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Product Description The famously teachable casebook, Civil Procedure, by Stephen C. Yeazell, features a flexible organization, expertly selected and edited cases, a manageable length, and eminently readable introductions and notes.
The leading casebook for Civil Procedure features:
a clear and straightforward writing style
a helpful overview of the procedural system
techniques for statutory analysis explained in plain English
a manageable overall length
a flexible organization that adapts to a variety of teaching approaches
a comprehensive Teacher s Manual with detailed teaching guidance, case analyses, and sample syllabi
a companion CD with complete text of all of the cases in the book
an Annual Statutory and Case Supplement available for adoption a Companion Website with additional teaching materials, including the full text of every case discussed in the book
Updated throughout, the Seventh Edition incorporates the restyled rules from the December 2007 Amendments to the FRCP, as well as material on recent developments, including:
contemporary pleading systems and problems, incorporating recent Supreme Court pleading cases
discovery: spoliation of evidence, E-discovery, sanctions
resolution without trial: emerging trends in judicial regulation of arbitration
former adjudication: preclusion & arbitration
Always a pleasure to teach from, Civil Procedure gives you perfect teaching flexibility, even providing a complimentary CD with the complete text of the cases. At the same time, you know you are totally supported by a Teacher s Manual that provides day-to-day guidance for structuring each class, instructions and analyses of every case, and a selection of sample syllabi to choose among.
Easy readOctober 4, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had to get this book for civil proceedure class at law school. I had a copy of the 6th edition form a buddy but it was too different form the required 7th edition so I dropped the $90. School was selling them for $140 so get it here instead. I really wanted to save the $90 and use an older edition as I am doing in torts but the books were just too different and it was not worth it. If you need this book for next year or next semester you might want to wait and get a used copy. The book is very easy to read and the most similar to my undergrad textbooks.
Civil ProcedureSeptember 23, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's just about as thrilling as a book on Civil Procedure can be.
That being said, it was a better deal than at the campus book store, so that's something!
Get a hornbook to learn Civ Pro!May 3, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was the most confusing subject I've ever endured in my life. Unfortunately, this case book only added to it. There are cases after cases that are supposed to help you understand civil procedure, but there is little discussion of the law itself or about why the court decided the first case the way it did but did the polar opposite in a second, similar case. The questions that are provided after the cases are designed to help you analyze the law, but they are of little help when you have no foundation. Most people will probably need to consult at least one other source to understand civil procedure. If your law library provides a hornbook, make it your best friend. It is too late for me.
Pretty much worthlessJanuary 4, 2008 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I actually liked my Civil Procedure class, but I hated doing the reading for it because it meant I'd have to use this book. The layout is thus: You read a case, and then you are presented with a series of questions that apparently you're expected to be able to answer on your own - in effect, you have to teach yourself Civil Procedure as you read. Interspersed with the meaningless (at least to the confused 1L reader) questions are little facts and tidbits related to Civil Procedure which aren't that important, but since they're the only information in the discussion section not presented in question form, you glom onto them in the hope that knowing said facts and tidbits will help to clarify Civil Procedure for you. All in all, easily one of the worst textbooks I've ever had.
A good casebook on all points.December 15, 2007 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was my favorite casebook of my 1L classes. I have no complaints about it. Things I like: Plain English writing style, use of modern cases (Internet, etc.), extensive use of hypos as questions after cases, thought-provoking and difficult questions - many of them with answers or hints. If you can do these, you'll be prepared for whatever issues appear on exams.
