This handbook provides the detailed guidance you need for handling civil cases in the federal court system, with practical strategies and expert advice on aspects of the process that are unique to civil actions in the federal system from start to finish. Expert attorneys and experienced judges guide you through each step in the federal civil process, from establishing jurisdiction to preserving issues for appeal, with practical strategies and insider tips. The 2012 Supplement includes discussion of the new Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011, updated Local Rule requirements, and the Seventh Circuit's position on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37.
Chapter 1 — Subject-Matter Jurisdiction of Federal District Courts
Michael R. Robinson, Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Human Rights Commission, Springfield
Chapter 2 — Jurisdiction of Courts Other than District Courts
Paul R. Lynch and Greg A. Gaz, Craig & Craig, Mt. Vernon
2012 Supplement by Paul R. Lynch and Carolyn R. Bates, Craig & Craig, Mt. Vernon, Mattoon
Chapter 3 — Personal Jurisdiction
Jeffrey A. Parness, Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb
Chapter 4 — Parties
James V. O'Brien and Frederick J. Hess, Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C.,St. Louis,Belleville
Chapter 5 — Venue in Federal Civil Cases
Mitchell L. Marinello and Christopher S. Moore, Novack and Macey LLP,Chicago
Chapter 6 — Pleading Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Robert T. Varney and John Dodd, Robert T. Varney & Associates, Bloomington
2012 Supplement by Richard L. Miller II, Novack and Macey LLP, Chicago
Chapter 7 — Motion Practice
Richard L. Miller II, Novack and Macey LLP,Chicago
Chapter 8 — Discovery
Geoffrey A. Vance, Charles M. Evans, and Brian A. Fogerty, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Chicago
2012 Supplement by Geoffrey A. Vance, Brian A. Fogerty, and Michael S. Yellin, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Chicago
Chapter 9 — Pretrial Procedures and Pretrial Conferences
Frederick H. Branding, Reed Smith LLP, Chicago
Sheila K. Hathi, Law Office of Sheila K. Hathi, Chicago
James M. Ellis, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest
2012 Supplement by Sheila K. Hathi, Openwave Mobility, Inc., Redwood City, CA, and Alfonso Canela, Chicago
Chapter 10 — Practicing Before United States Magistrate Judges
Jeffrey Cole, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois, Chicago
Chapter 11 — Trial of Federal Cases
Wilber H. Boies and Kristen C. Klanow, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Chicago
Chapter 12 — Protecting the Record and Perfecting the Appeal
Charles E. Joern, Jr. and Charles D. Knight, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago
2012 Supplement by Andrew D. Campbell, Novack and Macey LLP,Chicago
Chapter 13 — Class Actions
Gary S. Caplan, David Z. Smith, and Henry Peitrkowski, Reed Smith LLP, Chicago
Jack L. Block, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago
2012 Supplement by Gary S. Caplan, Henry Pietrkowski, and David Z. Smith, Reed Smith LLP,Chicago
