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Fall 2024
LAW211  A  CIVIL PROCEDURE II

Course Description
This course will expand on several areas and concepts covered by Civil Procedure I and add additional topics. We will cover joinder of claims and parties, discovery, motion practice, complex litigation including class actions, the right to a civil jury trial, securing and enforcing judgments, and the binding effect of prior decisions. In all of these contexts, we will study the profound impact procedure has on outcome. Students will be asked to critically analyze the policies and goals that lie behind the procedural rules and consider how well the rules achieve those policies and goals. Students will also be challenged to consider whether the policies and goals underlying the procedural system, as well as the current rules, provide civil justice to all people.


Course Schedule
Dates Day Time Room
08-19-2024 - 11-25-2024   MW  11:00 AM-12:20 PM F108

Course Frequency
This course is usually offered every semester

Course Information

Credits: 3
Pass/Fail Option: No
Prerequisite:
Grading: Graded
Method of Evaluation: assignments during the semester, class participation and a final exam
Graduation Requirements Fulfilled By Course:
General
Special Attributes:
Bar Course
Course Delivery:
Residential
Special Restrictions:
Law Track(s):
Litigation - Basic
Bar Subject(s):
FLORIDA
MBE
Concentration(s):
Litigation & Dispute Resolution (Concentration)   More information
Social Justice & Public Interest (Area of Focus)   More information
Social Justice & Public Interest (Concentration)   More information
Course Book(s):
Textbook Required:
No  
Additional Materials:
You must have a copy of the current Federal Rules with Advisory Committee Notes, Relevant statues from Title 28 if the U.S. Code, and the Constitution. You may have such a supplement from a prior course. There is no required textbook, but you may find one useful as a reference. If you did not have a textbook to refer, you will need to be prepared to do more of your own research to prepare for class, answer questions, and complete assignments.  
First Class Assignment(s):

 
Professor(s)

NEWMAN, JONEL


Biography
Contact Information:
Email: jnewman@law.miami.edu
Phone: (305)284-4125
Office: E259