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Official Course Description:
MCCCD Approval: 12-10-02 |
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LAS110
2003 Fall – 2009 Summer II |
LEC |
3.0 Credit(s) |
3.0 Period(s) |
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Legal
Procedures II |
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Application
of the procedural aspects of discovery, trial preparation, and post-trial
work as part of a litigation team. Emphasis on practical concerns, such as
interviewing of witnesses; preparation of discovery documents, exhibits, and
transmittal memoranda; summarizing and indexing depositions; organization of
files; preparation of trial notebooks; and participation in a mock trial. Prerequisites: LAS109 and (BPC110 or
permission of Department Chair or program Director). |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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LAS110 2003
Fall – 2009 Summer II |
Legal Procedures II |
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Describe the role of the different members of the
litigation team. (I) |
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Locate and apply the court rules of civil procedure
dealing with trial and post-trial discovery issues in both the Arizona and
federal systems. (I, III, IX) |
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Interview witnesses. (II) |
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Prepare commonly used discovery documents. (III) |
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Prepare transmittal memoranda. (IV, VII) |
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Summarize and index depositions. (IV) |
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Organize an information retrieval system. (V) |
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Describe various legal remedies. (VI) |
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Prepare selected trial materials. (VII) |
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Describe basic evidentiary problems. (VIII) |
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Describe the various forms of post-judgment relief. (IX) |
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Describe the issues regarding reviewability. (X) |
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Identify court orders that constitute final judgments.
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LAS110 2003
Fall – 2009 Summer II |
Legal Procedures II |
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I. Litigation Team Roles A. Lawyers B. Paralegals C. Legal secretaries D. Project/document clerks II. Interviewing Witnesses A. Hostile B. Friendly C. Expert III. Discovery A. Mandatory disclosure B. Interrogatories C. Answers to
interrogatories D. Requests for admissions E. Requests for production
of documents F. Independent medical
evaluations G. Notices of deposition H. Subpoenas duces tecum I. Limits on discovery J. Pretrial conference IV. Summarizing And
Indexing Depositions A. Methods used to
summarize depositions B. Indexing systems C. Transmittal memoranda V. Information Retrieval
System A. Short-range retrieval B. Long-range retrieval C. Docket control D. Evidence control E. Bates numbering VI. Remedies A. Damages B.
Injunction C. Mandamus VII. Preparation Of Trial
Materials A. Trial notebook B. Trial exhibits C. Documents to be
submitted as evidence D. Transmittal memoranda VIII. Evidentiary Problems A. Privilege B. Confidentiality C. Best-evidence rule D. Parole-evidence rule E. Hearsay F. Hearsay exceptions IX. Postjudgment
Relief A. Motion for new trial B. Motion for judgment
notwithstanding the verdict C. Appeal D. Petition for review E. Writ of certiorari X. Reviewability A. Findings of fact by
trial court B. Conclusions of law by
trial court C. Standards of review XI. Final Judgment A. Determining whether
court order is final judgment B. Determining
enforceability of court order |
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