Civil Procedure Flashcards
Civil Procedure General Roadmap
I. SMJ
II. PJ
III. Notice and Service of Process
IV. Venue
V. Choice of Law (Erie Doctrine)
VI. Pleadings
VII. Multiple Parties and Claims
VIII. Discovery
IX. Interlocutory Injunctions
X. Adjudication Without Trial
XI. Trial
XII. Post-Trial Procedure
XIII. Claim and Issue Preclusion
I. SMJ
A. Federal Question
B. Diversity
C. Supplemental
D. Removal
E. CA Distinctions
II. PJ
A. Traditional Bases for In Personam Jurisdiction (consent, voluntary presence, domicile)
B. LAS
C. Due Process:
1. Minimum Contacts (purposeful availment, foreseeability, relatedness)
2. Fair Play & Substantial Justice
D. Rem and Quasi-in-Rem
III. Notice and Service of Process
A. General Rule
B. Who must serve
C. Time limit
D. Methods
E. Federal Exceptions
F. Waiver
G. Objection to Insufficient Service
IV. Venue
A. Federal Rule
B. CA State Rule
C. Removal Cases
D. Object to Improper Venue
E. Waiver
F. Transfer
V. Choice of Law (Erie Doctrine)
A. General Rule
B. Substantive vs. Procedural
C. Federal Common Law
D. Test
E. CA Choice of Law Rules
VI. Pleadings
A. Timing
B. Complaint
C. Response to a Complaint
D. Amendments to Pleadings
E. Certification
VII. Multiple Parties and Claims
A. Joinder of Parties
B. Intervention
C. Impleader
D. Interpleader
E. Class Action
VIII. Discovery
A. Mandatory Disclosures
B. Scope of Discovery
C. Discovery Conference
D. Devices
E. Use at Trial
F. Enforcement and Sanctions
G. Pre-Trial Conference
IX. Interlocutory Injunctions
A. Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
B. Preliminary Injunction
C. Permanent Injunction
X. Adjudication Without Trial
A. Judgment on the Pleadings
B. Default
C. Dismissal
D. Summary Judgment
XI. Trial
A. Trial by Jury
B. Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law (JMOL; Directed Verdict)
C. Renewed JMOL
D. Judgment
E. Motion for a New Trial
XII. Post-Trial Procedure
A. Relief from Judgment
B. Enforcing a Judgment
C. Appeal
XIII. Claim and Issue Preclusion
A. Claim Preclusion
B. Issue Preclusion
