CALIFORNIA CIVIL PROCEDURE

Catalog description

This course will focus on how a civil lawsuit progresses through the California state court system, from the pre-complaint stage through appeal. The course will emphasize distinctive aspects of California procedure in areas such as subject matter jurisdiction, pleading, motion practice, discovery, jury trial, and appellate practice. The course will also analyze those features of California procedure that contrast sharply with federal practice. California Civil Procedure is tested in the California Bar Exam.