Civil Procedure Guide
This guide will introduce you to some of the helpful sources in the area of civil procedure. Click on the tabs below to check for resources that may help you get started on your research.
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Research Guides
Almanac of the federal judiciary
Profiles of all active United States District Court and Court of Appeals judges, including lawyer evaluations. CCH online version is as complete as what is in print.
Civil procedure stories
This book is a collaborative effort by 14 law school professors to provide a deeper understanding of leading civil procedure cases. The professors each authored a short chapter on one of the cases, retelling the case in their own voice and by their own method. Each chapter contains sections on social and legal background of the case; factual background of the case; lower court proceedings in the case; final appellate disposition, including issues, decisions, reasons, and separate opinions; factual postscript to the case; immediate impact of the case on the development of the law; and continuing importance of the case today.
Federal Practice & Procedure
Wright & Miller - L3 Reference, L4. This multi-volume treatise offers lengthy annotations for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In addition, annotation is offered in additional volumes for other Federal Rules, like the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, for example. Appendixes to the volumes also contain forms relevant to rules. The index offers a number of tables for locating cases, statutes, and rules within the series. Updated regularly.
Moore's Federal practice
Moore's is fully updated twice a year & includes quarterly Current Developments pamphlets that report all primary source developments affecting the text & summarize all significant federal procedure cases. This saves you time by having the most current information available all in one source.
Moore, James W. - Moore's Federal Practice (3rd ed.) (Vol. 20A, Ch. 322: Habeas corpus and section 2255 proceedings) - KF8820 .A313 M632 - L4
Federal Practice & Procedure
Wright & Miller - L3 Reference, L4. This multi-volume treatise offers lengthy annotations for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In addition, annotation is offered in additional volumes for other Federal Rules, like the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, for example. Appendixes to the volumes also contain forms relevant to rules. The index offers a number of tables for locating cases, statutes, and rules within the series. Updated regularly.
Administrative Office of the Courts
The federal judiciary's web site on the federal rules of practice, procedure, and evidence. This site provides access to the national and local rules currently in effect in the federal courts, as well as background information on the federal rules and the rulemaking process.
Administrative Office of the Courts
The federal judiciary's web site on the federal rules of practice, procedure, and evidence. This site provides access to the national and local rules currently in effect in the federal courts, as well as background information on the federal rules and the rulemaking process.
Almanac of the federal judiciary
Profiles of all active United States District Court and Court of Appeals judges, including lawyer evaluations. CCH online version is as complete as what is in print.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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