COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Massachusetts Practice - Summer
Prof. Marc G. Perlin
2 credits day; 2 credits evening.

This course deals with civil practice and procedure in the Massachusetts state courts. Primary emphasis is on the Massachusetts Superior Court and District Court, with some discussion of the Appeals Court and the Supreme Judicial Court. The course focuses on subject matter jurisdiction of the Massachusetts courts, personal jurisdiction, commencement of actions, service of process, use of attachment and trustee process to secure assets, responsive pleadings, discovery, pre-trial methods to terminate litigation, judgments, and methods to enforce judgments. Particular emphasis is placed on the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure. The course will be of interest to students who intend to practice on the civil side in Massachusetts courts and to students who intend to take the Massachusetts bar examination. The course syllabus, consisting of references to rules, statutes, and cases that are relevant to Massachusetts civil practice, will be available to students on Blackboard, together with direct electronic links to Westlaw for all of the rules, statutes, and cases. The course will include an overview of how Massachusetts Practice is tested on the essay portion of the Massachusetts bar examination. Students will have an opportunity to review past essay questions from the Massachusetts bar examination that deal with Massachusetts Practice.

There will be a closed-book final examination.

Elective Course   Meets Civil Litigation Concentration Requirements   Recommended for the Mass Bar   Final Exam Required

<<Course Updated: February 28, 2013>>

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