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Civil Procedure | Personal Jurisdiction | ESSAY
Hard
...ndings. AlpineGear sells all clips to a German assembler, which sells completed bindings to an independent distributor in New York. AlpineGear has no office, employees, property, advertising, direct sales, customer list...
Citations: World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, Walden v. Fiore
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Civil Procedure | Subject Matter Jurisdiction | ESSAY
Hard
...ages, and pain and suffering. Delta Drones argues that diversity is incomplete because LiftPoint LLC has a State A member through Ridge Capital LP. Amara argues that LiftPoint should be treated like a corporation with ci...
Citations: 28 U.S.C. 1332, Hertz Corp. v. Friend, Carden v. Arkoma Associates
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Civil Procedure | Subject Matter Jurisdiction | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
A plaintiff files a state-law negligence action in State A court. Complete diversity and the amount in controversy are present, but one properly joined and served defendant is a citizen of State A. Which statement best d...
Citations: 28 U.S.C. 1441(b)(2)
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Civil Procedure | Appeals | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
After final judgment in a federal civil case, the losing party timely filed a Rule 59 motion for a new trial. Before the district court ruled on that motion, the losing party also filed a notice of appeal. Which statemen...
Citations: Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4), Fed. R. Civ. P. 59
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Civil Procedure | Claim and Issue Preclusion | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...er states the ordinary issue preclusion rule. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Question
Civil Procedure | Claim and Issue Preclusion | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...ccurate about issue preclusion? The correct answer states why default judgments usually fail issue preclusion. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Question
Civil Procedure | Claim and Issue Preclusion | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
...ernative-ground problem for issue preclusion. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
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Civil Procedure | Claim and Issue Preclusion | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...nswer states the basic claim preclusion rule. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
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Civil Procedure | Claim and Issue Preclusion | ESSAY
Medium
...sue preclusion and the default-judgment trap. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles, General federal preclusion principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles, General federal preclusion principles
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Civil Procedure | Claim and Issue Preclusion | ESSAY
Hard
...ternative-ground problem in issue preclusion. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles, Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles, Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore
Question
Civil Procedure | Claim and Issue Preclusion | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...lements without overstating issue preclusion. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
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Civil Procedure | Claim and Issue Preclusion | ESSAY
Medium
...claim under a new theory. Taylor v. Sturgell, Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Taylor v. Sturgell, Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
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Civil Procedure | Joinder | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
...transfer of the whole lot. Joining the second co-owner would destroy complete diversity. Which statement is most accurate? The correct answer captures the two-step Rule 19 structure: required if feasible, then equity-an...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 19
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Civil Procedure | Appeals | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...wer gives the exact Rule 54(b) gateway for appeals from partial final judgments. Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), 28 U.S.C. 1291
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), 28 U.S.C. 1291
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Civil Procedure | Joinder | ESSAY
Hard
...endant moves to dismiss for failure to join the brother, arguing that complete relief and title certainty are impossible without him and that joining him would destroy diversity. The brother is subject to service but ref...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 19, Fed. R. Civ. P. 21, 28 U.S.C. 1332
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Civil Procedure | Appeals | ESSAY
Medium
...judgment motions on appeal timing. This essay tests finality, partial judgments, and appeal timing after post-judgment motions. 28 U.S.C. 1291, Fed. R. Civ....
Citations: 28 U.S.C. 1291, Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), Fed. R. App. P. 3, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1), Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)
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Civil Procedure | Summary Judgment | ESSAY
Medium
...ny's service logs for her account, the technician's installation checklist, and deposition testimony from the technician and operations director. It explains that those materials are expected to show whether the door sen...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(d), Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a)
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Civil Procedure | Subject Matter Jurisdiction | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...h two plaintiffs and three defendants. Which statement best describes complete diversity? The correct answer states the complete-diversity requirement. 28 U.S.C. 1332, Strawbridge v. Curtiss
Citations: 28 U.S.C. 1332, Strawbridge v. Curtiss
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Civil Procedure | Claim and Issue Preclusion | ESSAY
Hard
...lost after the court ruled that the records were exempt. Nia, a journalist who sometimes volunteers with the group, did not fund the litigation, choose counsel, control strategy, testify, or agree to be bound by the resu...
Citations: Taylor v. Sturgell
Question
Civil Procedure | Trial and Judgment | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...g civil judgment entry and avoids confusing oral rulings with entered judgments. Fed. R. Civ. P. 58, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(7)
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 58, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(7)
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Civil Procedure | Jurisdiction and Venue | ESSAY
Medium
...record includes facts suggesting that practice was unreasonable or incomplete in this setting. The opponent argues that custom ends the analysis. How should the court, tribunal, or decision maker resolve the dispute? Di...
Citations: 28 U.S.C. 1391, 28 U.S.C. 1404, 28 U.S.C. 1406
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Civil Procedure | Discovery | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...et calculating its claimed offset, but it says its investigation is incomplete and that it will disclose information only after the plaintiff serves discovery requests. Which statement is most accurate? Initial disclosur...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1), Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e), Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f)
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Civil Procedure | Subject Matter Jurisdiction | ESSAY
Hard
...forum defendant and did not consent to removal. LoaderCo argues that complete diversity and the amount in controversy are present, and that any procedural defects were harmless. Should the federal court remand? Discuss...
Citations: 28 U.S.C. 1441, 28 U.S.C. 1446, 28 U.S.C. 1447
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Civil Procedure | Subject Matter Jurisdiction | ESSAY
Medium
...federal statute is involved. Atlas answered, litigated for 14 months, completed discovery, and repeatedly stated that it preferred federal court. Two weeks before trial, the judge noticed the citizenship and amount alleg...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3), 28 U.S.C. 1447(c)