Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 01/10/89
LAS110 19892-20005	LEC	3 Credit(s)	3 Period(s)
Legal Procedures II
Procedural aspects of discovery, trial preparation and post-trial work. Emphasis on practical concerns, such as interviewing of witnesses, preparation of interrogatories and exhibits, organization of files and preparation of trial notebooks. Prerequisites: LAS109, or permission of department chairperson, or program director/coordinator.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
LAS110   19892-20005	Legal Procedures II

1.	Interview witnesses. (I)
2.	Prepare a motion for summary judgment. (II)
3.	Prepare selected trial materials. (III)
4.	Describe basic evidentiary problems. (IV)
5.	Describe various legal remedies. (V)
6.	Compare grand jury proceedings, non-jury trials and jury trials. (VI)
7.	Describe the various forms of post-judgment relief. (VII)
8.	Discuss the issues regarding reviewability. (VIII)
9.	Identify court orders that constitute final judgments. (IX)
10.	Describe procedures that preclude going to trial. (X)
11.	Compare the rules of civil and criminal procedure dealing with trial and post-trial issues in both the Arizona and Federal systems. (I-X)
12.	Prepare commonly used discovery documents. (XI)
13.	Outline deposition questions. (XII)
14.	Summarize and index depositions. (XIII)
15.	Organize an information retrieval system. (XIV)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
LAS110   19892-20005	Legal Procedures II

I. Interviewing witnesses A. Hostile B. Friendly C. Expert II. Summary judgment A. When summary judgment is appropriate B. Elements of summary judgment C. Opposing a motion for summary judgment III. Preparation of trial materials A. Trial notebook B. Trial exhibits C. Documents to be submitted as evidence IV. Evidentiary problems A. Privilege B. Confidentiality C. Best evidence rule D. Parole evidence rule E. Hearsay F. Hearsay exceptions V. Remedies A. Damages B. Injunction C. Mandamus VI. Differences between grand jury proceedings, non-jury trials and jury trials A. Rules of evidence B. Rights of parties and attorneys C. Decorum D. Deciding whether to have jury or non-jury trial VII. Postjudgment Relief A. Motion for new trial B. Motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict C. Writ of habeas corpus D. Appeal E. Writ of certiorari VIII. Reviewability A. Findings of fact by trial court B. Conclusions of law by trial court C. Standards of review IX. Final judgment A. Determining whether court order is final judgment B. Determining enforceability of court order X. Actions that preclude trial A. Voluntary dismissal B. Involuntary dismissal C. Default D. Settlement XI. Discovery A. Interrogatories B. Answers to interrogatories C. Requests for admissions D. Requests for production of documents E. Notices of deposition F. Subpoenas duces tecum G. Limits on discovery H. Pretrial conference XII. Preparing deposition questions A. Deciding whether to depose B. Deciding which questions to include C. Phrasing of questions XIII. Summarizing and indexing depositions A. Methods used to summarize depositions B. Indexing systems XIV. Information retrieval system A. Short range retrieval B. Long range retrieval C. Docket control D. Evidence control

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