Legal Research Guides by Course - Federal Civil Procedure

Course Description

Federal Civil Procedure focuses upon litigating civil actions in federal courts using procedures and practices that are sharply different than state court procedures. The course covers federal jurisdiction and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with special emphasis on pleading, joinder of claims and parties, judicial control of actions, discovery, pre-trial motions including summary, judgment techniques, bench and jury trials, post-trial motions, and appealable orders. (3 credits)

Faculty Who Teach This Course

• David Borkovic, Esq. (adjunct professor)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by

Print Collection

KF8810-KF9086   Civil Procedure

Legal Research Databases

• Lexis
• Westlaw
• Bloomberg Law
• CALI under Civil Procedure - http://www.cali.org/category/cali-topics/1l-first-year-lesson-topics/civil-procedure
• HeinOnline
• Legal Scholarship Network
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/
• Federal Civil Practice Bulletin - http://federalcivilpracticebulletin.blogspot.com/
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - http://www.federalrulesofcivilprocedure.com/about/
• Civil Procedure and Federal Courts Blog - http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/civpro/
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Pacer) - http://www.pacer.gov/privacy/cv.html

DCLI Webpage Links       

• Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)
• Legal Research Guides:  Civil Procedure

by Patricia Horvath
rev. 12/3/2012