1L Exam Prep and Motivation Thread Forum

[uwb09]

Quick 1331 Diversity Question

Let's say plaintiffs are: CA and WA

Defendants are: CA, TX, and JAPAN

does this fall under 1331(a)(3), allowing federal diversity for the case?

Isn't it 1332? And every plaintiff has to be from a different state than every defendant.

sorry, yes 1332

Is there any rule or statute that would allow the court to hear this case?

[mths]

Quick 1331 Diversity Question

Let's say plaintiffs are: CA and WA

Defendants are: CA, TX, and JAPAN

does this fall under 1331(a)(3), allowing federal diversity for the case?

Isn't it 1332? And every plaintiff has to be from a different state than every defendant.

sorry, yes 1332

Is there any rule or statute that would allow the court to hear this case?

Not unless it's a federal question.

[BriaTharen]

Quick 1331 Diversity Question

Let's say plaintiffs are: CA and WA

Defendants are: CA, TX, and JAPAN

does this fall under 1331(a)(3), allowing federal diversity for the case?

Isn't it 1332? And every plaintiff has to be from a different state than every defendant.

sorry, yes 1332

Is there any rule or statute that would allow the court to hear this case?

If it is a question of federal law

[uwb09]

Quick 1331 Diversity Question

Let's say plaintiffs are: CA and WA

Defendants are: CA, TX, and JAPAN

does this fall under 1331(a)(3), allowing federal diversity for the case?

Isn't it 1332? And every plaintiff has to be from a different state than every defendant.

sorry, yes 1332

Is there any rule or statute that would allow the court to hear this case?

If it is a question of federal law

Ugh, on an old practice exam that was the situation, and it definitely wasn't a federal question issue

How the hell do they force curves with this stuff?

[gwuorbust]

Ugh, on an old practice exam that was the situation, and it definitely wasn't a federal question issue

How the hell do they force curves with this stuff?

simple statistical analysis I would presume.

[LizBennet]

random question, do you turn in your outline with your test?

we had to turn in our "cheat sheet" for our torts exam. we were only allowed 1 page so i assume that's why. though it would've been fairly obvious beforehand if we had more than 1.

[dailygrind]

random question, do you turn in your outline with your test?

we had to turn in our "cheat sheet" for our torts exam. we were only allowed 1 page so i assume that's why. though it would've been fairly obvious beforehand if we had more than 1.

i hate this shit. i get that it forces you to condense shit down to what you need to know, but fuckin a, we're all adults here, and we're already all doing our level best to condense what we need to know down to the smallest form possible. why give us artificial constraints like this, on top of the already artificial constraint of 3 hours to write out answers to some ridiculous fact pattern?

[Gamecubesupreme]

Contract is ridiculous.

You have a rule.

There are exceptions to the rule.

But there are also exceptions as to when those exceptions can apply.

Fuck this.

[TigerBeer]

Contract is ridiculous.

You have a rule.

There are exceptions to the rule.

But there are also exceptions as to when those exceptions can apply.

Fuck this.

Those are called opportunities to score points.

[beach_terror]

I wonder how many people who outline exclusively from the E&e's are going to fuck up some recent holdings.

[BriaTharen]

I wonder how many people who outline exclusively from the E&e's are going to fuck up some recent holdings.

Add Freer to that as well, and I am willing to lay down money that someone is going to forget that Hertz Corp. v. Friend happened

[beach_terror]

I wonder how many people who outline exclusively from the E&e's are going to fuck up some recent holdings.

Add Freer to that as well, and I am willing to lay down money that someone is going to forget that Hertz Corp. v. Friend happened

Yeah, that would suck if someone rambled off all 3 old tests (but I hope a lot of people do). Time is going to be precious in my civ pro exam.

Some people in my section still have trouble distinguishing corporation's citizenship from where corporation's "reside" for venue... I can only hope they're stupid enough to forget other stuff we've gone over in class (i.e. Hertz).

[eandy]

I wonder how many people who outline exclusively from the E&e's are going to fuck up some recent holdings.

Add Freer to that as well, and I am willing to lay down money that someone is going to forget that Hertz Corp. v. Friend happened

and this is why I shelled out extra for 2009 Freer instead of 2005.

[mths]

I wonder how many people who outline exclusively from the E&e's are going to fuck up some recent holdings.

Add Freer to that as well, and I am willing to lay down money that someone is going to forget that Hertz Corp. v. Friend happened

Yeah, that would suck if someone rambled off all 3 old tests (but I hope a lot of people do). Time is going to be precious in my civ pro exam.

Some people in my section still have trouble distinguishing corporation's citizenship from where corporation's "reside" for venue... I can only hope they're stupid enough to forget other stuff we've gone over in class (i.e. Hertz).

I hate law students...

[rejectmaster]

i haven't taken a real exam yet

but i keep confusing the hell out of myself doing practice ones.. need to step back and better organize my responses

[beach_terror]

I wonder how many people who outline exclusively from the E&e's are going to fuck up some recent holdings.

Add Freer to that as well, and I am willing to lay down money that someone is going to forget that Hertz Corp. v. Friend happened

and this is why I shelled out extra for 2009 Freer instead of 2005.

His hornbook? Civil Procedure Second Edition? Book is great, shoulda bought it instead of the E&E.

[Stanford4Me]

Contract is ridiculous.

You have a rule.

There are exceptions to the rule.

But there are also exceptions as to when those exceptions can apply.

Fuck this.

I love Contracts because of this. Sure it's annoying to keep track of the exceptions, but it seems more cut and dry to me than CivPro (which I don't really like). I've been tutoring a lot of people in Contracts and, in exchange, have been tutored in CivPro. Great exchange of benefits.

[eandy]

I wonder how many people who outline exclusively from the E&e's are going to fuck up some recent holdings.

Add Freer to that as well, and I am willing to lay down money that someone is going to forget that Hertz Corp. v. Friend happened

and this is why I shelled out extra for 2009 Freer instead of 2005.

His hornbook? Civil Procedure Second Edition? Book is great, shoulda bought it instead of the E&E.

Yes. I looked at the 2005 one and noticed the headings in there were exactly the same as the ones in my professor's syllabus. Not surprising since they taught together for a while.

I spent around 60 dollars to get the 2009 one, but it was well worth it when some of the newer stuff came up. Plus, I won't have to feel bad about selling this one to a 1L next year. I got the E & E as well. It was worth its weight in gold for supplemental jurisdiction. That section alone was worth what I paid for it.

[beach_terror]

Yes. I looked at the 2005 one and noticed the headings in there were exactly the same as the ones in my professor's syllabus. Not surprising since they taught together for a while.

I spent around 60 dollars to get the 2009 one, but it was well worth it when some of the newer stuff came up. Plus, I won't have to feel bad about selling this one to a 1L next year. I got the E & E as well. It was worth its weight in gold for supplemental jurisdiction. That section alone was worth what I paid for it.

Yeah, I bought both - but if I had to pick one I think his discussion on personal jurisdiction is amazing, and I understand the material so much better after reading it. My professor gave us a really tough/confusing hypo on PJ and the way I went about it apparently "exhibited a deep understanding off the material". Thank you Richard Freer, I owe you a high five.

[Holly Golightly]

I hate law students...

+1

[09042014]

I hate law students...

+1

Worse than hipsters.

[dailygrind]

i outlined every single civ pro case i think we were assigned today. before today, i think i'd only read about 60% of them. fuck you civ pro. i hate you with the burning fury of a thousand suns.

[JCougar]

I hate law students...

+1

Worse than hipsters.

...and if you're in Chicago, you've got your share.

[09042014]

I hate law students...

+1

Worse than hipsters.

...and if you're in Chicago, you've got your share.

I'd rather face a zombee outbreak than walk through Wicker Park.

[skoobily doobily]

I hate law students...

+1

Worse than hipsters.

What if both?