Civil Procedure - Essay Writing Approach

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1、EssayWritingApproachesandSummariesProfessorRichardT.SakaiTaraShah,Esq.CIVILPROCEDUREPRELIMINARYCONSIDERATIONS/ISSUES1.Scopeofrules“ApplicantsshouldbepreparedtoanswerquestionsthathaveissuesconcerningtheFederalRulesofCivilProcedureandtheCaliforniaCodeofCivilProcedure.Applicantsshouldbep

2、reparedtodiscussthedifferencesbetweentheFederalRulesandtheCaliforniaRules,especiallythoseCaliforniaproceduresofpleadingandpracticethathavenospecificcounterpartsintheFederalRules.”(StateBarofCalifornia,CommitteeofBarExaminers/OfficeofAdmissions,asrevisedeffectivewithJuly2007administrat

3、ionoftheexamination).2.Interrogatoriesdrivetheessayissuesandanswers.ExampleA(February2009#2)“1.WasthefederalcourtcorrecttodenyCopyco’smotionforchangeofvenue?Discuss.2.(a)IsSallyentitledtoacopyofthemaintenancerecords?Discuss.(b)Ifso,howmustsheproceedtoobtainthem?Discuss.3.(a)IsCopycoen

4、titledtoanordertocompelSallytoappearforanexaminationbyaphysicianandanexaminationbyapsychologistchosenbyCopyco?Discuss.(b)Ifso,howmustitproceedtoobtainsuchanorder?Discuss.”ExampleB(July2011#2)“1.HowshouldthecourtruleonPerry’smotiontocompelDoctortoanswer?Discuss.2.Howshouldthecourtruleo

5、nBolton’smotiontodismissPerry’sclaimonthegroundthatthestatuteoflimitationshadrun?Discuss.3.HowshouldthecourtruleonPerry’smotionforsummaryjudgment?Discuss.”3.IssuechecklistI.PROPERCOURTII.GOVERNINGLAWIII.PLEADINGSIV.PARTIESANDCLAIMSV.DISCOVERYVI.PRETRIALMOTIONSVII.JURYTRIALVIII.FINALJU

6、DGMENTIX.RESJUDICATAANDCOLLATERALESTOPPELCIVILPROCEDURERULESUMMARY[SeelectureforCaliforniaCivilProcedureforCaliforniarules]I.DOESTHECOURTHAVETHEAUTHORITYTODECIDETHEDISPUTE?A.Doesthecourthaveauthorityovertheparties?1.PersonalJurisdictiona.Traditionalwaysofassertingjurisdiction1)domicil

7、e2)presenceinstatewhenserved3)consentb.Assertionofjurisdictionovernon-residents1)StateLongArmStatutesa)Unlimitedb)LimitedorSpecific2)ConstitutionalLimitations–ContactsandNoticea)MinimumContacts(1)Purposefulavailment(a)Streamofcommercecases(b)Internetcases(2)Foreseeabilityb)Relatedness

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