This classic civil procedure casebook provides a detailed overview and in-depth coverage of the major problem areas, giving law students a solid and complete grounding. Its versatility allows the coursebook to serve the most profound civil procedure course as well as a modern compact course with as few as three semester hours--and thanks to its flexible structure, it also fosters diverse teaching methods. Retaining prior editions' range and depth of coverage, while undergoing a thorough rewriting to make it ever more smooth and logical, the eleventh edition covers major new cases on Erie, jurisdiction, and class actions, and it fully incorporates the new Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act.