Rules of civil procedure govern everything that happens outside of criminal proceedings. This Nutshell provides a road map to navigating civil procedure rules and helps build a foundation for understanding the overall picture. Topics discussed include how to choose the proper court, pretrial and trial preparation, adjudication, judgments, appeals, and specialized multi-party/multi-claim proceedings.*
Preface
Introduction
Choosing the proper court
Pretrial : framing the litigation
Adjudication without trial
The trial
Judgments and their effects
Appeals
Specialized multi-party, multi-claim proceedings
Other special problems in federal litigation.