About: Here are some hypos used in class, or variants thereof. Unless otherwise indicated, assume that all matters take place in federal court. Instructions: Do the problems on your own first. Then see explanations here. Question 1: Scope of Constitutional and statutory diversity. P (citizen of Florida), sues D1 (citizen of Georgia) and D2 (citizen of […]
About: Here are some hypos used in class, or variants thereof. Unless otherwise indicated, assume that all matters take place in federal court. Instructions: Don’t look at the explanations until you have answered all the questions. Question 1: Scope of Constitutional and statutory diversity. P (citizen of Florida), sues D1 (citizen of Georgia) and D2 (citizen […]
About: Some of the twenty-six (26) problems below are loosely based on problems found in Joseph W. Glannon, Civil Procedure: Examples & Explanations. Some of the others are from the ASP (formerly called ALI) sessions (which in turn were adapted from a prior set of my questions). Others are just mine. Instructions: Analyze whether personal […]
Here’s a running list of mnemonics I use in class for various Rules of the FRCP. Some of them I got years ago from my friend Elizabeth Pendo (now at SLU Law). Others I’ve developed and revised through the years. If you have any suggestions for changes or additions, please let me know. PLEADINGS 8(a)(2) – Formerly K.I.S.S. (Conley), […]
