Federal Jurisdiction and Procedure

Examination will include:
The federal judicial system, the judicial power of the United States, jurisdiction of federal courts, removal of cases from state to federal courts, venue in civil cases in federal court, the law applied in federal courts, the relations of state and federal courts, procedure in the district courts as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and  Title 28 of the United States Code, the appellate jurisdiction of the circuit courts of appeal and the United States Supreme Court and methods of appellate procedures, appeals, certifications and certiorari.

 


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