First skill: learn the law That’s why you went to law school, right? Second skill: get it from your head to the paper There are at least two skill sets that must combine in order for a student to do well on an essay exam. The first is learning the law. This is what most students focus […]
From Fall 2014 1L Anthony Alvarez: Suppose David from Alaska gets into a wreck with Nancy from New Jersey. The accident happens in eastern Pennsylvania. Nancy then files suit against David in New Jersey state court. Importantly, this is how David got served: after the complaint was filed, David was driving through Philadelphia, PA with […]
This weekend, I posted many updates to the website. Here are highlights. Updated Assignment for this Wednesday, Oct. 15. See the email sent out earlier today as well as the Assignments page. Next week’s (week of Oct. 20) tentative assignment and PJ Big Picture Day. If our room is available for a long session next Monday (Oct. 20), […]
Instructions: answer all questions before looking at explanations. A federal district court map may be found at https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/u.s._federal_courts_circuit_map_1.pdf. These questions will require careful reading of the statutes, particularly for questions 9 and 10! Question 1. P (citizen of California) plans to sue D Phord Motor Co. (incorporated in Delaware with principal place of business in […]
