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First Week Reading Assignments

FAMU

Advanced Topics in Law Seminar: Business Law

Section #: 301

Professor Darryll Jones

Reading Assignment

Appellate Advocacy

Professor Mark Dorosin

Criminal Law

Section #: 302

Professor Omar Saleem

Criminal Procedure Survey

Professor Leroy Pernell

Federal Income Taxation

Reading Assignment  

Intellectual Property Law

Professor Cynthia Ramkellawan

Interviewing Counseling & Negotiation

Professor Samuel Mandelbaum

Juvenile Law

Law office management .

Professor Stacy Robinson Nickerson

Payment Systems

Professor Reginald Mitchell Sr.

Professional Responsibility

Professor Jeffrey Deen

Real Estate Law

Professor Eric DuBois

Wasserman's Civil Procedure

"I'll let you write the substance...you let me write the procedure, and I'll screw you every time"

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

  • Course Materials and First-Week Assignments

Here is what you need to know for the first class on Wednesday, January 10. The assignments for the first 1 1/2 classes are posted after the jump. The Syllabus and Semester Assessments are in a separate post. I will answer questions about the syllabus at the beginning of the second class on Thursday, January 11.

Required Materials :

Please note that you must have the print version for all materials.

1) Linda S. Mullenix, Leading Cases In Civil Procedure (West 4th ed. 2022)

2) Joseph Glannon, The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure (Wolters-Kluwer 5th ed. 2023)

3) Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure (2023 ed.) (Compiled by Kevin M. Clermont)

   Note : Yes, you must use the most recent version of the rules

4) Civil Procedure Blog : http://fiucivpro.blogspot.com (indicated in syllabus)

Technology and Class Conduct

Use of laptops, tablets, smart phones, and similar devices during class is prohibited, unless granted permission. Phones must be turned off when you come into the classroom. 

Locating Assignments :

We will be working with several materials from different sources and places. This is unavoidable. Please bring all assigned materials to class on the appropriate day.

Unless otherwise indicated, assigned cases are in Leading Cases in Civil Procedure ; commentary, detail, elaboration, explanation, and examples are in Glannon’s Guide (“ Glannon ”) . Rules, Statutes (from Title 28 of the United States Code), constitutional provisions, and legislative history can be found in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , unless indicated otherwise:

      • Part 2: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (without committee notes)

      • Part 3: Advisory Committee Notes from past amendments to FRCP

      • Part 5: Selected provisions of the U.S. Constitution and procedural statutes from 28 U.S.C.

      • Part 7: Sample Local Rules of Civil Procedure

Additional assigned cases, articles, statutes, rules, and other materials will be downloaded from the Blog , as indicated.

Book and page numbers are in parentheses after each assigned case in Mullenix . Provisions are found in the relevant Part of the FRCP book. Items found on the Blog are indicated.

Sample Pleadings are available in the Additional Materials post on the Blog . Please download, print, and bring them to class whenever assigned on the syllabus.

You must have your FRCP pamphlet with you and open on your desk in every class. You must have any assigned statutes, provisions, cases, or pleadings with you and open on your desk in every class.

Introduction to Civil Procedure :                                                                      

   Provisions :

   U.S. Const. art. III

   U.S. Const. amend. V, VII XIV

   Fed. R. Civ. P. 1, 58, 60, 83

   28 U.S.C. §§ 1331-1332

   28 U.S.C. §§ 1291, 1254

   28 U.S.C. §§ 2071-2074

   Sample Pleadings :

   Naruto v. Slater (Complaint) ( Blog )

   Godin v. School Union # 134 ( Blog )

   Morgan v. Wal-Mart ( Blog )

   Visions of America v. Boston Symphony Orchestra ( Blog )

   Other Materials :

   United States Court

   Federal Courts in Florida

   Courts of Florida  

   Robinson, Principles of Statutory Interpretation ( Blog )

   Barton, Great Judicial Stylists ( Blog ) (skim)

    • What is "procedure" or "procedural law" as opposed to "substance" or "substantive law?" What is the substantive law involved in the four sample pleadings ( Naruto , Godin , Morgan , and Visions )?

    • If you are creating a set of procedural rules for a judicial system, what values or principles or policies do you want those rules to serve and further? How do different values or policies complement or conflict within a system of procedural rules?

    • What are the possible sources of procedural rules for courts?

    • The 5th and 14th Amendments guarantee "due process of law" before loss of life, liberty, or property. What should "due process" entail or guarantee?

    • Review the materials (from the Blog ) showing the structure of the federal and Florida judicial systems.

    • Carefully read §§ 2071-2074 (the "Rules Enabling Act"). What is the process for creating the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure? What is the role for Congress and the courts?

    • The United States operates as an "adversary system"--what does that mean? What is the theory beyond that?

    • What does "jurisdiction" mean? Consider the distinction between two pairs: "Original" v. "Appellate" jurisdiction and "Concurrent" v. "Exclusive" jurisdiction. What is the consequence of appellate review being limited to "final" orders?

Wasserman's FIU Civil Procedure Blog

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  Course Syllabus
Legal Psychology
1128-SOP4842VC1128-82758
• • •
GENERAL INFORMATION
Professor Information
Course Description and Purpose

This course will examine the interaction between psychology and the legal system. It will convey an understanding why the broad study of human behavior should include the study of law as society’s primary instrument to control human behaviors. The course will discuss legal psychology as a vibrant and new area of research that has grown tremendously over the past 35 years. The course will cover the major topics represented in the field of Psychology and Law and put each topic in the context of existing cognitive and social psychological theories. The primary focus will be on how psychological research can contribute to a better understanding of issues related to law or the legal process, how the legal system can be informed by the results of psychological research, and how psychological research can be more reactive to legal issues. For example, topics addressed will include the reliability of child and adult eyewitness testimony, factors that affect jury decision making, law enforcement techniques such as interrogation; the clinical determination of insanity, competence and future dangerousness; myths associated with psychological profiling; the sexual victimization of women and children; race and the law, and juvenile justice. This course is an elective for most majors.

Course Objectives

Students will be able to:

Policies

Please review the as it contains essential information regarding guidelines relevant to all courses at FIU and additional information on the standards for acceptable netiquette important for online courses.

Academic Misconduct

Academic misconduct in any form is a very serious matter, and will not be tolerated in this class. The term academic misconduct includes (but is not limited to) the following acts: cheating on examinations, turning in another person’s work as your own, including another person’s words or ideas in your writing without crediting the source, or engaging in behaviors that prevent other students in the class from succeeding. Students who engage in academic misconduct will be sanctioned. Please refer to the Student Handbook for more information.

Technical Requirements & Skills

One of the greatest barriers to taking an online course is a lack of basic computer literacy. By computer literacy we mean being able to manage and organize computer files efficiently, and learning to use your computer's operating system and software quickly and easily. Keep in mind that this is not a computer literacy course; but students enrolled in online courses are expected to have moderate proficiency using a computer. Please go to the " " page to find out more information on this subject.

This course utilizes the following tools:

For detailed information about the technical requirements, please .

Accessibility And Accommodation

For detailed information about the specific limitations with the technologies used in this course, please .

For more information about Blackboard's Accessibility Commitment, .

For additional assistance please contact our .

Course Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Textbook

Greene, E. & Heilbrun, K.
Wadsworth/Thomas Learning, 7th edition, 2010

ISBN 10: 978-0-495-81301-9

to buy your textbook online at the FIU Bookstore.

Expectations of this Course

The format for this class is completely online. You will be required to read the assigned chapters in their entirety, post weekly blogs about material or group presentations posted on each week’s webpage, take five online quizzes (lowest grade will be dropped), take two online exams, participate in one group presentation, rate your group members and participate in online discussions with your classmates. There will be supplemental material posted to help you gain mastery of the readings. This material may include newspaper or scholarly articles, practice quizzes, and links to websites and video material. These resources will help you understand the material; however they are NOT a substitute for reading the assigned chapters in the required textbooks. The most important piece of advice is to check the course on a daily basis and ask questions if you are unsure about things. You can expect a response to your Blackboard email within 48 hours. Please copy myself and the teaching assistant on each email.

Tips for Success in your online course, .


Online Etiquette,


Online courses are special in that they require that students be self-motivated. All students are REQUIRED to regularly check their Course Mail, the Announcement Forum and the Discussion Forum area. Remember, your blogs to the discussion board make up a significant portion of your grade.
Tips

Course Communication

Communication in this course will take place via

Messages are a private and secure text-based communication that occurs within a Course and among Course members. Users must log on to Blackboard to send/receive/read messages. The Messages tool is located on the left side Course Menu (Blackboard user interface). It is recommended that students check their messages routinely to ensure up-to-date communication. 

For more information on professional writing and technical communication .

Blog Forums

Keep in mind that forum discussions are public, and care should be taken when determining what to post.

 During the first 3 weeks of the semester, each student is required to post a blog for each of the week’s blogging materials posted. Specifically, for each material (article or video), you are expected to relate it back to the week’s topic and theoretical and applied relevance. After week 3, group presentations will start and each student is then required to post a blog about each week’s group presentation on the class website. The average quality of all blogs posted per person will constitute 10% of the person’s final grade.

Your blogs should be critically reflecting on each week’s postings (either material or group presentation), relate it back to the week’s chapter and will be graded based on your ability to connect the two in a thoughtful and coherent way. Keep in mind that these posts are meant to flow as dialogue between all students enrolled in the class. It is very important that you reference your readings in these weekly posts as just making a post does not guarantee points. Your grade for each post will be based on the QUALITY of your response. Hence, giving blanket “I agree/I disagree” answers will not be accepted. It is also important that you read the week’s posting in its entirety (material or group presentation). I highly recommend reading previous posts so that you do not write similar ideas. Again, part of the grading criteria includes the student’s ability to add value to the ongoing discussion via connecting the material with information from the book and possibly outside sources. Weekly postings should be no longer than two paragraphs and should show your understanding of the week's readings.

Grading Criteria for Blogs:

 

Quizzes

In order to mitigate any issues with your computer and online assessments, it is very important that you take the "Practice Quiz" from each computer you will be using to take your graded quizzes and exams. It is your responsibility to make sure your computer meets the minimum .

 

Exams

In order to mitigate any issues with your computer and online assessments, it is very important that you take the "Practice Quiz" from each computer you will be using to take your graded quizzes and exams. It is your responsibility to make sure your computer meets the minimum . Assessments in this course are not compatible with mobile devices and should not be taken through a mobile phone or a tablet. If you need further assistance please contact FIU Online Support Services.

Important information regarding exams:

(will cover everything covered in the class). , that is, you will find them in the course schedule below. As exams are posted for a . You have limited time to take the exam, but once you start the exam, you must finish it within the time allotted. . and will contain 60 multiple-choice questions to complete each online exam. All questions must be answered and the time expires.  When the time has run out, the exam is submitted automatically with whatever answers have been filled in so far and all unanswered questions will automatically receive a grade of zero.  for exams.
Assignments

During the first week of the semester all students will have to . The teaching assistant will then post the official group formations on the class website. For your group presentation, you will have to read the assigned (empirical research articles), how the information will be structured and gather ancillary information to create a powerpoint presentation summarizing the article and linking its contents to the assigned textbook chapter. On the morning of the first day of the week your group presentation is due (MONDAY), your group will have to on the class website for your classmates to read and comment on. Please post your group presentation no later than 9am on Monday. Each group member will have to contribute substantially and clearly mark their individual part of the group presentation. Please make sure that you summarize and depict each article . Plagiarism is a reason to fail this class.

 

After each group presentation has been posted, group members of each group will rate each other’s contribution on an “extra credit” scale (0 to 10%). Each group member’s average rating will then be added as extra credit to his or her final grade at the end of the semester. It is therefore important to ensure that you contribute to your group’s presentation in a significant and collegial way as perceived/decided by your group members. All peer ratings will be confidential, that is, other group members will not be able to see how you rated them.

Grading
Course Requirements Number of Items Weight
Quizzes (Note: The lowest score will be dropped.) 5 40%
Exams 2 40%
Group Presentation 1 10%
Blog quality and quantity 3 10%
Peer rating of group presentation participation   Up to 10% extra credit
Letter
Grade
RAnge Letter
Grade
Range Letter
Grade
Range
A Above 93 B- 81-83 D+ 67 - 70
A- 91 - 92 C+ 77 - 80 D 64 - 66
B+ 87 - 90 C 74 - 76 D- 61 - 63
B 84 - 86 C- 71 - 73 F < 61
Weekly Schedule
MODULE READING PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS

(8/20-8/24)
Psychology and the Law: Choices and Roles (Chapter 1)

Blog material:
Email the teaching assistant your top 3 choices for group presentations.

Read information on online etiquette and how to succeed in an online class.

Complete netiquette quiz.  NOTE: Until you complete the Netiquette quiz with 100% accuracy, you will not have access to the rest of the course matrial.

Familiarize yourself with the course website and all details of the syllabus.

Blog 1 post due by noon Sunday (08.26.12)

(8/27-8/31)
Psychology of Crime (Chapter 3)

Blog material:
Communicate with other group members about assigned material

Blog 2 post due Sunday (09.2.12)

(9/3-9/7)
Psychology of Police (Chapter 4)

Blog material: “Stockholm Syndrome”
Blog 3 post due by noon Sunday (09.9.12)

(9/10-14)
Crime Investigations: Witnesses (Chapter 5)

Group presentation: “Eyewitness Identification Lineup Guidelines”
Blog 4 post due by noon Sunday (09.16.12)

(9/17-9/21)
Evaluating Criminal Suspects (Chapter 6)

Group presentation: “Confession Evidence”
Blog 5 post due by noon Sunday (09.23.12)

(9/24-28)
Between Arrest and Trial (Chapter 7)

Group presentation: “Pretrial Publicity”
Blog 6 post due by noon Sunday (9.30.12)

(10/1-5)
Forensic Assessment in Criminal and Juvenile Cases (Chapter 8)

Group presentation: “Competency to stand trial” Exam 1 (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Examination Period:
From Sunday (9.30.12) @ 6:00 PM - Wednesday (10.3.12) @6:00 PM

Blog 7 post due by noon Sunday (10.7.12)

(10/8-12)
Forensic Assessment in Civil Cases (Chapter 9)

Group Presentation: “Punitive Damages”
Blog 8 post due by noon Sunday (10.14.12)

(10/15-19)
The Trial Process (Chapter 10)

Group Presentation: “Jury Selection”
Blog 9 post due by noon Sunday (10.21.12)

(10/22-26)
Jury Representativeness and Selection (Chapter 11)

Group presentation: “Jurors and Race”
Blog 10 post due by noon Sunday (10.28.12)

(10/29-11/2)
The Jury: Decision Processes and Reforms (Chapter 12)

Group presentation: “Jury Nullification”
Blog 11 post due by noon Sunday (11.4.12)

(11/5-9)
Psychology of Victims of Crime and Violence (Chapter 13)

Group presentation: “Sexual Harassment”
Blog 12 post due by noon Sunday (11.11.12)

(11/12-16)
Psychology of Punishment and Sentencing (Chapter 14)

Group Presentation: “Capital Punishment”
Blog 13 post due by noon Sunday (11.18.12)

(11/19-20)
Juvenile and Adult Correction (Chapter 15)

Group Presentation:”Drug Courts”
Blog 14 post due by noon Sunday (11.25.12)

(11/26-30)
Movie: “Murder on a Sunday Morning” Review all chapters for final exam
Watch Movie and post blog connecting the movie to any of the chapters covered in class
Blog 15 post due by noon Sunday (12.2.12)

(12/3-8)
Final week of the semester Exam 2 (all chapters)
Examination Period:
From Wednesday (12.5.12) @ 6:00 PM - until Thursday (12.6.12) @ 6:00 PM

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