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CLS: Dorf for Fed Courts?

Anyone taking Dorf for Fed Courts? I didn't have him for Ci...
abusive jew
  11/17/06
He's pretty unclear, but he's very funny, and pretty obvious...
Frozen psychic
  11/17/06
Dorf Goes Fishing was my favorite
Ungodly histrionic legend indian lodge
  11/17/06
i laughed.
navy orchestra pit
  11/17/06
I'm not looking forward to the 24 hour final exam in it, but...
crusty green kitty address
  11/17/06
...
Sinister senate
  11/17/06
If you like taking risks, however, it would be badass to go ...
Frozen psychic
  11/17/06
This is what I was thinking, too.
Mind-boggling Onyx Organic Girlfriend
  11/17/06
Dorf is clearly brilliant, but in class he has a way of maki...
Galvanic fear-inspiring parlor
  11/17/06
titcr
Yellow useless forum
  11/17/06
The CLS Registrar does it again (i.e., make the office look ...
crusty green kitty address
  11/17/06
Yeah, uh ... they're special.
Mind-boggling Onyx Organic Girlfriend
  11/17/06


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Date: November 17th, 2006 4:25 PM
Author: abusive jew

Anyone taking Dorf for Fed Courts? I didn't have him for Civ Pro, but have heard mixed things about his teaching style.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=528313&forum_id=2#7013385)





Date: November 17th, 2006 4:47 PM
Author: Frozen psychic

He's pretty unclear, but he's very funny, and pretty obviously a genius. Also, he's one of those profs that doesn't make any sense while you're taking his class, but his way of thinking sort of sticks with you. That is, he starts to make sense months later. I hated the experience of taking civ pro with him, but I appreciate it in retrospect.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=528313&forum_id=2#7013521)





Date: November 17th, 2006 4:50 PM
Author: Ungodly histrionic legend indian lodge

Dorf Goes Fishing was my favorite

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=528313&forum_id=2#7013545)





Date: November 17th, 2006 5:21 PM
Author: navy orchestra pit

i laughed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=528313&forum_id=2#7013805)





Date: November 17th, 2006 4:51 PM
Author: crusty green kitty address

I'm not looking forward to the 24 hour final exam in it, but I think I'll be taking it.

Moving aside from the Dorf issue: Are you a 2L or a 3L?

If you're a 2L, there's no need to take Fed Courts now, since it's a really hard class and you don't need to have taken it before clerkship interviews. Take it as a 3L if you can.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=528313&forum_id=2#7013554)





Date: November 17th, 2006 4:57 PM
Author: Sinister senate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=528313&forum_id=2#7013613)





Date: November 17th, 2006 5:37 PM
Author: Frozen psychic

If you like taking risks, however, it would be badass to go into clerkship interviews with an A in fed courts. But yeah, probably not worth the risk.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=528313&forum_id=2#7013932)





Date: November 17th, 2006 5:54 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Onyx Organic Girlfriend

This is what I was thinking, too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=528313&forum_id=2#7014049)





Date: November 17th, 2006 5:04 PM
Author: Galvanic fear-inspiring parlor

Dorf is clearly brilliant, but in class he has a way of making things more difficult than they need to be. Granted, I had him for Con Law, which is a muddy area, but instead of helping you wade through the mud, he pretty much tosses you in it and tries to drown you.

He's funny and entertaining, but you may not understand 50% of what he's talking about.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=528313&forum_id=2#7013667)





Date: November 17th, 2006 5:56 PM
Author: Yellow useless forum

titcr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=528313&forum_id=2#7014058)





Date: November 17th, 2006 5:41 PM
Author: crusty green kitty address

The CLS Registrar does it again (i.e., make the office look like a bunch of idiots):

"Please be reminded that Spring Pre-Registration closes at 5pm on Monday, November 20. If you do not pre-register by the deadline, you will have to wait until the change of program period (September 5-September 19) to add/drop classes. The lottery will be run later this summer and schedules will be posted in Lawnet in late August."

What's even worse is that they have the correct information further down the email and no one proofreading wondered why the dates didn't match up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=528313&forum_id=2#7013958)





Date: November 17th, 2006 5:54 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Onyx Organic Girlfriend

Yeah, uh ... they're special.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=528313&forum_id=2#7014045)