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Two law professors from Tulane U. and one privately practicing lawyer present a casebook on civil procedure drafted with the first year student in mind. The case selections combine foundational Supreme Court cases and contemporary cases selected to address relevant issues. Textual comment proceeds the presentation of cases in chapters on adjudicative power, non-constitutional limitations on the exercise of adjudicative power, choosing and ascertaining applicable law, judicial remedies, pleading, discovery, disposition without trial, joinder of claims and parties, trials, appeals, the preclusive effect of adjudication on subsequent litigation, and alternatives to litigation. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)