A. Names addresses and numbers of people with discoverable info disclosing party may use to support claims or defenses
B. Copies or descriptions of evidence
C. Computation of claimed damages and basis
D. Copy of insurance info

14 days after discovery conference

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Pretrial disclosure

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30 days before trial

  1. Planned witnesses
  2. Possible witnesses
  3. Deposition witnesses
  4. Documents and exhibits

Impeachment only evidence need not be disclosed

30
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Trial prep materials

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Anticipation of litigation-> privileged

Substantial need and undue hardship may overcome

31
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Appeal

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30 days from time of judgment

Unless excusable neglect

32
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Claim preclusion

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  1. Both claims brought by same plaintiff against same defendant
  2. Case 1 ended in valid judgment on the merits
  3. Case one and two asserted same claim
33
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Issue preclusion

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  1. Final judgment in C1
  2. Same parties or others
  3. Same issue actual litigated
  4. Issue essential to judgment
34
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28 days

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Time after Judgment to file motion for new trial

RJNOV

35
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21 Days

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Time after complaint to answer

Time to amend pleading once

Time to withdraw pleading after rule 11 served

36
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14 days

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Expiration of tro

Time to file jury demand after last pleading directed to jury

Time to appeal class action certification

37
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30 days

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Appeals

Removal

Remand

Time to return request to waive servicd

38
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JMOL

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  1. Jusgment as matter of law( directed berdict)
  2. Reasonable people cod not disagree on result
  3. After other side heard at trial
39
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Motion for new trial

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  1. Any non harmless error
  2. <28 days after verdict
    A. Erroneous jury outcome
    B. New evidence arisen
    C. Misconduct of juror, party, lawyer
    D. Judgment against weight of evidence
    E. Inadequate or excessive damages

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