LAW CALIFEDCP - California Federal Civil Procedure

(1 unit)

An overview of California Civil Procedure will be presented with emphasis on areas where state and federal doctrines diverge. The course will focus a review of the major concepts in Federal Civil Procedure, with a view to gaining exposure to California practice. The concepts include: jurisdiction, venue, service of process, pleading, discovery, joinder, discovery motions, preclusion, trial, and appeals.