Poverty Law II, Spring Semester 2013
University of St. Thomas Law School, Professors Bogucki and McDonough
Room 235			
Week	 Monday 4:00-5:20 pm
Classes and Preparation	Monday 5:35-6:55 pm
Classes and Preparation	
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Jan. 14	Overview of the Class:
Professors Bogucki and McDonough
	Juvenile Law Introduction: Overview of Options for Youth
Professor Bogucki
PowerPoint Slide Show
What I Wish I’d Learned in Law School Pp.3-10
	
2
Jan. 21	Martin Luther King Holiday
No class
		
3
Jan. 28	Poverty Law Book Club
Professor Bogucki
Economic Justice for All
Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the
U.S. Economy
Please come with at least three discussion questions and your favorite passage.
	Housing:  Chronology of Issues in the Landlord-Tenant Relationship
Professor McDonough
Tenants’ Rights in Minnesota	
4
Feb. 4	Juvenile Law: Mandatory Reporting
Professor Bogucki
Minn. Stat. 626.556 et seq.
Powerpoint slides and group exercises provided the day of class
What I Wish I’d Learned in Law School Pp.13-60
	Migrant Farmworker and Immigration Law
Candelario Arredondo
Attorney at Law, Migrant Legal Services
Outline on Website under Readings
	
5
Feb. 11	Juvenile Law: Bases for Chips, Private Chips, 72 Hour Holds, Types of Abuse and Neglect 
Professor Bogucki
Minn. Stat. 260C.et. Seq.,
 Please Focus on Minn. Stat. 260C.007, Subd 6
Materials on Website under Readings
What I Wish I’d Learned in Law School Pp. 69-90
	Third Party Legal Custody
Emily Cooper and Tracy Reed , Attorneys at Law
http://www.cooperandreid.com/
	
6
Feb. 18	Juvenile Law: Bases for Chips, Private Chips, 72 Hour Holds, Types of Abuse and Neglect continued
Professor Bogucki
Minn. Stat. 260C Et. Seq. 
What I Wish I’d Learned in Law School Pp. 97-145
	Housing Law: Manufactured Home Park Lot Evictions
Professor McDonough
McDonough, Residential Unlawful Detainer Defense, 
I.F; VI.E.1.u, E.10.e, E.11, E.20.f, E.28, F.4.b, F.7, G.11;
Answer Form A2
	
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Feb. 25	Juvenile Law: Role of the Professionals: Judge, Lawyers, Guardian Ad Litem, Child Protection Workers, and Professional Responsibility Issues in Representing Children
Professor Bogucki
	Current Problems in Poverty Law
Maltreatment Determinations, Direct Care Jobs Disqualifications, and Expungement of Criminal Records
Chuck Thomas, Attorney at Law
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

Outline
	
8
Mar. 4	 Juvenile Law: Chips, Dispositions, Case Plans, Permanency Planning, and Financial Implications of Permanency Planning
Professor Bogucki
	Special Education Law
Amy J. Goetz, Attorney at Law, School Law Center
http://schoollawcenter.com/Attorneys/
http://schoollawcenter.com/about.htmlhttp://schoollawcenter.com/index.php?attorneys	
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Mar. 11	http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/statutes.aspJuvenile Law:  Order for Protection, Delegation of Parental Authority, and Other Options for Youth
Professor Bogucki
Minn. Stat. 518B Et. Seq.
Minn. Stat. Ch. 524.5-211

Research Paper # 1 Handed Out
	Housing Law: Public and Subsidized Housing Evictions   
Professor McDonough
McDonough, Residential Unlawful Detainer Defense, 
I.G; 
VI.D.11, E.1.h, E.10.d, E.12, F.4, F.10, G.4.a., G.10, G.16.d-e;
Tenancies Table; 
Answer Form A3-8
	
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Mar. 18	 Juvenile Law: Poverty Law Book Club
Professor Bogucki
Keith Richards, Tender Mercies: Inside the World of a Child Abuse Investigator

Research Paper # 1 Due
	Housing Law: Criminal Activity Claims in Private and Subsidized Housing
Professor McDonough 
McDonough, "Wait a Minute: Slowing Down Minnesota Criminal Activity Eviction Cases to Find the Truth," (National Edition)
and Answer Forms A3-8
	
11
Mar. 25	Spring Break, No Class		
12
Apr. 1	Easter Break, No Class		
13
Apr. 8	Government Benefits for Immigrants
Laura Melnick, Staff Attorney, Southern Regional Minnesota Legal Services

	Housing Law: Tenants in Foreclosure, and Expungement 
Professor McDonough 

Tenants in Foreclosure Slide Show
http://hamlinetpc.homestead.com/files/Reading/Tenants_in_Foreclosure.MSSA.3.25.2010.ppt
Expungement Slide Show

Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota,
Chapter VI, §§ E.37, F.1.d, F.10.a.5, F.12
Chapter VIII, § E.5.
	
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Apr. 15	Immigration Issues for Youth
Rebecca Scholtz, Liman Fellow, Immigration Law Project, 
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
	Housing Law
Professor McDonough

Tort Liability of Landlords
Who Pays When Tenants Are Injured Due to the Landlord’s Failure to Repair?

Security Deposits 
Security Deposits in Minnesota

Research Paper # 2 Handed Out
	
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Apr. 22	Managing Stress:  Poverty Law Book Club
Professor Bogucki

Workplace Stress Could be Killing Careers

The Toll of Trauma

Research Paper # 2 Due
	Last Class
Class Party
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