Course Details

American Legal Studies:Civil Procedure

This course will examine the process of US civil litigation. Students will learn the key portions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governing a civil case and the cases interpreting those rules. Particular attention will be given to those elements of U.S. civil procedure less commonly found in other systems, including litigation finance, pleadings, pre-trial motion practice, discovery practice, the use of expert witnesses, trial and post-trial motions, and the jurisdictional requirements and relationship between state and federal courts.

Catalog Number: LAWSTUDY 923

Additional Course Information: LLM Candidates only

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Course History

Spring 2025
Title: American Legal Studies:Civil Procedure
Faculty: Zimmerman, Clifford (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 78     Actual: 77

Fall 2023
Title: American Legal Studies:Civil Procedure
Faculty: Zimmerman, Clifford (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 82     Actual: 77

Fall 2022
Title: American Legal Studies:Civil Procedure
Faculty: Zimmerman, Clifford (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 70     Actual: 57