The flagship title in the series, The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure
integrates multiple-choice questions into a full-fledged review of the course.
Lead-up discussions of law prepare students to effectively learn from
subsequent questions. Clear explanations of both correct and incorrect answers
help to clarify nuances in the law. Carefully crafted questions are
sophisticated but fair, neither too difficult nor unrealistically simple, and
they are equally useful to all students―whether they will be tested by
multiple-choice questions or not. The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure
embodies a far more user-friendly and interactive approach than other exam
preparation aids, and valuable exam-taking pointers are interspersed
throughout the text. A challenging final question in each chapter (the
“Closer”) illustrates a sophisticated problem in law, while “Closing Closer”
questions in the last chapter provide further practice and cumulative review.
The Third Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the
significant timing and otherrecent statutory amendments and changes in to the
FRCPFederal Rules. New questions appear throughout the text along with new
Closing Closers.
Features:
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integrates multiple-choice questions into a full-fledged review of the
first-year course
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lead-up discussion prepares students to effectively learn from
subsequent questions
-
clear explanations of correct and incorrect answers help to clarify
nuances in the law
-
multiple-choice questions―sophisticated but fair, neither too difficult
nor too easy
-
useful to all students, whether they will be tested by multiple-choice
questions or not
-
a far more user-friendly and interactive approach than other exam
preparation aids
-
a challenging final question in each chapter (the “Closer”)
illustrates a sophisticated problem in the area under discussion
-
“Closing Closer” questions in the last chapter provide further
practice and helpful review
-
valuable exam-taking pointers interspersed within the substantive text
Thoroughly updated, the revised Third Edition:
-
reflects statutory amendments and changes to the Federal Rules
-
offers new questions and new Closing Closers
Summary of Contents
Ch. 1. A Very Short Introduction
Ch. 2. Diversity Jurisdiction: The Basic Rules
Ch. 3. Federal Claims and Federal Cases
Ch. 4. Removal Jurisdiction: The Defendant Chooses the Forum
Ch. 5. Personal Jurisdiction: Myth and Minimum Contact
Ch. 6. More Personal Jurisdiction: General In Personam Jurisdiction and In
Rem Jurisdiction
Ch. 7. More than an Afterthought: Long-arm Statutes as a Limit on Personal
Jurisdiction
Ch. 8. Home and Away: Litigating Objections to the Court's Jurisdiction
Ch. 9. Due Process and Common Sense: Notice and Service of Process
Ch. 10. Venue and Transfer: More Limits on the Place of Suit
Ch. 11. State Law in Federal Courts: Basics of the Erie Doctrine
Ch. 12. Two Ways to Run a Railroad: Substance and Procedure After York, Byrd,
and Hanna
Ch. 13. The Scope of the Action: Joinder of Claims and Parties Under the
Federal Rules
Ch. 14. Of Hooks and Nuclei: Supplemental Jurisdiction over State Law Claims
Ch. 15. Sufficient Allegations: Pleading Under the Federal Rules
Ch. 16. Change over Time: Amending the Pleadings Under Rule 15
Ch. 17. Technicalities, Technicalities: Pre-answer Motions Under the Federal
Rules
Ch. 18. Probing to the Limits: The Scope of Discovery Under the Federal Rules
Ch. 19. The Basic Tools of Discovery in Federal Court
Ch. 20. Dispositive Motions: Dismissal for Failure to State a Claim and
Summary Judgment
Ch. 21. Judgment as a Matter of Law in the Federal Courts
Ch. 22. Second Time Around: The Grounds and Procedure for Motions for New
Trial
Ch. 23. The Quest for Finality: Claim Preclusion Under the Second Restatement
of Judgments
Ch. 24. Collateral Estoppel, Issue Preclusion, Whatever
Ch. 25. Closing Closers: Some Practice Questions that Cross Jurisdictional
Lines
Ch. 26. Closing Openers: Some Looney Limericks
