Docket Information

The Docket is the Law School's official means of communicating important administrative announcements and many Law School events to the student body. The Docket is published weekly [bi-weekly June-August] only in electronic form and the complete contents are contained in this site. Students are responsible for all information in each issue. In addition, please check both your e-mail accounts and pendaflex mail folders daily for important faculty and administrative communications disseminated after the week's Docket has been published.

Unless you request otherwise, announcements will appear in one issue only.

Notices for the calendar (not the Docket) should be directed to Mark Gebhart, mgebhart@umich.edu or 734.647.1014.

Docket Web-based Submission Form

The Docket accepts announcements on a Web based submission form. The article submission form is available at http://cgi2.www.law.umich.edu/_Docketposting/DocketSubmissionForm.asp. Our deadline remains 1:00 p.m. for publication the following Monday (Docket Schedule).

Deadlines

Bates Overseas Fellowships Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 1, 2005
Event Contact: Stephanie Wiederhold, wls@umich.edu, 734.764.0535

Are you interested in pursuing an internship or other project overseas after you have completed two years of law school or shortly after graduation? Do you need funding to make your dream a reality? The Law School has an endowment for assisting recent law school graduates, or law students who have had two or more years of law study, to travel abroad for work or study experience.

The deadline for submitting proposals for projects to take place between January 2006 and January 2007 is Wednesday, November 1, 2005. In the past, students have used the fellowships for internships with international agencies, human rights organizations, and law offices in foreign countries; or comparative legal study and teaching assistantships at universities throughout the world; or pursuit of a research project for which field research overseas is an important component. (Students may not seek Bates Fellowships for externships or study abroad programs for academic credit toward the student's JD.)

A more detailed announcement about the application process for a Bates Overseas Fellowship may be found at the Center for International and Comparative Law, 300D Legal Research, or can be found at the following web site: www.law.umich.edu/CentersAndPrograms/cicl/programs/BatesTravelFellowships.htm.

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Exams & Registration

Winter 2006 Early Registration And Drop/Add Calendar

Early Registration Period uses the Law School's own Priority Registration System (PRS) to temporarily reserve law classes:

Round One for selecting seminars, practice/simulation courses, and clinics:
Begins Monday, October 31, at 8:00 a.m.
Ends Friday, November 4, at 5:00 p.m.

*Round One results e-mailed to students on Friday, November 11.

Round Two for selecting upper-class courses. You can select open seminars, clinics, and practice/simulation courses and/or add your name to the bottom of a waitlist for closed seminars, clinics, and practice/simulation courses:
Begins Monday, November 14, at 8:00 a.m.
Ends Friday, November 18, at 5:00 p.m.
 

*Round Two results e-mailed to students on Friday, December 2.

Students must have financial holds removed by: Monday, November 21.
If you have a financial hold (a negative service indicator) on your record when the PRS data is loaded into M-Pathways, your temporarily reserved law classes will not load, your class schedule will be gone, and you will not be "officially¨ enrolled at the University!
 

Once your financial obligation is paid and the financial hold removed, then you will have to create a class schedule by adding your name to the few open law courses and/or adding your name to the bottom of waitlists. Contacting the professor to obtain a seat in a closed law class is not an option!

         Drop/Add Period uses the University's Wolverine Access System:

         Winter 2006
         Drop/Add begins Thursday, December 22, at 8:00 a.m.
         (Students can add their name to the bottom of waitlists for seminars, clinics, and practice/simulation courses      

         until January 4, 2006. Starting January 5, students will have to e-mail Amy Bishop (albishop@umich.edu) to have

         their name added to the bottom of a waitlist.)

         Winter 2006
         Waitlist Drop/Add begins Wednesday, January 11, at 8:00 a.m.
         (Permission codes will be entered each morning for seminars, practice/simulation courses, and clinics that meet 

         that afternoon. Prof Pick permission codes will be entered as received. )

         Winter 2006
         ALL Drop/Add activity ends Thursday, January 19, at 5:00 p.m.

         As always, we will be available for questions during business hours in Room 300 HH, or you can e-mail

         the Office of the Registrar staff (lawrecords@umich.edu).

Limited Grade Option (Elective Pass/Fail)
Law students make their limited grade option (pass/fail) elections for law courses ONLINE at the Law School Registrar's Office Web site. Do NOT use Wolverine Access to elect pass/fail! Wolverine Access does NOT correctly reflect pass/fail elections for law students. Please go to:

Law School Registrar's Office Web site http://law40.adsroot.itcs.umich.edu/michiganlaw/currentstudents/registration
Click on "Exam Identification Numbers, Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail), and Bar Selection"
You will be presented with a login page where you will use your uniqname and password
Click on "Pass/Fail"
On the left-side you will see the Pass/Fail column where you will click on the graded or limited grade option (pass/fail) link to change the election for that class. The link will say past deadline if it is after the listed pass/fail deadline.

***You can change your limited grade option (pass/fail) election online anytime until the established deadline passes.***

A student may exercise the limited grade option for up to fifteen (15) credits of course work in upper-class courses and seminars. You may not exercise the limited grade option more than two times during your final semester.

If you have questions about pass/fail limitations for DEGREE HONORS (you may not have more than 20 credits of combined ELECTIVE and MANDATORY pass/fail credits to qualify for degree honors), please see the online Academic Regulations located on the Law School Registrar's Office Web site.
http://law40.adsroot.itcs.umich.edu/michiganlaw/currentstudents/registration

or the Law School Registrar, Jack Atkinson (300 Hutchins Hall).

Attention First-Year Students:
You are required to take ALL of your courses, including your first-year elective course, on a graded basis. Therefore, you may NOT elect the limited grade option (pass/fail) in your first-year elective course. If you do, you will receive no higher than a "C" in the course.

Summer Starters in their THIRD term may elect pass/fail in upper-class courses.

Transfer Students:
You may elect a first-year course on a limited grade option (pass/fail) basis. You MUST file a Limited Grade Option Form in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 HH, BEFORE the final exam becomes generally available.

LLM Students:
You are required to take ALL of your courses on a graded basis. Therefore, you may NOT elect the limited grade option.

Accelerated/Postponed Pass/Fail Election Deadlines:
For courses with an EXAM, the pass/fail deadline is normally just before the start of an in-class exam or the first day when a take-home exam becomes generally available. Courses with deadlines EARLIER or LATER than this (and seminars with early deadlines) are on the list of Fall 2005 Accelerated or Postponed Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail) Deadlines, which is posted at the front desk in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 HH, and on the first-floor bulletin board across from the elevator.

Research Course:
Unless an accelerated pass/fail deadline has been established, a student can elect to take a research course on a limited grade option (pass/fail) basis up to the time you turn-in the paper on the appointed due date. A student who elects the limited grade option (pass/fail) basis AFTER December 21, 2005 at 5:00 p.m., MUST file a Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail) Form in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 HH, because the online system will not be available.

Seminar (No Exam):
Unless an accelerated pass/fail deadline has been established, you can elect to take a seminar on a limited grade option (pass/fail) basis up to the time you turn-in your paper on the appointed due date. A student who elects the limited grade option (pass/fail) basis AFTER December 21, 2005 at 5:00 p.m., MUST file a Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail) Form in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 HH, because the online system will not be available.

Early Ending Seminars/Courses (No Exam):
If the seminar/course (no exam) ENDS EARLY and no deadline/time has been established, you can choose pass/fail online until the last day of class @ 5:00 PM. After that date/time, you will have to file a Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail) Form in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 HH, PRIOR to turning-in your paper or project on the appointed due date.

Non-Law Course:
A student MUST have course approval (course approval requests are placed ONLINE using the External Enrollment link on the Law School Registrar's Office Web site). Those who receive a grade of at least a "B-" and want the "S" vs. the letter grade to show on the transcript MUST file a Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail) Form in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 HH, by the beginning of the exam period of the department, school or college offering the course. The online limited grade option (pass/fail) is NOT available for non-law courses.

Questions about electing pass/fail can be directed to Debby Hartranft, 300 HH, dmhart@umich.edu.

Plan To Seek Admission To The Florida Bar?
The application form for registration is available for completion on-line at www.floridabarexam.org. Registration fees increase from the date you begin law school. We encourage all First Year and Third Year students to please go to the website for more details. The filing deadline for the February Bar exam is November 15, 2005.

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Fall 2005 Practice Your Language Skills
12:15 -  1:30 p.m.
Lawyers Club Recreation Room
(under the Lawyers Club Lounge)

Pizza and pop provided by the Center for International and Comparative Law.

Language lunches are a great way for JD and LLM students who share an interest or background in countries where the particular languages are spoken to meet each other and improve their language skills. The lunches have played a wonderful role in bringing together students interested in different parts of the world and enabling them to build friendships and share resources.

MONDAY: JAPANESE, FRENCH, & HEBREW:
October 10, 17, 24, 31
November 7, 14, 28

TUESDAY: GERMAN, ITALIAN, KOREAN, & ARABIC:
October 4, 11, 18, 25
November 1, 8, 15, 29

WEDNESDAY: SPANISH, CHINESE, & HINDI/URDU:
October 5, 12, 19, 26
November 2, 9, 16, 30

If you would like to participate but pizza is not your food of choice, residents of the Lawyers Club may request a brown bag lunch 24 hours in advance. Also, you do not need to live in the Lawyers Club to participate. Nonresidents may have the pizza or bring in their own brown bag lunch.

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Wiederhold wls@umich.edu in the Center for International & Comparative Law.

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Internship With The AIRE Centre In London, United Kingdom

INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE!
Application Deadline: Monday, October 24, 2005

Ms. Nuala Mole, Founder & Director of the AIRE Centre ("Advice on Individual Rights in Europe") will be at the Law School on Monday, October 31 to Wednesday, November 2, 2005 to interview students interested in being considered for not-for-credit summer 2006 internships or externships for academic credit in Summer 2006, Fall 2006, or Winter 2007. (If you wish to pursue an externship for academic credit and you are selected by Ms. Mole, you need to comply with the externship guidelines and requirements which may be obtained from Trudy Feldkamp in 313 HH.) For information on how to apply for an internship or externship with the AIRE Centre, please pick up the necessary informational handout available outside of the Center for International &
Comparative Law (Room 300D LR in the Reading Room).

Scholarships

Jewish Educational Loan Service (JELS)
Students may apply for interest-free loans through the Sarah and Harold Gottlieb Jewish Educational Loan Service (JELS). Applicants for these interest-free loans must be Jewish residents of the Metropolitan Detroit area and full-time students, pursuing undergraduate, graduate or professional education at an accredited college or university in Michigan. Financial need and satisfactory academic progress must be shown. Application information is available in the Financial Aid Office, 310 HH. The application deadline is November 18, 2005.

Fellowships

Supreme Court Fellows Program
The program seeks outstanding individuals from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds who are interested in the administration of justice and making a contribution to the judiciary. Candidates must have at least one post-graduate degree, two or more years of professional experience with a record of high performance, and multidisciplinary training and experience, including familiarity with the judicial process. Applications are available online at www.fellows.supremecourtus.gov/. Mailed applications must be post-marked and online applications received by November 10, 2005. <br

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Jean Monnet Fellowships For Research On Issues Of European Integration - Call For Proposals - Deadline: December 1, 2005
With a grant from the European Commission, the European Union Center (EUC) and the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies are offering students summer grants of $5,000 to work on issues of European integration. Student grantees would conduct research and write a paper resulting from this research on a relevant topic of their choosing.

It is expected that during spring and/or summer of 2006, the grantees will devote twelve weeks of full time work on this project with a faculty advisor. Recipients may be invited to participate in selected outreach activities organized by the EUC with local high schools, colleges and universities.
N.B. This is not a travel grant.

Students in professional schools and graduate programs are eligible to apply. Applicants should submit two-three page proposals that describe the project to be carried out, including its topic, aims, method, and anticipated scholarly contribution. They should indicate the dates they would be devoting themselves full time to this project. A letter of recommendation from a University of Michigan faculty member (preferably the student's advisor), most recent transcript, and a CV should accompany the proposal.

Application materials are to be submitted by December 1, 2005, to Michael Kennedy, Director, CREES/CES/EUC, International Institute, SSWB 4663, 1080 S. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106.

For further information please contact NataÅ¡a Gruden-Alajbegović, Administrator, Center for European Studies, European Union Center, University of Michigan, or 734.647.2743. Web: www.umich.edu/~iinet/ces or  www.umich.edu/~iinet/euc.

Public Interest Fellowships
For the latest fellowships available in Public Interest visit the Office of Public Service Web site at: www.law.umich.edu/currentstudents/PublicService. <br

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Student Writing Competitions

To see all student writing competitions please visit:
www.law.umich.edu/currentstudents/studentservices/competit.html

Additional information about these competitions and awards may be found in a binder located in the Registrar's Office, Room 300HH.

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Awards

There are currently no awards to post.

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Announcements/Reminders

Face Books Are Available At The Information Desk In The Reading Room.

 

Don’t Just Knock On Wood: Steps To Help Prevent Illness This Winter
Several students have recently contracted mononucleosis, which strikes as many as 2 out of 1,000 teens and 20-somethings. While mono is not usually considered a serious illness, it may have serious complications. Mono is usually transmitted though saliva and mucus, but the close contact that transmits the disease doesn't happen right before you get sick. The virus that causes mono has a long incubation period: 30 to 50 days from the time you're exposed to it to the time you get sick. In addition, the virus can be transmitted in other ways, such as sipping from the same straw or glass as an infected person--or even being close when the person coughs or sneezes.
If you have mono you'll want to stay in bed and out of classes for several days, until the fever goes down and other symptoms abate. If you need to miss class, please contact your professors, Dean Baum or Dean Johnson. Even when you've started to get better, you can expect to have to curtail your activities for several weeks, and it can take two to three months or more until you feel your old self again.

The best defense against coming down with mono, as well as colds or flu, are small, common-sense behavior changes. Try to incorporate at least some of these tips into your routine to help you stay healthy this winter:
Wash your hands often;
Don't cover your sneezes and coughs with your hands because germs and viruses cling to your bare hands;
Don’t share food and drink with others from the same containers;
Don't touch your face as cold and flu viruses enter your body through the eyes, nose, or mouth;
Drink plenty of fluids;
Get plenty of fresh air;
Do aerobic exercise regularly;
Eat yogurt;
Don't smoke;
Cut alcohol consumption;
Teach yourself to relax.
For more information, see http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/5/4068_103.htm.

Parking Restrictions On Home Game Weekends
On home-game football Saturdays, the following parking lots are reserved for football parking pass holders only. All vehicles must be removed by 6:00 p.m. the preceding Friday evening as the lot is chained and locked closed. Please note the popular student parking lot located by the Coliseum on Hill and Division, is included in the areas to vacate.

Lots that will be controlled:
SC2  between Keech & Hoover SC13 - Greene Street
SC4  Kipke Drive SC14 - Hoover @ Greene
SC5  Kipke Drive SC32 - Greene Street
SC6  east of Kipke Drive SC35 - Keech & Hoover
SC7  west of Kipke Drive SC36 - Main Street @ Keech
SC9  Hill & Division SC37 - Hoover Street
SC11  Hoover Street SC38 - Hill & Division
SC12 Greene Street

Alternative parking can be found on North Campus, where there is no parking enforcement during the weekend. Bus service is provided from Lots NC46, NC53 and NC27 (Pierpont Commons), with stops on central campus within one block of every major residence hall and library.

Listed below are the remaining football home-games:
November 12
November 19

We appreciate your cooperation in observing this parking restriction and removing your vehicle accordingly. Failure to comply with this restriction will result in the issuance of parking citations, revocation of student parking privileges and possible towing.

For further information and assistance with alternative parking, please contact the Parking Services office at 734.764.8291.

Fall 2005 Group And Workshop Opportunities
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is pleased to offer a number of groups and workshops for fall term, 2005.
The group/workshop list is available on their web site: www.umich.edu/~caps. A sampling of their workshops includes: Overcoming Barriers to Academic Success (Graduate Students, Reducing Stress and Test Anxiety (Drop-in Group), Time Management and Procrastination (Drop-in Group)

Ginsberg Center For Community Service And Learning Support For Providing Aid In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Katrina
Event Contact: Mary Beth Damm, damm@umich.edu, 734.647.7465

The Ginsberg Center supports students, faculty, and staff in community service and learning. The Center is offering several opportunities for involvement in service in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Please check our website www.umich.edu/~mserve as more opportunities become available.

The Ginsberg Center's Student Initiatives Fund provides funding for student organizations to participate in service projects. The deadline for the application for fall/winter projects has been extended to September 23. We encourage applications from organizations that want to do projects related to Hurricane Katrina's effects www.umich.edu/~mserve/students/download/StudentGrantsRFPFall05.doc . Applications will be available at www.umich.edu/mserve in the Winter term on January 3, 2006 and due on January 20, 2006.

Alternative Spring Break and Alternative Summer Break programs support students in planning and implementing work in service projects. We would be pleased to advise student groups who would like to organize spring break or summer service projects in New Orleans, the Mississippi coast, the Delta region, and the areas that have accepted many evacuees. In addition, our Alternative Spring Break and Alternative Summer Break programs will include Hurricane Relief sites. Site leader applications for Alternative Spring Break are due Friday, September 16th and can be found at: www.umich.edu/~mserve/serve/asb/involved.html. Our staff person will work with student groups in responding to Katrina. Please contact Anita Bohn abohn@umich.edu or 734.647.8769) to talk about projects that interest your organization.

The Center provides fellowships for students who want to do intensive projects in partnership with a community based organization (either fall/winter or spring/summer). Next year's call for proposals are will occur at the end of January and will encourage proposals related to Katrina. See www.umich.edu/~mserve/students/fellowships.html for information about the Ginsberg Fellows program and the application form.

We are working to collaborate with schools and college in symposia and lectures that can help in understanding why the hurricane had such devastating effects on poor and minority populations. We will post upcoming evens on this website.

The Center will continue to work with all schools and colleges who are formulating plans to aid in cleanup and recovery efforts, and provide links to their websites for those who wish to participate.

We will create a list of courses that will be offered in winter semester that relate to the hurricane disaster and will post this on The Ginsberg Center website www.umich.edu/~mserve, Student Matters www.umich.edu/~ovpsa/studentmatters, and MJustice www.umich.edu/~ovpsa/studentmatters later in the fall.

If you wish to give money to support UM students and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina, please see the Student Matters website www.umich.edu/~ovpsa/studentmatters through the Division of Student Affairs.

If you have more ideas or questions about how to be involved in the recovery, contact Mary Beth Damm, Associate Director, Ginsberg Center. E-mail: damm@umich.edu. Phone: 734.647.7465.

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Employment

Attention 3Ls: Judicial Clerkship Opportunity In Washington, D.C.

The Honorable Noel Anketell Kramer, a graduate of the University of Michigan, the first President of the Michigan Women Law Students Association, and a former Constitutional and Criminal Law Editor of the Law Review, has just joined the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (the equivalent of a State Supreme Court) after a number of years on the trial court. She is seeking applications for the position of law clerk for the 2006-2007 year, beginning in August or September. She is looking for hard-working persons with a strong academic background, outstanding writing skills, organizational talent and the ability to work smoothly with others.

To apply, please send a resume, two writing samples and a transcript along with a cover letter by November 21st to:
The Honorable Noel Anketell Kramer
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
500 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

Up to two letters of recommendation would also be helpful. For more information, please make an appointment to see Dean Baum by contacting his assistant, Marilyn Genoa (734.764.0516, marilyng@umich.edu, 301 HH).

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Assistant Dean for Student Affairs David Baum
To make an appointment with Dean Baum, please contact Marilyn Genoa either in person in 301 HH, by calling 764.0516, or via e-mail at marilyng@umich.edu.
 

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Charlotte H. Johnson
Mondays: 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Tuesdays: 10:10 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
Fridays:  10:10-11:10 a.m. and 2:35 - 3:35 p.m.

To make an appointment with Dean Johnson, please contact Mark Gebhart or Trudy Feldkamp by either e-mail mgebhart@umich.edu or tfeldkam@umich.edu, phone at 734.615.0019, or stop by the office at 313 HH.

Office of the Registrar:
For answers to questions about graduation requirements, registration, examination procedures, and the like, e-mail lawrecords@umich.edu. Alternatively, students can make an appointment to see Jack Atkinson, Registrar (734.763.6499), Debby Hartranft, Student Services Examination and Grade Coordinator (734.647.7589), Amy Bishop, Student Services Curriculum Coordinator (734.763.6499), David Baum, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs (734.764.0516), or Charlotte Johnson, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs (734.615.0019).

Financial Aid Office:
Office hours are 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Our phone number is 734.764.5289 and the office e-mail is lawfinaid@umich.edu.

Assistant Dean for International Programs Virginia Gordan:
To schedule an appointment with Assistant Dean Virginia Gordan, please contact Barbara Glispin in 300D LR, phone 734.764.5269, glispin@umich.edu. If you have questions about international legal studies, planning your curriculum, or opportunities for students with international or overseas interest, drop by the Center for International and Comparative Law and Assistant Dean Virginia Gordan would be happy to talk with you.

Office Of Public Service:
To make an appointment with a counselor, please see Paula Payton at 200 HH #3, call 734.647.3256, or e-mail ppayton@umich.edu.

Office of Career Services:
To make a scheduled appointment with Susan Guindi, Carolyn Spencer, Robin Kaplan, or Christine Gregory, please stop by 210 HH, or call 734.764.0546.

Counselor walk-in hours are as follows:

Carolyn Spencer:
Monday, Thursday, and Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.;
Tuesday and Wednesday, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Robin Kaplin:
Monday and Thursday, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.;
Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Christine Gregory:
Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Susan Guindi:
Monday-Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Library Hours:
8:00 a.m. to Midnight, seven days a week

Computer Lab Hours:
Doors unlocked: weekdays, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
MCard Access required after 5:30 p.m. weekdays and all weekend (doors are locked but the Lab is open)
Hours during the holidays will be the same as the reading room hours.

Room 200 HH Phone: 734.647.3731

Consultants staff the Lab 47.5 hours per week. The Law School Computer Services staff have offices in HH, rooms 200 #1, 200 #3, 200 #6, 303, 305, 307. The office of the Director of LawIT, Rosa Peters, is 303 HH, phone 734.647.7353.

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