About the Book
Civil Procedure
Eighth Edition
Stephen C. Yeazell
University of California, Los Angeles
2012. 960 pages. ISBN: 978-1-4548-0710-0
With Teacher's Manual, Companion Website, and digital teaching slides in several formats.
About the Book
Clear, straightforward writing style continues to make Civil Procedure accessible to students without oversimplifying the material it covers. An effective overview of procedure gives students a working knowledge of the system and offers techniques for statutory analysis. Civil Procedure’s teachable structure features a clear organization, concisely edited cases¯carefully chosen for first-year students, textual notes introducing and highlighting connections between sections, and practical problems. The casebook’s shorter length assures that each class will completely cover the complex course material in limited hours, and a flexible organization adapts to a variety of teaching approaches. The comprehensive Teacher’s Manual offers detailed teaching guidance, case analyses, and sample syllabi. A companion Statutory and Case Supplement is annually updated, and the complete text of cases can be found on the accompanying Website.
The Eighth Edition introduces innovative new features that highlight important and engaging material. Boxes called “What’s New Here?” are brief summaries of key points emerging from cases, statutes, and rules. “Implications” make brief statements about connections and extensions of doctrine, aimed at answering the perennial question students ask, “How does this connect with the rest of the course?” “Perspectives” provide short explorations of cases’ historical context and related developments, addressing the query, “What does it mean that this happened at this historical moment?” The material is updated throughout, and new material appears on Erie, pleading, discovery, arbitration, preclusion, class actions, and joinder. The Eighth Edition is available as an eBook as well as a print book
Hallmark features of Civil Procedure:
- Clear, straightforward writing style, accessible without being oversimplified
- Effective overview of the procedural system
o gives students a working knowledge of the system
o offers techniques for statutory analysis - Teachable structure
o clear organization
o concisely edited cases, carefully chosen for first-year students
o textual notes introduce and highlight connections between sections
o practical problems
o shorter length assures completion of complex course material in limited hours - Flexible organization, adapts to a variety of teaching approaches
- Comprehensive Teacher’s Manual
o detailed teaching guidance
o case analyses
o sample syllabi - Companion Statutory and Case Supplement, annually updated
- Complete text of cases on Website
Thoroughly updated, the revised Eighth Edition presents:
- New boxes with important and engaging information
o “What’s New Here?”
-summaries of key points from cases, statutes, and rules
o “Implications”
-brief statements about connections and extensions of doctrine
-“How does this connect with the rest of the course?”
o “Perspectives”
-short exploration of historical context of cases and related developments
-“What does it mean that the case happened at this historical moment?” - New material
o Erie
o pleading
o discovery
o arbitration
o preclusion
o class actions
o joinder - Available as an eBook as well as print book
