Hello and welcome! This account is devoted to civ pro topics for first year students -- @CornellLaw and beyond. We'll be highlighting civ pro in the news to help you understand how the doctrines you learn in class play out in real life.
Some fun civ pro content, service of process edition.
(I saw some pretty good puns about this earlier, feel free to share them in the replies, we all need a chuckle).
Judge Rejects Bid To Serve Shaq Via DM In FTX Class Action https://t.co/oxWF7k4rAU
The ruling is the first of its kind since an appeals court ordered the dismissal of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case that J&J had been using to stall about 40,000 cancer lawsuits.
https://t.co/nLmGc7EQkj
I hope everyone is having a good Valentine's day. If you're in St. Louis, you might check out the City Museum, located on the site of the former International Shoe factory, for a romantic outing -- civ pro style. https://t.co/CCXgHDsdR6
The case started out with a guy named John Hipple. Here's a nice photo of a youngish John. Does he look a little freaky around the eyes? You be the judge.
By 1905, however, his misdeeds had caught up with him and he was tried on corruption charges while a Senator. He was convicted. (In this drawing, Mitchell is the guy with the long beard and little spectacles)