Benefits Summary of Contents What's New Become a procedure expert in minutes. Simple to use, whether you're researching in the office or arguing in the courtroom. Information is presented in a logical order. File with confidence. Explains all the procedural issues--from the mundane to the most complex--in straightforward, plain English and provides quick answers to common questions about pleading and motion practice. Stay on top of new developments in discovery, including e-discovery. Includes a chapter dedicated to the procedures for discovering and protecting paper documents, electronically stored information, tangible things, and more. Commentaries Introduction--Rules for filing, service, hearings, and preserving error Plaintiff's Lawsuit--Including injunctions and declaratory judgments Defendant's Responses & Pleadings--Defendant's answer and all FRCP 12(b) motions Removal & Remand--Removal to federal court and remand to state court Pretrial Motions--Including pretrial conference and motions for continuance, recusal, and Daubert hearing Discovery--Comprehensive discovery coverage, including discovery about and from experts and e-discovery Disposition Without Trial--Nontrial disposition, including default and summary judgment The Trial--Covering trial procedure from jury selection to final argument The Judgment--Motion to enter judgment, the judgment, and costs and attorney fees Postjudgment Motions--Covering all motions challenging the judgment
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (annotated) FRCP Appendix of Forms Supplemental Rules--Admiralty & Maritime Claims Multidistrict Litigation Rules Federal Rules of Evidence (annotated) Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure FRAP Appendix of Forms Advisory Committee Notes to Rules United States Code -- Title 28 U.S. Constitution The Hague Convention on Service Abroad The Hague Convention on Taking Evidence Abroad Timetables Index Charts and Examples Deadline -- Filing or Service? Computing Deadlines to Respond Rule Interpleader vs. Statutory Interpleader Diversity Jurisdiction Summary of Defendant's Responses & Pleadings Specific Jurisdiction General Jurisdiction Diversity Jurisdiction for Removal Degrees of Relationship Examples of Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts Methods of Discovery Modifying Discovery Procedures & Limits Pursuing an Adverse Ruling Postjudgment Motions
Timetables Pleadings and Pretrial-Motions Schedule Pretrial Disclosures & Conferences Discovery Status Sheet Removal & Remand Temporary Restraining Order & Injunction Request to Clerk for Default Judgment Motion to Court for Default Judgment Summary Judgment Appeal of Civil Trial Highlights include: Recent circuit decisions on the timeliness of postjudgment motions and their effect on the deadline for filing an appeal. The Supreme Court's recent KPMG LLP v. Cocchi decision, which discusses arbitration in actions involving both arbitrable and nonarbitrable claims. The Supreme Court's recent Taniguchi v. Kan Pac. Saipan, Ltd. decision, discussing whether costs for translators are recoverable under 28 U.S.C. ยง1920(6). Recent decisions and other authority on predictive coding, an emerging search technique for electronic discovery. Recent decisions on the discoverability of electronically stored information on social-networking sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter). Recent circuit decisions interpreting the pleading standard under Iqbal and Twombly.
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