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not gonna snitch but...

Post by bartleby » Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:07 am

our prof. explicitly said no writing the personal jurisdiction case stuff in our rule book (only thing we're allowed to bring to the final exam) and some classmates were talking about writing them on random pages in the book.

i'd already spent a crap ton of time memorizing the shit out of the cases, dates, and buzzwords so i was a little annoyed. end rant. someone teach me erie. exam in a few days. imfucked.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by sknight323 » Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:33 am

Basically, and I am studying for K's right now and my brain is mush, and somebody PLEASE correct me if (when) I'm wrong..


Is there a federal directive on point that conflicts with state law? If yes then you're in Hanna land. Is it promulgated under the REA (something like a FRCP)? If the answer is yes then you apply the federal rule. Any federal rule can be invalidated if it "enlarges, abridges, or modifies a substantive state right." If it fails this test (part of the REA) then you move on to Erie.

Erie part: Is it substantive or procedural? Substantive, obviously apply state law. But of course, you will probably get a question where it is a judges practice, or statute of limitations. So then it is procedural and we're now seeing if it is outcome determinative. If the answer is NO and it has no effect, apply federal law. If the answer is yes, move on to the "twin aims of Erie" - would this induce forum shopping (more ppl in federal courts) and inequitable administration of justice (giving people justice in federal court while others can't bring it in state court, etc). If the answer to this question is YES, then you want to look at countervailing federal interests: In the case on this (Byrd), it was about a federal practice: judge decided a fact in the state practice; jury in federal practice. Because the fed gov had an interest in jury trials (7th amendment), the federal law was applied.


So, basically
HANNA
Directive on point? If yes - Hannah land. If NO, then move to Erie. Is it consistent with the REA? If YES, apply federal law.

ERIE
If it ISN'T consistent with the REA, OR there is no federal directive on point (such as the constitution, statute, FRCP), then you are now in Erie land. Is the law "arguably" procedural? (if it is clearly substantive, then obviously, you go with state law). If yes, then is it outcome-determinative? If the answer is NO, apply federal law. If the answer is YES, then check the twin aims: will enforcing this federal practice/law increase forum shopping/inequitable administration of law? If your answer is no then apply the federal law. If the answer is YES then you see if there are countervailing federal interests (such as a jury trial). If there AREN'T then you apply state law. If there are, then federal law.


Erie part: outcome--->twins aims---->countervailing federal interests

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by bartleby » Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:35 am

yo thanks, that was hot, if it isn't correct, i'll look for whats wrong later

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by goosey » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:35 pm

bartleby wrote:our prof. explicitly said no writing the personal jurisdiction case stuff in our rule book (only thing we're allowed to bring to the final exam) and some classmates were talking about writing them on random pages in the book.

i'd already spent a crap ton of time memorizing the shit out of the cases, dates, and buzzwords so i was a little annoyed. end rant. someone teach me erie. exam in a few days. imfucked.

umm..call me a jerk, but I would probably send an anonymous email and request that we all be allowed to do this, just to level the playing field for those with a conscience. Look, you are competing w these ppl for grades...while I question how much this silly exercise will actually help them on the exam, if you feel you are at a disadvantage, then why sit back. I dont recommend naming names, but a simple "some classmates" will do.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by CanadianWolf » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:46 pm

Don't worry about it. Don't snitch. Just do your own work & you should be fine.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by jk2011 » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:49 pm

sknight323 wrote:Basically, and I am studying for K's right now and my brain is mush, and somebody PLEASE correct me if (when) I'm wrong..


Is there a federal directive on point that conflicts with state law? If yes then you're in Hanna land. Is it promulgated under the REA (something like a FRCP)? If the answer is yes then you apply the federal rule. Any federal rule can be invalidated if it "enlarges, abridges, or modifies a substantive state right." If it fails this test (part of the REA) then you move on to Erie.

Erie part: Is it substantive or procedural? Substantive, obviously apply state law. But of course, you will probably get a question where it is a judges practice, or statute of limitations. So then it is procedural and we're now seeing if it is outcome determinative. If the answer is NO and it has no effect, apply federal law. If the answer is yes, move on to the "twin aims of Erie" - would this induce forum shopping (more ppl in federal courts) and inequitable administration of justice (giving people justice in federal court while others can't bring it in state court, etc). If the answer to this question is YES, then you want to look at countervailing federal interests: In the case on this (Byrd), it was about a federal practice: judge decided a fact in the state practice; jury in federal practice. Because the fed gov had an interest in jury trials (7th amendment), the federal law was applied.


So, basically
HANNA
Directive on point? If yes - Hannah land. If NO, then move to Erie. Is it consistent with the REA? If YES, apply federal law.

ERIE
If it ISN'T consistent with the REA, OR there is no federal directive on point (such as the constitution, statute, FRCP), then you are now in Erie land. Is the law "arguably" procedural? (if it is clearly substantive, then obviously, you go with state law). If yes, then is it outcome-determinative? If the answer is NO, apply federal law. If the answer is YES, then check the twin aims: will enforcing this federal practice/law increase forum shopping/inequitable administration of law? If your answer is no then apply the federal law. If the answer is YES then you see if there are countervailing federal interests (such as a jury trial). If there AREN'T then you apply state law. If there are, then federal law.


Erie part: outcome--->twins aims---->countervailing federal interests
SO this is what I should expect from law school next year?

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by Eco » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:58 pm

Don't worry about it. First of all, you could always sneak in a few stuff too. But more importantly, you know how easy personal jurisdiction is compared to the rest of civ pro? Just know the requirements of international shoe and service of process and you're good to go.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by bk1 » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:02 pm

sknight323 wrote:Basically, and I am studying for K's right now and my brain is mush, and somebody PLEASE correct me if (when) I'm wrong..


Is there a federal directive on point that conflicts with state law? If yes then you're in Hanna land. Is it promulgated under the REA (something like a FRCP)? If the answer is yes then you apply the federal rule. Any federal rule can be invalidated if it "enlarges, abridges, or modifies a substantive state right." If it fails this test (part of the REA) then you move on to Erie.

Erie part: Is it substantive or procedural? Substantive, obviously apply state law. But of course, you will probably get a question where it is a judges practice, or statute of limitations. So then it is procedural and we're now seeing if it is outcome determinative. If the answer is NO and it has no effect, apply federal law. If the answer is yes, move on to the "twin aims of Erie" - would this induce forum shopping (more ppl in federal courts) and inequitable administration of justice (giving people justice in federal court while others can't bring it in state court, etc). If the answer to this question is YES, then you want to look at countervailing federal interests: In the case on this (Byrd), it was about a federal practice: judge decided a fact in the state practice; jury in federal practice. Because the fed gov had an interest in jury trials (7th amendment), the federal law was applied.


So, basically
HANNA
Directive on point? If yes - Hannah land. If NO, then move to Erie. Is it consistent with the REA? If YES, apply federal law.

ERIE
If it ISN'T consistent with the REA, OR there is no federal directive on point (such as the constitution, statute, FRCP), then you are now in Erie land. Is the law "arguably" procedural? (if it is clearly substantive, then obviously, you go with state law). If yes, then is it outcome-determinative? If the answer is NO, apply federal law. If the answer is YES, then check the twin aims: will enforcing this federal practice/law increase forum shopping/inequitable administration of law? If your answer is no then apply the federal law. If the answer is YES then you see if there are countervailing federal interests (such as a jury trial). If there AREN'T then you apply state law. If there are, then federal law.


Erie part: outcome--->twins aims---->countervailing federal interests
Most people I talked to had semi-different Erie methods to get arguably the same result (just different ways of attacking the problem). Of course the other thing is that you should take anything your professor says/believes as the word from on high. Assuming you learned it in your class, the one thing thing I think is missing is the Gasperini/Shady Grove part where the court looks to either narrow the scope of the fed rule to either take away the conflict and thus apply state law (like Ginsburg did in Gasperini) or broaden the scope of the fed rule to create conflict and use REA/preemption to make the fed rule controlling (like Scalia did in Shady Grove). Personally my pattern was:

Hanna - Source of Fed Rule:
FRCP/Statute/Constitution --> Presumptively Valid --> REA Analysis/Sibbach Test --> Narrow? Then do the below tests.
Judge Made (or No Conflict) --> No Presumptive Validity --> RDA Analysis/Hanna+York Mod Outcome Det Test/Byrd Balancing Test --> Broaden? Then do above tests.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by mtothelissa » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:36 pm

Be careful with the Erie stuff. Different professors teach it differently and different supplements do too. That being said, this is how my professor approached it:

Erie says no fed comm. Law -> when it comes to state law, we’re gonna use state law.
After we put the law in either the state or fed law bucket (don’t put it in a bucket because it is one or the other), we generally put these labels:
-----State Law -> Substantive
-----Fed Law -> Procedural
• Where does state law leave off and fed law start?
-----Guaranty Trust -> better to know for historic reasons; outcome determinative test
----------If rule determines outcome then use state law
----------Seems to move everything over to the state law bucket
• Hanna-Byrd Test
-----(1) Is there a federal statute or rule on point? (Hanna)
----------Yes, is it valid?
---------------Yes, use it.
---------------No, it exceeds Constitution or REA (it’s regulating on something substantive or somehow unconst) -> use state law.
----------No, go to (2).
-----(2) Byrd -> Is the state law bound up in substantial rights and obligations of citizens?
----------Yes, use state law.
----------No, weigh interests of fed and state and go to (3)
-----(3) Hanna ->If we ignore the state law does it encourage forum shopping or result in inequitable administration of the law?
----------Yes, use state law.
----------No, use fed law!


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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by bartleby » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:32 am

thanks a lot - read all the posts then read the confusing ass cases and statutes, then read glannons. feel pretty good for wednesday.

there's a saying where i come from (middle class suburbia): snitches get stitches. but in reality, they will cheat and write the names of the cases down - but if you can't even remember the case name - how are you going to remember the holding, buzz words, development, etc. they're just doing themselves a disfavor. additionally, the risk of getting caught and failing is a risk they have to take. it's like Rule 37 sanctions.

it's like when i kept trying to cheat on my high school chemistry exams by not memorizing that ion chart and writing it all down on a cheat sheet.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by Br3v » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:36 am

Eco wrote:Don't worry about it. First of all, you could always sneak in a few stuff too. But more importantly, you know how easy personal jurisdiction is compared to the rest of civ pro? Just know the requirements of international shoe and service of process and you're good to go.
Feel like thats bad advice. Just study.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by romothesavior » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:37 am

I think the snitches get stitches rule has to be set aside in law school. Maybe don't name names, but cheating in law school is a big deal and it hurts those around you. A friend of mine went to the dean with a blatant case of cheating last year, and pretty much everyone thought he did the right thing.

I wouldn't go crying to the prof or making a huge fuss, but maybe just send an anonymous email or drop by during office hours and voice your concerns.

Honestly though, personal jurisdiction is one of the easiest concepts to grasp though, so it may not even be a disadvantage.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by lbeezy » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:37 am

You can be brought before the honor council for not reporting stuff at my school.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by ben4847 » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:46 am

just snitch

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Post by johansantana21 » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:49 am

Don't snitch.

1st. They were just talking about it. If you snitch and they haven't done anything, you might be alienated if anyone ever finds out who you are. After all it's only your word vs theirs and people know snitches be bitches.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by shock259 » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:11 am

It's a judgment call on OP's part, but you are violating the honor code if you do not report other students' violations. And that's not even taking self-interest into account.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by quiver » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:12 am

ben4847 wrote:just snitch
johansantana21 wrote:Don't snitch.
I just wanted to say that I love how these are consecutive posts.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by bartleby » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:32 am

nah, not gonna snitch because it was just three of us talking. and two of them said they were going to do that. and my professor is notorious for mass mailing the entire class about situations so i'd be outted.

regardless, like others have said, personal jurisdiction is easy and if they want to risk getting kicked out or failing out, that's their thing. but our professor does want to know all the lame-o crap: not just int'l shoe.

basically: pennoyer, harris v. balk, hess, int'l shoe, mcgee, hanson, gray, volks, bk, asahi, pavlovich. come at me, too easy.

and all the buzz words that go with each case. i doubt they'll be able to fit all of it in their rule book and prof said he would randomly check it - but i doubt it.

i realize there is a curve and all and the moral arguments but it's like if i snitch now...what, am i going to whistle blow when i have a career? not talkin about penn st. crap here, just people who'll probably hurt themselves in the long run.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by bartleby » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:33 am

but seriously,what can i do in the next 24 hours to better prepare myself for this exam

i think i got it all down - not sure about erie/hanna in terms of application, especially since i won't have these great flow charts... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (going crazy)

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by clseller » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:52 am

lbeezy wrote:You can be brought before the honor council for not reporting stuff at my school.
a duty to act?! forget that!

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Post by ben4847 » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:24 pm

Just want to mention that professor is a moron for not allowing notes.

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Re: not gonna snitch but...

Post by ilovesf » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:46 pm

We had someone sort of cheat on our torts group project earlier this year. We had to write a paper on a real life scenario that dealt with UCSF's negligence of not equipping their passenger buses with seat belts, and an employee died in an accident while on the bus. We were just given a fact sheet and a couple news articles and had to write a paper on whether UCSF was negligent or not. Anyway, a student decided to call UCSF's legal department to try to see what they were going to argue and their thoughts about it. Apparently that student then told his/her friends, then one of the friends told our prof and he sent out an angry e-mail telling the whole class that he considered this cheating and the anonymous student was getting a zero on the project. I probably wouldn't have told him, just because I don't think the student actually got any useful information whatsoever from UCSF's legal department, but it was a pretty stupid move. I don't feel bad for that student whatsoever that someone snitched.

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