262: Listen and Learn -- Motions for Judgment as a Matter of Law and Motions for New Trial (Civ Pro)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this week's episode, we're focusing on a topic from Civil Procedure -- specifically, motions for judgment as a matter of law and motions for new trial, where the moving party is asking the court to take certain issues away from the jury.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The two types of motions for judgment as a matter of law
• The standard for granting a motion for judgment as a matter of law
• Filing and granting motions for new trial
• Analyzing a hypo encompassing the above concepts

Resources:

• "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• SpacedRepetition.com (https://spacedrepetition.com/)
• Podcast Episode 203: Listen and Learn – Motions for Summary Judgment (Civ Pro) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-203-listen-and-learn-motions-for-summary-judgment-civ-pro/)
• Podcast Episode 244: Spaced Repetition and Memorization During Bar Prep (w/Gabe Teninbaum) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-244-spaced-repetition-and-memorization-during-bar-prep-w-gabe-teninbaum/)

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Alison & Lee

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