TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dessem,R.Lawrence
TI  - Pretrial litigation in a nutshell
T2  - West nutshell series
SN  - 9780314184276 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - KF 8900 D475p 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - St. Paul, MN
PB  - Thomson/West
KW  - Pre-trial procedure
KW  - United States
KW  - Pleading
KW  - Motions (Law)
N1  - Includes index; Introduction -- Client interviewing and the establishment of the attorney-client relationship -- Pretrial planning and investigation -- The complaint -- Responses to the complaint -- Disclosure and the scope of civil discovery -- Interrogatories -- Depositions -- Requests for production, examinations, and admissions -- Judicial intervention into the discovery and disclosure process -- Pretrial motion practice -- Summary judgment -- Pretrial conferences and pretrial orders -- Negotiation and settlement
ER  -