Publisher's Synopsis
Buy a new version of this Connected Casebook and receive access to the online e-book, practice questions from your favorite study aids, and an outline tool on CasebookConnect, the all in one learning solution for law school students. CasebookConnect offers you what you need most to be successful in your law school classes-- portability, meaningful feedback, and greater efficiency.
This looseleaf version of the Connected Casebook does not come with a binder.Written by respected scholars and experienced educators, this book showcases rules and doctrine of civil procedure at work in the actual practice of law. The procedural and nonprocedural aspects of the cases are framed to hold students' interest: doctrines reflect the choices of policymakers and also present strategic options for litigators. Each chapter contains a well-written introduction, cases, and clear explanations of the doctrine, supported by review questions and comments which deepen students' understanding and clarify key concepts. Offering more than forty well-crafted problems (both for class use and review), these practice exercises and review exercises help students solidify their understanding of the materials whether used in class or as out-of-class assignments. In-class exercises and simulations based on two sample case files are integrated throughout. Pleadings, memoranda, transcripts, exhibits, motions, and more - all taken from real cases - appear in the Appendix. Civil Procedure: Doctrine, Practice, and Context consistently emphasizes the skills and values of lawyering as it offers a consideration of social responsibility.
New to the Sixth Edition:
- A new, more digestible format
- Updated cases and all new chapters on Discovery and ADR
- Revised review questions to enhance student learning
- Updated historical narratives and questions to ponder that promote critical thinking
Professors and students will benefit from:
- Practice exercises that allow students to learn by doing - integrating doctrine, practice, and context. These exercises can be covered in class or, instead, recommended as content for study groups.
- Rewritten sections on topics that are especially hard to teach (like discovery) and those that require a lot of time to teach in response to adopters' requests.
- The case files - one involving New York City Police Department's stop-and-frisk policy, the other a car accident - continue to be accessible and provide good teaching tools for procedure professors.
- Review questions that have been revised to focus on student comprehension, while broader critical questions have been separated out in "questions to ponder" sections.
- More background material integrated into the text to promote critical thinking and engage students with the latest debates over civil procedure. New practice problems promote engagement with cutting edge issues like Multidistrict Litigation.
- Authors that are continuously developing new teaching materials for those who use the book
CasebookConnect features:
ONLINE E-BOOK
Law school comes with a lot of reading, so access your enhanced e-book anytime, anywhere to keep up with your coursework. Highlight, take notes in the margins, and search the full text to quickly find coverage of legal topics.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Quiz yourself before class and prep for your exam in the Study Center. Practice questions from Examples & Explanations, Emanuel Law Outlines, Emanuel Law in a Flash flashcards, and other best-selling study aid series help you study for exams while tracking your strengths and weaknesses to help optimize your study time.
OUTLINE TOOL
Most professors will tell you that starting your outline early is key to being successful in your law school classes. The Outline Tool automatically populates your notes and highlights from the e-book into an editable format to accelerate your outline creation and increase study time later in the semester.
