Episode description
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is another episode in our "Listen and Learn" series, where we review legal concepts and apply them to fact patterns. Today, we're talking about a commonly tested Civ Pro topic -- subject matter jurisdiction.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Review of the basic concept of jurisdiction
- How to structure your subject matter jurisdiction essay answer
- The rules for federal question and diversity
- Determining citizenship and domicile for people and corporations
- Analyzing two Civ Pro essay questions, from the February 2009 and July 2012 California bar exams
- Other laws that tie into subject matter jurisdiction
Resources:
- Brainy Bar Bank – UBE (MEE + MPT) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank-ube-mee-mpt/)
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2009 (https://www.calweasel.com/sites/default/files/February2009EssaysandSampleAnswers.pdf)
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2012 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/CBXJuly2012_Selected_Answers_Essays_R.pdf)
- Podcast Episode 72: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Civil Procedure (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-72-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-civil-procedure/)
- Podcast Episode 87: Listen and Learn -- Homicide (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-87-listen-and-learn-homicide/)
- Podcast Episode 88: Listen and Learn – Negligence Per Se (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-88-listen-and-learn-negligence-per-se/)
- Podcast Episode 89: Listen and Learn – What Is Hearsay? (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-89-listen-and-learn-what-is-hearsay/)
- Podcast Episode 91: Listen and Learn – Logical and Legal Relevance (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-91-listen-and-learn-logical-and-legal-relevance/)
- Frequently Tested Topics on the California Bar Exam vs the UBE: Civil Procedure (https://barexamtoolbox.com/frequently-tested-topics-on-the-california-bar-exam-vs-the-ube-civil-procedure/)
- How to Cope If You Forget a Rule on the Bar (https://barexamtoolbox.com/how-to-cope-if-you-forget-a-rule-on-the-bar/)
Download the Transcript
(https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-92-listen-and-learn-subject-matter-jurisdiction/)
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Alison & Lee