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Civil Procedure (Hornbooks)

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I read Glannon's Examples & Explanations before my civil procedure course began. While this was helpful for guiding me through class discussions without getting lost, when it came to really learning the material, Friedenthal, Kane, and Miller (FKM) is simply far superior to Glannon's book.

Reading Glannon will get you to the same, base level as your 1L cohort. If you read FKM, or at least have it available for reference, it will put you into that next level. In law school, where separating yourself from the pack is the name of the game, this book will allow you to do it. Could not recommend it more highly.

This text contains more information than the average 1L will cover in a civil procedure course, but this text is an excellent summary on the most commonly tested areas (pleadings, discovery, federal jurisdiction, etc.)Recommended as a review and/or supplement to any text.

This volume comes highly recommended. Civil procedure is often difficult for 1Ls and a particularly important class during that first year (mine was 4 credits). Helped me grab an A, I'd say get this along with Glannon's E&E and you will do well.

Whether or not you are struggling with civil procedure, I highly recommend this book. All the top students in my civil procedure class use this book. Unlike supplements, this hornbook covers every concept your professor will go over in your first year curriculum. I have the E + E and Acing supplements for this class, however, E + E did not have anything on class actions, and jury trials, and was mainly good for discovery. Acing is good as well but not enough on its own. This book covers everything in debt. Sometimes there is a lot of superfluous material, especially about the history and background of concepts, that you need to skim through to get to the important parts but nevertheless, all the reading is extremely helpful and makes it easy to understand. Civ pro is my favorite subject and this Hornbook is the best thing I've found as an aid. I know it's a little pricy...but totally worth it. I just wish I had purchased it last semester instead of waiting till Spring - though I'm sure I will be picking it up again when it comes time for the bar.

Bottom line: my advice to 1L's...try to keep up with the reading, get this book and read through concepts you don't understand and use it to help you with outlining, pay attention in class, and you should do very well.

Found this book helpful for reviewing material before finals. Sometimes it's hard to get the picture through reading a casebook...this hornbook helps fill in the gaps where classes didn't. I didn't get to reading this until before exams, and I'd recommend it to anybody who needs a refresher, or is confused about the black letter law after class.

GW graduate here - I had Prof. Friendenthal for Civ Pro a couple years ago.
In an effort to be concise:
1. I didn't buy a casebook for this class (well I did, but it got lost in the mail and I never replaced it).
2. I never went to Jack's lecture because I liked sleeping in.
3. Yet I easily pulled an A because I read Jack's Hornbook thoroughly.
4. Current CoA clerk...I reference Jack's Hornbook along with my Wright and Kane Fed. Practice Deskbook pretty much once a week. Essential if you practice or plan on practicing law in the federal system.
5. Look up the word "concise" in the dictionary and there is a picture of Friedenthal's Civ Pro Hornbook.

I like Hornbooks better than Case Study text books as they have detailed notes, cited cases pertaining to the subject matter and easy reading. This book is no exception.