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Civil Procedure One-Pager | BarPrepPlay
BarPrepPlay uses this Civ Pro one-pager as a last-pass checklist for personal jurisdiction, subject matter jurisdiction, Erie, removal, preclusion, and summary judgment.
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BarPrepPlay uses this Civ Pro one-pager as a last-pass checklist for personal jurisdiction, subject matter jurisdiction, Erie, removal, preclusion, and summary judgment.
Personal Jurisdiction
General: "At home" (domicile, incorporation, PPB). Specific: Claim arises from D's forum contacts. Minimum contacts + fair play. On the exam, treat this as a checklist heading: state the governing rule first, name the trigger or element that matters, and then tie the facts to each part before moving to the next doctrine.
- Quick rule block: General: "At home" (domicile, incorporation, PPB). Specific: Claim arises from D's forum contacts. Minimum contacts + fair play.
Section sources
Primary law and source anchors
- 28 U.S.C. Section 1332 Federal diversity-jurisdiction statute for complete diversity and amount in controversy.
- International Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310 (1945) Minimum-contacts baseline for personal-jurisdiction analysis.
- Erie R.R. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938) The core state-substantive/federal-procedural framework in diversity cases.