Joinder is the category of rules that allow parties to add all kinds of claims and/or parties. Who can be joined? How many claims can be joined? What is a class action? All of these questions will be answered this week and next. And the best part of joinder is that we will get to draw a lot of really fun pictures. The less fun part is that you will read a lot of rules. Your aim and ideal should be to master all of the rules you have learned so far. How do the rules work together? What rules implicate other rules and how?

We are going to practice a lot. And we are going to succeed and mess up. The key to the latter is figuring out what went wrong and fixing it. So don't be afraid to do the problems over and over again. And definitely don't be afraid to ask a lot of questions.

Asynchronous Work—Due Tuesday, Nov. 4

Complete by Tuesday at 10 pm:

Read LCP 281-82.
Read LCP 365-79 as well as FRCP Rule 18(a), Rule 20(a) & (b), and Rule 13(a)(1), (b), & (g).
Read LCP 379-86 as well as FRCP Rule 14(a)(1)-(5) & (b).
Complete the Joinder Rules Review Quiz.
OPTIONALLY, learn about class actions. You CAN, IF YOU WISH, read LCP 410-25 as well as Rule 23(a) & (b).
Remember to submit the Weekly Group Check-In.

Synchronous Online Meeting—Thursday, Nov. 6, at 6 pm

Via Zoom, same link as usual.

Before class:

Complete LCP 279-80 (Additional Exercises 3-7) and be prepared to discuss in class.

During Class:

Complete the Joinder Problem Group Assignment following the Instructions:

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