Civil Procedure I Section A - Law 011A Fall 2011 Professor Sergio J. Campos Contact Information 1. 2. 3. Room No. 380.

P: 305.284.5899. E: scampos@law.miami.edu. W: http://www.law.miami.edu/facadmin/scampos.php?letter=C. Faculty Assistant: Sandra Hernandez. P: 305.284.4210. E: shernandez1@law.miami.edu. Dean's Fellow: Andrew Beaulieu. E: beaulieu.ae@gmail.com. Course Schedule 1. 2. 3. 4. Class: Tuesdays & Thursdays; 8am to 9:20am; Room F209. Practice Midterm Exam: Thursday, October 6th, time to be decided. Dean's Fellow Sessions: To be announced. Office Hours: By appointment. Required Texts 1. 2. Stephen C. Yeazell, Civil Procedure (7th ed. 2008) ("SCY"). Stephen C. Yeazell, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, with Selected Statutes, Cases, and Other Materials (2011) ("FRCP"). Additional readings will be posted on the "Syllabus & Readings" page on the course website, http://civpro.law.miami.edu/ ("C"). Recommended Texts 1. Joseph Glannon, Civil Procedure: Examples & Explanations (6th ed. 2008). Course and Grading Policies 1. All policies are located on "Policies" page of the course website, http://civpro.law.miami.edu.

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Course Topics and Readings A. Introduction to the Law of Civil Procedure C: Robinson v. Smyth, 1 Bos. & Pul. 454, 126 Eng. Rep. 1007 (C.P. 1799) B. The Authority of the Court Over the Person 1. Beginnings of the Law of Personal Jurisdiction FRCP: (skim U.S. Const. U.S. Const. U.S. Const. U.S. Const. U.S. Const. U.S. Const. in order) art. VI art. 1, 8, cl. 18 amend. X art. III, 1 art. IV, 1 amend. XIV, 1

SCY: 55-71 Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U.S. 714 (1877) 2. Personal Jurisdiction and the Modern State FRCP: (skim) Fed. R. Civ. Fed. R. Civ. Fed. R. Civ. Fed. R. Civ. Fed. R. Civ. Fed. R. Civ.

P. P. P. P. P. P.

1 2 3 4 7 12

SCY: 72-96 Milliken v. Meyer, 311 U.S. 457 (1940) Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310 (1945) McGee v. Int'l Life Ins. Co., 355 U.S. 220 (1957) Hanson v. Denckla, 357 U.S. 235 (1958) Shaffer v. Heitner, 433 U.S. 186 (1977) 3. Specific Jurisdiction SCY: 96-111 World-Wide Volkswagon Corp. v. Woodson, 444 U.S. 286 (1980) -2-

Asahi Metal Indus. Co. v. Sup. Ct., 480 U.S. 102 (1987) C: J. McIntyre Mach., Ltd. v. Nicastro, 564 U.S. --(June 27, 2011) 4. General Jurisdiction SCY: 122-39 Perkins v. Benguet Consol. Min. Co., 342 U.S. 437 (1952) Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v. Hall, 466 U.S. 408 (1983) C: Goodyear Dunlop Tire Operations, S.A. v. Brown, 564 U.S. --- (June 27, 2011) 5. Consent Jurisdiction SCY: 134-40; 126-34; 111-17 (read in order) Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute, 499 U.S. 585 (1991) Burnham v. Sup. Ct., 495 U.S. 604 (1990) Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, 471 U.S. 462 (1985) 6. Due Process FRCP: U.S. Const. amend. XIV, 1 SCY: 140-54 Mullane v. Cent. Hanover Bank & Trust Co., 339 U.S. 306 (1950) 7. Long-Arm Statutes, Venue, & Forum Non Conveniens FRCP: 28 U.S.C. 1391-92 SCY: 154-60; 164-73 Gibbons v. Brown, 716 So. 2d 868 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998) Piper Aircraft v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235 (1981) -3-

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The Authority of the Court Under the Constitution 1. Federal Question Jurisdiction FRCP: U.S. Const. art. III, 2 28 U.S.C. 1331 Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 SCY: 175-89 Louisville & Nashville R.R. v. Mottley, 211 U.S. 149 (1908) 2. Diversity Jurisdiction FRCP: 28 U.S.C. 1332 SCY: 189-204 Redner v. Sanders, No. 99-9306, 2000 WL 1161080 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 16, 2000) Saadeh v. Faroukie, 107 F.3d 52 (D.C. Cir. 1997) C: Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 130 S. Ct. 1181 (2010) 3. Supplemental Jurisdiction FRCP: 28 U.S.C. 1367 SCY: 204-13 In re Ameriquest Mortgage Co. Mortgage Lending Practices Litig., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70805 (N.D. Ill. 2007) Szendrey-Ramos v. First Bancorp., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74896 (D.P.R. 2007) 4. Removal FRCP: 28 U.S.C. 1441 SCY: 213-20 Caterpillar, Inc. v. Lewis, 519 U.S. 61 (1996) -4-

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Federalism and Separation-of-Powers 1. The Erie Problem FRCP: 28 U.S.C. 1652 28 U.S.C. 2072 SCY: 221-40 Swift v. Tyson, 41 U.S. 1 (1841) Erie R.R. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938) Guaranty Trust Co. v. York, 326 U.S. 99 (1945) Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Elec. Coop., 356 U.S. 525 (1958) 2. The Modern Approach FRCP: (skim) 28 U.S.C. 1652 28 U.S.C. 2072 SCY: 240-55 Hanna v. Plumer, 380 U.S. 460 (1965) Semtek Int'l Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp., 531 U.S. 497 (2001)

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From Theory to Practice 1. Incentives to Litigate and Remedies SCY: 261-72; 281-85; 289-300 2. A Functional Approach C: Steven Shavell, Foundations of Economic Analysis of Law 389-418 (2004)

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Bringing a Lawsuit 1. Introduction to Pleading FRCP: (skim) Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 -5-

Fed. Fed. Fed. Fed. Fed. Fed. Fed. Fed.

R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.

Civ. Civ. Civ. Civ. Civ. Civ. Civ. Civ.

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SCY: 333-56 Haddle v. Garrison, 525 U.S. 121 (1998) C: (skim) S.D. Fla. S.D. Fla. S.D. Fla. S.D. Fla. 2.

L.R. L.R. L.R. L.R.

5.1 5.2 5.3 7.1

The Complaint and the Answer FRCP: Fed. R. Civ. P. 7 Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 SCY: 387-402 Zielinski v. Philadelphia Piers, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 408 (E.D. Pa. 1956)

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A Short and Plain Statement FRCP: Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Fed. R. Civ. P. Form 11 C: Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957) SCY: 358-62 Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence & Coordination Unit, 507 U.S. 163 (1993) Swierkiewicz v. Sorema, N.A., 534 U.S. 506 (2002)

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Possibility or Plausibility? SCY: 362-64 Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 127 S. Ct. 1955 (2007) C: Ashcroft v. Iqbal, Complaint Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009)

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Factual Investigation 1. The Mechanics of Discovery FRCP: (skim in order) Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) (meet and confer) Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)-(c) (initial scheduling conference) Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(A) (initial disclosures) Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1)-(2) (scope and limits on frequency/extent of discovery) Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c) (protective orders) Fed. R. Civ. P. 34 (requests for production) Fed. R. Civ. P. 33 (interrogatories) Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a); 30(b)(6); 30(c)-(d) (depositions) Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 (subpoenas) Fed. R. Civ. P. 29 (party alterations to discovery limits) Fed. R. Civ. P. 36 (requests for admission) Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a) (motions to compel) Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e) (duty to supplement and correct) Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) (pretrial disclosures) Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(3)-(4) (privileges) Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(e) (final pretrial order) SCY: 426-37 2. Limitations on Discovery FRCP: Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1)-(5) SCY: 439-49 Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495 (1947)

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Resolution on the Merits 1. Summary Judgment FRCP: Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 SCY: 526-40 Adickes v. S.H. Kress & Co., 398 U.S. 144 (1970) Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317 (1986) 2. Trial FRCP: U.S. Const. amend. VII 28 U.S.C. 144 28 U.S.C. 455 SCY: 600-09 Pennsylvania R.R. v. Chamberlain, 288 U.S. 333 (1933)

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The Limits of Civil Procedure FRCP: Fed. R. Civ. P. 20 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 SCY: 272-74 C: Shady Grove Orthopedic Assocs., P.A. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 130 S. Ct. 1431 (2010)

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