New pleading in the twenty-first century slamming the federal courthouse doors? Scott Dodson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is the first book to analyse comprehensively, critique, and provide solutions for the new pleading regime in U.S. federal courts. It synthesises a theoretical account of New Pleading, argues that New Pleading is inconsistent with a system of procedural justice, and provides two distinct solutions for rectifying the inconsistency: return to Old Pleading or the adoption of 'New Discovery'. Finally, the book situates New Pleading and the solutions that the author advocates in a wider international comparative context.