Preface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionPART ONE. LEADING CASES IN CIVIL PROCEDUREChapter 1. Choosing the Forum (Personal Jurisdiction)A. The Professional Responsibility of the LawyerB. Traditional Bases : Territorial JurisdictionC. Implied ConsentD. Due Process Minimum ContactsChapter 2. Chossing the Forum (Personal Jurisdiction)A. Minimum Contacts at the ExtremeB. Munimum Contacts RetrenchedC. Long Arm Statutes and the Stream of CommerceD. Property RevisitedChapter 3. Choosing the Forum (Personal Jurisdiction)A. Affiliating CircumstancesB. General and Specific JurisdictionC. First Amendment Considerations and International TortsD. Jurisdiction Based on Contract RevisitedChapter 4. Choosing the Forum (Personal Jurisdiction)A. Stream of Commerce RevisitedB. General and Specific Jurisdiction RevisitedC. Tag JurisdictionD. Consent Revisited : Forum Selection ClausesChapter 5. Choosing the Forum (Subject Matter Jurisdiction)A. Diversity Jurisdiction and Special Diversity ProblemsB. Special Problems in Diversity Jurisdiction : Collusive and Fraudulent JoinderC. Federal Question Jurisdiction - "Arising Under" JurisdictionD. Federal Question Jurisdiction - The Well-Pleaded Complain RuleChapter 6. Choosing the Forum (Subject Matter Jurisdiction)A. Federal Question Jurisdiction - Express and Implied ActionsB. Statutory BasesC. Supplemental Jurisdiction - Common Law PrinciplesD. Supplemental Jurisdiction - Commen Law PrinciplesChapter 7. Choosing the Forum (Supplemental Jurisdiction, Removal, Venue)A. The Supplemental Jurisdiction StatuteB. Removal JurisdictionC. Venue and Transfer of VenueD. Forum Non ConveniensChapter 8. Modern PleadingA. Selections From the Field Code (N.Y. Laws 1848)B. Notice PleadingC. The Limits of Notice PleadingD. Plausible Pleading ReaffirmedChapter 9. Modern PleadingA. Responding to the ComplaintB. The Answer; Denials and Affirmative DefensesC. Amendments to PleadingsD. Truthful Pleadings and SanctionsChapter 10. Joinder of Parties and ClaimsA. CounterclaimsB. Cross-ClaimsC. Persons Needed for a Just AdjudicationD. InterventionChapter 11. DiscoveryA. Scope and Constitutionality of DiscoveryB. Protective OrdrsC. Work Product ImmunityD. Attorney-Client PrivilegeChapter 12. Summary Judgment, Trial Motions, and Post-Trial MotionsA. Evidentiary Burdens and Credibility IssuesB. Modern Summary Judgement StandardsC. Judgment as a Matter of Law (Directed Verdict)D. Judgment as a Matter of Law (Post-Trial Motions)Chapter 13. Choice of Applicabel Law (Erie Doctrine)A. Historical Basis : The Rules of Decision ActB. The Outcome Determination TestC. Contitutional Concerns : The Byrd Balancing TestD. The Rules Enabling ActChapter 14. Representational Class Action LitigationA. Due Process ConsiderationsB. Class CertificationC. Jurisdiction and Choice of Law IssuesD. Settlement ClassesPART TWO. ALTERNATIVE WEEKSChapter 15. Procedural Due ProcessA. Reasonable NoticeB. Service of ProcessC. Opportunity to be Heard : Prior HearingD. Attachement StatutesChapter 16. Right to Trial by JuryA. Historical Bases and Modern ApproachB. Characterizing the IssueC. Administrative ForumD. Statutory Civil Penalty ActionsChapter 17. Interlocutory AppealA. The Final Judgment RuleB. Collateral Order DoctrineC. Certified OrdersD. The Writ of MandamusChapter 18. Res Judicata and Preclusion DoctrineA. Res Judicata and the Finality of JudgmentsB. Collateral Estoppel : Identity of IssuesC. Mutuality of EstoppelD. Federalism Issues