Introduction to U.S. Civil Procedure

Begins/Ends

02/26 - 06/04

Fri. 12:15 - 1:45

The course will be taught synchronically via Zoom through the entire semester. For access information, see here:

Access to Zoom Meeting (PDF, 117 KB)

For technical problems please contact the UZH Zoom Support:

zoom-support@zi.uzh.ch

There is a reading assignment for the first class on February 26. Please see the syllabus below for details and make sure you do the reading before class.

Materials

syllabus (PDF, 188 KB)

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: pre-2016 version with forms (PDF, 5 MB)

Trump for President, Inc. v. Sec'ty Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PDF, 71 KB)

introduction and pleadings (PDF, 380 KB)

discovery (PDF, 532 KB)

termination without trial (PDF, 2 MB)

settlement (PDF, 270 KB)

trial (PDF, 196 KB)

class actions (PDF, 188 KB)

selection of judges (PDF, 163 KB)

McIntyre v. Nicastro (PDF, 409 KB)

Daimler AG v. Bauman (PDF, 287 KB)

BMS v. Superior Court (PDF, 445 KB)

Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eight Judicial District Court (PDF, 140 KB)

judicial jurisdiction (PDF, 399 KB)