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12/7/16 EDLA Practice Bootcamp Philip Dore Patrick Reagin (504) 581-7979 Direct pdore@Liskow.com preagin@Liskow.com A Professional Law Corporation New Orleans | Lafayette | Houston 1 OVERVIEW Anatomy of a

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12/7/16

EDLA Practice Bootcamp

Philip Dore Patrick Reagin

(504) 581-7979 Direct pdore@Liskow.com preagin@Liskow.com

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OVERVIEW

  • Anatomy of a Civil Case
  • Local Rules
  • Scheduling Orders
  • Subject Matter Jurisdiction
  • Motion Practice
  • Time and Project Management
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ANATOMY OF A CIVIL CASE

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OVERVIEW

  • Filing of Complaint (or

Notice of Removal)

  • Service of Process
  • Responsive Pleadings
  • Initial Disclosures
  • Scheduling Conference and

Order

  • Discovery (written and

depositions)

  • Dispositive and Daubert

Motions

  • Pre-Trial Order and Pre-

Trial Conference

  • Motions in Limine and Pre-

Trial Memoranda

  • Trial
  • Post-Trial Motions
  • Appeal
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FILING OF COMPLAINT

  • CM/ECF
  • Subject Matter Jurisdiction
  • Rules 8 and 9
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SERVICE OF PROCESS

  • Content? – Rule 4(c)(1)

–Summons and Complaint – Rule 4(c)(1)

  • By whom? – Rule 4(c)(2)

–Any non-party over 18

  • How? – Rule 4(e), (h)

–State law, personal service, domiciliary service, service on agent

  • When? – Rule 4(m)

–90 days after complaint

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RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS

  • When?

–21 days after service – Rule 12(a)(1) –If removed, (usually) 7 days – Rule 81(c)(2)

  • Types?

–Answer –Rule 12(b) motions

  • **Waiver** – Rule 12(h)
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INITIAL DISCLOSURES

  • Content? – Rule 26(a)(1)

–Identify individuals w/ discoverable info –Provide or describe relevant documents

  • When? – Rule 26(a)(1)

–Usually before scheduling conference

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SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND ORDER

  • Scheduling conference

– Who? – parties and case manager – When? – varies

  • **Scheduling Order** – Rule 16(b)

– Trial and pre-trial deadlines – Calendar, calendar, calendar – *Extensions* – Rule 16(b)(4)

  • No informal extensions (unlike state court)
  • Standard = good cause
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WRITTEN DISCOVERY

  • Types

–(1) Requests for Admission (Rule 36) –(2) Interrogatories (Rule 33) –(3) Requests for Production (Rule 34)

  • Response Deadline?

–30 days

  • Procedure

–Served on parties (not filed in record)

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DEPOSITIONS

  • Types

–Fact witness –Corporate representative – Rule 30(b)(6)

  • Procedure

–Notice of deposition served on all parties

  • Special rules for corporate rep.

–Subpoena

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DISPOSITIVE AND DAUBERT MOTIONS

  • Dispositive motions a/k/a motions for

summary judgment –Beware local rules –Beware scheduling order and court preferences

  • Daubert motions a/k/a motions in limine to

exclude expert testimony

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PRE-TRIAL ORDER AND PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE

  • Pre-Trial Order

–Scheduling Order and Pre-Trial Notice –Supersedes previous pleadings –Don’t screw it up

  • Pre-Trial Conference

–In chambers w/ opposing counsel –Prepare for trial

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MOTIONS IN LIMINE AND PRE- TRIAL MEMORNDA

  • Motions in Limine

– Examples: exclude evidence, limit testimony – Deadline – Scheduling order

  • Pre-Trial Memoranda

– Examples (bench trial) – proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law – Examples (jury trial) – proposed voir dire, jury instructions, and jury interrogatories – Deadline – scheduling order

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TRIAL

  • Voir dire/jury selection
  • Opening statements
  • Plaintiff’s case
  • Defendant’s motion for judgment as a matter of

law (aka directed verdict)

  • Defendant’s case
  • Plaintiff’s rebuttal
  • Closing Statements
  • Jury deliberations and verdict (if jury);

submission of post-trial memoranda (if bench)

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POST-TRIAL MOTIONS

  • Motion for New Trial or Amended Judgment –

Rule 59(e) –Deadline: 28 days after judgment

  • Motion for Relief from a Judgment – Rule 60

–Deadline: w/in one year of judgment or “reasonable time,” depending on basis

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APPEAL

  • How?

–File Notice of Appeal in record – Rule 3(a)

  • When?

–30 days (or 60 days if U.S. is a party) – Rule 4(a)(1)

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QUESTIONS?

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SELECTED LOCAL RULES

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Local Rules

  • LR 5.4 – Certificate of Service
  • LR 5.6 – Procedure for Filing under Seal
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Local Rules

  • LR 7.7 – Length of Pleadings

–25 pages for motion and response –10 pages for reply

  • LR 7.8 – Extension of Time to Plead

–One automatic 21-day extension

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Local Rules

  • LR 33.1, 33.2, 34.1 – Responses to Discovery
  • LR 78.1 – Oral Argument
  • LR 83.2.9 – Familiarity with the Record
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Local Rules

  • LR 72.1 – Automatic Referral to Magistrate

–Civil discovery motions –Contested amendments, extensions, etc

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SCHEDULING ORDERS

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SMJ: FILING AND REMOVAL

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Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Filing and Removal

  • Federal Question – 28 U.S.C. 1331
  • Diversity – 28 U.S.C. 1332
  • Removal – 28 U.S.C. 1441
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Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Filing and Removal

  • Removal:

–File notice within 30 days of receipt of the first paper from which jurisdiction is apparent – 28 U.S.C. 1446(b)(2)(B) –1-year outer limit –All defendants “properly joined and served” must consent – 28 U.S.C. 1446(b)(2)

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Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Filing and Removal

  • Notice of Removal

–Short and plain statement of grounds for removal –Copies of all state court process, pleading and orders –28 U.S.C. 1446(a)

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Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Filing and Removal

  • Diversity jurisdiction: Pleading citizenship

–Residence v. citizenship –Corporation –LLCs and unincorporated

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MOTION PRACTICE

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  • Submission dates – Local Rule 7.2

–Applies to contested motions only –Motion filed 15 days before submission date –Response due 8 days before submission date –Reply may be filed up until submission date

  • Requires leave of court
  • Magistrate or district judge?
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POINTERS

  • Importance of introduction

and conclusion

  • Roadmap
  • Transitions
  • Full-sentence headers
  • Less is more
  • Use bolding and italics for

emphasis but don’t overuse

  • Clear exhibits
  • Record citations
  • Legal standard (don’t waste

time)

  • Court’s prior rulings
  • Courtesy binders
  • Address opponent’s arguments

directly

  • Parenthetical citations
  • Tone
  • Don’t over-litigate
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TIME AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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  • Ask assigning attorney about deadlines and

time

  • Don’t be afraid to say “no”
  • Be clear about workload and conflicting

deadlines

  • Set goals for the week but be flexible
  • Don’t rush
  • Email folders and subfolders
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Philip Dore Patrick Reagin

(504) 581-7979 pdore@Liskow.com preagin@Liskow.com