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FRCP Waller Civ Pro 2024

Civil Procedure I — Final Exam Subject Matter Jurisdiction - ANS The power of a court to hear a particular type of case. Federal courts are of limited jurisdiction; they do not have broad SMJ like state courts do. Concurrent Jurisdiction - ANS The state courts can hear the majority of claims that can be heard in federal courts. What do you need to have SMJ in a Federal Court? - ANS Constitutional and Statutory Authority Majority are brought under Federal Qu...

Civil Procedure Final Exam litigation - ANS the process by which parties seek to resolve their dispute by going to court Sources of legal authority - ANS A. 1) constitutions (highest form of law); 2) statutes (acts of congress, peoples reps from each state); 3) court rules (procedures in every court system); 4) case law primary, and potentially binding ; 5) treaties; 6) regulations; 7) ordinances stare decisis - ANS top down precedent, must abide by decided cases-This e...