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    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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    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

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    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
    its own.would
    Byrdbe
    was
    different
    judge/jury
    depending
    relationship
    on which
    which
    law
    outweighed
    applies (i.e.outcome
    statute of
    determinacy)
    limitations is very determinative if its run

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