Locate federal cases decided in the U.S. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district courts, Claims Court, bankruptcy courts, Court of Military Appeals, the Courts of Military Review, and other federal courts. This Key Number Digest contains all headnotes, classified according to West's® Key Number System, for federal court decisions reported from 1984 to the present. The topics are listed in alphabetical order. The Key Numbers within those topics are listed in numerical order. Each topic begins with scope notes about subjects included and subjects excluded and covered by other topics. Also, there is an outline of the topic, which includes a list of all Key Numbers in that topic. Headnotes are collected by jurisdiction or court and filed according to the West Key Number System®.

Revised and expanded to integrate updated coverage of the latest decisions, emerging case law, and new amendments, this book is a comprehensive guide To The law and practice involved in Rule 11 sanctions. it begins with an overview of the rule And The issues and progresses to practical discussion of applicability, cases, and procedural issues. it includes the pros and cons of various litigation strategies and solid legal arguments that practitioners can use to avoid Rule 11 problems and pitfalls. Including over 1,000 up-to-date case citations, reviews of new developments (including the effects of the 1993 amendments), and expanded treatment of problem issues, this is an essential reference for handling Rule 11.

The Student's Guide provides a lucid, up-to-date explanation of all of the major topics that a student is likely to encounter in a typical first-year course in civil procedure. It contains thousands of cites to cases applying the Rules, and also covers areas of procedure such as jurisdiction, venue, the Erie doctrine, forum non conveniens and res judicata. All of the materials are designed to make it easy for students to find and use what they need.