Tag Archives: supplemental jurisdiction

MBE: Venue

Below is a resource regarding venue, dismissal, transfer, and forum non conveniens.For a master listing of all Civ Pro MBE resources on this site, click here. Problem setUse a problem set to help review the materials and test your knowledge. The venue problem set includes questions along with explanations.Problem set (with explanations)Venue problem setVenue, dismissal, transfer, and forum non […]

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MBE: Subject matter jurisdiction

Below are videos and other resources regarding subject matter jurisdiction.For a master listing of all Civ Pro MBE resources on this site, click here.  Handouts and problem setsThis site contains many helpful Civ Pro resources that you may use to supplement your studies for the MBE. These resources include problem sets (with explanations), handouts, flowcharts, and more. […]

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Why Supplemental Jurisdiction is like an ice cream cone with sprinkles

As my Civ Pro students know, I like to analogize supplemental jurisdiction to an ice cream cone: The cone is the federal district court. The ice cream is original jurisdiction. Examples include sections 1331, 1332, 1335, 1338, etc. The sprinkles are supplemental jurisdiction. Can you have an ice cream cone without ice cream? No, that’d […]

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Civil Procedure study resources

 About Civil Procedure resources This page contains links to numerous resources on the subjects we’ll study this year, such as subject-matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, and much, much more. Resources include handouts, study questions, flowcharts, and problem sets. The problem sets include explanations that will go online after we study each topic. Law school basicsThe basics […]

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