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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 13

November 17th, 2006 · 1 Comment

In which the protagonists resort to bathroom humor to help them memorize the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Pardon us if you find this project stinky, but it’s really helping us learn things.
Rule 13 is all about counterclaim, so we chose to highlight this one by utilizing the oldest blame game in the world.
Odor in [...]

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 11-12

November 16th, 2006 · No Comments

The Rules are starting to get more complicated, so I had to get some help.

Today, Rob from Charlottesville calls me up to offer assistance with Rule 11. And you know I’ve got Rule 12 on lockdown. Defenses and objections are my forté!
Once again, if you’re watching these and you’re not a 1L law student, you [...]

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8-10

November 15th, 2006 · 1 Comment

If you’re watching these and you’re not in law school, step away from your computer slowly.
Actually, you’re pretty smart to watch these things. I’m providing you with the cheapest law school experience in the country. Although, you pay for what you get.
Here’s Rules 8-10. It’s about to get interesting. Rule 12 is going to be [...]

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 5-7

November 14th, 2006 · 2 Comments

I’m still on pace to learn them all before my exam.
For your viewing pleasure… 
I’m assuming this is only mildly interesting for a grand total of 3 human beings in the entire world. It’s a bit of an experiment. It’s more for me than you, but you’re the one who keeps reading these words.
Let me know [...]

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: 1-4

November 13th, 2006 · 3 Comments

I am possibly the biggest dork in the world. I’m okay with that.

I present you with a video I made in the beginning of my effort to learn all 86 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in time for my exam, which is in less than 25 days.

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 1-4 on Vimeo

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Sudan

October 3rd, 2006 · 1 Comment

My good friend Peter Jordan recently returned from Sudan. There’s a genocide going on there, and the least I could do is post up a link to a 5 minute documentary he made. It’s called “Darfur Rising.”
Peter is a very talented filmmaker, and hopefully his films will catch the eyes of people in a position [...]

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Tags: Movies · Politics

Netflix

June 14th, 2006 · 1 Comment

My Netflix Queue has been neglected lately. I ended up pulling off the hat trick in a 48 hour period, watching all three movies I had checked out.
West Wing: Season 6: Disc 1? I miss you Aaron Sorkin. This show went downhill fast. I’m still going to watch anyway. After you’ve invested that much time [...]

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