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Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:23 pm
by unclej
rule after rule after rule. section a, section a1, section a2, section b, section b2, b3, b4, section c, section d.
everything has a rule, if the lawyer wants to fart in the court room, there is a rule for that.
I dont even understand the rule, let alone memorize it.
how in the hell am I going to pass this class?
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:26 pm
by MKC
Read Pennoyer again.
Seriously though, go watch Freer's lectures on Barbri.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:40 pm
by rpupkin
unclej wrote:rule after rule after rule. section a, section a1, section a2, section b, section b2, b3, b4, section c, section d.
everything has a rule,
You're just going to love the practice of law.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:42 pm
by ArtistOfManliness
unclej wrote:rule after rule after rule. section a, section a1, section a2, section b, section b2, b3, b4, section c, section d.
everything has a rule, if the lawyer wants to fart in the court room, there is a rule for that.
I dont even understand the rule, let alone memorize it.
how in the hell am I going to pass this class?
It's closed book? That's rough.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:42 pm
by pancakes3
OP, your post history shows that you started law school in 2014. how are you still only taking civ pro?
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 4:06 pm
by unclej
MarkinKansasCity wrote:Read Pennoyer again.
Seriously though, go watch Freer's lectures on Barbri.
I don't learn by listening, I learn by reading. I bought examples and explanations but it's a waste of time. Although I like the questions and answers sections to clarify concepts, I feel like a lot of the book is too wordy. He doesn't get to the bottom line, he keeps talking about the history and how this rule developed and how it changed over the years. That stuff is not going to help me pass the exams. Also, the book is really basic, he doesn't get into all the details and nuisances of the rules. I need something that is more geared for exam prep. something that tells me "this is the bottom line, know this to pass your exam" I am thinking of buying maybe Emmanuel?
rpupkin wrote:
You're just going to love the practice of law.
ArtistOfManliness wrote:
It's closed book? That's rough.
you mean your school was open book? I am not surprised, this is an online school that has an inferiority complex, they think they need to make everything twice as hard so everybody knows they are legit.
pancakes3 wrote:OP, your post history shows that you started law school in 2014. how are you still only taking civ pro?
this is a part time school, one class at a time.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 4:26 pm
by cavalier1138
unclej wrote:this is an online school
Wait, what?
How can an online school even enforce a closed-book exam (which is an idiotic practice in a rule-heavy course)?
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 5:14 pm
by ArtistOfManliness
cavalier1138 wrote:unclej wrote:this is an online school
Wait, what?
How can an online school even enforce a closed-book exam (which is an idiotic practice in a rule-heavy course)?
Testing centers, I'd hope.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:30 pm
by unclej
ArtistOfManliness wrote:cavalier1138 wrote:unclej wrote:this is an online school
Wait, what?
How can an online school even enforce a closed-book exam (which is an idiotic practice in a rule-heavy course)?
Testing centers, I'd hope.
Yes, this is correct.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:31 pm
by PeanutsNJam
You don't like rules? You must be a shitty ass driver.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:44 pm
by MKC
PeanutsNJam wrote:You don't like rules? You must be a shitty ass driver.
I learned the rules of the road from GTA5.
Driving's pretty easy until they bring out the helicopters.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:50 pm
by rinkrat19
I know I've been an infrequent presence on TLS the past year, but online law schools are a thing now?
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:58 pm
by ArtistOfManliness
rinkrat19 wrote:I know I've been an infrequent presence on TLS the past year, but online law schools are a thing now?
Now I understand why the ABA is losing its accreditation powers
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 7:10 pm
by pancakes3
I don't mean to sound snarky but the rules are pretty straight forward. They're even numbered sequentially based on the litigation timeline. On the other hand, I can't imagine law school instruction in an online setting, so I should probably cut the OP a little slack.
All in all, this just sounds like a shitty situation for everyone involved.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 7:30 pm
by rinkrat19
pancakes3 wrote:I don't mean to sound snarky but the rules are pretty straight forward. They're even numbered sequentially based on the litigation timeline. On the other hand, I can't imagine law school instruction in an online setting, so I should probably cut the OP a little slack.
All in all, this just sounds like a shitty situation for everyone involved.
TBH, I'd bet that an online class would teach the Rules in a lot more straightforward of a manner than the pointlessly opaque socratic fuckery of actual law school.
I learned basically zero in my 1L CivPro class, while my bar review course was much better because it just TAUGHT THE FUCKING RULES.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:19 pm
by Mr. Archer
What year will you graduate at this pace? It doesn't even seem worth it.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 2:34 am
by Yea All Right
Even if you're a visual learner (like me), Freer's CivPro lectures for Barbri are seriously great. Try them out.
Or maybe you could find a transcript of his lectures somewhere.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 2:44 am
by Wolfie91
unclej wrote:rule after rule after rule. section a, section a1, section a2, section b, section b2, b3, b4, section c, section d.
everything has a rule, if the lawyer wants to fart in the court room, there is a rule for that.
I dont even understand the rule, let alone memorize it.
how in the hell am I going to pass this class?
Twombly/Iqbal for pleading, Upjohn for privilege, International Shoe for minimum contacts, Erie for deciding procedure vs. substance.
Idk what I'm missing. I seem to remember a case called Hickman but I forgot what it was. Just read those cases and that's it in a nutshell. Most of the cases kind of just build upon each other.
And I mean, litigation is probably not for you if this is truly how you feel. just fyi. I never found this that difficult, but I never took an online legal course.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 3:18 am
by sweets91
MarkinKansasCity wrote:Read Pennoyer again.
Seriously though, go watch Freer's lectures on Barbri.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 4:29 am
by rcharter1978
MarkinKansasCity wrote:Read Pennoyer again.
Seriously though, go watch Freer's lectures on Barbri.
Freer is really, really good at Civ Pro.
I had a terrible Civ Pro professor and his lectures really cleared things up.
If you're a reader, see if you can get the Barbri books (CMR breaks it down pretty good IIRC)
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:25 pm
by jbagelboy
rpupkin wrote:unclej wrote:rule after rule after rule. section a, section a1, section a2, section b, section b2, b3, b4, section c, section d.
everything has a rule,
You're just going to love the practice of law.
^
civ pro is probably the most important class in 1L
and be lucky the federal rules are as clear as they are. admin courts are the wild west.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:27 pm
by jbagelboy
rinkrat19 wrote:pancakes3 wrote:I don't mean to sound snarky but the rules are pretty straight forward. They're even numbered sequentially based on the litigation timeline. On the other hand, I can't imagine law school instruction in an online setting, so I should probably cut the OP a little slack.
All in all, this just sounds like a shitty situation for everyone involved.
TBH, I'd bet that an online class would teach the Rules in a lot more straightforward of a manner than the pointlessly opaque socratic fuckery of actual law school.
I learned basically zero in my 1L CivPro class, while my bar review course was much better because it just TAUGHT THE FUCKING RULES.
the barbri books would not have been helpful for getting a good grade in my civ pro class, because being able to argue and analogize/distinguish using the case law on the more complex concepts in the way that the prof emphasized and in the casebook was far more important than whether you fed ex or first class mail your service
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:28 pm
by Wolfie91
Ya the Federal Rules is a lot of "ain't shit" compared to classes you'll take later on. I don't really recall any particular rule being unclear.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:12 am
by zhenders
ArtistOfManliness wrote:rinkrat19 wrote:I know I've been an infrequent presence on TLS the past year, but online law schools are a thing now?
Now I understand why the ABA is losing its accreditation powers
Online law schools have been a thing for a while -- but there still aren't any 100% online, ABA-accredited law schools. I think it's still capped at a max of 12 hours of online coursework to still qualify for accreditation.
Re: Civil procedure sucks WTF?
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 12:41 pm
by Voyager
I found Civ Pro painful as well. I think many students do.
But here's the thing: you really have no choice.
As an aside: most graduates find the practice of law pretty dang painful as well...