David Levine

Bio

A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan in psychology and history, Professor David Levine also studied at University College, University of London on the London Exchange Fellowship, researching in the area of developmental psychology. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was an editor of the law review and a legal writing instructor.

Before joining the UC Law SF faculty in 1982, Professor Levine lived in New Orleans while serving as a law clerk to Judge Alvin B. Rubin of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and was also an associate in the litigation department of Morrison and Foerster in San Francisco. He served as Associate Academic Dean from 1989-1991 and, for several years, was the advisor for the Civil Litigation Concentration.

He is author, coauthor, or coeditor of over sixty editions of his seven books, including Remedies: Public and Private and California Civil Procedure, as well as the author of articles on civil procedure, torts and institutional reform litigation. He has served as the Reporter for the District of Nevada’s Committee on the Implementation of the Civil Justice Reform Act, as a research analyst for the Northern District of California’s Early Neutral Evaluation Program, and as an Advisor to the American Law Institute’s Restatement (Third) Torts: Remedies.

Professor Levine has spent semesters as a visiting professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands, St. John’s University and New York Law School. He has also taught short courses six times in Italy and England.

Scholarship

Books

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Civil Procedure in California: State and Federal (West Academic 2012 – 2025).

O’Connor’s California Practice: Civil Pretrial (Thomson Reuters 2018 – 2025).

Quick Review of California Civil Procedure (West Academic Pub. 4th ed. 2023) (with Rochelle J. Shapell).

Remedies: Public and Private (West Academic Pub.7th ed. 2023) (with David J. Jung & Tracy A. Thomas).

Cases and Materials on California Civil Procedure (West Academic 6th ed. 2022) (with William R. Slomanson, Rochelle J. Shapell & Stefano G. Muscato) (with Teacher’s Manual).

Psychological Problems, Social Issues, and the Law (West Academic 3d ed. 2019) (with Murray Levine, Leah Wallach & Deborah Goldfarb).

O’Connor’s California Practice: Civil Pretrial (O’Connors 2017 – 2018) (with Michol O’Connor & Peter J. Polos).

Remedies: Public and Private (West Academic Publishing 6th ed. 2017) (with David J. Jung & Tracy A. Thomas).

California Civil Procedure (West Academic Publishing 3rd ed. 2016) (with Rochelle J. Shapell).

O’Connor’s California Practice: Civil Pretrial (Jones McClure Publishing 2011 – 2016) (with Julie M. Capell, Michol O’Connor & William R. Slomanson).

Cases and Materials on California Civil Procedure (West Academic 5th ed. 2015) (with William R. Slomanson & Rochelle J. Shapell) (with Teacher’s Manual).

Sum and Substance Quick Review on California Civil Procedure (3d ed. 2015) (with Rochelle J. Shapell).

Cases and Materials on California Civil Procedure (West 4th ed. 2011) (with William R. Slomanson & Rochelle J. Shapell) (with Teacher’s Manual).

Civil Procedure in California: State and Federal (Thomson/West 1989 – 2011) (with Mary Kay Kane).

Sum and Substance Quick Review on California Civil Procedure (2d ed. 2011) (with Rochelle J. Shapell).

Civil Procedure in California: State and Federal (Thomson/West 1989 – 2010) (with Mary Kay Kane).

Remedies: Public and Private (Thomson/West 5th ed. 2009) (with David Jung & Tracy A. Thomas) (with Teacher’s Manual).

Cases and Materials on California Civil Procedure (Thomson/West 3d ed. 2008) (with William R. Slomanson & Rochelle J. Shapell) (with Teacher’s Manual).

Quick Review: California Civil Procedure (Thomson/West 2008) (with Rochelle J. Shapell).

Psychological Problems, Social Issues, and the Law (Pearson/Allyn & Bacon 2d ed. 2007) (with Murray Levine & Leah Wallach).

Remedies: Public and Private (Thomson/West 4th ed. 2006) (with David Schoenbrod, Angus Macbeth, & David J. Jung) (with Teacher’s Manual).

Cases and Materials on California Civil Procedure (Thomson/West 2d ed. 2005) (with William R. Slomanson, C. Keith Wingate & Rochelle J. Shapell) (with Teacher’s Manual).

Remedies: Public and Private (West Group 3d ed. 2002) (with David Schoenbrod, Angus Macbeth, & David Jung) (with Teacher’s Manual).

Remedies: Public and Private (West Pub. Co. 2d ed. 1996 & Supp. 1999) (with David Schoenbrod, Angus Macbeth, & David Jung) (with Teacher’s Manual).

Civil Procedure Anthology (Anderson Pub. Co. 1998) (with Donald L. Doernberg & Melissa L. Nelken).

Cases and Materials on California Civil Procedure (West Pub. Co. 1991 & Supps. 1995, 1998) (with Keith Wingate & William R. Slomanson) (with Teachers’ Manual).

Remedies: Public and Private (West Pub. Co. 1990 & Supps. 1992, 1994) (with David Schoenbrod, Angus Macbeth, & David Jung) (with Teacher’s Manual).

Journal Articles

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A Congratulatory Note for the 30th Anniversary, 30 Hastings Women’s L.J. 199 (2019). FULLTEXT SSRN

An Illustration of the Intersection of Social Science and the Law: The Legal Rights of Adolescents to Make Medical Decision, 30 Hastings Women’s L.J. 241 (2019) (with Murray Levine, Leah Wallach & Deborah Goldfarb). FULLTEXT SSRN

Should the Power of Presidential Pardon be Revised?, 47 Hastings Const. L.Q. 3 (2019) (with Budd N. Shenkin). FULLTEXT SSRN

Remedies: A Course Fit for Civil Procedure Teachers, 57 St. Louis U. L.J. 585 (2013). FULLTEXT SSRN

Declaratory Relief after Medimmune, 14 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 491 (2010) (with Charles E. Belle). FULLTEXT SSRN

Public School Assignment Methods After Grutter and Gratz: The View from San Francisco, 30 Hastings Const. L.Q. 511 (2003). FULLTEXT SSRN

Reparations for Slavery: A Structure for Discussion and Consideration of U.S. Litigation Alternatives, 22 Windsor Y.B. Access Just. 145 (2003). FULLTEXT SSRN

Thoughts on Teaching Remedies from a Public Law Perspective, 39 Brandeis L.J. 557 (2001). FULLTEXT SSRN

The Chinese American Challenge to Court-Mandated Quotas in San Francisco’s Public Schools: Notes From a (Partisan) Participant-Observer, 16 Harv. BlackLetter L.J. 39 (2000). FULLTEXT SSRN

Compensation for Fear of Contracting Asbestos–related Diseases: Critical Reflections on an Important U.S. Supreme Court Opinion and its Relevance for Europe, 1999 Eur. Rev. Private L. 1 (1999) (with Carel J. Stolker). FULLTEXT SSRN

Aviation Products Liability for Manufacturing and Design Defects: Two Recent Developments, 14 World Bull. 93 (1998) (with Carel J. Stolker). FULLTEXT

Compensation for Damage to Parties on the Ground as a Result of Aviation Accidents, 22 Air & Space L. 60 (1997) (with Carel J. Stolker). FULLTEXT

Een Onrechtmatig Bestaan in Nederland: Een Stand Van Zaken, 1997 Aansprakelijheid en Verzekering 38 (1997) (with Carel J. Stolker) (in Dutch). FULLTEXT

Professor Rudolf B. Schlesinger: An Affectionate Tribute, 20 Hastings Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. 219 (1997). FULLTEXT

The Reasonable Alternative Design Test: Back to Negligence?, 5 Consumer L.J. 41 (1997) (with Carel J. Stolker). FULLTEXT

AIDS–Phobia, 71 Nederlands Juristenblad 882 (1996) (with Carel J. Stolker) (in Dutch). FULLTEXT

Toestanden in Amerika, 22 Justitiele Verkenninger 61 (1996) (with Carel J. Stolker) (in Dutch). FULLTEXT

The Latter Stages of Enforcement of Equitable Decrees: The Course of Institutional Reform Cases after Dowell, Rufo, and Freeman, 20 Hastings Const. L.Q. 579 (1993). FULLTEXT

The Modification of Equitable Degrees in Institutional Reform Litigation: A Commentary on the Supreme Court’s Adoption of the Second Circuit’s Flexible Test, 58 Brook. L. Rev. 1239 (1993). FULLTEXT

The Seven Virtues of Judging: Alvin Rubin’s Civil Rights Opinions, 52 La. L. Rev. 1499 (1992). FULLTEXT

Recent Trends in Desegregation Law in the Supreme Court of the United States, 8 Nihon Univ. Comp. L. 75 (1991).

A Primer on Tort Liability of Primary Prevention Programs, 8 Prevention in Hum. Services 65 (1990) (with Joanna K. Weinberg) (reprinted in Ethical Implications of Primary Prevention 65 (Gloria B. Levin et al. eds., Haworth Press 1990)).

Early Neutral Evaluation: The Second Phase, J. Disp. Resol. 1 (1989). FULLTEXT

Northern District of California Adopts Early Neutral Evaluation to Expedite Dispute Resolution, 72 Judicature 235 (1989). FULLTEXT

Early Neutral Evaluation Works, 2 ADR Report 278 (1988).

Early Neutral Evaluation Works (Part 2), 2 ADR Report 294 (1988).

Early Neutral Evaluation: A Follow-Up Report, 70 Judicature 236 (1987). FULLTEXT

Exceptions to the Clearly Erroneous Test After the Recent Amending of Rule 52(a) for the Review of Findings of Fact Based Upon Documentary Evidence, 10 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 409 (1987) (with Hillary J. Salans). FULLTEXT

The Use of Law for Prevention in the Public Interest, 5 Prevention in Hum. Services 241 (1987) (with Murray Levine & Charles P. Ewing) (reprinted in Prevention: Toward a Multidisciplinary Approach 241 (Leonard A. Jason et al. eds., Haworth Press 1987)).

Whence Knowledge Intent? Whither Knowledge Intent?, 20 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 551 (1987) (with David J. Jung). FULLTEXT

Calculating Fees of Special Masters, 37 Hastings L.J. 141 (1985). FULLTEXT

Preliminary Procedural Protection for the Press from Jurisdiction in Distant Forums After Calder and Keeton, 1984 Ariz. St. L.J. 459 (1984). FULLTEXT

The Authority for the Appointment of Remedial Special Masters in Federal Institutional Reform Litigation: The History Reconsidered, 17 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 753 (1984). FULLTEXT

Report of the President’s Commission on Mental Health: The Development of Public Policy, 1 Health Pol’y Q. 179 (1981) (with Murray Levine).

Research on Logical Reasoning: Issues in Assessing the Role and Familiarity of Variables, 6 Investigations Sci. Educ. 57 (1980) (with M.C. Linn).

Using the Freedom of Information Act as a Discovery Device, 36 Bus. Law. 45 (1980). FULLTEXT

Adolescent Reasoning: Influence of Question Format and Type of Variables on Ability to Control Variables, 62 Sci. Educ. 377 (1978) (with M.C. Linn). FULLTEXT

Scientific Reasoning Ability in Adolescence: Theoretical Viewpoints and Educational Implications, 14 J. Res. Sci. Teaching 371 (1977) (with M.C. Linn). FULLTEXT

On White Liberals and Black Power in Negro Education, 76 Am. Hist. Rev. 581 (1971) (with Murray Levine).

Chapters In Books

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BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore and Browning–Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc., in 1 Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States 158 (David S. Tanenhaus ed. 2008).

Honda Motor Company v. Oberg, in 2 Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States 421 (David S. Tanenhaus ed. 2008).

Punitive Damages, in 4 Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States ___ (David S. Tanenhaus ed. 2008).

Compensating for Psychiatric Damage After Disasters—A Plea for a Multifactor Approach, in Ramp en Recht. Beschouwingen over Rampen, Verantwoordelijkheid en Aansprakelijkheid ___ (Erwin R. Muller & Carel J. Stolker eds., Boom Juridische Uitgevers 2001) (with Carel J. Stolker).

Defensive Bureaucracy? Rampen, de Overheid en de Preventieve rol van het Aansprakelijkheidsrecht, in Ramp en Recht. Beschouwingen over Rampen, Verantwoordelijkheid en Aansprakelijkheid ___ (Erwin R. Muller & Carel J. Stolker eds., Boom Juridische Uitgevers 2001) (with Carel J. Stolker & C.L. de Bel) (in Dutch).

A Survey of Professional Liability of Accountants and Attorneys in the United States, in Theory and Practice of Expert’s Liability: The Liability of Legal and Accounting Experts and Insurance ___ (I. Yamakawa & M. Konda eds., Shin Nippon Hoki Syuppan 1994).

Book Reviews

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Book Review, Crim. L. & Crim. Just. Books (2021) (reviewing B. Meyler, Theaters of Pardoning (2019)) (with Budd N. Shenkin). URL

Abusive Behavior, 76 Judicature 209 (1993) (reviewing Jonathan Groner, Hilary’s Trial—The Elizabeth Morgan Case: A Child’s Ordeal in America’s Legal System (1991)).

Book Review, 4 Ohio St. J. on Disp. Resol. 123 (1988) (reviewing Wayne D. Brazil, Effective Approaches to Settlement: A Handbook for Lawyers and Judges (1988)).

Book Review, 3 Const. Comment. 27 (1986) (reviewing David J. Rothman & Sheila M. Rothman, The Willowbrook Wars (1984)) (with Philip P. Frickey).

Book Review, 34 Hastings L.J. 1325 (1983) (reviewing Michael A. Rebell & Arthur R. Block, Educational Policy Making and the Courts: An Empirical Study of Judicial Activism (1982)).

Newspaper & Magazine Articles

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Revising the Pardon Power: Let the Speaker and Congress Have Voices, The Hill, Jan. 26, 2021 (with Budd N. Shenkin). URL

Lessons From the Measles Outbreak: Protect Your Students or Pay the Price, N.Y.L.J, Mar. 28, 2019 (with Dorit Rubinstein Reiss). LX URL

Let Minors Choose Themselves to Vaccinate Against Measles, Seattle Times, Feb. 18, 2019 (with Dorit Rubenstein Reiss). URL

Reform Presidential Pardon After Ford, Bush, Clinton, Trump Abuses, San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 15, 2019 (with Budd N. Shenkin). URL

The Twilight of Nationwide Injunctions?, S.F. Daily J., Sep. 16, 2019, at 7.

Supreme Court Gives Cautious Endorsement to Catalyst Theory, S.F. Daily J., Dec. 20, 2004, at 7.

Prop. 103 Ruling Isn’t a Total Victory, L.A. Times, May 5, 1989, at 7.

Shadows of a California ‘Insurance Crisis’ Yet to Come, L.A. Times, Nov. 20, 1988, at 5.

Other Publications

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Report of the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (1993).

Education

• University of Pennsylvania Law School
  J.D., Law 1978

• University College
  London Exchange Scholarship, Developmental Psychology 1975

• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  A.B., Psychology and History 1974