Includes bibliographical references (p. lv-lxxx) and index.
Contents:
Alternative dispute resolution. Jurisdiction over parties or their property -- Providing notice and an opportunity to be heard -- Jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action : the court's competency -- Venue, transfer, and forum non conveniens -- Ascertaining the applicable law -- Development of modern procedure -- Modern pleading -- Joinder of claims and of parties : expanding the scope of the civil action -- Class actions -- Pretrial devices for obtaining information : depositions and discovery -- Case management -- Adjudication without trial or by special proceeding -- Trial -- Securing and enforcing judgments -- Appellate review -- Binding effect of prior decisions : res judicata and collateral estoppel -- Alternative dispute resolution.
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