COURSES: PROFESSOR SLOMANSON

California Civil Practice (state)
Civil Procedure I (federal)
Civil Procedure II (federal)
International Law (Public)
e-Class (state)

California Civil Practice (state civil lit./evidence/law practice/forms)
Fall: two units, elective, graded multistate examination
Required Text: <http://home.att.net/~slomansonb/ccpCsePg.html>.
Course description: Because the majority of graduates will practice in state courts, this elective pursues three essential goals--first, a comparison of the differing state and federal procedure and evidence--second, exposure to California state procedures which are not covered in the national casebooks emphasizing federal civil procedure--third, a comparison of two procedural systems, which revisits federal civil procdure before taking the bar examination. The next edition of the "text" will shift from the traditional "print" format to an "electronic" fomat. For further details

International Law (Public)
Spring: three units, elective, graded essay examination
Text: Slomanson, Fundamental Perspectives on International Law (West 3nd ed.)
and Course Web Page at <http://home.att.net/~slomansonb/txtcsesite.html>.
Course description: The course opens with the scope of International Law, followed by several weeks of identifying the actors--States, international organizatuions, and the role of individuals and corporations. The next level of analysis turns to the playing field: jurisdiction and the range of sovereignty over land, sea, air, and space. The course materials then address international relations and the regimes applicable to diplomatic relations, the treaty system, and dispute resolution. The final weeks focus on cross-cutting themes which often surface throughout the course: use of force by States and organizations, human rights, international environmental concerns, and international economic relations.

The 3rd ed. is a part print, part web based text.

Civil Procedure I (federal litgation procedure)
Fall: three units, required, graded essay (2 Qs) and multistate (33 Qs) examination
Texts: (1) Cound, Friedenthal, Miller & Sexton Civil Procedure (West 7th ed.);
(2) annual supplement (West)
Course description: An introductory survey of the essentials in the first two of six phases of a civil lawsuit--Jurisdiction and Pleading. Students thus examine federal court jurisdiction, where a suit may be filed, the concurent jurisdiction of the state and federal courts, basic pleading concepts, and motion practice at the pleading stage. To grasp the essentials, problems are incorporated with case reading.

Civil Procedure II (federal litigation procedure)
Spring: (same as above)
Course description: An introductory survey of the essentials in the last four of six phases of a civil lawsuit--Discovery, Trial, Prejudgment Appellate Review, and Effect of a Prior Suit. Students thus learn how to frame a discovery plan, obtain information before trial, file dispositive pre-trial motions, attack evidence at trial, and the operation of res judicata & collateral estoppel as bars to the relitigation of subsequent suits/issues.

e-Class (state civil procedure pleadings/motions)
Fall [when offered]: one unit, optional elective course for students simultaneously taking the two-unit California Civil Procedure elective, credit/no credit e-submission of three projects
Text: <http://home.att.net/~slomansonb> (click on e-Class)
Course description: This is a paperless class. The client interview and initial complaint are posted on the professor's website. After reviewing the basic factual scenario, students then click on Problems One, Two, and Three--which are pleadings/motions submitted in the fifth, tenth, and foruteenth week of the semester. (For details, click on the Home icon below, then click on "e-Class" in the left-frame index on my Home Page.)

Last rev: 3/12/99
Course Pages:
California Civil Practice
Federal Civil Procedure
Public International Law
Cal Civ Pro e-Class