Law 17 - Prof David Jordan
Due Dates for Law 17 - Legal Writing - Summer 2008 - Section # 0199 - 7/14 starts, ends 8/17 - Prof J. - abogado@pacbell.net - 818-415-2015
http://lamission.edu/law - look at classwiki - http://legalwriting.pbwiki.com - important dates - see course description- format for legal writing paper - http://profjordan.pbwiki.com/format - no late work please - http://profj.us/late - there is no textbook for this class. everything is on the internet.
All of the work below is done under
moodle
Week 1 - Due 7-20-08
* Read the syllabus for the class
* How to Improve your writing
* Read Legal Writing in Plain English
* Read Business Letters
* #1 Bostick v. Flex Equipment Co., Inc.
* #2 US v. McCarty
* #3 Oyoyo v Baylor Healthcare Network
* #4 Riggs National Bank of Washington v Linch
* Test # A - Legal Writing in Plain English exercise
* Test #B Business Letter
* Forum Discussion
Week 2 - Due 7-27-08
* Read Demand Letters
* Read Legal Opinion Letters
* Read Legal Argumentation s
* #5 Watchtower v. Village of Scratton
* #6 Hamdan v Rumsfeld
* #7 Doe v Chao
* #8 Norman v Life Care Centers of America
* #9 Post Research Topic and Preliminary Information on your Legal Writing Paper
* #10 Hudson v Michigan
* #11 Jackson v Birmingham Board of Education
* Test #C Demand Letter
* Test D - Legal Opinion Letter
* Test #E Legal Argumentation
* Forum Discussion "Legal Argumentation"
Week 3 - Due 8-03-08
* Read How to do an A+ research paper
* Read Legal Memorandum
* Read Mandatory Settlement Conference
* #12 case Nixon v Fitzgerald
* #13 case Gonzales v. Raich
* #14 - U.S. v Lopez
* #15 People v Zepeda
* Test #F Post your thesis for your Legal Writing Paper
* Test #G Legal Memorandum
* Test #H Mandatory Settlement Conference Statement
* Forum Discussion
Week 4 - Due 8-10-08
* Read Motion for Summary Judgment
* Read Standard Complaints
* Read Legal Writing and Research paper
* #16 - Roper v. Simmons
* #17 - Gonzalez v. Carhart
* Test #I Motion for Summary Judgment
* Test #J Standard Complaint
* Test #K #20 Post the Outline of your final legal writing project
* Forum Discussion - "Summary Judgments - Good or Bad"
Week 5 - Due 8-17-08
* #18 Balboa Village Inn v. Lemen
* #19 Ewing v. Northridge Hospital Medical center
* #20 - Dog Sniff Case
* Test #L Post your "footnotes" or "end notes" - complete case citations
* Test # M - Post your Final Legal Writing Paper
* Forum Discussion - "What did you learn?"
Grades
Tests is 30% of your grade
Assignments are 35% of your grade
Final Legal Research Paper = 25 % of your grade
Disussion Forums = 10% of your grade and entered at the end of the semester
A grade of C or greater is required to pass the class
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