Course Title
Civil Procedure: Rules, A
Professor
Gilles
First Assignment
CIVIL PROCEDURE: RULES – SECTION A
SPRING 2013
Professor Gilles
REQUIRED TEXTS:
- Inside Civil Procedure: What Matters & Why,by Howard M. Erichson
(2nd Edition, 2012 Aspen Publishers – do not get the First edition) ISBN: 9781454810971 (List Price: $41.95) http://www.aspenpublishers.com/Product.asp?catalog_name=Aspen&category_name=&product_id=1454810971&cookie_test=1).
- Interactive Guide to Civil Procedure, by Gilles, Ho and Upchurch (forthcoming in 2014 Carolina Press). This interactive guide is not yet published, so we will be using a series of worksheets/exercises that I will post on TWEN. (For you it’s free, but we will be seeking your feedback throughout the class!).
- This course is entitled “RULES,” and so the most important text you will need is a copy of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure(hereinafter Rules). You have several options:
- First, the Rules are available free on line (e.g., at http://elangdell.cali.org/content/federal-rules-ebooks-legal-information-institute; or http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/; or http://store.westlaw.com/promotions/e-mag/Fed_Rules_Procedure/index.html#/1/) . Some of these sites allow you to download or print the Rules. Note, that you MUST have a copy of the Rules (either in hard copy or electronic) at all times in the classroom: the “internet is down” or “I forgot my laptop” are not acceptable excuses.
- Second, if you would like a hard copy of the Rules, we recommend you order the NITA Federal Rules of Civil Procedure {"prodid" : "prod-US-NITA-FBA1143", "sku" : "sku3100256"}(Publisher NITA, available through LexisNexis) ISBN:9781601561640 We selected this version because it is small, cheap ($20) and easy to flip through. (It is dated December 1, 2010 – but contains the latest version of the Rules). http://www.lexisnexis.com/nita/product.aspx?prodid=prod-US-NITA-FBA1143
- Third, if you already own a copy of the Rules from another class (as long as it contains the Dec 1, 2010 amendments) you are free to use that version.
FIRST ASSIGNMENT
The first assignment will be posted on TWEN in December. Please make sure to enroll in that TWEN class and check that site (Civil Procedure Rules 2013 Gilles), for the first assignment.