May 17, 2013 ... In preparation for our first class meeting, please do the following: ... For the first
class, please bring the Chemerinsky case book assigned for the ...
May 17, 2013 (3:15pm)
UPPER DIVISION -- FIRST CLASS ASSIGNMENT -- SUMMER 2013 PROFESSOR
MOSCATO
COURSE NAME
CIVIL PROCEDURE II
CURRENT DATE
ASSIGNMENT DATE
May 14, 2013
May 20, 2013
In preparation for our first class meeting, please do the following: * Read pp. 680-693 in the casebook (Marcus, Redish, Sherman & Pfander, CIVIL PROCEDURE: A MODERN APPROACH, Fifth Edition (Thomson/West 2009)) * Read the text of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (which you can find on-line if you don't own a Civil Procedure statutory supplement) Thanks! Stefano PARK
EVIDENCE
May 15, 2013
May 20, 2013
The first assignment is to read pp. 81-100 of the casebook, that is, of Roger C. Park and Richard D. Friedman, Cases and Materials on Evidence (12th Ed. 2013). Students should also read Federal Rules of Evidence sec. 401-403 and Calif. Evidence Code sec. 210 and sec. 352. These rules are available in the appendices to the casebook. Students should also answer questions 1 and 2 on page 100. RUSSELL
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II
May 17, 2013
May 20, 2013
For the first class, please bring the Chemerinsky case book assigned for the course. Introduction to the Equal Protection Clause: The "Rational Basis" Test 1) Please read the Chemerinsky casebook, pp. xxxv to xxxviii (Preface); pp. 717-730 (Equal Protection). 2) Also, please read the attachment, PERRY v. BROWN (Proposition 8 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision), pp. 42-55 (discussing the ROMER v. EVANS case). The Perry v. Brown attachment can be found on the First Class Assignments page.
Optional: If you need further background on this famous case, currently pending before the Supreme Court, read pp. 1-20 of the Ninth Circuit opinion for a little background.)
SCHWARTZ
LEGAL ETHICS
May 16, 2013
May 24, 2013
Required texts: Case Book. Lisa Lerman, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law 3d edition (Wolters Kluwer 2012). ISBN 978-1-4548-0301-0. Earlier editions are acceptable. Rule Book. Zitrin and Mohr, Legal Ethics: Rules, Statutes, and Comparisons 2011-2012 (Lexis Nexis). ISBN 978-4224-8322-0.
Recommended text: Rigos Bar Review Series: Uniform Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) Review (Wolters Kluwer 2011). ISBN 978-0-7355-9788-4. Assignment for June 24: Relevant Text: Foreword, preface, and pp. 1-78. It is not necessary to read all the secondary material and commentary, but be sure to read the tables, cases, and problems. Model Rules: Preamble and Scope note, Rule 8.1. Restatement (3d) of the Law Governing Lawyers §§ 1 & 2. CA Rule 1-200. A. B. C.
Institutions that regulate lawyers. Central themes. Admission to practice. 1. Short history of Bar admission 2. Contemporary bar admission requirements 3. Bar examination. Problem 1-1 The New Country (p. 55) 4. The character and fitness inquiry. Problem 1-2: Weed (p. 67). In re Mustafa, 631 A.2d 45 (D.C. 1993) (misconduct during law school) (p. 71). Problem 1-3: The Doctored Resume (law school discipline as preliminary screening) (p 77).
