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4 - The Process Is the Problem

from Part I - The Process Is the Punishment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2019

By
Shauhin Talesh
Edited by
Rosann Greenspan ,
Hadar Aviram  and
Jonathan Simon
Rosann Greenspan
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
Hadar Aviram
Affiliation:
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Jonathan Simon
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
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Summary

Malcolm Feeley’s pathbreaking book The Process Is the Punishment is a classic study of the gap between the law on the books and the law in action. In particular, Feeley exposes the tension between the ideal of “due process,” which seeks to allow individuals an opportunity to be heard at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner, with the reality of how criminal processes and procedures impact a litigant navigating through the criminal justice process in powerful ways. Although due process protections in theory protect defendants and preserve the ideal of serving justice, they developed largely without regard to cost. Feeley’s book highlights the challenges and costs of invoking due process rights in various criminal settings.

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The Legal Process and the Promise of Justice
Studies Inspired by the Work of Malcolm Feeley
 , pp. 72 - 94
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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Cases

Adickes v. S.H. Kress & Co., 398 U.S. 144 (1969).

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, 477 U.S. 242 (1986).

Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009).

AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333 (2011)

Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007).

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317 (1986).

Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957).

Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 138 S. Ct. 1612 (2018).

Matsushita Electrical Industrial Corp. v. Zenith Radio, 475 U.S. 574 (1986).

Poller v. CBS, Inc., 368 U.S. 464 (1962).

Shearson/American Express, Inc. v. McMahon, 482 U.S. 220, 232 (1987).

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564 U.S. 338 (2011).

American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, 570 U.S. 228 (2013).

Rules

Fed. R. Civ. Pro. Rule 1

Fed. R. Civ. Pro. Rule 8

Fed. R. Civ. Pro. Rule 23

Fed. R. Civ. Pro. Rule 26

Fed R. Civ. Pro. Rule 26(b)(1) 398 U.S. 977, 982 (1970) (amended 2000)

Statutes

Civil Code § 1793.22(c)

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