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223 essential vocabulary terms and definitions to know for your Civil Procedure exam

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A

Adversarial System
Alternate juror
Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms
Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor
Amount in controversy
Anchor Claim
Ancillary Jurisdiction
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
Arbitration agreement
Arbitration hearing
Arbitrator selection
Article III
Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court
Ashcroft v. Iqbal
Attorney-client privilege
Avoidance of double liability

B

Bankruptcy court
BATNA
Batson Challenges
Batson v. Kentucky
Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly
Bench trial
Best Evidence Rule
Binding effect
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court
Burden of persuasion
Burden of production
Burden of Proof
Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz
Burnham v. Superior Court

C

Calder Effects Test
California Long-Arm Statute
Caption
Case Management
Catlin v. United States
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
Certificate of Appealability
Class Action Fairness Act
Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
Class action waiver
Clear and convincing evidence
Clerical Mistakes
Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.
Colorado River Abstention
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Confirmation of Award
Consent Decree
Consolidation of Claims
Consumer arbitration
Contempt of court
Contingency fee arrangement
Convenience of Parties and Witnesses
Court hierarchy
Court of appeals

D

Defendant's burden
Delegation clause
Digital evidence
Discovery conferences
Discovery in arbitration
Discretionary Dismissal
Dismissal of Claims
Dismissal with prejudice
Dismissal without prejudice
Documentary evidence
Domicile

E

Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.
Equitable Claim
Equitable considerations
Equity
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins
Error of law
Estoppel in Arbitration
Evidentiary support
Exclusive jurisdiction
Execution of judgment