Second Year Required Courses  Second Year Required Courses  The
second year of our Northern California law school courses can be
completed in two semesters  Our Juris Doctor degree enters the
fascinating area of civil procedure, limits of court
interrogations, examining and using physical evidence during
trial, burden of proof, constitutional considerations, tenant
law, and the political hot-button issue of eminent domain.  LAW
600A/B Civil Procedure (6 units) Jurisdiction – traditional and
modern concepts. Federal and State subject matter jurisdiction;
judgments; res judicata and collateral estoppel; forms of
action, demurrer, answer, cross-actions, amendment of pleadings,
joinder of actions and parties, venue of actions, process,
motions, civil discovery, trial procedure, dismissals, non-suit,
directed verdict.  LAW 603A/B Constitutional Law (6 units) The
federal structure: Judicial review, congressional powers,
commerce power, state powers and federalism, individual rights,
due process, equal protection, s