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FALL 2016 IL BOOK LIST AND FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENTS The University Bookstore is located in the lower level of the Marvin Center (on 21st St. between H & I St.). Sandra Day O’Connor Inn of Court (11) 6202-11 Contracts I Wilmarth Required: C. Knapp, N. Crystal & H. Prince, Problems in Contract Law: Cases and Materials, 8th ed. 2016, Aspen Publishers (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business), ISBN: Latest Edition Steven J Burton; Melvin A. Eisenberg, Contract Law: Selected Source Materials Annotated, 2016, West, Latest Edition FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: Knapp, Crystal & Prince, Problems in Contract Law (8th ed. 2016), Chapter 1, Sections A-C, pp. 1-12 (for general background), Chapter 2, Section A.1, including Ray v. Eurice Brothers and the following notes, pp. 29-41 (for class discussion) 6206-11 Torts Karshtedt Required: Marc A. Franklin; Robert L. Rabin; Michael D. Green; Mark A. Geistfeld, Tort Law and Alternatives: Cases and Materials, 10th Ed., Foundation, 2016, ISBN-13: 9781634593007 Recommended: Robert Rabin, Stephen Sugarman, Torts Stories (Law Stories), Foundation Press, 2007, ISBN-10: 158778503X; ISBN-13: 978-1587785030 Abraham, The Forms and Functions of Tort Law (4th ed. 2012) FIRST WEEK READING ASSIGNMENT: 1. (Aug 22) Introduction: Negligence, Strict Liability, and Compensation Casebook, pp. 1-18 (read notes 1-6) Hammontree jury instructions and verdict (on portal) Casebook pp. 509-18 (read note 2, pp. 510-11 and notes 1-4, pp. 515-18) Casebook pp. 969-72 (read note 1 only) Handout on “The Basics of the Court System and Civil Procedure for Torts Students” (it supplements the reading on pp. 9-18 and is for you to refer to throughout the course) 2. (Aug 23) Introduction continued: Same assignment as for Aug. 22 3. (Aug 25) The Parties and Vicarious Liability Casebook, pp. 19-33 (read all note material except paragraph discussing Maloney v. Rath) 6210-11 Criminal Law Cottrol Required: Stephen A. Saltzburg, John L. Diamond, Kit Kinports, Thomas H. Morawetz and Rory K. Little, CRIMINAL LAW: CASES AND MATERIALS (3rd Ed., 2008) 6212-1A Civil Procedure I Colby Required: Yeazell & Schwartz, Civil Procedure, 9th Edition (2016), ISBN 978-1-4548-6834-7 Yeazell, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2016 --- New edition isn't out yet, but last year's edition's ISBN was 978-1-4548-5914-7 Hunter, The Power of Procedure (2002). ISBN 0-7355-2825-x Optional: Glannon, Civil Procedure Examples and Explanations (7th Edition 2013), ISBN 978-1-4548-1548-8 6212-1B Civil Procedure I Abramowicz No textbook required. Check the course portal. FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: Your readings for the semester are in a document available through the intranet portal. For the first class, please read the Capron and Mayo cases. FALL 2016 IL BOOK LIST AND FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENTS The University Bookstore is located in the lower level of the Marvin Center (on 21st St. between H & I St.). 6212-1C Civil Procedure I Trangsrud Required: Freer and Perdue, Civil Procedure: Cases, Materials and Questions, 7th , 2016, Carolina, ISBN: 978-1-61163-911-7 2016-17 Statutory Supplement (including FRCP and selections from Title 28 of the United States Code) Glannon, Civil Procedure, Examples and Explanations, Little Brown, 7th Edition, 2013, or Latest Edition FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: Freer & Perdue Casebook - pp. 1-22 Appendix pp. 25-27 Glannon - pp. 613-625 Federal Rules 1. 2. and 15 6216-All Legal Research and Writing STAFF Required: Murray/DeSanctis, Legal Writing and Analysis, 2d ed. (2015) ISBN: 9781609302450 The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 20th Edition, Harvard University Press Recommended: Murray, DeSanctis, Legal Research Methods, Foundation, 2nd Ed., 2015, ISBN: 9781609302450 (available on reserve in the library) Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court (12) 6202-12 Contracts I Selmi Required: Lon Fuller, Melvin Eisenberg & Mark Gergen, Basic Contract Law, 9th Ed.2013, ISBN 978-0-314-20035-8 Recommended: Lawrence Cunningham, Contracts in the Real World, 2d Ed., 2016 (paperback edition), ISBN-13: 978-1316506585 ISBN-10: 1316506584 FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: The readings will all be included in the Syllabus, which you can find on the classroom portal. 6206-12 Torts Schechter Required: Dobbs, Hayden and Bublick's Torts and Compensation, Personal Accountability and Social Responsibility for Injury, West, 7th edition, 2013, ISBN: 9780314278623 or the most recent edition The American Law Institute, A Concise Restatement of Torts, 3rd Edition, West, 2013, ISBN-13:978-0-314-61671-5 or the most recent edition Recommended: Kenney F Hegland, Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law in a Nutshell, 5th Edition, 2008, ISBN-13: 9780314194152 Richard M. Fischl and Jeremy Paul, Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams (Carolina Academic Press, 1999) ISBN 0-89089-760-3 FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: Please download a copy of the course syllabus and the packet of Supplementary Materials from the law school's Web Portal. Please be sure to read all the material in the introductory sections of the syllabus which specify a number of course policies. As lawyers-in-training, you are expected to be familiar with all school and course-specific administrative rules. FALL 2016 IL BOOK LIST AND FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENTS The University Bookstore is located in the lower level of the Marvin Center (on 21st St. between H & I St.). For our first meeting on Monday, August, 22, 2016, please read pages 3-4, 19-32 and 8-11 (in that order) of the Dobbs, Hayden & Bublick book (the big, charcoal gray volume). While reading Van Kamp v. McAfoos, please consider the following questions: Why did Marianne Van Kamp lose her case? Did her lawyer make a mistake? Is the outcome in the case fair and just? Finally, please do NOT bring your laptops to class for our first session - bring a legal pad or notebook and writing utensils. 6210-12 Criminal Law Lee Required: Lee & Harris, Criiminal Law: Cases & Materials (3d ed 2014) ISBN 978-0-314-28286-6 West Academic Publishing FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: Welcome to the George Washington University Law School! I look forward to getting to know you as you begin your study of the law. Required reading assignments for this course can be found in the third edition of LEE AND HARRIS, CRIMINAL LAW: CASES AND MATERIALS (West 2014). For our first class, please read pp 1-11 and skim pp 20-38 in the casebook. 6212-2A Civil Procedure I Abramowicz No textbook required. Check the course portal. FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: Your readings for the semester are in a document available through the intranet portal. For the first class, please read the Capron and Mayo cases. 6212-2B Civil Procedure I Siegel Required: Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton, and Hershkoff, Civil Procedure: Cases and Materials (11th edition). ISBN-13: 9780314280169 Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton, and Hershkoff, 2016-2017 Civil Procedure Supplement, ISBN: TBA FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: Before the first class, please pick up the syllabus and supplementary materials, purchase the required texts, and read Assignment 1 as listed in the syllabus, paying particular attention to the case of Capron v. Van Noorden. 6212-2C Civil Procedure I Clark Required: Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton, and Hershkoff, Civil Procedure: Cases and Materials (11th edition). ISBN-13: 9780314280169 Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton, and Hershkoff, 2016-2017 Civil Procedure Supplement, ISBN: TBA FIRST WEEK READING ASSIGNMENTS: INTRODUCTION 1. A Survey of the Civil Action; C. 1-27 Illustrative Cases U.S. Const. Art. III FR 1 C. 27-34, 70-74 Note: “C.” refers to your casebook. FALL 2016 IL BOOK LIST AND FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENTS The University Bookstore is located in the lower level of the Marvin Center (on 21st St. between H & I St.). 6216-All Legal Research and Writing STAFF Required: Murray/DeSanctis, Legal Writing and Analysis, 2d ed. (2015) ISBN: 9781609302450 The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 20th Edition, Harvard University Press Recommended: Murray, DeSanctis, Legal Research Methods, Foundation, 2nd Ed., 2015, ISBN: 9781609302450 (available on reserve in the library) Robert Jackson Inn of Court (13) 6202-13 Contracts I Maggs Required: Farnsworth et al., Cases and Materials on Contracts, 8th 2013, Foundation Press, ISBN-13: 9781609300975 Burton & Eisenberg, Contract Law: Selected Source Materials Annotated (West 2016), ISBN: 9781634607483 FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: For the first class, in the Farnsworth casebook, please read: Text, pp. 31-33; Hamer v. Sidway, pp. 35-38; Note (1), p. 38; and Note (4), pp. 39-40. In the Burton & Eisenberg Supplement, please read: Restatement §§ 71(1) & (2), 79(a) & (b). Printed copies of the syllabus will be distributed in class. 6206-13 Torts Suter Required: Franklin & Rabin, Tort Law and Alternatives, 9th or Latest Edition, West Glannon, The Law of Torts: Examples and Explanations, 4th or Latest Edition, Aspen 6210-13 Criminal Law Fairfax Required: Joshua Dressler & Stephen Garvey, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law, 7th edition (West 2016),ISBN 978-1-62810-205-5 FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: Please read carefully pages 1-6 (top) and pages 1055-1056 (Model Penal Code Sections 210.0, 210.1, 210.2, 210.3, 210.4 only) in the textbook, Joshua Dressler & Stephen Garvey, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law, 7th edition. 6212-3A Civil Procedure I Siegel Required: Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton, and Hershkoff, Civil Procedure: Cases and Materials (11th edition). ISBN-13: 9780314280169 Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton, and Hershkoff, 2016-2017 Civil Procedure Supplement, ISBN: TBA FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: Before the first class, please pick up the syllabus and supplementary materials, purchase the required texts, and read Assignment 1 as listed in the syllabus, paying particular attention to the case of Capron v. Van Noorden. 6212-3B Civil Procedure I Smith Required: Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton, and Hershkoff, Civil Procedure: Cases and Materials (11th edition).