Civil Procedure, Seventh Edition [Hardcover]

Stephen C. Yeazell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735569258 | ISBN-13: 978-0735569256 | Publication Date: June 25, 2008 | Edition: 7

The famously teachable casebook, Civil Procedure, by Stephen C. Yeazell, features a flexible organization, expertly selected and edited cases, a manageable length, and eminently readable introductions and notes.

The leading casebook for Civil Procedure features:

• a clear and straightforward writing style
• a helpful overview of the procedural system
• techniques for statutory analysis explained in plain English
• a manageable overall length
• a flexible organization that adapts to a variety of teaching approaches
• a companion CD with complete text of all of the cases in the book
• an Annual Statutory and Case Supplement is available

Updated throughout, the Seventh Edition incorporates the restyled rules from the December 2007 Amendments to the FRCP, as well as material on recent developments, including:

• contemporary pleading systems and problems, incorporating recent Supreme Court pleading cases
• discovery: spoliation of evidence, E-discovery, sanctions
• resolution without trial: emerging trends in judicial regulation of arbitration
• former adjudication: preclusion & arbitration

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 912 pages
• Publisher: Aspen Publishers; 7 edition (June 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735569258
• ISBN-13: 978-0735569256
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.3 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Law > One-L > Civil Procedure
  • #91 in Books > Law > Procedures & Litigation

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but limited utility., May 20, 2010

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Dan C - See all my reviews

This review is from: Civil Procedure, Seventh Edition (Hardcover)

I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand it is pretty good for teaching the basics of civil procedure. If that's what you're planning on doing, buy with confidence. On the other hand, if you are hoping to use this as body armor or some sort of fortification you will be disappointed. I can say without reservation that this book will completely fail to stop even 9mm rounds. They went clear through. Predictably, it did even worse against 7.62 NATO rounds. To summarize this book can teach you civ pro but will be of little use in a post-apocalyptic survival scenario.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Most Confusing Casebook that I used as a 1L, July 29, 2007

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Wrench (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Civil Procedure, Sixth Edition (Casebook Series) (Hardcover)

Yeazell's casebook gets off to a good start with a very well written intro, but after that it is obvious that the first chapter was the only chapter in the book that Yeazell put any effort into. As other reviewers have stated the cases have been edited quite poorly, the Erie doctrine section confuses, more than it helps and the overall flow of the textbook is poor. Also the note sections, which usually serve to help students make sense of the case that was just read, are more often than not filed with unhelpful questions with no guidance on how to answer them or what the answer would be.

I ended up buying the Hornbook by West and that easily became the text that I used (along with the Fed Rules book) to understand Civ Pro.

I fell sorry for you if you have to use this book.

*Note review is for the 6th edition.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Necessary Evil, August 14, 2001

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Denise "clevegal42" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Civil Procedure (Law school casebook series) (Hardcover)

When you first pick up the book, you feel exhilirated that you, too will be learning all about Civil Procedure. The case in the introduction is fun, but it is all down hill from there. The cases are important cases, but the editing took out parts of the opinions that should be there so you can understand the rest of the opinion (I could mention Erie, but nobody understands that on a good day either...). It is a necessary evil that we mut struggle through in our attempts at world domination...I mean our attempts to become lawyers...