civ pro

Question 1

balancing test to determine if a suit should be dismissed b/c a necessary party cannot be joined

Answer 1

courts balance pajard
- whether Prejudiced by absence
- whether possible to Avoid or lessen prejudice
- whether judgment rendered in Absence Adequate
- whether Adequate Remedy to p on Dismissal

Question 2

affirmative defenses

Answer 2

ascertained by element s3c2f
- self-defense
- statute of frauds
- statute of limitations
- claim preclusion
- contributory negligence
- fraud

Question 3

venue

Answer 3

property in the ALPs
- all d’s reside
- location where claim arose
- personal jx

Question 4

mandatory disclosures

Answer 4

need an iep
- initial disclosures
- expert testimony disclosures
- pre-trial disclosures

Question 5

responses to requests for admissions

Answer 5

can say ado
- admit
- deny
- object

Question 6

what interlocutory orders are appealabe

Answer 6

rippa
- receivership
- injunctions
- property sale and disposition
- patent orders final but for final accounting
- arbitration denials