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Civil Procedure

Service of Process: How a Defendant Is Formally Notified of a Lawsuit Introduction Service of process is the formal procedure used to notify

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Twombly and Iqbal: How the Supreme Court Changed Federal Pleading Standards Introduction Two Supreme Court decisions transformed the way fed

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Notice Pleading and Plausibility Pleading Notice pleading and plausibility pleading describe two important stages in the development of mode

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Pleading Standards Pleading standards determine what a party must allege in a civil lawsuit and how much factual and legal detail must appea

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The Complaint A complaint is the pleading through which a plaintiff formally states a civil claim against a defendant and asks a court to pr

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How a Civil Lawsuit Begins A civil lawsuit begins when a plaintiff formally invokes the authority of a court to resolve a legal dispute. In

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The Erie Doctrine The Erie Doctrine is the body of federal law governing when a federal court must apply state law rather than federal law t

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Forum Non Conveniens Forum non conveniens is a judicial doctrine that allows a court with jurisdiction over a dispute to decline to hear the

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Transfer of Venue Transfer of venue is the process by which a civil case is moved from one federal district or division to another federal d

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Removal and Remand Removal and remand are two closely connected doctrines governing the movement of civil cases between state and federal co

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Supplemental Jurisdiction Supplemental jurisdiction is the doctrine that allows a federal court to hear additional claims that do not indepe

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Amount in Controversy The amount in controversy is the monetary value of the dispute for purposes of determining whether a court has subject