Law 11 - Civil Litigation - #3302 - Hybrid
On Campus, Thursday evenings - 6:50 - 8:15 pm - CMS 005
Prof Deborah Zexter - Activities- Textbooks - Read Dear Online Student - Study Guide and Welcome Message
Distribution of Grades
Tests 40% of your grade
Assignments 45 % of your grade
Forum Discussions - Class Participation - 15%
A = 90% or above
B = 80% or above
C = 70% or above
D = 60% or above
A grade of C or greater is required to pass the class
Week 1 - Due 2/15/15
- Read the syllabus for the class and order the textbook - "Fundamentals of California Litigation for Paralegals" - 4th ed. (hereafter FCLP4) by Marlene A. Maerowitz, Thomas A. Mauet - ISBN:0735524785 order the textbook online - go to http://lamission.edu/online - and login to your class - follow the login formula athttp://profj.us/login -
- Review civil-litigation-resources
- Read Dear Online Student
- Post your Introduction
- Read Law Study
- Read Legal Argumentation
- Read Learning Ethics
- Read Strategies against Procrastination
- Read Reading Law Cases-Codes
Week 2 - Due 2/22/15
- Read Chapter 1 Litigation Overview - see lecture notes -http://profj.us/26sp/law11/chp1outline.htm
- #1 Prepare Summons and Complaint - general negligence forms
Week 3 - Due 3/1/15
- Read Chapter 2 - Informal Fact Gathering and Investigation -http://profj.us/26sp/law11/outlinech2.htm
- #2 - Read and Analyze elements necessary to prove slip and fall Alcaraz case - analyze Alcaraz -headnotes-summary
- Test #A Chapter 1 - Introduction to Litigation
Week 4 - Due 3/8/15
- Read Chapter 3 - Case Evaluation & Strategy
- #3 Prepare Slip and Fall Lawsuit - Alcaraz v. Vece Case
- Test #B - Chapter 2 - Information Fact Gathering & Investigation
Week 5 - Due 3/15/15
- Read Chapter 4 - Parties and Jurisdiction
- #4 Draft and Submit Dogbite Case
- Test #C - Chapter 3 - Case Evaluation & Strategy
Week 6 - Due 3/22/15
- Read Chapter 5 Pleadings
- #5 Case Evaluation and Pleading
- Test D - Chapter 4 - Parties & Jurisdiction
Week 7 - Due 3/29/15
- Read Chapter 6 Complaints, Answers and Cross Complaints
- Read Chapter 7 Special Pleadings
- #6 Analyze Landmark Jurisdiction cases
- Test #E - Chapter 5 - Pleadings,Chapter 6 - Complaints, Answers & Cross Claims, and Chapter 7 - Special Pleadings
Week 8 - Due 4/5/15
- Read Chapter 8 Introduction to Motions
- #7 Pleadings Discussion
- Test #F - Chapter 8 - Introduction to Motions
- Spring Break 4/6/15 - 4/12/15
Week 9 - Due 4/19/15
- Read Chapter 9 - Motions Attacking the Pleading
- Read Chapter 10 - Summary Judgments
- #8 Practice Preparing your own motion
- Test G - Chapter 9 - Motions Attacking the Pleadings, and Chapter 10 - Summary Judgments
Week 10 - Due 4/26/15
- Read Chapter 11 Provisional Remedies
- #9 Submit your Demurrer
- Test H - Chapter 11 - Provisional Remedies
Week 11 - Due 5/3/15
- Read Chapter 12 - Evidence
- #10 Discuss Problems with the TRO in the Gallo vs. Acuno case
- #11 Submit your five (5) Interrogatories
- Test I - Chapter 12 - Evidence
Week 12 - Due 5/10/15
- Read Chapter 13 - Introduction to Discovery
- Read Chapter 14 - Written Discovery
- Read Chapter 15 - Depositions
- #12 Calendaring and Fast Track
- #13 Review Settlement Conference Brief and answer questions
- Test #J - Chapter 13 - Introduction to Discovery, Chapter 14 - Written Discovery, Chapter15 - Depositions
Week 13 - Due 5/17/15
- Read Chapter 16 - Settlements
- #14 Getting Ready for Trial
#15 Draft a Request to Produce Documents - Test #K - Chapter 16 - Settlements
Week 14 - Due 5/24/15
- Read Chapter 17 - Trial Preparation, Trial, and Appeal
- #16 Prepare a Trial Chart
- #17 Prepare a Release
- Test L - Chapter 17 - Trial Preparation, Trial and Appeal
Week 15 - Due 5/31/15
- Read Chapter 18 Enforcement of Judgments
- #18 Enforce a Judgment
- Test M - Chapter 18 - Enforcement of Judgments
Week 16 - Due 6/7/15
- Read Chapter 19 Alternative Dispute Resolution
- #19 Prepare a Demand for Arbitration - AAA
- Test N - Chapter 19 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
updated: 1/4/15