Per our class discussion today, here’s some additional info on the Walden v. Fiore decision written this year by Justice Thomas. Here are the facts of the case as described by the Court: Petitioner [and Defendant] serves as a police officer for the city of Covington, Georgia. In August 2006, petitioner was working at the Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson Airport […]
In class this week, we noted that modern jurisprudence generally treats notice and personal jurisdiction as distinct issues. (The Transient Presence rule is an example of when both notice and PJ can be satisfied simultaneously.) Regarding notice, the question came up in class whether service could be done via Facebook or Twitter. Hot off the presses: […]
(Updated to correct transmission of group email.) This posting/email is a test of a new message-distribution system. Everybody in the Civ Pro class should be receiving this. In addition, there are important additions to the nathenson.org website: Assignments page is now active. Future assignments will be posted to https://nathenson.org/courses/civpro/assignments/. I will maintain the Lexis Blackboard site until I have […]
New law students struggle with reading statutes and statutory-like materials such as the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Here’s a web version of a handout I use in class that gives guidance on how to read such materials. The key is to engage the materials by carving them up into bite-sized pieces, and to determine their structure, […]
