Summary of Contents Contents Preface Book Features and Conventions Acknowledgments Part I. Introduction Chapter 1 An Introduction to American Courts Chapter 2 A Description of the Litigation Process and Sources of Procedural Law Part II. Subject Matter Jurisdiction Chapter 3 Diversity Jurisdiction in the Federal Courts Chapter 4 Federal Question Jurisdiction Chapter 5 Removal of Cases from State to Federal Court Part III. Personal Jurisdiction Chapter 6 The Evolution of Personal Jurisdiction Chapter 7 Specific In Personam Jurisdiction Chapter 8 Other Constitutional Bases for Personal Jurisdiction Chapter 9 Long Arm Statutes Chapter 10 The Constitutional Requirement of Notice and Methods of Service of Process Part IV. Venue Chapter 11 Basic Venue: Statutory Allocation of Cases Within a Court System Chapter 12 Challenges to Venue: Transfers and Dismissals Part V. Pleading Chapter 13 Basic Pleading Chapter 14 Responding to the Complaint (or Not?) Chapter 15 Care and Candor in Pleading Chapter 16 Amending Pleadings Part VI. Joinder and Supplemental Jurisdiction Chapter 17 Joinder of Claims and Parties Chapter 18 Complex Joinder: Intervention, Interpleader, and Required Parties Chapter 19 Class Actions Chapter 20 Supplemental Jurisdiction in the Federal Courts Part VII. Discovery Chapter 21 Informal Investigation and the Scope of Discovery Chapter 22 Discovery Tools Chapter 23 Discovery Control and Abuse Part VIII.

Choice of Law Chapter 24 State Law in Federal Courts: The Erie Doctrine Chapter 25 Substance and Procedure Under the Erie Doctrine Part IX. Trial and Pretrial Chapter 26 Pretrial Case Management Chapter 27 Dispositions Without Trial Chapter 28 The Right to Jury Trial Chapter 29 Judgment as a Matter of Law (Directed Verdict and JNOV) Chapter 30 Jury Instructions and Verdicts Chapter 31 New Trial and Relief from Judgment Part X. After Final Judgment Chapter 32 Appeals Chapter 33 Claim Preclusion Chapter 34 Issue Preclusion: Further Limits to Relitigation Table of Cases Table of Statutes and Rules Index.