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
1

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

7

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/

9

Mar. 11	Juvenile 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

10

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

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

15

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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