Bryson on Virginia Civil Procedure

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1 University of Richmond UR Scholarship Repository Law Faculty Publications School of Law 2017 Bryson on Virginia Civil Procedure William Hamilton Bryson University of Richmond, Follow this and additional works at: Part of the Civil Procedure Commons Recommended Citation W. Hamilton Bryson, Bryson on Virginia Civil Procedure (5th ed., 2017). This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Law at UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Law Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact

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3 Bryson on VIRGINIA CIVIL PROCEDURE FIFTH EDITION 2017 W. Hamilton Bryson University of Richmond NOV Law Library 9~ LexisNexis

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5 t:_cj :/ 1:--:, ') A DETAILED SYNOPSIS FOR EACH CHAPTER APPEARS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CHAPTER CHAPTER I EXTRA-JUDICIAL PROCEDURES - I I ' SELF HELP JOINT ACTION OF BOTH PARTIES CHAPTER IA IA.O J IA.02 EXCURSUS ON TIME LIMITS GENERAL TIME LIMITS EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITS CHAPTER POTENTIAL JURISDICTION JUDGES SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION COURTS OBJECTIONS TO POTENTIAL JURISDICTION CHAPTER ACTIVE JURISDICTION PROCESS TYPES OF ACTIVE JURISDICTION APPEARANCES CHAPTER VENUE PREFERRED VENUE PERMISSIBLE VENUE VENUE IN MISCELLANEOUS CASES WRONG VENUE CONVENIENT VENUE (FORUM NON CONVENIENS) MULTIPLE PARTIES FORUM SELECTION CLAUSES 111

6 ---- CHAPTERS PARTIES MISNOMER COMPETENCY MULTIPLE PARTIES CHAPTER PLEADING FILING OF PLEADINGS COMPLAINTS DEFENDANT'S PLEADINGS PASSING THE BLAME TO OTHER PARTIES REPLIES AND ISSUE JOINED DEFAULT JUDGMENT SUMMARY JUDGMENT EXCEPTIONS IN DIVORCE CASES AMENDMENT OF PLEADINGS CHAPTER PRETRIAL PROTECTIONS PRE-JUDGMENT ATTACHMENT DETINUE DISTRESS FOR RENT PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS SPECIAL RECEIVERS LIS PENDENS MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTERS TAKING EVIDENCE IN EQUITY INTERROGATORIES TO PARTIES DEPOSITIONS OF WITNESSES EVIDENCE ORE TEN US COMMISSION ERS IN CHANCERY ISSUES OUT OF CHANCERY AND JURIES HEARINGS IN EQUITY iv

7 CHAPTER DISCOVERY GENERAL PURPOSES GENERAL AVAILABILITY SCOPE PRIVILEGES AGAINST DISCOVERY DEPOSITIONS INTERROGATORIES REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THINGS MEDICAL EXAM INA TIO NS LIMITATIONS ON DISCOVERY ENFORCEMENT OF DISCOVERY APPEALABILITY OF DISCOVERY ORDERS CHAPTER PRETRIAL CONFERENCE PRETRIAL ORDER SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE VARIATIONS BETWEEN COURTS CHAPTER I I 1.04 I I TRIALS AT COMMON LAW DOCKETS DISCONTINUANCES CONTINUANCES AND STAYS IMPANELING THE JURY MOTIONS AT TRIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL VERDICTS MOTIONS AFTER VERDICT CHAPTER FINAL JUDGMENTS AND DECREES FORMALITIES PROCEDURES RES JUDICATA v

8 ATTACKS ON JUDGMENTS STAYS PENDING APPEALS CHAPTER INTEREST CONTRACTED FOR BY THE PARTIES ON JUDGMENTS CHAPTER COSTS ITEMS INCLUDED ITEMS NOT INCLUDED PAID BY WHOM SECURITY FOR COSTS CONCLUSION / CHAPTER CHAPTER SANCTIONS SUBSTANCE PROCEDURE CONCLUSION MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS QUO W ARRANTO MANDAMUS AND PROHIBITION EM INENT DOMAIN CONDEMNATIONS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE REVIEW PANEL GENERAL DISTRICT COURTS CHAPTER APPEALS APPEALABLEERRORS TIMELINESS PERFECTING THE APPEAL BRIEFS AND ARGUMENT DECISIONS OF THE COURT VI

9 17.07 REHEARINGS CHAPTER ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND DECREES EXEMPTIONS FROM EXECUTION COMMON LAW EQUITY INDEX vii