Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Due Process Requirements
- I. Personal
Jursidiction
- A In Personam
- C In Rem
- B Quasi In Rem
- 1. State Statute Analysis
- 2. Constitutional Analysis
- II. Notice
- A. Service of Process
- B. Constitutional Standard
- III. Subject Matter
Juridiction
- * Every claim that enters federal
court must meet this through A, B, or
C
- A. Diversity of Citizenship
- 1332
- Diversity Requirements
- Amount in Controversy
- B. Federal Question
- Well-Pleaded Complaint
- C. Supplemental Jurisdiction -
- D. Removal
- Exception with D from forum state when claim is based on diversity
- 1441
- 1446
- 1447
- IV. Venue
- Tells you WHICH federal court is
appropriate
- A. Plaintiff's Choices
- V. The Erie
Doctrine
- Generally only for diversity cases
- Does Federal Judge have to follow state law?
- IV. Pleading
- A. Complaint
- Rule 8
- Rule 9(b)
- Twombly & Iqbal
- B. D's
response
- 1. Motion
- Rule 12
- Rule 12(b) - Defenses - Motions to Dismiss
- Rule 12(e) - Motion for More Definite
Statement
- Rule 12(f) - Motion to Strike (parts of the complaint)
- 2. Answer
- 1. Must respond by
confirming, denying or
insufficient evidence to each
part of complaint:
- Insufficient Information
- Rule 8(b)(5)
- 2. Raise Affirmative
Defenses
- Rule 8(C)(1)
- IIV. Joinder
- A. Claim Joinder by P
- Rule 18(a)
- B. Claim Joinder by D
- 1. Counter Claim
- 13(a)(1) - Compulsory
- 13(b) - Permissive
- 2. Cross Claim
- 13(g)
- C. Proper Parties
- Rule 20(a)
- D. Requires Parties
- Rule 19
- Rule 12(b)(7)
- !!! Assess each
new claim for
SMJ
- E. Impleader
- 3rd may be liable for indemnity
or contribution of P's claim
- F. Intervention
- Rule 24
- G. Class Actions
- Rule 23
- VII.
Discovery
- A. Rule 26 - Disclosures
- B. Discovery Tools
- 1. Depositions
- Rule 30
- Rule 32
- 2. Interrogatories
- Rule 33
- 3. Request to Produce
- Rule 34
- 4. Medical Exam
- Rule 35
- C. Scope of Discovery
- IX. Pretrial Adjudication
- A. Failure to State a Claim 12(b)(6)
- B. Summary Judgment - Rule 56(a)
- B. Transfer
- C. Forum Non Conveniens
- Tells you IF federal court is appropriate