Welcome to Civil Procedure! This course will examine the body of law governing how civil litigation unfolds, exploring the nuts and bolts of what lawyers actually do when they help a party bring or defend a claim. Additionally, at its core, civil procedure raises important questions about the role of courts and what makes a process fair and just. We will focus on the federal system, taking a close look at its procedural rules, statutes, and case law.

Required Materials: Our casebook is STEPHEN C. YEAZELL & JOANNA C. SCHWARTZ, CIVIL PROCEDURE (10th ed. 2018) with ISBN 1454897880 for the hardcover edition and ISBN 1543808654 for the ring-bound softcover edition. Please note that there is a newer edition but I have decided to keep using the tenth edition in the hopes that it will keep the price low for you and your colleagues. You will not need the Casebook Connect aspect that comes with buying a new copy.

You should be able to find reasonably priced used physical copies on book-seller websites and aggregators (e.g., https://www.addall.com/used/). You also likely can find inexpensive used copies from 2L and 3L students here who previously took my class. For those facing significant financial hardships, I purchased ten used copies that are available to borrow for the whole semester. Once our course's Canvas site is up, you will be able to access the first chapter of the casebook for folks who have not yet received their copies.