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Fractured Procedure: The Civil Justice Reform Act Of 1990, Lauren K. Robel
Fractured Procedure: The Civil Justice Reform Act Of 1990, Lauren K. Robel
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Federal district courts have viewed the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 as a mandate to adopt procedural rules inconsistent with existing law. But in this article, Professor Robel argues that the Act neither compels nor authorizes such local deviations. Citing examples from reforms underway in district courts nationwide, Professor Robel contends that courts' assertions of broad rulemaking authority rest on a misreading of the Act and of the compromise between Congress and the judiciary that led to its passage. Professor Robel cautions that the goal of national uniformity underlying the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure should not be compromised …
Mandatory Disclosure And Local Abrogation: In Search Of A Theory For Optional Rules, Lauren K. Robel
Mandatory Disclosure And Local Abrogation: In Search Of A Theory For Optional Rules, Lauren K. Robel
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Conflict And Dissent In Class Actions: A Suggested Perspective, Bryant G. Garth
Conflict And Dissent In Class Actions: A Suggested Perspective, Bryant G. Garth
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The Modern Utility Of Quasi In Rem Jurisdiction, Paul D. Carrington
The Modern Utility Of Quasi In Rem Jurisdiction, Paul D. Carrington
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Professor Carrington examines the proposed amendment to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that would confer quasi in rem jurisdiction on the federal courts and concludes that it should be rejected. Arguing that the expansion of the concept of personal jurisdiction has removed most of what justification there once was for quasi in rem jurisdiction, the author maintains that the latter jurisdiction often provides only limited and uncertain judgments for local plaintiffs while compelling nonresident defendants to litigate in an inconvenient forum, and herefore should not be made available in the federal courts merely to bring their practice into conformity …
The Amendments To Rule 12 Of The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure, John A. Bauman
The Amendments To Rule 12 Of The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure, John A. Bauman
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The New Federal Rules And State Procedure, Bernard C. Gavit
The New Federal Rules And State Procedure, Bernard C. Gavit
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