This course will provide students with intensive, practical experience with application of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in the context of civil environmental litigation. Participating in either a plaintiff’s or defendant’s litigation team, students will follow each basic step in pretrial civil litigation under the FRCP, from complaint filing through discovery. Students will learn how to develop an overall case strategy; initiate a case in federal district court; draft and file pleadings; develop a case management plan and discovery plan; prepare for electronic discovery; attend a mock Rule 16 conference; prepare and respond to written and oral discovery; raise and resolve discovery disputes; prepare expert disclosures and take and defend experts in deposition. The example litigation in this class will focus on the Clean Air Act.​