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Cases & Citator ppt, Aug 29, 2011TRANSCRIPT
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Case Law and Citators
Graham BatemanLegal Research
Fall 2011
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Print Publication Sequence Slip Opinions
Distributed by the court; official Put on electronic databases
Advance Sheets Preliminary version of a case in a reporter Contain same editorial notes and pagination
as bound volume Judge can make changes
Reporter Permanent version of decision
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Reporters Compilation of court decisions Generally chronological arrangement Can include decisions of:
a single court single level of a court system a single state a region of the country (a number of states) a specific legal subject (topical reporters)
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National Reporter SystemWest Publishing (since 1880s)
Attempts to publish all federal and state cases
Provides uniform editorial treatment Synopsis Headnotes
Are primarily unofficial, although some have been designated as a state’s official reporter
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West’s Regional Reporter Map
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What does the original, official, opinion look like? Log onto www.la3circuit.org
Click on “opinions” on the left side
Click on “March 2008”
Then on March 5
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Case headnotes Headnote – a summary of a legal
issue discussed in the case Each headnote is assigned at least
one specific topic West reporters integrate headnotes
and their specific topics with the West digest system (more later!)
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Please logon to Lexis, then Westlaw.
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Find a particular Michigan case I was working for Judge Weaver in
Michigan, I think at the Court of Appeals, and we had a divorce case where the husband hid the assets. Judge Weaver decided that the hidden money would all go to the wife; THEN the parties would split the rest of their assets.
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This is a divorce case in which the defendant husband attempted to conceal assets of the marital estate. The circuit court divided the marital assets equally between the parties, but directed the defendant to pay seventy percent of the plaintiff wife's attorney fees, in light of the defendant's "devious and deceptive conduct" during the circuit court proceedings.
The Court of Appeals found that the circuit court erred in dividing the assets equally. It said that the defendant must forfeit his interest in assets that he attempted to hide. We affirm that judgment in the present case, but caution that in each individual divorce case the circuit court must equitably divide assets on the basis of the facts. There is no automatic rule of forfeiture.
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How to KeyCite 2 ways to KeyCite
Directly from a case From KeyCite search box on opening
Westlaw screen with case citation “Full history” results give direct
history of case, but not many citing references
“Citing references” results do not give direct history of case, but includes references to all citing cases.
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KeyCite screen comes up. Note that you are brought to “full history” results. This gives you direct case history. To see all citing cases, you must select “citing references” option.
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Many more cases referenced, but note that direct history of this case is no longer displayed.
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Westlaw also provides a graphical view of the history of your case
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Limiting Shepard’s Display Limit the Shepard’s results by:
Type of analysis (overruled, criticized, etc.)
Jurisdiction Headnotes (both Lexis and West) Date Add your own focus search terms
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Citators List subsequent cases, law review
articles, statutes, etc. which refer to an earlier case
Way of tracking how a case has been seen and used by subsequent courts, legislatures or commentators
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Focus – very powerful tool to limit Shepard’s display
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Quick ways to limit Shepard’s display. Top line allows you to go to negative, positive and focus results. Shepard’s summary permits you to go immediately to specific types of treatment.
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Many options for limiting display. Types of analysis, focus terms, jurisdictions. Scroll down for more.
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Digest A subject arrangement of case
summaries Includes an outline or classification of
the law or specific area of law Case summaries are put in the outline,
under the specific issue raised in the case
West’s Digest system Other digests
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West’s Digest System Most comprehensive print case
finding tool An index to all reported court
decisions and some “unreported” decisions
Only case finding tool for many older state cases not on electronic databases
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Structure of Digest Arrangement – topic/key number
system Outline of the field of law Divided law into major subjects Each subject divided into topics (400 total)
and sub-topics Each sub-topic assigned a key number
Cases assigned to specific topic/key number based on the case headnotes
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If you know the topic:
Print options Descriptive word index Analysis outline in print
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Using the Print Digest 1. Choose digest set
California digest, regional digests, federal digests
Search Descriptive Word Index Words and Phrases Subject and topical analyses
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Hypothetical-Louisiana Case Law Digest 2nd
Your client who is having her marriage annulled seeks alimony from her husband. She currently resides with her 5 year old daughter from the marriage as well as her stepdaughter who is six
years old. Other than taking care of her two minor children and her household, she has no training for any kind of a job and is unemployed. Is she entitled to alimony under Louisiana law?
Terms: Alimony; Support; Allowance; Divorce; Nullification of Marriage
A) Louisiana Case Digest Second-Descriptive Word Index –look under “A” for Alimony
B) You find that it is under Marrriage Key #62
C) Go to Louisiana Case Digest volume which contains “Marriage”-it’s volume 38-on the spine “Lis Pendens to Master”
D) Find case on point and update
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Updating Print Digests Be sure to check:
1. Main digest volume 2. Pocket part 3. Cumulative supplements for the
digest set Small paperback supplements following
the last volume in the set 4. Latest advance sheets for each
reporter
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Print digest tip: Key Number Translation Table
Refers you to the new Key Number if your topic has been updated.
Digest online converts for you.
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How to Use Online Digest Depend on what information you
have: If topic, “Search for Key Numbers”
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How to Use Online Digest Depend on what information you
have: If case, use topic/key number from
headnote
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Lexis “Search by Topic or Headnote”
Broad areas of law Drill down to more specific issues
If you have a case Lexis headnotes
not the same as West headnotes! “More like this”
Core terms
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How to find cases Digests Secondary sources American Law Reports (ALR) Annotated codes Citators – Shepards & Keycite Electronic Databases