Civil Procedure II
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO JURISDICTION ———————————————————————————————————————– 2
PERSONAL JURISDICTION
JURISDICTION OVER PERSONS———————————————————————————————————— 2
IN PERSONAM (STATE COURTS)
AUTHORITY——————————————————————————————————————— 2
SPECIFIC ——————————————————————————————— 2
STATUTORY————————————————————————– 2
SPECIAL ————————————————————— 2
GENERAL————————————————————– 2
CONSTITUTIONAL—————————————————————— 3
CONTACTS———————————————————— 3
FAIRNESS————————————————————– 6
GENERAL——————————————————————————————— 7
STATUTORY————————————————————————– 7
SPECIAL—————————————————————- 7
GENERAL (LONG-ARM)——————————————- 7
CONTITUTIONAL——————————————————————– 7
CONTACTS———————————————————— 7
FAIRNESS————————————————————– 8
NEW BASES——————————————————————————————————— 8
IN REM/QUASI-IN-REM JURISDICTION——————————————————————— 9
TRANSIENT———————————————————————————————————- 10
CONSENT———————————————————————————————————— 10
CITIZENSHIP
NOTICE————————————————————————————————————————– 13
STATUTORY————————————————————————– 13
CONSTITUTIONAL—————————————————————— 13
JURISDICTION IN FEDERAL COURTS
AUTHORITY——————————————————————————————————————— 11
NOTICE————————————————————————————————————————— 11
CHALLENGING JURISDICITON————————————————————————————————————— 12
SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION
FEDERAL QUESTION JURISDICTION—————————————————————————————————— 16
STATUTORY ———————————————————————————————————————– 16
CONSTITUTIONAL ————————————————————————————————————— 17
DIVERSITY JURISDICTION——————————————————————————————————————– 19
CONSTITUTIONAL—————————————————————————————————————- 19
STATUTORY———————————————————————————————————————— 19
COMPLETE DIVERSITY—————————————————————————————— 19
AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY———————————————————————————- 20
SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION———————————————————————————————————— 21
PENDANT—————————————————————————————————————————- 22
ANCILLARY————————————————————————————————————————– 22
28 U.S.C § 1367——————————————————————————————————————– 22
REMOVAL JURISDICTION——————————————————————————————————————— 25
VENUE
GENERAL——————————————————————————————————————————————– 26
IN FEDERAL COURTS————————————————————————————————————————— 27
TRANSFER—————————————————————————————————————————————— 29
FORUM NON CONVENIENS——————————————————————————————————————- 30
CHOICE OF LAW IN FEDERAL COURTS
THE ERIE DOCTRINE ————————————————————————————————————————— 31
CASE LAW PROGRESSION—————————————————————————————————- 31
ERIE FLOWCHART—————————————————————————————————————- 33
ASCERTAIING STATE LAW——————————————————————————————————————– 36
PRECLUSION
CLAIM AND DEFENSE PRECLUSION—————————————————————————————————— 37
ISSUE PRECLUSION (COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL) ————————————————————————————- 39
MULTIPLE PARTY CLAIMS
PERMISSIVE JOINDER————————————————————————————————————————– 46
MANDATORY JOINDER: INDISPENSABLE PARTIES———————————————————————————- 47
IMPLEADER—————————————————————————————————————————————– 48
INTERPLEADER———————————————————————————————————————————– 49
INTERVENTION—————————–
to the case. Property was not seized until after the judgment. Original judgment and sale invalid, Neff still owns the property.
c) AUTHORITY
i) In Rem: fight over title to property
ii) In personam: you owe me money
iii) Quasi in rem: value of the property in the court’s jurisdiction
IN PERSONAM (specific jurisdiction over the Δ): Asks whether the court can hear the case between the parties or the property before it. PERSONAL JURISDICTION ISSUES ARE VERY FACT SPECIFIC
(1) STATUTE
(a) Special Statute
(i) Non-Resident Motorist Statutes (jurisdiction over nonresidents who have an accident in the state)
1. Service of process is usually designated to a predetermined state official and registered mail to the out-of-state resident. The registrar of the state is your agent to serve you.
2. Kane v. New Jersey (1916) [71cb]
a. had to appoint agent to receive service prior to driving in the state (not reasonable)
3. Hess v. Pawloski (1920) [20]
a. changed rule stating that mere driving in a state illustrates implied consent to service of process laws
b. overrides Kane.
4. Remember that it is limited consent only related to the auto accident occurring in that state, meaning an action related to the auto accident is the only which can be claimed. Relationship nexus is necessary. Unless you serve them while they are driving through the state.
5. Hypothetical
a. Missouri resident’s car rolls down a hill in Missouri, crosses State Line Road, and strikes another vehicle in Kansas? Does the resident of Kansas have a cause of action under a non-resident motorist statute?
i. The statute talks about operation of a motor vehicle and is this operation?
(b) General Statute
(i) Long Arm Statutes
1. Allows jurisdiction over persons not physically within the state at the time of service
i. Illinois was first long-arm and many states model this statute
2. Different from special statutes, discussed above, in that long arm statutes are very broad and general
3. Remember to read the particular long-arm statute to see if there is a nexus requirement
a. Kansas has one
4. Most states require nexus between the cause of action and the long-arm statute
5. Supplemental service of process is defined within each state’s statute
6. Interpretation of the state long arm statute is a function of the state supreme court.
7. State statues can provide that the statute is to the limits of due process.
8. Kansas statute does this. MAKE SURE you still fit the activity into an enumeration of the statute, whether it be general or specific.
(ii) Kansas Long Arm Statute (handout)
1. Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-308(b): Itemizes applicable actions
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-303 gives methods of service of process
