ADVANCED CIVIL PROCEDURE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Law JD Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify which courts have jurisdiction over a given case and explain why Audience: Graduate 2. Resolve questions concerning which body of law applies to a given case Audience: Graduate 3. Distinguish substantive from procedural law and explain why the distinction matters Audience: Graduate 4. Identify plurality decisions and appreciate the problems that they pose for the doctrine of precedent Audience: Graduate 5. Develop an understanding of the difference between “published” and “unpublished” decisions Audience: Graduate 6. Clearly and accurately apply the doctrines we cover to fact patterns, identify legal grey areas, and make compelling arguments about how cases in these grey areas should be resolved Audience: Graduate 7. Identify and evaluate venue options Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify which courts have jurisdiction over a given case and explain why Audience: Graduate 2. Resolve questions concerning which body of law applies to a given case Audience: Graduate 3. Distinguish substantive from procedural law and explain why the distinction matters Audience: Graduate 4. Identify plurality decisions and appreciate the problems that they pose for the doctrine of precedent Audience: Graduate 5. Develop an understanding of the difference between “published” and “unpublished” decisions Audience: Graduate 6. Clearly and accurately apply the doctrines we cover to fact patterns, identify legal grey areas, and make compelling arguments about how cases in these grey areas should be resolved Audience: Graduate 7. Identify and evaluate venue options Audience: Graduate