A civil matter : a guide to civil procedure and litigation / by George W. Kuney, Lindsay Young Distinguished Professor of Law and Director, James L. Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law, the University of Tennessee College of Law ; Donna C. Looper, Adjunct Professor of Law, the University of Tennessee College of Law.
2014
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A civil matter : a guide to civil procedure and litigation / by George W. Kuney, Lindsay Young Distinguished Professor of Law and Director, James L. Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law, the University of Tennessee College of Law ; Donna C. Looper, Adjunct Professor of Law, the University of Tennessee College of Law.
Published
St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2014]
Call Number
KF8841 .K86 2014
ISBN
9780314289056
0314289054
0314289054
Description
xvi, 170 pages ; 19 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)881317943
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Record Appears in
Added Author
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
iii
About the Authors
v
Also by the Authors
vii
Table of Cases
xv
Introduction
1
ch. 1
Neely v. Fox of Oak Ridge: Events Underlying the Civil Matter
3
I.
Accident
3
II.
Settlement Negotiations
4
ch. 2
Initiating a Civil Action
7
I.
Overview
7
II.
Statutes of Limitations
8
Questions
8
III.
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
8
IV.
Personal Jurisdiction
10
V.
Venue
11
VI.
Complaint
11
Questions
15
VII.
Summons and Service of Process
17
Questions
19
ch. 3
Responding to a Civil Action
21
I.
Overview
21
II.
Responding by Filing a Motion to Dismiss: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)
22
a.
Overview
22
b.
Rule 12(b)(1)---Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
24
Questions
27
c.
Rule 12(b)(2)---Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
27
1.
Overview
27
2.
State Long Arm Statutes
28
3.
Due Process Requirements
28
i.
Overview
28
ii.
General vs. Specific Personal Jurisdiction
29
4.
Presence
30
5.
Citizenship
31
6.
Consent or Waiver
31
7.
Minimum Contacts
32
8.
Procedure
34
Questions
34
d.
Rule 12(b)(3)---Improper Venue
35
Questions
36
e.
Rule 12(b)(4)---Insufficient Process
37
Questions
38
f.
Rule 12(b)(5)---Insufficient Service of Process
38
1.
Overview
38
2.
Service of Process on Individuals
39
3.
Service of Process on Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations
41
4.
Challenging Service of Process
41
Questions
43
g.
Rule 12(b)(6)---Failure to State a Claim upon which Relief can be Granted
44
1.
Overview
44
2.
Materials Considered in Deciding a Rule 12(b)(6) Motion
44
3.
Standard Applied in Deciding a Motion to Dismiss
45
4.
Considerations in Filing a Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss
47
Questions
48
h.
Rule 12(b)(7)---Failure to Join an Indispensable Party under Rule 19
49
1.
Overview
49
2.
Required or Necessary Parties
50
3.
Whether Joinder of a Required or Necessary Party is Possible
53
4.
Whether the Absent Party is Indispensable
53
Questions
54
III.
Responding by an Answer to the Complaint
55
a.
Overview
55
b.
Admitting or Denying the Allegations in the Complaint
56
c.
Affirmative Defenses
57
d.
Counterclaims and Crossclaims
59
1.
Generally
59
2.
Compulsory counterclaims
59
3.
Permissive Counterclaims
61
4.
Crossclaims
62
IV.
Answer Filed by Defendants in Neely v. Fox
62
ch. 4
Proceeding Before a Magistrate Judge
65
I.
Overview
65
II.
Referrals by District Judges
66
III.
Consent of the Parties to the Jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge
67
Questions
69
ch. 5
Case Management and Scheduling
71
I.
Overview
71
II.
Rule 16 Conferences
72
III.
Scheduling Orders
74
Questions
76
ch. 6
Discovery
77
I.
Overview
77
II.
Discovery Devices
80
a.
Required Disclosures---Rule 26(a)
80
b.
Depositions---Rule 30
80
c.
Interrogatories---Rule 33
83
d.
Requests for Production of Documents---Rule 34 and Subpoenas Duces Tecum---Rule 45
84
e.
Physical and Mental Examinations---Rule 35
87
f.
Requests for Admission---Rule 36
88
III.
Discovery Disputes
89
IV.
Discovery in Neely v. Fox
92
Questions
93
ch. 7
Motions for Summary Judgment or Adjudication of Issues
95
I.
Overview
95
II.
Procedures
96
III.
Summary Judgment in Practice
99
Questions
103
ch. 8
Final Pre-Trial Procedure and Proceedings
105
I.
Overview
105
II.
Witness and Exhibit Lists---Pretrial Disclosures under Rule 26(a)(3)
105
Questions
106
III.
Motions in Limine
107
Questions
112
IV.
Final Pre-Trial Conference
112
Questions
114
V.
Pretrial Order
114
Questions
115
ch. 9
Trial
117
I.
Overview
117
II.
Assembling and Selecting the Jury
118
a.
Jury Pool
118
b.
Voir Dire
119
c.
Voir Dire in Neely v. Fox
120
Questions
124
III.
Preliminary Jury Instructions
125
Questions
129
IV.
Opening Statements
129
Questions
133
V.
Presenting the Evidence
133
a.
Overview
133
b.
Presentation of Evidence in Neely v. Fox
135
1.
Stipulations of Fact
135
2.
Plaintiff's Case in Chief
135
3.
Defense
142
Questions
144
VI.
Closing Arguments
144
a.
Overview
144
b.
Closing Arguments in Neely v. Fox
145
Questions
147
VII.
Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms
147
a.
Overview
147
b.
Jury Instructions in Neely v. Fox
148
Questions
150
c.
Verdict Form in Neely v. Fox
150
Questions
151
VIII.
Rendering a Verdict
152
a.
Overview
152
b.
Rendering a Verdict in Neely v. Fox
152
Questions
155
ch. 10
Post-Judgment Motions and Subsequent Proceedings
157
I.
Post-Judgment Motions
157
a.
Overview
157
b.
Motion for New Trial in Neely v. Fox
161
Questions
164
II.
Subsequent Proceedings
165
a.
Overview
165
1.
Appeal of the Judgment
165
2.
Enforcement of the Judgment---Rule 69
166
3.
Retrial
167
b.
Subsequent proceedings in Neely v. Fox
168
Questions
169