The third edition of Civil Procedure: A Context and Practice Casebook does more than teach the doctrine of civil procedure—it also helps students develop the skills they need to succeed in law school.

Each chapter opens with a problem that students should be able to analyze and resolve by the end of the chapter. Questions preceding the cases are designed to promote active, engaged reading, while end-of-section problems give students repeated opportunities to apply what they have learned to new fact patterns.

The book also includes guidance on reading and briefing cases, synthesizing doctrine, and interpreting statutory and rule-based materials, with targeted exercises on how to read code sections. Graphics and visual aids are used throughout to clarify concepts, illustrate processes, and highlight relationships among procedural doctrines.

This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to support effective teaching and student learning. New principal cases reflect recent developments in personal jurisdiction and pretrial motion practice, and each chapter features new and revised notes and exercises.