Civil procedure : [electronic resource] cases and materials / by John J. Cound ... [et al.].

Kept up to date by supplements, some with title: Civil procedure supplement.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A survey of civil action -- Jurisdiction over the parties or their property -- Providing notice and an opportunity to be heard -- Jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action - the court's competency -- Venue, transfer, and forum non conveniens -- Ascertaining the applicable law -- The development of modern procedure -- Modern pleading -- Joinder of claims and parties: expanding the scope of civil action -- Class actions -- Pretrial devices for obtaining information: depositions and discovery -- Pretrial management and pretrial conference -- Adjudication without trial or by special proceeding -- Trial -- Securing and enforcing judgments -- Appellate review -- The binding effect of prior decisions: res judicata and collateral estoppel -- Alternative dispute resolution.