LCFED - Federal Civil Procedure
Course Description
This course will cover the structure of the federal court system; jurisdiction and venue rules in the federal court system, and specifically the federal district courts; parties in federal lawsuits; drafting and filing the complaint; service of process; removal and remand; forms and drafting of pleadings (complaints, answers to complaints, motions and incidental demands); electronic filing in the federal district courts; the discovery process (including voluntary disclosures) in federal court and drafting and responding to written discovery; status and pre-trial conferences; subpoenas in federal court; trials (bench and jury) – including electronic discovery presentation; and judgments (including default judgments). It will be structured as a combination of classroom and online instruction and many, if not all, of the materials to be used in the course are available online.
This course is a part of the Paralegal Studies Program. You must apply and be accepted into the program in order to enroll in this course.
For more information about this course, contact Alanna Clanton at (225) 578-6760.
Prerequisites
This is an elective course in the Paralegal Studies Certificate Program. Students must have successfully completed the four core courses of the program in order to enroll in this course.
Principles of Paralegal Studies, Legal Research, Legal Case Analysis, and Civil Litigation I
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Paralegal Studies Certificate : Paralegal Studies Certificate