
As background reading for the introductory lecture, read pp. 1-15.
As background reading for the introductory lecture, read Chapter 2.
For our first class, please read the syllabus (posted on the course’s Canvas site) and pages 1-13 (stopping at C.) in the casebook. Our casebook is STEPHEN C. YEAZELL & JOANNA C. SCHWARTZ, CIVIL PROCEDURE (10th ed. 2018) with ISBN 1454897880 for the hardcover edition and ISBN 1543808654 for the ring-bound softcover edition. Please note that there is a newer edition but I have decided to keep using the tenth edition in the hopes that it will keep the price low for you and your colleagues. You should be able to find reasonably priced used physical copies on book-seller websites and aggregators (e.g., https://www.addall.com/used/). No supplement is required but you might wish to purchase an inexpensive physical copy of the 2023 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. An e-copy of the 2023 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and important statutes will be provided via the course’s Canvas website along with additional material.
Dear Section B and Selected LL.M. Students –
I look forward to meeting you (and in some cases, re-meeting you) at our first Civil Procedure class.
In the meantime, please find information on your primary coursebook (DOCX) (Glannon, et al. 4th edition). The course Canvas site will have more information on this and your first assignment.
See you soon.
Sincerely,
Professor Chon
Read:
Post:
PDFs of the reading assignments are provided on Canvas.
Greetings, 2L Flex Civil Procedure Students!
Please be sure to look over our course page on Canvas: CIVL 100 FLEX2. Canvas will be our home for weekly assignments, asynchronous work, and important course documents, so you will need to be sure to check it frequently. The course syllabus is posted on Canvas. Please note that you will need a copy of our textbook, Learning Civil Procedure, by Coleman, Stempel, Baicker-McKee, Herr, & Kaufman (4th ed. 2022), and a current version of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). The syllabus includes where to find online and print versions of the FRCP.
Parr Syllabus - Flex Civ Pro Fall 2023 (PDF)
Our first class will take place in person on campus on Saturday, August 19. This session will be all about the power of procedure. In preparation for class, please complete the following:
Looking forward to meeting you all on August 19.
Professor Evanie Parr
parre@seattleu.edu
Class 1: Tuesday, August 22, 2023: Introduction
Read: pp. v to xvii (Kuney & Lloyd): Introduction to Contracts
xvii to xxx (Kuney & Lloyd): Asset Purchase Agreement
Questions:
Pages 5-9 of the textbook.
Message to Students re Preparation for First Class
The Canvas page for this class is now available.
Please go there as soon as possible!
On the homepage, you will find an introductory note and a link to the syllabus, which explains class procedures and expectations and describes your assignment for the first class.
Corporate Law Appellate Litigation is my favorite class, and I look forward to the journey ahead with each of you!
Please contact me by email if you have any questions.
Welcome to Corporate Tax! Materials will be posted on the course Canvas page. For the first class, please:
Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions. I look forward to meeting you on Thursday, August 24!
Review course information and policies, and schedule for first week.
Class 1 Assignment:
Questions for discussion:
1) Identify the elements in the following statutes:
RCW 9A.48.030: Arson in the second degree.
A person is guilty of arson in the second degree if he or she knowingly and maliciously causes a fire or explosion which damages a building, or any structure or erection appurtenant to or joining any building….
Model Penal Code (MPC) Section 212.1: Kidnapping.
A person is guilty of kidnapping if he unlawfully removes another from his place of residence or business, or a substantial distance from the vicinity where he is found, or if he unlawfully confines another for a substantial period in a place of isolation, with any of the following purposes:(a) to hold for ransom or reward, or as a shield or hostage; or(b) to facilitate commission of any felony or flight thereafter; or(c) to inflict bodily injury on or to terrorize the victim or another; or(d) to interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function.
2) “Problem Case”, pg. 20: Did the jury in the O.J. Simpson murder trial engage in jury nullification? Were they invited to do so by the defense? For those who have never heard of O.J. Simpson or his infamous murder trial, here's a link to a quick summary from Prof. Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law [WARNING: The language used by one of the LAPD detectives in this trial included vile racist references]. Pay particular attention to the excerpt of the closing argument of Simpson’s lead attorney, Johnny Cochran: https://famous-trials.com/simpson/1862-home
Please complete the following before our first class and come prepared to engage in substantive group discussion. The below is also included on our Canvas Assignments page, with links to the files.
Access the Canvas site for the course and check the first-week module for the first week of reading assignments. Please also complete the background information assignment linked in the reading assignment.
Access the Canvas site for the course and check the first-week module for the first week of reading assignments. Please also complete the background information assignment linked in the reading assignment.
Please enroll in this class on TWEN to find all course materials and assignments.
Assignment for first class, Tuesday, August 22
Required books
Course Syllabus
The syllabus will be posted on TWEN under “Syllabus and Weekly Assignments”. The syllabus consists of separate units that contain problems, along with reading assignments from the casebook and specific provisions of the statute and regulations.
Reading Assignment
We’ll discuss Unit 1 during the first class. The specific reading assignment is as follows:
Review:
Material linked to "Begin Course Here"
Read:
View:
Week 1 Video Lecturettes
This week, you will view two lecturettes.
Complete:
Read:
Sometime in the next few weeks, take some time to explore some examples in McJohn, either by yourself or with your team. Some students find the E&Es to be helpful summaries of the law.
Complete:
Two readings:
In preparation for the first day of class, please complete the following assignments/tasks:
Come prepared to discuss this first assignment, but do not worry about absorbing all of the information. We will be working with these facts for weeks!
Lastly, but importantly, come with at least two questions for our guest speaker!
The Canvas page for this class is now available. Please go there as soon as possible!
On the homepage, you will find an introductory note, a detailing of class materials, and a link to the syllabus, which explains class procedures and expectations.
The syllabus sets out the assignments for the entire semester, including the first class.
You will need to be fully prepared for the first class. Begin planning now to be sure that you have the required class materials and have allotted time to prepare for the first class, including preparation of your first written assignment, which should be uploaded to Canvas by noon on the first day of class.
Contact me by email if you have any questions.
Flex Torts Students,
Please complete the following assignments in advance of our first class on Friday, August 18:
Obtain the course textbooks:
Required Textbooks:
Optional book:
Log on and explore our Torts CANVAS page
Read the “Welcome to Torts Course Overview” page
Carefully review the CANVAS “Course Information Module” and the Course Syllabus (posted on CANVAS)
Watch the Week 0 videos posted on CANVAS
Complete the Week 0 reading assignments:
Note:
Our first synchronous zoom class (week 1 class) will be Tuesday, August 22. The assignments for Week 1 will be posted on CANVAS by August 16th.
See you in a few weeks!
Professor Kass
Welcome to Torts! You can find all materials needed for the first week on our Canvas page’s Modules tab. For our first class, please complete the preferred name, pronunciation, and pronouns assignment posted there. Please also read the syllabus and pages 4–10 of our casebook’s Introduction section, which is to say Eavan Boland’s “Eviction” (New Yorker link provided), the Principles and Institutions section, and the Vosburg v. Putney case. Instructions on accessing the entirety of our free online casebook to follow, but for now I have provided both Word and PDF versions of our casebook’s Introduction. We will begin to discuss Vosburg on Monday, and we will continue with Vosburg and the subsequent Introduction sections on Wednesday. When reading the case, pay particular attention to the following: At what stage in the litigation are we? What is the court being asked to do? And what is the connection between the incident at the center of the dispute and the injuries that the plaintiff experienced?
After you receive your Westlaw password (which I’m told will happen on August 18), please register for Torts Section B on TWEN. You will find on TWEN the fall semester syllabus, supplemental reading materials, and a PDF copy of the assigned readings for the first two weeks of class (in case you need it). I will also email these materials to you. Please read the syllabus through the first few assignments on page 4.
Please read pages 3-8 of the textbook, which is Keeton, Sargentich, Keating, Fleming & Feldman’s Tort and Accident Law (5th edition 2023). The publisher, West Academic, has given me a code (WASEATTLE) that can be used to obtain a 15% discount for any print or eBook purchases directly from West’s online store (westacademic.com). I have also been told that students who sign in to their West Academic account or create one and then log in will receive free ground shipping with the use of the code. In reading our first case, please consider the following questions: What sort of intentionality is sufficient under Garratt to establish the intent element of battery? How was intentionality to be established in Garratt? Should the law of battery reach such “unintended” consequences? I call on students alphabetically, so if your last name begins with A (or possibly B) you are likely to be called on during the first few classes.
Optional: Please send me an email that includes any nickname you prefer, your pronouns, any help you want to give me to properly pronounce your name, and/or any other information you’d like to share with me at this time. My email is Lfeldman@seattleu.edu.
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