Civil Procedure Supplement - 2026-2027 - Friedenthal

Civil Procedure Supplement, for Use with All Pleading and Procedure Casebooks, 2026-2027

ISBN: 9798317704322

This comprehensive supplement provides current procedural materials for both introductory Civil Procedure courses and advanced study, making it a valuable companion to any civil procedure casebook. Updated through 2026, it assembles the key constitutional, statutory, regulatory, and procedural sources students need in a single, convenient volume.

The supplement includes the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and accompanying Advisory Committee Notes; selected provisions of the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Code; and proposed federal legislation affecting civil litigation, including a bipartisan June 2026 proposal to increase the amount-in-controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction to $150,000, with future adjustments tied to inflation. It also features selected state constitutional provisions and jurisdictional statutes, federal local rules—including rules addressing attorneys' use of artificial intelligence—sample judicial orders from a variety of proceedings, including class actions and multidistrict litigation (MDL), and relevant provisions of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

This edition incorporates edited excerpts from important recent Supreme Court decisions, including Fuld v. PLO (2025) on personal jurisdiction under the Fifth Amendment; Berk v. Choy (2026) on Erie, the Rules Enabling Act, and state procedural law; Perttu v. Richards (2025) addressing the Seventh Amendment and administrative exhaustion in prisoner litigation; Royal Canin U.S.A. v. Wullschleger (2025) concerning supplemental jurisdiction following the removal of federal claims; Harrington v. Purdue Pharma (2024) on the use of bankruptcy proceedings to resolve mass tort claims; SEC v. Jarkesy (2024) and Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T, Inc. (2026) addressing the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial in federal agency enforcement actions; and Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (2023) on personal jurisdiction based on state business registration statutes.

To reinforce practical skills, the supplement also includes experiential learning materials such as a flowchart illustrating the progression of a civil action, a sample litigation problem with accompanying documents, and the complaints filed in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, Ashcroft v. Iqbal, and Erickson v. Pardus. Together, these resources help students connect procedural doctrine with real-world litigation practice.

ISBN: 9798317704322, 979-8317704322, 979-8-3177-0432-2, 979-8-31770-432-2