(Fed Court Lit 2011) Causes of Action & Pre-Filing Considerations

Is There Anything I Can Do? Identifying Potential Federal Claims
Can I Still Bring the Case? Statutes of Limitations
Will I Ever Get Paid? Assessing Damages & Identifying Fee Shifting Statutes
How Do I Survive Until Payday? Assessing Out of ... Learn More

Filing the Case & Post Filing Issues

Who to Sue, Where to File
Making Strategic Choices About Where and When to File
Overview of Jurisdictional Bars & Obstacles
Filing Fees, Service & Summons
Sufficiency of Complaint or Petition
Relevant Federal Rules
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Welcome to Federal Court

Court Decorum
Working with Court Personnel
Particularities of Local District Practices
Rules, Rules, Rules
Resources for New Practitioners

Faculty:
Erich C. Straub (DL), Milwaukee, WI
Joseph C. Hohenstein, ... Learn More

Post Filing & Discovery

Do You Agree to Assignment of a Magistrate?
Amending the Complaint
Seeking Class Certification
Initial Disclosures
Court Scheduling Orders
Settlement Conferences
Discovery
Motion Practice
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(Fed Court Lit 2011) Surviving Dispositive Motions

Introduction to Dispositive Motions
Timing of Motion
Smart Defense-Anticipating Motions, Building Your Defense
Striking First-When to Consider Affirmative Dispositive Motion
Preparing for & Presenting Oral Argument
Interlocutory Appe... Learn More

(Fed Court Lit 2011) FOIA Litigation & Natz Delay Litigation

Administrative Appeals of FOIA Responses/Non-responses
Preserving Issues for Appeal before EOIR and Agency
Do I Need FOIA, Subpoenas, or Motions to Compel Before EOIR? Judicial Precedents and Their Impact on Our Practice
Remedies for Naturaliz... Learn More

Ongoing Considerations in Federal Litigation & Discussion of Audience Fact Patterns & Questions

How Strong Is My Claim? Are There More Claims to Add?
The Ever Changing Negotiation Position
Tactical Use and Preservation of Discovery
Audience Questions and Fact Patterns

Faculty:
Matt Adams (DL), Seattle, WA
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(Fed Court Lit 2011) Jurisdictional Bars Under INA §242

§242(a)(2)(B)-Discretionary Relief
§242(a)(2)(C)-Criminal Bar
§242(g)-Exclusive Jurisdiction
Impact of REAL ID
Preserving Statutory and Constitutional Claims
Identifying Due Process Claims and Other Constitutional Issues

(Fed Court Lit 2011) Claims Under the Administrative Procedure Act

Scope of APA and Standard of Review
Habeas Review vs. §242
Advantages of APA Review Over Habeas Review
Time for Filing
Proper Defendants
Review of Discretionary Decisions
Review of AOS Denials
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(Fed Court Lit 2011) Challenging Consular Decisions

Limited Review Under Kleindienst v. Mandel and Its Progeny
AAR v. Napolitano (Tariq Ramadan case)
Bustamante v. Mukasey-Extending Mandel review Beyond the First Amendment
Jurisdiction, Standing, Surviving Motions for Dismissal/Summary Judgment... Learn More

(Fed Court Lit 2011) Nuts and Bolts of Bivens/§1983/FTCA Type

Bivens
§1983 Claims
FTCA Claims
Exhaustion of Remedies

Faculty:
Philip Hwang (DL), San Francisco, CA
Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, Washington, DC

(Fed Court Lit 2011) Nuts and Bolts of Habeas Actions

The "In Custody Requirement" -The Expansive Reach of Habeas Actions
Keeping the Case Alive and Avoiding Dismissal Based Upon Mootness
Unlawful Detention vs. Prolonged Detention vs. Indefinite Detention
Is it Worth the Time and Money... Learn More

The Need for Immigration Expertise in Illegal Re-entry Defense

Elements of an Illegal Re-entry Case
Collateral Attacks on Unlawful Removal Orders as Defense
Entering Illegal Re-entry Cases, Getting Clients and Getting Paid

Maria E. Andrade (DL), Conference Program Chair, Boise, ID
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