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SUBJECT MATTER INDEX

SUBJECT-MATTER INDEX

This index includes references to the Capsule Summary
and to the Exam Tips, but not to Q&A or Flow Charts.

ABUSE OF DISCOVERY

ADDITUR

AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES

AGGREGATION OF CLAIMS

ALIENAGE JURISDICTION

ALIGNMENT OF PARTIES

ALTERNATE JURORS

ALTERNATIVE PLEADING

AMENDMENT OF PLEADINGS

Generally

Leave of court, amendment by

Motions against the complaint, amendment of complaint after successful

Relation back

Right, amendment as of

Single conduct, transaction or occurrence, relation back

AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY

Legal certainty standard for assessing

Supplemental jurisdiction and

ANCILLARY JURISDICTION

ANSWER

Generally

Affirmative defenses

Alternative pleading

Attorney, signature of

Compulsory counterclaims

Contributory negligence

Counterclaims, See COUNTERCLAIMS

Cross-claims, See CROSS-CLAIMS

Denials

Fraud

General denial

Illegality

Information and belief, denial based on

Knowledge or information, denial of

Motion against complaint, time for answer after

Permissive counterclaims

Qualified denial

Res judicata

Specific denial

Statute of limitations

Time for answer

Voluntary dismissals

Waiver of formal service, time for answer after

APPEAL AND REVIEW

Judgment as a matter of law

New trial

Nonjury trials

Personal jurisdiction, special appearances

APPELLATE REVIEW

Generally

Clearly erroneous standard

Deference to trial court

“Final judgment” rule

“Harmless error” doctrine

Injunctions, appeals regarding

Objection, need for

Questions of law

Scope of

ASSIGNMENTS

ATTACHMENT

AUDIOTAPING DEPOSITIONS

AUTOMATIC AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURE

BENCH TRIALS, See NONJURY TRIALS

BIAS OF JUDGE

BREAK-AWAY SUITS

BURDEN OF PROOF

Generally

Collateral estoppel

Governing law

Subject matter jurisdiction

Summary judgment

CERTIFICATION OF CLASS

CERTIFIED MAIL

CHOICE-OF-LAW CLAUSE

CLAIM PRECLUSION

Generally

Accidents, splitting of claims

Change of law

Collateral estoppel, distinguished

Compulsory counterclaims

Counterclaims

Diversity cases, splitting of claims

Installment contracts, splitting of claims

Joinder of indispensable parties

Jurisdiction, lack of

Leases, splitting of claims

Legal and equitable relief, splitting of claims

Merits, adjudication on

Multi-theory actions, splitting of claims

Splitting of claims

Subject matter jurisdiction, splitting of claims

Venue, improper

CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT OF 2005

CLASS ACTIONS

Generally

Amount in controversy

Appeal of denial of certification of class

Attorneys’ fees

Binding effect on absentees

Certification of class

Civil rights actions

Common questions of law or fact

Cost of notice

Defendant class

Denial of certification of class

Diversity

Due process

Fair representation

Federal question cases

Injunctions

Jurisdiction

Mail, notice by

Mass tort cases

Notice

Novelty of claim, mass tort cases

Opting out

Personal jurisdiction, corporations

Products liability, mass tort cases

Publication, notice by

Risk of inconsistent decisions

Securities actions

Settlement

Single-accident cases, mass tort cases

Size of claims, mass tort cases

Size of class

Sub-class, continuation of cases after denial of certification of class

Superiority

Typicality of claims

“CLEARLY ERRONEOUS” STANDARD

COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL

Generally

Acquittal in criminal case

Actual litigation and decision of issue

Alignment of parties, offensive use of estoppel

Alternate findings, necessity of issue to judgment

Break-away suits, offensive use of estoppel

Burden of proof, differences in

Claim preclusion, distinguished

Conclusions of law

Criminal convictions

Full and fair litigation of issue

Government as party, offensive use of estoppel

Guilty pleas, criminal convictions

Identity of issue

Incentive to litigate, offensive use of estoppel

Issue of law, offensive use of estoppel

Issues covered

Limited jurisdiction, finding by court of

Multiple plaintiff anomaly, offensive use of estoppel

Mutuality of estoppel

Necessity of issue to judgment

Offensive vs. defensive use of estoppel

Parties to whom applied

Persons who can be estopped

Persons who can benefit from estoppel

Procedural opportunities, offensive use of estoppel

Reasonably foreseeable future litigation

Settlement of action

Stranger to first action

Strangers to first action

“COLLATERAL ORDER” DOCTRINE

COLLUSIVE JOINDER

COMMON QUESTIONS OF LAW OR FACT

Class actions

Intervention

Joinder of parties

COMPLAINT

Generally

Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction

Capacity to sue or be sued

Commencement of action

Conditions percedent

Defenses against validity of complaint

Failure to state a claim, motions against the complaint

Fraud or mistake

Joinder of necessary party, lack of

Judgments or official documents

Jurisdiction, allegation of

Legal theory not required

More definite statement, motion for

Motions against the complaint

Personal jurisdiction, lack of

Process, insufficiency

Relief, demand for

Service of process, insufficiency of

Short and plain statement

Special matters and special damages

Specificity

Statement of the claim

Strike, motion to

Subject matter jurisdiction, lack of

Time and place

Venue, improper

CONFLICT OF LAWS

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Jury trial, right to. See JURY TRIAL, RIGHT TO

Personal jurisdiction

CONTRIBUTION

CORPORATIONS

Diversity jurisdiction

Personal jurisdiction. See PERSONAL JURISDICTION

Principal place of business of

Venue

COSTS AND EXPENSES

Class actions, notice

Diversity jurisdiction

Requests for admissions

COUNTERCLAIMS

Generally

Claim preclusion

Compulsory counterclaims

Default judgment, failure to serve reply or make motion against counterclaim

Diversity jurisdiction

Failure to state compulsory counterclaims

New parties

Permissive counterclaims

Statute of limitations

Subject matter jurisdiction

Third parties, claims by

CROSS-CLAIMS

Generally

Actual relief, request for

Permissive nature

Supplemental jurisdiction

Transaction or occurrence requirement

DAMAGES

Compensatory, defined

Punitive

Defined

Due process limits on award of

DATE. See TIME AND DATE

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

DEPOSITIONS

Generally

Audiotape, method of recording

Distant non-party witnesses, written questions

Exceptional circumstances, use of discovery at trial

Expert witnesses

Illness, use of discovery at trial

Impeachment, use of discovery at trial

Non-parties

Number of depositions

Oral depositions

Recording, method of

Request for production of documents

Stenographer, method of recording

Subpoenas

Unavailability, use of discovery at trial

Use of discovery at trial

Videotape, method of recording

Written questions

DIRECTED VERDICT

DISCOVERY

Generally

Absolute qualified work-product immunity

Abuse of discovery

Adverse parties, use of depositions at trial

Annoyance, protective orders

Automatic and mandatory disclosure

Claims or defenses barred

Compelling discovery

Compensation of expert

Conclusions, absolute qualified work-product immunity

Contempt

Death, use of discovery at trial

Depositions. See DEPOSITIONS

Documents that party plans to use, automatic disclosure of

Embarrassment, protective orders

Entry of judgment, sanctions

Establishment of facts, sanctions

Exhibits, experts

Experts

Extrajudicial character of discovery

Financial sanctions

Forms of discovery, generally

Governing law, privileged material

Hardship, qualified work-product immunity

Inspection of property. See PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS OR INSPECTION OF PROPERTY

Insurance

Interrogatories

Legal theories, absolute qualified work-product immunity

Mandatory disclosure. See Automatic and mandatory disclosure above

Mental impressions, absolute qualified work-product immunity

Names of witnesses

Number of interrogatories

Objections, abuse of discovery

Opinions, absolute qualified work-product immunity

Oppression, protective orders

Orders and sanctions

Participant experts

Parties, discovery restricted to

Persons who may assert privilege

Physical and mental examinations. See PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATIONS

Privilege log

Privileged material

Production of documents or inspection of property. See PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS OR INSPECTION OF PROPERTY

Protective orders

Qualifications of expert

Qualified work-product immunity

Reports of experts

Representatives, qualified work-product immunity

Requests for admissions. See REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS

Sanctions

Scope of discovery

Signature requirement

Statements by witnesses

Subpoena, witness not obtainable by, use of discovery at trial

Summary judgment

Supplementation

Undue burden or expenses, protective orders

Use of discovery at trial

Witnesses, names of

Work-product immunity

DIVERSITY JURISDICTION

Generally

Additional defendants, aggregation of claims

Aggregation of claims

Alienage jurisdiction

Amount in controversy

Assignment of claim, destruction of diversity

Bulk of activity, principal place of business of corporation

Claim preclusion, splitting of claims

Class actions

Collusive joinder

Complete diversity

Corporations

Costs, denial of

Counterclaims

Date for determination

Destruction of diversity

Domicile

Foreign citizens, suit solely between two

Governing law, federal common law

Improper joinder

Interpleader

Jury trial, right to

Legal certainty test

Multiple plaintiffs, aggregation of claims

Nominal parties ignored, pleading not dispositive

Pleading not disposition

Presence of foreigner, domicile

Principal place of business, corporations

Removal to federal court

Resident aliens, domicile

Standard of proof

Supplemental jurisdiction

Time for testing

DIVORCE

Jurisdiction in cases involving

DUE PROCESS

Punitive damages

EQUITABLE REMEDIES

Standards for granting

ERIE V. TOMPKINS

EXPENSES

See COSTS AND EXPENSES

EXPERTS

FEDERAL QUESTION JURISDICTION

Generally

Anticipation of defense

Class actions

Federal claims

Governing law, federal common law

Interpretation of federal law

Removal to federal court

Supplemental jurisdiction

FINAL JUDGMENT

Necessary for appeal

FOREIGN CORPORATIONS

FORMER ADJUDICATION

Generally

Answer

Claim preclusion. See CLAIM PRECLUSION

Collateral estoppel. See COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL

Full faith and credit. See FULL FAITH AND CREDIT

Merger and bar. See CLAIM PRECLUSION

New actions, applicability to

“Virtual representation” doctrine

FORUM NON CONVENIENS

FULL FAITH AND CREDIT

Duty to follow res judicata effect of first judgment

GENERAL JURISDICTION

GOVERNING LAW

Generally

Absence of state court decisions, ascertainment of state law

Ascertainment of state law

Balancing state and federal policies, procedure/substantive distinction

Burden of proof

Change to conform with new state court decision

Conflict of laws

Discovery, privileged material

Discrimination against citizens

Diversity cases, federal common law

Erie v. Tompkins

Federal common law

Federal question cases, federal common law

Federal rules of civil procedure

Forum shopping

Intermediate-court decisions, ascertainment of state law

Judge/jury allocation

Obsolescence of state court decisions, ascertainment of state law

Outcome determination, procedure/substantive distinction

Procedure/substantive distinction

Rules of Decision Act. See RULES OF DECISION ACT

State courts, federal common law

Statute of limitations

GUILTY PLEAS

“HARMLESS ERROR” DOCTRINE

Appellate review and

IMPEACHMENT

IMPLEADER

Generally

100-mile bulge, jurisdiction

Additional claims involving third party defendant

Alternative pleading

Breach of warranty, derivative nature of claim

Contribution, derivative nature of claim

Derivative nature of claim

Dismissal of main claim

Indemnity, derivative nature of claim

Jurisdiction

Leave of court

Partial claims

Plaintiff, impleader by

Subrogation, derivative nature of claim

Supplemental jurisdiction

Venue

IN PERSONAM JURISDICTION

Defined

IN REM JURISDICTION

Generally

Defined

Federal limited appearances

Limited appearances

Shaffer v. Heitner, effect of

Special appearances

INDISPENSABLE PARTIES

INFORMATION AND BELIEF

INJUNCTION

Appeal from order granting or denying

INJUNCTIONS, 102, 125, 189

Defined, 111

Standards for granting, 112

INSPECTION OF PROPERTY. See PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS OR INSPECTION OF PROPERTY

INSTRUCTIONS TO JURY

INSURANCE

INTERNET WEBSITE

Minimum contacts arising from

INTERPLEADER

Generally

Amount in controversy

Commencement of statutory interpleader

Comparison chart

Denial of debt or liability

Diversity jurisdiction

Jurisdiction, rule interpleader

Multiple liability, rule interpleader

Nationwide service of process

Restraint on other suits, statutory interpleader

Rule interpleader

Service of process

Stakeholders, statutory interpleader

Statutory interpleader

Third-party practice

INTERROGATORIES

INTERVENTION

Generally

Common question of law or fact, permissive intervention

Impaired interest, intervention of right

Inadequate representation, intervention of right

Interest in subject matter, intervention of right

Jurisdiction

Permissive intervention

Right, intervention of

Supplemental jurisdiction

INVOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

JOINDER OF CLAIMS

JOINDER OF PARTIES

Generally

Aggregation of claims, permissive joinder

Claim preclusion

Common questions of law or fact

Complaint

Compulsory joinder of parties

Defendants, permissive joinder

Impaired interest, necessary parties

Incomplete relief, necessary parties

Indispensable parties, compulsory joinder

Involuntary dismissal for failure to join indispensable party

Jurisdiction, permissive joinder

Long-arm statutes, permissive joinder

Minimum contacts, permissive joinder

Necessary parties, compulsory joinder

Permissive joinder of parties

Personal jurisdiction, permissive joinder

Plaintiffs, permissive joinder

Service of process, permissive joinder

Single transaction or occurrence

Subject matter jurisdiction, permissive joinder

Supplemental jurisdiction

JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW

JUDGMENT NOT WITHSTANDING VERDICT

JURISDICTION

Personal jurisdiction. See PERSONAL JURISDICTION

JURISDICTION OVER INDIVIDUALS

See JURISDICTION OVER THE PARTIES

JURISDICTION OVER THE PARTIES

See also PERSONAL JURISDICTION

Generally

Defined

Divorce cases

Domicile, based on

Figure 2-2: Federal Jurisdiction — First Analysis

Figure 2-3: Federal Jurisdiction — Detailed Analysis

Foreign defendant

General jurisdiction, defined

“In personam” jurisdiction

“In rem” jurisdiction

Individuals

Presence

Products liability cases

“Quasi in rem” jurisdiction

Specific jurisdiction, defined

Torts, based on

Products liability

Two requirements for

JURY AND JURY TRIAL

Generally

Alternate jurors

Bias, post-trial discovery of

Cause, dismissal of juror for

Impeachment of verdict by jurors

Instructions to jury

Jury trial, right to. See JURY TRIAL, RIGHT TO

Misconduct of jurors

New trial, misconduct of jurors

Number of jurors

Objections, instructions to jury

Peremptory challenges

Pool of jurors, representation of overall community

Selection of jury

Unanimity of verdict

Voir dire

JURY TRIAL, RIGHT TO

Generally

Constitutional law

Demand for jury trial

Equitable claims

Test for distinguishing legal vs. equitable claims

KNOWLEDGE OR INFORMATION

LEAVE OF COURT

LIMITATION OF ACTIONS. See STATUTES OF LIMITATION

LONG ARM STATUTE

See also JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON

LONG-ARM STATUTES

Generally

MAIL

MENTAL EXAMINATIONS. See PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATIONS

MERGER AND BAR. See CLAIM PRECLUSION

MINIMUM CONTACTS

Out-of-state tortious act, in-state consequences

Products liability cases

MISCONDUCT OF JURORS

MISCONDUCT OF PARTY, WITNESS OR LAWYER

MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT, MOTION FOR

MOTIONS AGAINST THE COMPLAINT

Plausibility standard for deciding

Waiver of right to make

MULTI-PARTY AND MULTI-CLAIM LITIGATION

Generally

Class actions. See CLASS ACTIONS

Counterclaims. See COUNTERCLAIMS

Cross-claims. See CROSS-CLAIMS

Impleader. See IMPLEADER

Interpleader. See INTERPLEADER

Intervention. See INTERVENTION

Joinder of claims

Joinder of parties. See JOINDER OF PARTIES

NERVE CENTER TEST

For corporation’s citizenship

NEW TRIAL

Generally

Appellate review

Discretion of court

Evidence, erroneous admission or exclusion of

Excessive or inadequate verdict

Harmless error

Misconduct of jurors

Misconduct of party, witness or lawyer

Newly discovered evidence

Objection to error

Partial new trial

Remittitur and additur

Weight of evidence, verdict against

NONJURY TRIALS

Generally

Appellate review of findings of fact

Credibility of witnesses, appellate review of findings of fact

Demand for jury trial, absence of

Evidence, rules of

Findings of fact

Injunctions, separate findings of fact

Jugment on partial findings

Motions, separate findings of fact

Separate findings of fact

Waiver of right to jury trial

NOTICE

Class actions

Personal jurisdiction. See PERSONAL JURISDICTION

OBJECTIONS

100-MILE BULGE

OPTING OUT OF CLASS ACTIONS

ORAL DEPOSITIONS

PENDENT JURISDICTION

PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES

PERSONAL JURISDICTION

Generally

100-mile bulge, territory for service

Agents

Appeals, special appearances

Attachment, in rem jurisdiction

Attorney, immunity from service of

Automobile, driving of

Business, transaction by individuals

Certified mail, service on nonresident defendants by

Choice-of-law clause in contract, corporations

Class actions, corporations

Collateral attack

Complaint

Consent, individuals

Constitutional law, notice

Contract, signing of in forum state

Corporations

 Generally

Choice-of-law clause in contract

Class actions

Contractual relationships

Domestic corporations

Federal jurisdiction over parties

Foreign corporations

Libel and slander

Minimum contacts

Notice

Purposeful availment of business within state

Reasonable anticipation of defendant

Unreasonableness

Default judgment, collateral attack on

Defenses, generally

Diversity, amenability to suit

Domestic relations

Domicile, individuals

Due process

Duress

Dwelling, substituted service at

Federal jurisdiction over parties

 Generally

100-mile bulge, territory for service

Additional parties, 100-mile bulge

Agent, service upon

Amenability to suit

Corporation, service on

Diversity, amenability to suit

Federal officials and agencies, nationwide service of process

Federal question, amenability to suit

Foreign defendants

Indispensable parties, 100-mile bulge

Individual, service on

Manner of service

Nationwide service of process

Personal service

Request for waiver of service

State law, service under

Statutory interpleader, nationwide service of process

Substituted service

Territory for service

Third-party defendants, 100-mile bulge

Waiver of service

Federal officials and agencies, nationwide service of process

Federal question, amenability to suit

Foreign corporations

Fraud

Immunity from service

In personam jurisdiction, generally

In rem jurisdiction. See IN REM JURISDICTION

Indispensable parties and the 100-mile bulge

Individuals

 Generally

Automobile, driving of

Business, transaction of

Consent

Domestic corporations

Domestic relations

Domicile

Marriage

Presence

Property, ownership of

Registered mail, service on nonresident motorists

Residence

Service on

State official, service on nonresident motorists

Tortious act, commission of

In-state activities, claims unrelated to D’s

Internet website as basis for

Joinder of parties

Mail

Mail order operations

Manner of service

Marriage

Minimum contacts

Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction

Nationwide service of process

Notice

 Generally

Actual receipt not dispositive

Certified mail, service on nonresident defendants by

Constitutional law

Corporations

Dwelling, substituted service at

Mail

Nonresident defendants, service on

Public official, service on nonresident defendants through

Publication, service by

Reasonableness test

Registered mail, service on nonresident defendants by

Substituted service

Opportunity to be heard

Personal service

Pre-judgment remedies, opportunity to be heard

Presence, individuals

Procedural due process, generally

Products liability, minimum contacts

Property, ownership of

Public official, service on nonresident defendants through

Publication, service by

Quasi in rem jurisdiction. See QUASI IN REM JURISDICTION

Reasonable anticipation of defendant

Registered mail, service by

Request for waiver of service

Residence, individuals

Signing of contract in the forum state

Special appearances

State law, service under

State official, service on nonresident motorists

Statutory interpleader, nationwide service of process

Substantive due process, generally

Substituted service

Supplemental jurisdiction

Systematic and continuous in-state activities

Territory for service

Things, jurisdiction over, generally

Third-party defendants, 100-mile bulge

Three-part test, pre-judgment remedies

Tortious act, commission of

Trickery to lure D into state

Venue. See VENUE

Waiver

Witness, immunity from service of

PERSONAL SERVICE

PERSUASION, BURDEN OF

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATIONS

Generally

Controversy, matters in

Motion and good cause

Other examinations

Persons who may receive reports from examiner

Reports from examiner

Use of discovery at trial

PLEADINGS

Generally

Alternative, pleading in

Amendment of pleadings. See AMENDMENT OF PLEADINGS

Answer. See ANSWER

Attorney, signature of

Complaint. See COMPLAINT

Relation back to

Change of party

Reply

Safe harbor, signature of attorney

Sanctions, signature of attorney

Time for pleadings

Variance of proof from pleadings

Verification

PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE

PRESUMPTIONS

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

Court’s right to order

PRETRIAL CONFERENCES

PRIVILEGED MATERIAL

PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS OR INSPECTION OF PROPERTY

Generally

Depositions

Land

Parties, restriction to

Possession, custody or control of party

Use of discovery at trial

PRODUCTION, BURDEN OF

PRODUCTS LIABILITY

Jurisdiction in cases of

PROTECTIVE ORDERS

PUBLICATION, SERVICE OR NOTICE BY

QUASI IN REM JURISDICTION

Generally

Defined

Definition

Federal limited appearances

Limited appearances

Minimum contacts

Res judicata, absence of

Shaffer v. Heitner, effect of

Special appearances

REAL PARTY IN INTEREST

RELATION BACK OF AMENDED PLEADINGS

REMEDIES

Compensatory damages

Equitable remedies

Specific performance

Punitive damages

Due process limits

REMITTITUR

REMOVAL TO FEDERAL COURT

Generally

Amount in controversy

Complaint, right to remove determined by

Counterclaims and

Court to which case is removed

Diversity jurisdiction

Federal question jurisdiction

Joinder of all defendants in request for removal

Multiple claims

Plaintiff cannot remove

Procedure

Remand

Time for removal

Venue

REPLY

REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS

Generally

Use of discovery at trial

RES JUDICATA. See FORMER ADJUDICATION

REVIEW. See APPEAL AND REVIEW

ROAD MAP

For Civil Procedure

RULE INTERPLEADER. See INTERPLEADER

RULES OF DECISION ACT

SANCTIONS

SCHEDULING ORDERS

SELECTION OF JURY

SERVICE OF PROCESS

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

Court’s right to order, 180

SPECIAL APPEARANCES

SPECIAL VERDICTS

SPECIFIC JURISDICTION

SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE

Order for

Standards for granting

SPECIFICITY OF COMPLAINT

SPLITTING OF CLAIMS

STAKEHOLDERS. See INTERPLEADER

STATUTES OF LIMITATION

STATUTORY INTERPLEADER. See INTERPLEADER

STRIKE, MOTION TO

SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

Generally

Burden of proof

Claim preclusion, splitting of claims

Complaint

Compulsory counterclaims

Counterclaims

Defined

Dismissal at any time

Diversity jurisdiction. See DIVERSITY JURISDICTION

Federal question jurisdiction. See FEDERAL QUESTION JURISDICTION

Joinder of parties

Removal to federal court. See REMOVAL TO FEDERAL COURT

Supplemental jurisdiction. See SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION

Waiver of

SUBPOENAS

SUBROGATION

SUBSTITUTED SERVICE

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Generally

Affidavits

Burden of production

Discovery, use of

Opposition

Voluntary dismissals

SUPERIORITY, CLASS ACTIONS

SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION

Generally

Additional parties to compulsory counterclaims

Additional parties to state-law claims

Amount in controversy

Ancillary jurisdiction, replacement of doctrine of

Class actions

Compulsory counterclaims

Compulsory joinder of parties

Cross-claims

Defensive posture as determining factor

Discretion of court

Diversity jurisdiction

Federal question jurisdiction

Impleader

Intervention

Joinder of claims

Joinder of parties

Pendent jurisdiction, replacement of doctrine of

Personal jurisdiction, necessity of

Third-party defendants, claims against

Venue

SUPPLEMENTATION OF DISCOVERY

TIME AND DATE

Answer

Complaint

Directed verdict, motion for

Judgment as a matter of law, motion for

Pleadings

Removal to federal court

Statutes of limitation. See STATUTES OF LIMITATION

TORTIOUS ACT

Basis of jurisdiction over individual

TRIAL PROCEDURE

UNANIMITY OF VERDICT

USE OF DISCOVERY AT TRIAL

VARIANCE OF PROOF FROM PLEADINGS

VENUE

Generally

Claim preclusion

Complaint

Corporations

Definition

Escape hatch provision

Federal actions

Forum non conveniens

Impleader

Multiple districts, place of events or property

Personal jurisdiction, necessity for

Place of events or property

Removal

Residence

Residence of plaintiff

State actions

Supplemental jurisdiction

VERDICTS

VERIFICATION OF PLEADINGS

VIDEOTAPING DEPOSITIONS

“VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION” DOCTRINE

VOIR DIRE

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

WAIVER

Of right to raise certain defenses

WARRANTY, BREACH OF

WORK-PRODUCT IMMUNITY

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