Advanced Civil Procedure

LAW

862

Advanced Civil Procedure

This course will use selected current civil rights cases as the basis for studying procedural issues that go beyond the foundational first-year civil procedure course. Those cases will provide examples of the ways procedural rules impact access to courts and access to justice for underserved communities, and will ground class study of procedural doctrine, theory and practice. The course will focus on topics that are key both to civil rights practice and to bar exam preparation, including: dispositive motions (motions to dismiss and summary judgment); class actions; discovery; choice of law; conflict of laws; claim and issue preclusion; attorneys’ fees, and settlement. It will include discussion of policy issues driving procedural rule changes and how those changes impact law reform. The course will give students an opportunity to develop practical skills through practice problems, oral arguments, draft motions, and reflections on court visits. Grading for the course will be based on successful completion of hypothetical problems and exercises, a final exam, and class participation.

Fall, Spring

Law

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