Fall 2016 Il Book List and First Day Reading Assignments

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.).

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

6212-3B Civil Procedure I Smith 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 ASSIGNMENT: For Monday, August 22, please carefully read pages 1-29 in FRIEDENTHAL, MILLER, SEXTON & HERSHKOFF, CIVIL PROCEDURE (11th ed.) and Article III of the U.S. Constitution in FRIEDENTHAL, MILLER, SEXTON & HERSHKOFF, 2016-2017 CIVIL PROCEDURE SUPPLEMENT at page 192. Please pay particular attention to Capron v. Van Noorden on page 28 in the 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.).

For Tuesday, August 23, please read Handout # 1, which is available on the web portal.

For Wednesday, August 24, please be prepared to discuss pages 29-33and 71-73 in FRIEDENTHAL ET AL., CIVIL PROCEDURE.

The syllabus is available on the web portal.

6212-3C 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.

Benjamin Cardozo Inn of Court (14)

6202-14 Contracts I Gabaldon 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: Welcome to Contracts! For our first class meeting, which will take place on Monday, August 22, 2016, please read the following pages in Knapp, Crystal & Prince, Problems in Contract Law (8th ed. 2016): pages 1-17 and 29-46.

6206-14 Torts Schoenbaum Required: Ward Farnsworth & Mark F. Grady, Torts: Cases and Questions, 2nd ed., 2009, Aspen, ISBN: 978-0735582941

FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: Welcome to law school! The required text for this course is Ward Farnsworth & Mark F. Grady, Torts: Cases and Questions (2d ed. 2009). Before our first class, please read pages xxxv to xxxix (section 1), xli to xlii (beginning of section 3), and xlvi to xlviii (section 4) of the introduction (the remainder of the introduction is optional), and pages 1 to 3 (to the end of note 1). Please read the Vosberg v. Putney case with particular attention. I very much look forward to meeting you all! 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.).

6210-14 Criminal Law Fairfax Required: Joshua Dressler & Stephen Garvey, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law, 7th edition (West 2016),ISBN 978-1-62810-205-5

6212-4A Civil Procedure I Schaffner Required: Richard Freer; Wendy Perdue, Civil Procedure: Cases, Materials, and Questions, 7th ed. Carolina Press ISBN: 978-1-61163-911-7 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 2016-17 Carolina Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0028-8 Gerald Stern, Buffalo Creek Disaster, 1976, Vintage Books, ISBN: 9780307388490

FIRST WEEK READING ASSIGNMENT: Day 1: Freer & Perdue, Civil Procedure pp. 1-22 The Buffalo Creek Disaster Prologue & Part One The Buffalo Creek Handout (The handout will be posted on the class web portal the week of Orientation.) Day 2: The Buffalo Creek Disaster Part Two Day 3: The Buffalo Creek Disaster Part Three & Epilogue

6212-4B Civil Procedure I Peterson Required: Richard Freer and Wendy Perdue, Civil Procedure: Cases, Materials, Questions, 7th edition, Carolina Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-61163-911-7 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Examples and Explanations, Carolina, 2016-2017 Edition, ISBN 978-1-5310-0028-8 Glannon, Civil Procedure, Examples and Explanations, Aspen, 7th Edition, 2013, Latest edition

FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: Freer and Perdue Casebook, pages 1-22 and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 1 (One) and 11(Eleven).

Louis Brandeis Inn of Court (15)

6202-21 Contracts I Cunningham Required: Lawrence A. Cunningham, Contracts in the Real World: Stories of Popular Contracts and Why They Matter (2d ed. Cambridge University Press 2016), ISBN-13: 978-1316506585 Lawrence Cunningham & Miriam Cherry, Contracts in the Real World Course Book (course pack 2016). Available in the Copy Center.

FIRST WEEK READING ASSIGNMENT: Before your first week of Contracts (Prof. Cunningham), please review the syllabus and visit the course web site on the portal for 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.). other important information. As you will see there, the reading assignments are primarily from (1) Lawrence A. Cunningham, Contracts in the Real World: Stories of Popular Contracts and Why They Matter (2d ed. 2016) (called the "Textbook") and (2) Lawrence A. Cunningham & Miriam A. Cherry, Contracts in the Real World Course Book (manuscript 2016, available by chapter free via the web portal and/of from the Copy Center for a fee of 8 cents per page) (called the "Casebook"). For class on Tuesday August 23, please (1) examine the Conclusion to the Textbook and (2) study pages 12-16 and 25-41 of the Casebook and skim pages 16-25 thereof (skip the Problems on pp. 41-42); for class on Wednesday August 24, please (1) study pages 43-57 of the Casebook and (2) begin perusing Sections 1A through 1E of the Textbook.

6210-15 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)

6212-21 Civil Procedure I Morrison Required: Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton, and Hershkoff's Civil Procedure, Cases and Materials, 11th ed. 2013 (West), ISBN 9780314280169 Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton, and Hershkoff's Civil Procedure, (West), Supplement 2015-2016

The University Bookstore is located in the lower level of the Marvin Center (on 21st St. between H & I St.).

John Jay Inn of Court (21)

FIRST WEEK READING ASSIGNMENT: Before your first week of Contracts (Prof. Cunningham), please review the syllabus and visit the course web site on the portal for other important information. As you will see there, the reading assignments are primarily from (1) Lawrence A. Cunningham, Contracts in the Real World: Stories of Popular Contracts and Why They Matter (2d ed. 2016) (called the "Textbook") and (2) Lawrence A. Cunningham & Miriam A. Cherry, Contracts in the Real World Course Book (manuscript 2016, available by chapter free via the web portal and/of from the Copy Center for a fee of 8 cents per page) (called the "Casebook"). For class on Tuesday August 23, please (1) examine the Conclusion to the Textbook and (2) study pages 12-16 and 25-41 of the Casebook and skim pages 16-25 thereof (skip the Problems on pp. 41-42); for class on Wednesday August 24, please (1) study pages 43-57 of the Casebook and (2) begin perusing Sections 1A through 1E of the Textbook.

FIRST DAY READING ASSIGNMENT: For the first class, which meets at 6pm on Thursday August 25th, we will be discussing the attached problem and probably not get beyond question 10, although students should all of the questions. Additional information and assignments will be posted on the portal.

Updated August 8, 2016