918+pp.; 8th ed. 2023-24; 2 Vol. set
SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS - CIVIL
VOLUME II
PRETRIAL
CV1.Civil Process Flowchart
CV2.Commencement of Action
CV3.Substitution and Disqualification
CV4.Scheduling/Pretrial Conference
CV5.Pretrial Motions
CV6.Dispositive Motions
CV7.Statutes of Limitation/Notices of Claim
CV8.Discovery
CV9.Civil Proceedings: Phone; Video; Fax; and e-Filing
TRIAL
CV10.Motions Relating to Trial
CV11.Empaneling of Jury
CV12.Voir Dire/Selection of Jury
CV13.Jury Management Problems
CV14.Opening Statements
CV15.Trial Evidence
CV16.Motions at Close of Evidence
CV17.Closing Argument
CV18.Jury Instructions
CV19.Verdicts
CV20.Motions After Verdict
CV21.Bench Trial
CV22.Damages
CV23.Costs
CV24.Frivolous Actions
CV25.Judgments/Relief from Judgment
VOLUME IIA
WRITS
CV26.Certiorari
CV27.Habeas Corpus
CV28.Mandamus/Public Records
CV29.Prohibition
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
CV30.Judicial Review of Administrative Agency Decisions (Ch 227)
CV31.Worker’s Compensation
CV32.Unemployment Insurance
CV33.Zoning
CV34.Eminent Domain
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
CV35.Consumer Act/Creditor Actions
CV36.Replevin
CV37.Garnishment
CV38.Attachment
CV39.Foreclosure
CV40.Settlements: Structured, Minors, and Incompetent Persons
CV41.Small Claims
CV42.Injunctions
CV43.Contempt
CV44.Section 1983 Actions in State Court
CV45.Prisoner Litigation
CV46.Declaratory Judgments
CV47.Section 102.29 (Third-Party) Actions
MISCELLANEOUS
CV48.Insurance Questions
CV49.Bankruptcy and Receivership Overview
CV50.Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
CV51.Class Actions
The 2023-2024 revision includes a number of changes such as:
- The addition of a new chapter on class actions
- New references to recently decided appellate opinions on various topics, including venue, summary judgment, statutes of limitation, closing argument, certiorari, mandamus, judicial review of administrative decisions, zoning, injunctions, actions in state court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, declaratory judgments, and insurance
- The Wisconsin Legislature’s creation of a new form of certiorari review for final decisions of local governmental bodies regarding residential-development applications
- The reorganization of the benchbook’s discussion of expert testimony in the chapter on trial evidence
- Updated dollar amounts affecting garnishment proceedings and condemnation actions
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