TY - BOOK AU - Friedenthal,Jack H. TI - Civil procedure: cases and materials T2 - American casebook series SN - 9780314184023 (hbk.) AV - KF 8839 C582 2009 U1 - 347.73/5 21 PY - 2009/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - Thomson/West KW - Civil procedure KW - United States KW - Cases N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references (p. lv-lxxx) and index; Survey of the civil action --; Jurisdiction over parties or their property --; Providing notice and an opportunity to be heard --; Jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action : the court's competency --; Venue, transfer, and forum non conveniens --; Ascertaining the applicable law --; Development of modern procedure --; Modern pleading --; Joinder of claims and of parties : expanding the scope of the civil action --; Class actions --; Pretrial devices for obtaining information : depositions and discovery --; Case management --; Adjudication without trial or by special proceeding --; Trial --; Securing and enforcing judgments --; Appellate review --; Binding effect of prior decisions : res judicata and collateral estoppel --; Alternative dispute resolution ER -