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Erie Flowchart

The document is a flowchart summarizing the Erie Doctrine, which deals with whether federal or state law applies in federal courts. The Erie Doctrine aims to discourage forum shopping and avoid inequitable administration of laws. The flowchart outlines the steps and tests used to determine if state or federal law applies, including the Byrd test examining if a state rule is bound up with state rights and obligations, and the Hanna test analyzing whether a federal rule directly conflicts in terms of the twin aims of Erie.

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Erie Flowchart

The document is a flowchart summarizing the Erie Doctrine, which deals with whether federal or state law applies in federal courts. The Erie Doctrine aims to discourage forum shopping and avoid inequitable administration of laws. The flowchart outlines the steps and tests used to determine if state or federal law applies, including the Byrd test examining if a state rule is bound up with state rights and obligations, and the Hanna test analyzing whether a federal rule directly conflicts in terms of the twin aims of Erie.

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Erie Doctrine Flowchart

The discouragement of forum shopping and 2. avoidance of inequitable administration of the laws

Is state law substantive / black letter law? Fed Rule on Point? Possibly/No Do BOTH
NO (look at twin aims of Erie before deciding) (Grey Area)

Byrd Test YES Hanna Dicta


Is state rule bound up with (implementing of) state created rights& obligations? Does
Analyze
it regulate
in lightprimary
of twin aims
behavior?
of Erie.
YES Hanna Holding 1. Forum Shopping?
Apply Fed Rule if it’s valid. 2. Inequitable admin. of the laws?

State law applies (f/ Erie & RDA)


Valid if reasonable person would consider it procedural
Y N Y N

State law Rule of form & mode. State law Fed law
BALANCE

Fed. Countervailing Interests (forOutcome


fed law) determinative test (for state law)
(always have uniformity, but weakIf on
outcome
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Byrdbe
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different
judge/jury
depending
relationship
on which
which
law
outweighed
applies (i.e.outcome
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determinacy)
limitations is very determinative if its run

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