With this ninth edition of Civil Examples & Explanations , Joseph Glannon’s uniquely entertaining style teaches and engages students in all aspects of the first-year Civil Procedure course. Accessible introductions and explanations combine with a proven pedagogy in the popular Examples & Explanations format that is effective for learning and applying the fundamental concepts and rules covered in the Civil Procedure course. New to the Ninth
If I did okay in Civ Pro, this book and my friends pulled me over the finish line. Highly recommended supplement to a 1L course. Effective learning requires testing/applying your knowledge, and the example questions in this book work well for that purpose.
You still need to pay attention, though, because certain topics are not covered at all: We spent an entire day on class actions; I think this book mentions class actions once in passing.