Course, Casebooks, and Assignments

Req: Same casebook as Fall 2012
Req: Bridges, Schiess, Writing for Litigation, Wolters Kluwer, 2011, 9781454802730
**NEW REQUIRED TEXT**

Joinder of Claims by Plaintiff & Review Supp. Juris 793-97
FRCP 18; 28 U.S.C. §1367

by Defendants - Counterclaims 797-804, n. 6
FRCP 13(a) and (b)

Req: Same as Fall 2012
Req: Bridges, Schiess, Writing for Litigation, Wolters Kluwer, 2011 9781454802730

Joinder of Claims by Plantiff & Review Supp. Juris. 793-97
FRCP 18; 28 U.S.C. §1367
By Defendants - Counterclaims 797-804 n.6
FRCP 13(a) and (b)

Req: Same casebook as Fall 2012
Req: Bridges, Schiess, Writing for Litigation, Wolters Kluwer, 2011, 9781454802730
**NEW REQUIRED TEXT**

Please read pp. 793-812 in casebook.

Req: Same as Fall 2012 (materials posted on Springboard)

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Req: Same as Fall 2012

Please see Professor's website at http://www3.uakron.edu/law/rich

Same as Fall 2012

Please read and be prepared to discuss pp. 480-487, briefing Roe v. Wade. We will also spend some time in class going over matters concerning the exam.

Same as Fall 2012

UCC 2-302 (with comments)
R.2d § 208 (with comments)
CB 403-416
CB 416-424

Req: Same as Fall 2012

WEEK ONE – JANUARY 14 – 612-636

Chapter Five. Performance

1. Determining Scope and Content of Obligation (p. 612)

(A) Integrated Writings and the Parol Evidence Rule (p. 613)

Mitchill v. Lath (icehouse removal) (p. 613)

Masterson v. Sine (family option to repurchase) (p. 617)

Alaska Northern Development, Inc. v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. (Caterpillar part

purchase) (p. 622)

Problem: Parol Evidence Rules Under CISG (p. 628)

Suburban Leisure Center, Inc. v. AMF Bowling Products, Inc. (pool table franchise
agreement)

(p. 629)

Comment: Merger Clauses (p. 632)

Comment: The Parol Evidence Rule and Warranty Disclaimers (p. 634)

Problem: The Case of the Unexpected Spouse (p. 636)

EXAM REVIEW (NO PREPARATION REQUIRED)

Same as Fall 2012

Please read pages 350-370.

Req: Dressler, Criminal Law: Cases and Materials, 6th ed., West Law 9780314279828

Please read pp. 1-18, 29-38 (Introduction and theories of punishment)

Req: Dressler, Criminal Law: Cases & Materials, 6th ed., West Law 9780314279828

For Monday, January 14, please read Chapter 1 in the text. For Wednesday, January 16, we will focus on developing the theme or theory of a criminal case, for this read the short play "Trifles" by Susan Glaspell, available at the following link :

http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=GlaTrif.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=1&division=div1

Req: Dubber, American Criminal Law: Cases....w/CD, 2nd ed., West Law 9781599415697
Req: EInstruction - CPS Pulse (Clickers) Latest ed.,

See Professor's website at http://www3.uakron.edu/law/rich

Req: Dressler, Criminal Law: Cases and Materials, 6th ed., West Law 9780314279828

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Req: Martyn, Law Governing Lawyers, 7th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 9781454812180
Req: Martyn, Traversing Ethical Minefield, 3rd ed., Wolters Kluwer, 9781454808145

Please read and prepare to discuss the material in Chapter One (pages 3-21) of the casebook Traversing the Ethical Minefield (THIRD edition - just coming out this December - please make sure you get the new book, not the old one!). This includes the discussion problems at the beginning of the chapter - consider them before you come to class. Also read and prepare to discuss the material in the Preamble to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct found in your Rules supplement (The Law Governing Lawyers - 2012-13 Edition- again, please make sure you have this year's edition of the Rules supplement).

Req: Gillers, Regulation of Lawyers, 9th ed., 2013, Wolters Kluwer 9781454802990
Req: Gillers and R. Simon,Regulation of Lawyers - Statutes and Standards, 2012 ed., Wolters Kluwer
9780735508613 This volume includes the Model Rules of Professional Conduct [MR].

Req: Morgan, Professional Responsibility: Prob & Materials, 11th ed., West Law 9781599418544
Req: Morgan, 2012 Sel. Stand. on Professional Responsibility, 2012, West Law 9781599419459

Assignment for the 1st week is as follows:

Please read the items below in Chapters 1 and 2 of the text and pages 1-10 in the 2012 Selected Standards on Professional Responsibility. We will discuss problems 1, 2 & 3.

The Legal Profession: Background, Fundamental Issues & Regulation

Unit 1: The sociology of professions, The state of American legal profession today, Development of the legal profession; Development of professional conduct standards. Achieving Justice for the Innocent Client; Prob 1: Admissions to the Bar – Character & fitness for admission to the bar; Candor in the bar application process; Educational & knowledge standards for bar admission; Other attempts at state & federal limits on bar admission (**OMIT Pages 16-24)

Unit 2: Prob. 2: Lawyer Discipline & The Disabled Lawyer – Conduct that may subject lawyer to professional discipline; Aggravating & mitigating factors in discipline cases, problems of alcohol & drug abuse; Interstate discipline; jurisdictions that may sanction & the law they apply; Duty to report another lawyer’s misconduct, the discipline process; Prob. 3: Regulating Lawyers Outside of the Formal Disciplinary Process – Standard of care & conduct in a malpractice action; Proving a malpractice case; Malpractice remedies; Advance waivers of a lawyer’s malpractice.

Same as Fall 2012

Monday January 14, 2013 - Please read pp. 517-520, 529-540 in the casebook.
Background reading: 520-528

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - Pleae read pp. 541-553, 563-564, 583-585 in the casebook.

Req: Same as Fall 2012

The reading assignment for the first week of class is pp. 519-553. You may skim Licari v. Blackwelder (pp. 530-533), as we will not review it closely. On Tuesday, we will spend some time reviewing the Property I Final Exam and grades before introducing the segment on Real Estate Transactions.

Req: Same as Fall 2012

Professor will email the first assignment.

Same as Fall 2012

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Req: Same as Fall 2012

Please read and prepare to discuss the materials on pages 587-632 of the Goldberg casebook.

Req: No casebook required

ALR module enrollment in TWEN begins on January 14, 2013 and ends on February 1, 2013. ALR module enrollment instructions can be found on Springboard http://springboard.uakron.edu

Req: Same as Fall 2012

1. Read Workbook pp. 3-9 (Course Overview, Syllabus & Due Dates)
2. Review Example #5 - Different Perspectives, Workbook p. 24
3. All the materials needed to begin the research on your assigned appellate case are posted on
Springboard, including my memo explaining your task.
4. It's recommended that you begin your research before classes start. By doing so, you relieve some
(much?) pressure during the first two weeks of the semester.
5. You must complete your research by February 5, 2012.

Same as Fall 2012

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Req: Same as Fall 2012
Req: Scalia, Making Your Case: Art of Pers. Judges, 2008 ed., West Law 978031484719**

I. Read Syllabus & Course Policies (available on Springboard)
II. My Favorite: Instructions are posted on Springboard under First-Day Assignment
A. Post by the end of the day Monday, January 14, 2013
B. Read your classmates' posts before our first class on Thursday, January 17, 2013
III. Read articles posted on Springboard under First-Day Assignment

Req: The Board of Student Advisors Harvard Law School, Introduction to Advocacy: Research, Writing and Argument, 7th ed., Foundation Press, 9781587784194

1. Read materials for Appellate Problem posted on Springboard (after January 3).
2. Read Two Versions of the Same Story: Safford v. Redding (on Springboard).
3. After reading both versions, consider the following:
* Who or what is the focus version one?
* Who or what is the focus version two?
* In what ways is the school sympathetic?
* In what ways is the student sympathetic?
* What is the theme (the overarching, seemingly universal plight that the story is about) of each
statement of the case?
* How are the statements of the case different? Consider what facts are emphasized or omitted in
each version.
* Which statement of the case did you find more persuasive? Why?

Req: Same as Fall 2012

Read in Neumann, Chapters 27, 29, 30 and 31. Read the exercises that appear in some of the chapters, but you do not need to complete them. Close to the time of our first class, our appellate problem hypothetical will be posted on Springboard. Read it over before class. During the first class, we'll discuss initiating your research.

Req: No new book order

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Req: Cunningham, Introductory Acct..Finance +Aud. F/Lawyers, 5th ed., 2012, West Law 9780314912602

Read pages 1-22.

Req: Koch, Administrative Law: Cases and Materials, 6th ed., Lexis Nexis 9781422470435
Rec: Fox, Understanding Administrative Law, 5th ed., Lexis Nexis 9781422417140
Rec: Funk, Adminstrative Law: Example & Explanations, 4th ed., Wolters Kluwer 9781454805212
Rec: Gellhorn, Admin Law & Process In a Nutshell, 5th ed., West Law 9780314144362

Each evening class consists of two classes as set out in the syllabus. For the first class, prepare as follows:

Class #1 - Introduction - pages 1-36

This material raises a number of philosophical questions:

- To what extent and when is the community responsible for protecting or assuring the well being of its members?

- What is the role of government in meeting that responsibility?

- How should government fulfill its role? Criminal prosecution? Regulation? Providing subsidies or other financial benefits?

Those with last names beginning with A-R should view the materials from Abby’s (and her mother’s) point of view – skeptical of reliance upon government. (See Lessons 1B.1, p. 9, and 1B.2, p. 29). Those with last names beginning with S-Z should view the materials from the point of view of Ben, the apparently idealistic new agency employee. (I may change the alphabet-based assignments depending upon the makeup of the class.)

What arguments would Ben and his colleagues make in favor of the new Wine Trade Commission? How might Abby or her mother respond?

You need to read through the Wine Trade Commission Act in Appendix I, page 779-791.

Class #2 – Constitutionality of Agencies – pages 36-51 (through Note 7)

Prepare to discuss the questions raised in Lesson 1C.1, p. 37.

On TWEN, see Agencies in the Three Branches. You can also check out other agency organization charts.

Req: Darrow, Mastering The Law School Exam, 2007 ed., West Law 9780314162816
Req: Schwartz, Contracts: A Context and Practice Book, Carolina Academic Press 9781594606403
Req: Shafiroff, First Year Law School Success, 3rd ed., BarBri 9780314269201

The first assignment for CLL is as follows:

1. Make an appointment with all fall professors to review exams;
2. Make an appointment with Mrs. Palmer-Schmitz as a condition of enrolling in CLL;
3. Read Schwartz (pages 3-11), Darrow (pages 79-96 and 159-185), and BarBri (pages 21-40) before class on January 17; and
4. Be prepared to discuss Schwartz Exercises 1-1 and 1-2 in class.

Req: Darrow, Mastering The Law School Exam, 2007 ed., West Law 9780314162816
Req: Schwartz, Contracts: A Context and Practice Book, Carolina Academic Press, 9781594606403
Req: Shafiroff, First Year Law School Success, 3rd ed., BarBri 9780314269201

The first assignment for CLL is as follows:

1. Make an appointment with all fall professors to review exams;
2. Make an appointment with Mrs. Palmer-Schmitz as a condition of enrolling in CLL;
3. Read Schwartz (pages 3-11), Darrow (pages 79-96 and 159-185), and BarBri (pages 21-40) before class on January 17; and
4. Be prepared to discuss Schwartz Exercises 1-1 and 1-2 in class.

Req: Darrow, Mastering The Law School Exam, 2007 ed., West Law 9780314162816
Req: Schwartz, Contracts: A Context and Practice Book, Carolina Academic Press 9781594606403
Req: Shafiroff, First Year Law School Success, 3rd ed., BarBri 9780314269201

The first assignment for CLL is as follows:

1. Make an appointment with all fall professors to review exams;
2. Make an appointment with Mrs. Palmer-Schmitz as a condition of enrolling in CLL;
3. Read Schwartz (pages 3-11), Darrow (pages 79-96 and 159-185), and BarBri (pages 21-40) before class on January 17; and
4. Be prepared to discuss Schwartz Exercises 1-1 and 1-2 in class.

Req: EInstruction, CPS Pulse
Req: Warren, Commerical Law, 8th ed., West Law, 9781599417851
Req: Warren, Commerical Law: Selected Statutes, 2012, West Law 9781609301538

For the First Week prepare: Textbook pp. 627-651; register for course on TWEN; read syllabus (available on TWEN); register your clicker (instructions available on TWEN).

Req: Epstein, Freer, Roberts, Shepherd, Business Structures, 3rd ed., West 9780314200594
Req: Clickers

Day (001): Read pages 1-17

Eve (801): Read pages 1-30; 109-14

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Req: Cox, et al, Labor Law - Cases and Materials, 15th ed., 2012, West Law 9781599419503
Req: Cox, et al, Labor Law - Statutory and Case Supplement, newest edition, West Law

For the first class read the following pages in the textbook: 42-77. In the supplement, starting at page 23 read the following sections of the National Labor Relations Act: Sections 1, 2, 3 (a), (b), (d) and 7.

Bring the textbook and the supplement to the first class. Enjoy your time off and the holidays,

Req: Foonberg, Jay, How to Start & Build a Law Practice, 5th ed., American Bar Assoc. 9781590312476

Please read pps. xix-xxx, 3-5, 8-15.

Req: Various, Drafting Wills & Trusts, OH State Bar 11-034

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Req: Levine, Remedies: Public & Private, 5th ed., 2009, West Law 9780314184108
Rec: Fischer, Understanding Remedies, 2010, LexisNexis
Rec: Janutis, Questions & Answers: Remedies, 2007, LexisNexis 9780820570785

For the first week of class, both day and evening sections should prepare: Levine, et al, Remedies: Public & Private, pps. 1-20, 31-40, and 45-54.

Req: Emanuel, Strategies & Tactics for the MBE, 2009 ed., Wolters Kluwer 9780735570634
Req: Gallagher, Perform Your Best on the Bar Exam Performance Test (MPT): Train to Finish the MPT in
90 Mins., Like a Sport, 2011 ed., Barwrite Press 9780970608833
Req: Gallagher, Scoring High on Bar Exam Essays, 3rd ed., Barwrite Press, 9780970608819
Rec: Barker, Cracking the Bar Exam Code: The Ultimate Secrets Revealed, 2005 ed., Pillar House
9780971045330

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Req: Daley, Real Estate Development Law, 11th ed., West Law 9780314267429

Please read Chapters 1 and 2 in the textbook.

Req: Frolik, Elder Law: Cases and Materials, 5th ed., Lexis Nexis 9781422490389

WEEK ONE - Assignment: Read Chapter 1 and be prepared for lively discussion. Also, bring one story of a case in which you thought that the legal system did not adequately protect an older person’s interests and be prepared to tell it. Your story can be from personal experience or a reported case.

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Req: Thomas Morawetz, Literature and the Law, Wolters Kluwer, 2007 9780735562806

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Req: Gianneli, Reader, "Achieving Justice, Freeing the Innocent, Convicting the Guilty, 2006, American Bar Association 9781590316689
Req: Grisham, John, "The Innocent Man", 2006, Random House

Read (or re-read if you have already read it) John Grisham's, The Innocent Man.

Req: Chow and Schoenbaum, International Business Transaction, 2nd ed., Wolters Kluwer 9780735570658

Read and be prepared to discuss pp. 1-26.

No casebook required

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Req: Weissbrodt, International Human Rights, 4th ed., Lexis Nexis 9781422411735
Rec: Weissbrodt, Selected Intl. Human Rights Instruments, 4th ed., 2010, Lexis Nexis 9781422411742

Please read Chapter 1, pages 1-47 in casebook.

No Book Order

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Req: No book Required

First assignment will be distributed by email prior to the start of the semester.

Req: Lowe, Anderson, et al, Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law, 5th ed., West 9780314183972
Req: Lowe, Anderson, et al, Forms Manual to Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law, 5th ed., West
978031483996

Please read:

Text pages 1-13 (stop at the types of reservoirs); Text pages 353-361 = general introduction to oil and gas drilling concepts.
Additional reading: Geological Formations:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/10/Energy/Utica/UticaShale_WellPrototype_diagram.pdf

Additional reading: Marcellus and Utica Shale:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=c070Q7UtUyo%3d&tabid=23014

Additional reading: OOGA page discussing Ohio history of oil and production. Handout
Doc#356907

Additional reading: Horizontal well drilling video available at
http://marcelluscoalition.org/2009/01/driling-process-video/

Text Page 19 notes to 33 (Ownership of oil and gas rights)
Additional reading: Sections and Townships:
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/boundaries/a_plss.html#one

Additional reading: Chance v. BP Chemicals, 670 N.E.2d 985 (rule of capture)

Text pages 33-40 (Gas storage).

Text pages 40-50 (Correlative rights)

Req: Materials are posted on Springboard

posted on Springboard

Req: Same as Fall 2012

Read pages 931-948 (exclude Holtz's Estate and #2, p. 947)
From TWEN: Congress Finally Resolves Estate Tax Uncertainity...

Req: Legal Drafting Workbook - available on Springboard

Read Workbook pp. 2-6 (Course Overview, Syllabus & Due Dates)
Review Edited Contract (Workbook pp. 31-34) (We will review through Section Two at our first class)

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Req: Bridges and Schiess, Writing for Litigation, 2011 ed., Wolters Kluwer 9781454802730

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Req: Bridges, Schiess, Writing for Litigation, 2011, Aspen Publishers 9781454802730

Read the course hypothetical which will be posted on Springboard near the time of the first class. Read the syllabus which will also be posted just prior to the first class. Read the test material referenced in the syllabus for discussion at the first class.

Req: Dunnewold, Mary, Judicial Clerkship: A Practical Guide, Carolina Academic Press, 9781594606410

1. Read the factual record and materials (posted on Springboard after January 3rd).
2. Read John B. Nesbitt, The Role of Trial Court Opinions in the Judicial Process, 75 N.Y. St. BJ. 39
(September 2003) (posted on Springboard)
3. Read James Boyd White, What's An Opinion For?, 62 U. Chi. L. Rev. 1363 (1995) (posted on
Springboard)

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Req: Anderson, Appellate Practice & Proc. 2012 ed., LexisNexis 9781593457327

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Req: Murray, Basic Trial Advocacy, 2003 ed., Tower Publishing, 9780974794402
Rec: Spence, Win Your Case: How to Present, Persuade... 2005 ed., Mac Higher, 9780312360672

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Req: Murray, Basic Trial Advocacy, 2003 ed., Tower Publishing, 9780974794402
Req: Spence, Win Your Case: How to Present, Persuade... 2005 ed., Mac Higher, 9780312360672

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No Book Required

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Re: Available on Springboard

Please read the 4 cases under the heading INTRODUCTION in the syllabus (Mason, American Paper, Surgidev, and Tabor).

Req: Goldstein and Trimble, International Intellectual Property Law, 3rd ed., Foundation Press 9781609301033
Req: Goldstein and Trimble, Legal Materials on Intellectual Property, Treaty Supplement, 2011, Foundation Press 9781609300029

Professor Oddi will email the students the first assignment.

Fox, Cases and Materials on US Antitrust in Global Context, 3rd ed., West, 9780314199928

Please read pages 1-58.

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Req: Versteeg, Sports Law: Cases and Materials, 2nd ed., Vandeplas Publishing 9781600421105

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Req: No books are required for this course

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