REAL WORLD RESEARCH CALIFORNIA PRACTICE MATERIALS LAW LIBRARY

Real World Research: California Practice Materials

Law Library - University of California at Berkeley

March 14, 2007

California Secondary Sources

Most Frequently Used Print Sources

Witkin Library (West): Summary, Procedure, Evidence, and Criminal Law sets

The Rutter Guides (West) http://www.ruttergroup.com/cartlist.htm

Research guides with forms:

California Forms of Pleading & Practice Annotated (LexisNexis Matthew Bender

California Legal Forms Transaction Guide (LexisNexis Matthew Bender)

California Continuing Education of the Bar treatises http://ceb.com/

Current Awareness: The Recorder (Insert: California Daily Opinion Service)

San Francisco Daily Journal (Insert: Daily Appellate Report)

Publishers of California Legal Resources

California State Bar

Publications:

http://www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_extend.jsp?cid=10146&id=1191

Sections Bookstore: http://www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_generic.jsp?cid=10161&id=20826

California state and local governments (see web sites)

Data Trace Publishing Company http://www.datatrace.com/legal/index.htm

James Publishing, Inc. (family-owned) http://www.jamespublishing.com/products.htm

Local Government Publications

Nolo Press http://www.nolo.com/

Reed Elsevier Group plc (Lexis, Matthew Bender, Shepard’s, Mealey’s) http://www.reed-elsevier.com/

Solano Press Books http://www.solano.com

Thomson (West, BAR/BRI, Findlaw, RIA, Rutter Group) http://www.thomson.com/

Wolters Kluwer (Aspen, CCH) http://www.aspenpublishers.com/aboutaspen.asp

Linda Spath, Librarian Nixon Peabody LLP, San Francisco [email protected] 3/07

Representative Print Resources

Ask your librarian to recommend treatises that address your issue. Use you firm’s card catalog to identify titles handpicked to support your firm’s practice.

Advising California Employers & Employees (CEB)

Advising California Partnerships (CEB)

Ballantine & Sterling California Corporation Law (LexisNexis Matthew Bender)

Bus. & Prof. C. §17200 Practice (Rutter)

Mealey’s California Section 17200 Report (monthly)

California Antitrust and Unfair Law - Third (State Bar of California)

California Attorney’s Guide to Damages (CEB)

California Compendium on Professional Responsibility (State Bar of California)

California Construction Contracts & Disputes (CEB)

California Causes of Action (James Publishing)

California Debt Issuance Primer http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/cdiac/debtpubs/primer.pdf

California Debt Issuance Primer Handbook http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/cdiac/debtpubs/handbook.pdf

California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Standards and Interpretation Manual

(2002) [under revision] http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Manual-Instructions.htm

California Domestic Partnerships (CEB)

California Employment Law “Wilcox” (LexisNexis Matthew Bender)

California Expert Witness Guide (CEB)

California Law of Contracts (CEB) New for 2007

California Limited Liability Company: Forms & Practice Manual (Data Trace)

California Mortgage & Deed of Trust Practice (CEB)

California Practice Guide: California Corporations (Rutter)

California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before Trial (Rutter) “Weil & Brown”

California Practice Guide: Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial (Rutter) “the red set”

California Practice Guide: Professional Responsibility (Rutter)

California Pretrial Practice and Forms (James Publishing) Chapter 3. Statutes of Limitation

California Secured Transactions under Revised Article 9 (Data Trace)

California State Tax Reporter (CCH)

California Torts (LexisNexis Matthew Bender)

California UCC Sales & Leases (CEB)

California Unfair Competition and Business Torts (LexisNexis Matthew Bender)

Cohelan on California Class Actions (West’s Expert Series)

Deskbook on the Management of Complex Civil Litigation. Judicial Council of California (LexisNexis Matthew Bender)

Guide to the California Environmental Quality Act “CEQA” (Solano Press)

Guide to California Securities Law Practice (State Bar of California)

Handbook for Incorporating a Business in California (State Bar of California)

How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in California (Nolo)

Representative Print Resources (continued)

Laws Pertaining to the California InnKeeper. 3d rev. ed. California Hotel & Lodging Association

Longtin’s California Land Use. 2d ed. Local Government Publications

Marsh’s California Corporation Law “Marsh” (Aspen)

Overly on Electronic Evidence in California (West’s Expert Series)

Practice under the California Securities Laws “Marsh & Volk” (LexisNexis Matthew Bender)

Trade Secrets Practice in California (CEB)

Transportation Law in California: A Guide to Federal, State, and Regional Requirements

(Solano Press)

Resources that are not California-specific

Martindale-Hubbell – Law Digest – U.S. States

Uniform Commercial Code Reporting Service: State Variations

Uniform Laws Annotated: Directory (Uniform Laws Adopted by California)

ABA treatises, such as Spoliation of Evidence 2d ed. (2005), that include California as part of an all states survey of the law.

Reference

Henke’s California Law Guide. 8^th ed. 2006. (LexisNexis Matthew Bender)

Legal Research in California. 5^th ed. 2004 (West)

Using the California Style Manual and the Bluebook: a Practitioner’s Guide. (West) See California Rules of Court. Rule 3.1113, subd. (i) amended and relettered effective January 1, 2007.

Key Electronic California Practice Resources

Work product (your firm’s Document Management System)

Portal (your firm’s intranet with links to the firm’s library catalog and IP authenticated resources, such as BNA Reporters (searchable archive), and Hein Online.

Lexis / Westlaw: know your firm’s policy; know your default settings (transactional/time

OnLaw (CEB): California treatises with links to cases and statutes; CEB provides a free one year subscription to new California attorneys

Pacer (Limit by Nature of Suit); CourtLink; Courthouse News Service

~Be sure to attend April 11 presentation on Records & Briefs~

Free Electronic Resources

California Business Search http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/list.html

Martindale-Hubbell: Search Legal Articles (free registration): Law firm publications

http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Legal_Articles/article_search_basic.xml

Tracking California legislation – free email alerts http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi- bin/pagequery?type=sen_bilinfo&site=sen&title=Bill+Information

Tracking California appellate cases – free email alerts http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/

State Bar of California Attorney Search http://members.calbar.ca.gov/search/member.aspx

Zimmerman’s Research Guide (A-Z) http://www.lexisnexis.com/infopro/zimmerman/

Other

California Rules of Court Reorganization (Effective January 1, 2007)

Reorganization Concordance Tables (provided by CEB)

From Old Rule of Court Number to New Number

http://ceb.com/info/masterConcord_old_new.pdf

Jury Instructions

CACI (Pronounced "Kay See"/”Casey”) is the name of the Judicial Council of California Civil Jury Instructions, the official civil jury instructions and verdict forms approved by the council on July 16, 2003. "CACI" means "California Civil Instructions." LexisNexis Matthew Bender is the official publisher of the Judicial Council jury instructions. The official instructions are the culmination of years of work by the Task Force on Jury Instructions to draft comprehensive, legally accurate jury instructions that are readily understood by the average juror.

BAJI no longer is officially approved by state court rules. Los Angeles Superior Court's BAJI Committee has disbanded. The Thomson-West company, who owns the BAJI copyright, continues to publish and update BAJI. “BAJI” means “Bar Approved Jury Instructions.”

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/jury/civiljuryinstructions/

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/jury/civiljuryinstructions/faqs.htm#1

California Legislative History (is best left to the experts)

Legislative History Clearinghouse

http://lhclearinghouse.com/index.htm

Legislative Intent Service

http://www.legintent.com/

LRI Legislative Research, Inc.

http://www.lrihistory.com/about.htm