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Examples & Explanations: Civil Procedure, Sixth Edition

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I purchased this book to help me with my Civil Procedures course. I am a first year law student, and I am in an evening program. I work a regular job in Retail Bank Management, and juggle school, hobbies, and family, so my time is precious to me. I don't have time to spend sorting through supplements and slogging through information that seems to carry me further and further from understanding what I need to 1) have good input in class discussions, 2) not make a fool out of myself when called on randomly to discuss cases, and 3) do well on my exams.

This supplement has been an incredible resource for me. As the first six weeks of class slipped by, I found myself feeling a little lost in Civil Procedures. Two weeks before the midterm I was floundering. I had briefed every assigned case, outlined course reading, and worked problems that our class tutor posted on TWEN. I was still slightly confused. Then I bought this book. Without doing all of the work, this would have never been useful to me. So please don't think that this supplement will be your "cliff's notes" for Civil Procedure. However, if you just need extra help, Glannon delivers like gang-busters. This book is well organized, easy to follow (once you have done your homework), and most of all it is effective. Having just taken the mid-term, I have nothing but rave reviews for how this book enhanced my preparation for that exam.

Overall, I highly recommend this book.

I had every E+E last year and Glannon's Civ Pro was by far the best. The book does an excellent job of covering most of the first semester stuff like jurisdiction and the erie doctrine. Though it wasn't as useful second semester, it was worth it for the first semester material alone.

This E&E is an excellent resource - it breaks down topics that can easily be daunting into manageable sections, and by the time you're finished with a chapter, the doctrine/rules make perfect sense. For a civil procedure course, going through these types of examples is probably your best bet in getting the rules to stick in your mind.
I would recommend spending the money on this book solely for the chapters on joinder, which are exceptionally well written.

I seldom used supplements for my 1L courses, not generally finding them particularly helpful or necessary, but this E&E was definitely an exception. It does a great job of "laying the foundation" for understanding the federal rules. The joinder section is particularly good; diagrams and examples do wonders to clear up rules that initially seemed like a bit of a mess.

I am a 2L at a law school that splits civil procedure and jurisdiction. I just opened this back up for my jurisdiction class and it does a great job of summarizing the basics of that as well. Highly recommend it.

Buy this book at the beginning of the semester to help you through the class, and at the end of the semester before the exam to get ready. Final exam questions have been based off the examples in this book for years. Way, way better than the crunchtime review book. I would recommend this to every 1L taking Civ Pro.

This is by far the best civil procedure supplement sold. The book sheds ample light on one of the most confusing law school subjects. Glannon takes the reader through a number of hypothetical scenarios, often based on real cases, then tweaks each hypothetical slightly to help the student understand the subtle changes that affect the law.

If your exam is open-book, I would recommend flagging some charts out of this book - particularly the charts on judgment as a matter of law and summary judgment. These legal standards are difficult to grasp, and the charts are simple and concrete.

This horn book should be required for every civil procedure course. Unfortunately, I started using it very late in my civil procedure semester but the time I did have to study this horn book was invaluable. Each chapter is easy to read and is followed by questions and answers to those questions so that you can assess your progress/knowledge.

You should definitely buy this book if you are enrolled in civil procedure. It is worth every penny.

I used this to prep before my first year of law school. That was very helpful. I started off quite strong in this course. I wish I had used it more during the semester. Instead I very foolishly went down the road of reading the casebook, prepping for class, expending too much effort on my memo and getting all wrapped up in the day to day hectic nonsense of law school.
Had I done it right I would have never opened my case book. Even going to class was a waste of time. In the end all that matters is your ability to take exams. In May all my clasmates were reading this book.
Most Civ Pro exams allow you to take the rule book into the final but not any other book. I recommend using this book to learn the material, then take two or three Civ pro practice tests per week for about two months before your final. Don't get caught up in all the 1L madness.

This book is a MUST have. The questions are great and the content is very easy to understand. I made an A+ in Civ Pro thanks to this E&E!

This book absolutely saved my sanity in Civil Procedure. It explains everything that your case book doesn't and clarifies what your case book tries (and most often fails) to teach you. It gives you excellent practice questions that I used both by myself and with my study group. Do yourself a favor and buy this book before classes start, and read each applicable chapter before your assigned reading for the week. This book is not keyed to any particular text, however I used it with Civil Procedure, Cases and Materials, 10th (American Casebook Series)