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Civil Procedure

19 lessons · 19 practice questions — Bar-exam lessons on Civil Procedure: 19 lessons in 7 topics; 19 come with a scored practice question and its rationale. Migrated from EliExplainsLaw.org; general legal education, not legal advice.

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Appealability & Review1 lesson

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  1. Appeals: Wait Until the Game Is Over

Erie Doctrine1 lesson

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  1. Erie Doctrine: Whose Law the Federal Court Borrows

Jurisdiction & Venue6 lessons

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  1. Federal Question Jurisdiction: Your Own Claim Must Come from Federal Law
  2. Diversity Jurisdiction: Different States on Each Side, More Than $75,000 at Stake
  3. Supplemental Jurisdiction: Small Claims Ride Along With a Big Federal Claim
  4. Personal Jurisdiction: Which Courts Can Make You Show Up
  5. Venue: Picking the Right Courthouse, and Moving the Case
  6. Removal: When Defendants Get to Switch Courts

Jury Trials1 lesson

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  1. Jury Trials: Who Decides, and Who Gets Picked

Motions3 lessons

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  1. Motion to Dismiss: Asking the Court to Throw the Case Out Early
  2. Summary Judgment: Skipping Trial When There's Nothing to Try
  3. Judgment as a Matter of Law: Taking the Case Away from the Jury

Pretrial Procedures5 lessons

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  1. Pleadings: Starting the Lawsuit and Fixing the Papers
  2. Joinder: Who and What Belongs in One Lawsuit
  3. Impleader, Intervention, and Interpleader: Three Ways Extra People Join a Lawsuit
  4. Discovery: Showing Your Cards Before Trial
  5. Class Actions: One Lawsuit for the Whole Crowd

Verdicts & Judgments2 lessons

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  1. Claim Preclusion: One Lawsuit per Event
  2. Issue Preclusion: No Rematches on Settled Questions