Civil Procedure Lecture #1 and #2
In the first video, you will learn the basics of JURISDICTION AND VENUE, including subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, supplemental jurisdiction, and venue. In the second part of the lecture, Virginia breaks down PLEADINGS and PARTIES by explaining complaints, Rule 12 Motions, Answers, Rule 11 Sanctions, amended pleadings, and Joinder of claims and parties.
In the second video, you will learn the basics of PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURES, including Pre-Trial Conferences, Scheduling Orders, Rule 26(f) Conferences, Rule 26(a) Mandatory Disclosures, discovery rules and procedures, summary judgment motions, default judgments, and other pre-trial proceedings. Then work with Virginia as she breaks down TRIALS by explaining rights to jury trials, jury selection, jury strikes, jury instructions, and JMOLs. Finally, get your pen and paper ready to write down what POST-TRIAL ISSUES there are, including motions for new trials, Rule 60 Motions, appeals, and claim and issue preclusion.