Computer-Aided Exercises in Civil Procedure, 7th Edition

The sixth edition, first published as an ebook, and this seventh edition carry forward the philosophy and structure of the earlier editions. This book is not a comprehensive treatise on the subject of civil procedure, yet it provides a mixture of expository text, cases and self-testing questions in nearly all of the major areas of the subject.  In order to maximize accessibility, flexibility and compatibility of the book, the authors have chosen CALI’s eLangdell Press to publish and distribute the sixth edition (as chapters) and this revised seventh (as a complete book) electronically with a Creative Commons license. Publishing a law textbook electronically with far fewer restrictions than most commercial books and using a somewhat new, boutique outfit such as eLangdell Press is an unconventional choice, to say the least. But the authors share the eLangdell vision of more flexible teaching materials for professors and more cost-effective books for students. Professors may now edit and remix this work to match their teaching without worry of copyright infringement. Students may now adopt this book, read it using any number of software or devices, and even print it — all for free. The book’s authors, like its publishers, believe that this new book model represents an important and long overdue step forward in the way law school books are published.  All the exercises have been substantially revised for this edition. The individual exercises also are reorganized and expanded so that they follow a  more standardized pattern: expository text on the topic area, work-book questions, and introduction to the related online CALI lessons.  This book, and the accompanying interactive exercises known as CALI Lessons available online through the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) at www.cali.org, are intended to provide a challenging educational  experience. For each exercise, students should read the text in this book and answer the questions before accessing the rest of the exercise online.  Professors choosing to assign only some of the exercises — or students looking for additional work only in certain areas of the subject — may especially want to consider these exercises and lessons:Exercise Two: Jurisdiction (Jurisdiction and Venue and Jurisdiction Over the Person);Exercise Three: Pleading a Complaint;Exercise Five: Motions to Dismiss and Waiver under Federal Rule 12;Exercise Six: Joinder and Supplemental Jurisdiction (An Exercise in Civil Procedure, Review of Joinder Concepts, Joinder of Claims and Parties, and An Interpleader Primer);Exercise Eight: Summary Judgment; andExercise Eleven: Preclusion.Additionally, Exercise One: Holding and Dicta in the Context of a Diversity Case is an excellent introduction to legal method.