Research Tip: Secondary Sources
If you are not familiar with federal civil procedure, including the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is helpful to consult secondary sources. Note: A practitioner is more likely to use one of the comprehensive multi-volume treatises (e.g., Federal Practice and Procedure, Moore's Federal Practice) which are available both in print and online. The multi-volume treatises are especially useful when you are searching for an in-depth discussion of a particular rule and want to find cases interpreting the rule.
Guide: Civil Procedure
A Guide to Civil Procedure: Integrating Critical Legal Perspectives by Call Number: KF8840.A2 G85 2022 (Course Reserves)Publication Date: [2022]The book's description states that this guide is a tool that aims to center "questions of systemic injustice in the teaching, learning, and practice of civil procedure."
Treatises & Hornbooks: Civil Procedure
Treatises:
Federal Practice and Procedure (multi-volume treatise) by Call Number: KF8840 .W68 (Main)Publication Date: 5th ed. w/ Apr. 2023 updateBLS Library provides this treatise in print. It also is available in Westlaw. Westlaw access: In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - WESTLAW. Enter your Westlaw username/password. Westlaw states: "Federal Practice and Procedure's Supplemental Service was updated in July 2023. In the Judicial Review of Administrative Action unit, Chapters 1 to 7 were updated in May 2023. The 2023 Supplement was integrated into updated sections in Apr. 2023."
Moore's Federal Practice - Civil (multi-volume treatise) by Publication Date: 3rd ed., updated quarterly, current through June 2023 (Release No. 218)In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - (LEXIS/NEXIS) - ID AND PASSWORD REQUIRED - Civil. Enter your Lexis username/password. BLS Library also provides this treatise in Lexis Digital Library.
Civil Procedure (Aspen treatise series) by Call Number: KF8839 .F745 2022 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 5th ed. [2022]
Hornbooks:
Civil Procedure (Hornbook series) by Call Number: KF8840 .F72 2021 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 6th ed. [2021]
Principles of Civil Procedure (Concise Hornbook series) by Call Number: KF8840 .C54 2021 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 6th ed. [2021]
Law of Federal Courts (Hornbook series) by Call Number: KF8840 .W755 2017 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 8th ed. [2017]
Study Aids Containing Multiple-Choice Questions & Short-Answer Questions: Civil Procedure
Mastering Multiple Choice for Federal Civil Procedure MBE Bar Prep and 1L Exam Prep by Call Number: KF8841 .J36 2022ebEBOOKPublication Date: 4th ed. [2022]1 copy of this ebook is available. This ebook circulates for 2 hours (like a print book on Reserve). In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - EBSCO.
Questions & Answers: Civil Procedure: Multiple-Choice and Short-Answer Questions and Answers by Call Number: KF8841 .D67 2022 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 5th ed. [2022]1 copy of this ebook is available in Lexis Digital Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - LEXIS/NEXIS DIGITAL LIBRARY. Enter your BLS username/password. The digital copy circulates for 3 days (b/c the vendor currently does not accommodate 2-hour loans).
1 print copy also is available on Reserve.
Civil Procedure (CrunchTime study guide series) by Call Number: KF8841 .E524 2019 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 7th ed. [2019]Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. Remote access to Aspen Learning Library requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions.
1 print copy also is available on Reserve.
Preface states that this CrunchTime study guide is designed "to be used in the last few weeks (or even less) before your final exams." Includes: "Exam Tips"; short-answer questions; multiple-choice questions; and essay questions.
The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure: Learning Civil Procedure Through Multiple-Choice Questions and Analysis by Call Number: KF8841 .G59 2019 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 4th ed. [2019]Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. Remote access to Aspen Learning Library requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions.
1 print copy also is available on Reserve.
Civil Procedure (Emanuel Law Outlines series) by Publication Date: 26th ed., 2018Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. Remote access to Aspen Learning Library requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions.
Includes: "Exam Tips" at end of each outline chapter. Also includes "Quiz Yourself" short-answer questions throughout each chapter. Each "pod" of "Quiz Yourself" questions also is highlighted in the table of contents.
Civil Procedure: Objective (Exam Pro study guide series) by Call Number: KF8841 .M782 2016 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 3rd ed. [2016]
Additional Study Aids: Civil Procedure
Civil Procedure (Examples & Explanations series) by Call Number: KF8840 .G54 2023 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 9th ed. [2023]Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. Remote access to Aspen Learning Library requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions.
2 print copies also are available on Reserve.
Civil Procedure (Gilbert Law Summaries) by Call Number: KF8841 .C535 2022 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 19th ed. [2022]Format: Outline
Civil Procedure in a Nutshell by Call Number: KF8841 .K364 2022 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 9th ed. [2022]
Federal Courts in a Nutshell by Call Number: KF8858.Z9 C877 2021 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 6th ed. [2021]
Acing Civil Procedure: A Checklist Approach to Solving Procedural Problems by Call Number: KF8841 .S654 2019 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 5th ed. [2019]Understanding Civil Procedure by
Call Number: KF8840 .S52 2019 (On Reserve)Publication Date: 6th ed. [2019]2 copies are available in Lexis Digital Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - LEXIS/NEXIS DIGITAL LIBRARY. Enter your BLS username/password. The digital copy circulates for 3 days (b/c the vendor currently does not accommodate 2-hour loans).
1 print copy also is available on Reserve.
Inside Civil Procedure: What Matters and Why by Publication Date: 3rd ed. [2018]Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN. Remote access to Aspen Learning Library requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions.
