Introduction to U.S. Civil Procedure
Schedule
Begins/Ends
02/20 - 05/29
Fri. 12:15 - 1:45pm
Room: KOL F-109
Please note: There will be no class on March 27. In lieu of class, please read the materials for week 6 and then work through the summary videos "termination without trial," "termination without trial 2," "settlement," and "trial," accessible through the video link below. On April 17, we will cover the materials of week 7.
Please note: There is a reading assignment for the first class. Please see the syllabus below for details and make sure you do the reading before class.
Recordings
Since this is an interactive course (see course syllabus below), there will be no course recordings. I will, however, make available brief videos summarizing some of the basic concepts covered in class. The videos can be found here.
Further information
Course Materials
Readings for first class (PDF, 4 MB)
Readings for classes one through four (PDF, 6 MB)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: pre-2016 version with forms (PDF, 5 MB)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Trump for President v. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PDF, 71 KB)
Disclosure and Discovery (PDF, 1 MB)
Readings for classes five (PDF, 4 MB) and six
Termination without Trial (PDF, 2 MB)
Materials Contempt (PDF, 12 MB)
2026.02.12.JGG v Trump (PDF, 207 KB) (voluntary reading for session on contempt)
debate about selection and retention of judges (PDF, 206 KB)
Contempt of Court and Selection of Judges (PDF, 372 KB)
Readings pers (PDF, 11 MB)onal jurisdiction
McIntyre v. Nicastro (PDF, 409 KB)
Daimler v. Bauman (PDF, 198 KB)
BMS v. Superior Court (PDF, 445 KB)
Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eight Judicial District Court (PDF, 140 KB)
Mallory v. Norfolk Southern (PDF, 246 KB)
Judicial (Personal) Jurisdiction Update (PDF, 1 MB)
Examination
The examinations will take place on June 1 and on June 2.