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Cover Page; Preface; Acknowledgments; Summary of Contents; Table of Contents; Table of Cases; PHASE ONE: BEFORE READING; Introduction; I. Overview; II. Strategies to Use Before, During, and After Reading; Chapter 1. Before Reading: The Purpose for Reading Cases; I. Summary; II. Checklist; III. Before Reading Strategies; IV. The Purpose for Reading Cases; A. Purpose Changes the Way We Read; B. Lawyers Read to Solve Problems; C. Purpose for Reading Cases: Expert Legal Readers; V. Critical Reading; A. What Is Critical Reading?; B. The Role of Metacognition
C. Does Everyone Find It Difficult to Read Cases?D. A Word About Time; E.A Word About Case Briefs; VI. Case Example: Purpose for Reading Cases; VII. Practice; Chapter 2. Before Reading: Read as an Advocate and Read with Focus; I. Summary; II. Checklist; III. Read as an Advocate; A. What Is Advocacy?; B. Reading as an Advocate; IV. Read with Focus; A. Exercise and Take Breaks; B. Try Meditation; C. Identify High Energy Times of Day; V. Case Example: Read as an Advocate and Read with Focus; A. Look for General Information; B. Notice the Facts; C. Identify Arguments; VI. Practice
Chapter 3. Before Reading: Case Structure and Civil and Criminal ProcedureI. Summary; II. Checklist; III. Background Knowledge Improves Comprehension; IV. Case Structure; A. How Are Cases Organized?; B. Case Structure: Reported Decisions; C. Case Structure: Textbooks; V. Civil and Criminal Procedure; VI. Civil Procedure; A. Phase One: Lawsuit Begins; B. Phase Two: Response to Lawsuit; 1. Motion to Dismiss; 2. Answer; C. Phase Three: Discovery; D. Phase Four: Resolution of Dispute; 1. Motion for Summary Judgment; 2. Other Motions, Jury Instructions, and Judgment; E. Phase Five: Appeals
VII. Criminal ProcedureVIII. Case Example: Case Structure and Civil Procedure; A. Case Structure; 1. Citation; 2. Caption; 3. Date; 4. Case Summary; 5. Headnotes; 6. Attorneys and Judge; 7. Introduction and Procedural Facts; 8. Facts; 9. Issue; 10. Other Precedents; 11. Holding and Rationale; 12. Disposition; 13. Page Numbers; B. Civil Procedure; IX. Practice; Chapter 4. Before Reading: Context and Overview; I. Summary; II. Checklist; III. A Note About the Checklist Warning; IV. Case Context; A. Thinking About Context; B. General Context Strategies; C. Expert Legal Readers Use Context
v. Context Strategies in CasesA. Cases in Casebooks; B. Reported Decisions; C. All Cases; 1. Parties; 2. Court; 3. Judge; 4. Date; VI. Read for an Overview; VII. Case Example: Context and Overview; A. Context; 1. Reading Purpose; 2. Case Summary and Headnotes; 3. Parties, Court, Judge, and Date; B. Case Overview; 1. Skim for Length and Organization; 2. General Topic; 3. Structure; 4. Who Won; VIII. Practice; PHASE TWO: DURING READING; Chapter 5. During Reading: Facts; I. Summary; II. Checklist; III. During Reading Strategies; IV. Why Are Facts Important?; V. Types of Facts
C. Does Everyone Find It Difficult to Read Cases?D. A Word About Time; E.A Word About Case Briefs; VI. Case Example: Purpose for Reading Cases; VII. Practice; Chapter 2. Before Reading: Read as an Advocate and Read with Focus; I. Summary; II. Checklist; III. Read as an Advocate; A. What Is Advocacy?; B. Reading as an Advocate; IV. Read with Focus; A. Exercise and Take Breaks; B. Try Meditation; C. Identify High Energy Times of Day; V. Case Example: Read as an Advocate and Read with Focus; A. Look for General Information; B. Notice the Facts; C. Identify Arguments; VI. Practice
Chapter 3. Before Reading: Case Structure and Civil and Criminal ProcedureI. Summary; II. Checklist; III. Background Knowledge Improves Comprehension; IV. Case Structure; A. How Are Cases Organized?; B. Case Structure: Reported Decisions; C. Case Structure: Textbooks; V. Civil and Criminal Procedure; VI. Civil Procedure; A. Phase One: Lawsuit Begins; B. Phase Two: Response to Lawsuit; 1. Motion to Dismiss; 2. Answer; C. Phase Three: Discovery; D. Phase Four: Resolution of Dispute; 1. Motion for Summary Judgment; 2. Other Motions, Jury Instructions, and Judgment; E. Phase Five: Appeals
VII. Criminal ProcedureVIII. Case Example: Case Structure and Civil Procedure; A. Case Structure; 1. Citation; 2. Caption; 3. Date; 4. Case Summary; 5. Headnotes; 6. Attorneys and Judge; 7. Introduction and Procedural Facts; 8. Facts; 9. Issue; 10. Other Precedents; 11. Holding and Rationale; 12. Disposition; 13. Page Numbers; B. Civil Procedure; IX. Practice; Chapter 4. Before Reading: Context and Overview; I. Summary; II. Checklist; III. A Note About the Checklist Warning; IV. Case Context; A. Thinking About Context; B. General Context Strategies; C. Expert Legal Readers Use Context
v. Context Strategies in CasesA. Cases in Casebooks; B. Reported Decisions; C. All Cases; 1. Parties; 2. Court; 3. Judge; 4. Date; VI. Read for an Overview; VII. Case Example: Context and Overview; A. Context; 1. Reading Purpose; 2. Case Summary and Headnotes; 3. Parties, Court, Judge, and Date; B. Case Overview; 1. Skim for Length and Organization; 2. General Topic; 3. Structure; 4. Who Won; VIII. Practice; PHASE TWO: DURING READING; Chapter 5. During Reading: Facts; I. Summary; II. Checklist; III. During Reading Strategies; IV. Why Are Facts Important?; V. Types of Facts