Civil Procedure
Spring 2009
Prof. Joan Steinman

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Personal Jurisdiction
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Choosing the Law to be Applied
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Pretrial Discovery

V. Pretrial Discovery FRCP 26, (27-29), 30, (31-32), 33-37) (pp. 332-423)

A. Scope -- Rule 26(a),(b)(1,2) (pp. 332-42)

B. Tools - how do you ask? -- Rules (27-29), 33-36; 26(c)-(g), 45 (pp. 342-57)

C. Judicial Management of the Burdens -- (pp. 357-80)

D. Specific limitations on your curiosity

1. The work product rule -- Rule 26(b)(3), (5) (pp. 380-91)

2. Privileges -- Rule 26 (b)(1),(5) (pp. 391-401)

3. Experts -- Rules 26(b)(4); 45 (pp. 401-12)

E. Other fact gathering (pp. 412-14)

F. Sanctions - what if that nasty person refuses to answer your brilliant questions?, and other misbehavior -- Rule 37 (pp. 415-23)


 

 

 

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