Inside Civil Procedure: What Matters and Why, Second Edition

Unlike oversimplified outlines or lengthy treatises, Inside Civil Procedure: What Matters and Why, actually teaches the material with clear explanations and a host of features designed to help students master the material. By the end of each chapter, students will have a clear understanding of not only how the procedural rules and doctrines work, but also how the pieces of the puzzle fit together.

• Overviews set up each topic.
• FAQs give straight answers to frequent questions and clear up common mistakes and misconceptions.
• Sidebars offer insights, study tips, and practice pointers.
• Step-by-step analyses demonstrate how to apply the material
• Chapter summaries provide quick review guides.
• Connections helps students fit the material with other topics in civil procedure.

Updated and thoughtfully revised, the Second Edition provides:

• Updated rules and statutes to reflect recent amendments, including
  • new rules on summary judgment, discovery, and amendment of pleadings
  • new statutes on jurisdiction and venue
• Coverage of important recent cases
  • personal jurisdiction
  • subject matter jurisdiction
  • Erie doctrine
  • class actions, and more
• Updated tables, illustrations, and analyses