Civil Procedure, Advanced

Examination of legal issues, practical difficulties, and political controversies arising in class action and other multiple-plaintiff federal litigation, including: 'adequacy' of representation by plaintiff and plaintiff's counsel; conflicts of interest among plaintiffs (objectors, future claimants, and plaintiffs with differently valued claims) and between plaintiffs and class counsel; manageability of large scale class actions; private ordering and court sanctioned administrative regimes for damages distribution; problems in settlements (cy pres awards, injunctive relief and damages, and collateral attack); ethical considerations of class counsel and defendants' counsel; and the federalization of state class actions. There is no exam for this course. Students will be required to prepare a memorandum which will be assigned towards the latter part of the semester.

Course Schedule

  • Date: Monday, Wednesday 10:30-12:00AM
  • Location: KT115

Course Information

  • Catalog number-Section number: 571-01
  • Course Type: Lecture
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Credits (min/max): 3/3
  • Subjects:

Enrollment

  • Enrollment status: Open
  • Current enrollment/capacity: 16/48
  • Reserve population/capacity: 0/0
  • Waitlist enrollment/capacity: 0/20

Grading

  • Grade basis: Graded
  • Satisifies Writing Requirement: No
  • Exam type: NO EXAM