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1. 4 How do I proceed to the next step When you have chosen the database s you wish to search Loislaw automatically takes you to the next step Evaluate Results 1 What is the Results List The Results List presents all the documents in your chosen databases that satisfy your search criteria For case law the list is arranged in reverse chronological order with the most recent cases first 2 It says that 32 documents were found but there are only 25 documents in the list Why Loislaw displays a list of 25 search results at a time A message at the top of the screen tells you how many total results were found Scroll through the current list of 25 results then click Next Group to view the next 25 results 3 How can I view the entire text of a document on the Results List Click the document s name to see the document 4 Why do some of the results on the list have a beside them The indicates that you don t currently subscribe to that document s database Call 877 LOISLAW or email sales loislaw com for information on how to upgrade your Loislaw sub scription 5 How much does it cost to view a document If you cannot view a document based on your current subscription level you may upgrade your subscription to a level that will allow you to view the desired document Call 877 LOIS LAW to add to your database subscription 6 Can I print the Results List To print the list of documents retrieved in a search click the Print
2. AGRIC ALCO BEV BUS amp COM BUS CORP ACT CIV PRAC amp REM CODE CRIM P EDUC ELEC FAM FIN GOV T HEALTH amp SAFETY HUM RES INS CODE LAB LOC GOV T NAT RES PARKS amp WILD PENAL PROP OCCUP CODE REV CIV STAT TAX PROB CODE TRANSP UTIL WATER Citing Examples 1 001 AGRIC 1 01 ALCO BEV 1 101 BUS amp COM 1 01 BUS CORP ACT 1 001 CIV PRAC amp REM 1 01 CODE CRIM P 1 001 EDUC 1 001 ELEC 1 001 FAM 1 001 FIN 1 001 GOV T 1 001 HEALTH amp SAFETY 1 001 HUM RES 1 01 INS CODE 1 001 LAB 1 001 LOC GOV T 1 001 NAT RES 1 001 PARKS amp WILD 1 01 PENAL 1 001 PROP 1 001 OCCUP CODE 1 REV CIV STAT 1 01 TAX 1 PROB CODE 1 001 TRANSP 1 001 UTIL 1 001 WATER For more information see Common Questions on page 27 or on www loislaw com 13 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ep Step 3 Evaluate Results Dib oe Miah aira Py ey ij oe Her Pon Cer of opea Ree Eo DESL ae m Lee eo i a TE De TE AE fhe ilar eee ee ee rs hed T eee ed Dp a CRT PRL es Gree Cl Geo Bh ip ae reed Sanne Cha a Appas ba he Deyn Cored 1s Aes reggie RESULTS LIST Source of Document Name of Document Official Citation Date Decided Document Excerpt of Appa Repo ws RI Ts Ga eh A La fea Ol La Pee TE ae a Tai eae Ce eK comme ie emo bere cer HATER DLA pees iy PERJEM EDEA ye ee me carl
3. page Once you re at your Start page you may either begin a new search or work with saved searches LOIS LawWatch profiles To begin a new search choose Type of Law Jurisdiction or Saved Searches 2 What are the four steps on the left of my screen Select Library Construct Search Evaluate Results and View Documents are the four steps in the Loislaw search process 3 Why can t I click any of the search steps The steps become active one by one when you begin a new search As you progress through the search the current step is highlighted to show your location in the process To begin a new search click Select A Library 4 How do I learn how to use Loislaw Click Tutorial at the top of your screen for step by step instructions 5 What is the Client Billing Timer With the Client Billing Timer you can record and print the amount of time you spend doing electronic research on a client s behalf The Client Billing Timer does NOT compute your costs for using Loislaw or track multiple entries Click the Client Billing Timer button to start tracking billable time 6 How can I get help On each page of the Loislaw search pages you will find the following kinds of help Screen Overview Click this button to identify the screen features on the current page e Common Questions Click this button to answer the most commonly asked questions associated with the current page This is what you are viewing for the Start page e Scree
4. page red button e Search by words or phrases In most cases use only the following fields for searching Search Entire Document Statute Number Heading Statute Text Statute History Search Entire Document and Statute Number Heading are the primary search fields for searching the State Code To find a known Code section by its citation Place the citation in the STATUTE NUMBER HEADING field Citation formula Title number space u s c space section number example 49 u s c 305 or eliminate the use of the section symbol by using the near4 connector 49 near4 305 For section symbol ALT KEY 2 1 on keyboard number pad Statutes are generally organized by Title Chapter amp Section varies by state The Table of Contents button located near top of Construct Search Screen allows user to examine statutes in a manner similar to printed documents The Title expands to show Chapters and Sections etc 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ep New York California and Texas have special abbreviations for code sections see below New York Consolidated Laws New York Statutes Title Abbreviations For title abbreviations for the New York Statutory Compilations Refer to The Bluebook A Uniform System of Citation 16th Edition Titles Abandoned Property Agricultural Conservation and Adjustment Agriculture and Markets Alcoholic Beverage Control Alternative County Government Arts and Cultura
5. button on your browser while viewing the list on your screen 7 If I selected multiple databases for my search how will I know where a document comes from Loislaw lists the name of the database where the document was found directly above the document name 8 My search produced too many results What can I do Scroll through the first few results on the list because the case you re looking for may already be there Too many results usually means your search criteria are too broad You can narrow the search by adding more terms to your search expression Try e Adding another term using the And connector e Exchanging one or more of your terms with new terms e Replacing the And connector with Near e Adding a term with the Not connector 28 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page 9 My search produced very few results What can I do Too few results usually means your search criteria are too narrow Try e Adding a to find variations of your search terms e Using synonyms for appropriate terms e Removing a term e Inserting the Near connector between words in a phrase 10 I m pleased with the search results but I think there might be new law coming that affects my case What should I do If your subscription includes LOIS LawWatchSM you can save your search criteria by clicking Save This Search Activate LOIS LawWatch When you save a search you ll be given the option to activate LOIS LawWatch With LOIS LawWatch activated LOIS LawWa
6. if Appa Hee hi ipii Your search results for case law will appear in the Evaluate Results screen in reverse chronologi cal order newest to oldest At the top of the screen the user can see the total number of docu ments that the search has retrieved and the total number of documents that were examined To view the full text of the document and the highlighted search terms click on the name of the case or heading For more information see Common Questions on page 27 or on www loislaw com 14 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ep Step 4 View Documents o F ED EEE EI AL f MADEL I a DALLAN CO A PEA TE STE TT COT FOE ERE TT EF Firas Mn T Arpad castar 1l aFPi Bsargss Gereker LL LITE Bb jdid J si TI HETE G pirami Gigs ee hit bei iLab BOL dehlls gt j qis parai dtetpemabiey sF ehe Panau criminal sbarhipr Jamm chi r reion acet om medical oP ie a a 4 aiibi i tei ie Lhe GbE Lite A lice SAVE SEARCHES will be found on your firm s Start Page baby bition nl tas i ina new window Reading eolid printing and copying is easier Ef when in separate window i Akabas ela ee veges eed Geepereedly erie Reset Mimi and Pee SR ight fhe Talai the Dees molmint tet jowbicleble Appiiania dire ly aj E View Documents In the View Documents Screen the user may view the full text of each document in the Results List
7. of discharge 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page eb Asterisk The asterisk operator will provide an expander to the right of the root of the word in which the wild card is used e g a search for grand will pull up documents which contain the word grandson grandchild grandfather grandstand etc or to the left of a word e g customer non customer Question Mark When searching for words the can be used as a wild card to replace a single character anywhere within a word For example s nk will find sink sank and sunk Hyphenated Words The search engine treats hyphenated words or words separated by periods as single words Note The Loislaw search engine has the following attributes related to upper and lower case letters Searching for human will list all documents containing words beginning with the five letters h u m a n human humans humanoid humanism etc Typing the word in any case combination will pro duce the same document hits but with differences in their display Examples 1 Searching for Human will highlight only those words with exact case match This is helpful if you are looking for something like Dept of Human Services 2 Searching for huMaN or any other unlikely case mix will highlight no words This is helpful if you want to print a case but don t want the lt navigator gt characters to appear It is also helpful if the word is in a link and the highlighting is causing the li
8. on the run search button A Results List of the cases you entered in the blanks will be displayed B Type the citation number in either the Official Citation or the Parallel Citation Field and run your search Spacing and internal periods are crucial when entering citation numbers so here s a general rule to follow Think of the volume number in the citation as the first word the publication and edi tion as the second word and the page number as the third word Together the three words make up a phrase search expression How do I find a case if I only know the plaintiff or defendant name Type the name in the Plaintiff Defendant field or Appellant Appellee field and perform your search Remember when searching for names use the near connector to find all possible versions of the name How do I find cases released on a certain date or within a range of dates Use the Year of Opinion field to search for cases by the date they were published When typing dates use connectors to link the month and year For example type April and 1993 to find opinions released in April 1993 1993 or 1994 or 1995 to find cases published from 1993 1995 199 to find cases released during the 1990s 199 or 200 for cases from 1990 2001 18 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ss How can I find if an attorney has ever appealed a case covering a particular point of law Some but not all case opinions show the attorney s names Type the attorney s name
9. source data from official U S Government sources e Code of Federal Regulations Loislaw receives source data from official U S Government sources e Federal Register Loislaw receives source data from official U S Government sources Update information e The Public Laws of the United States database is utilized by Loislaw to update the U S Code Updating is accomplished by hyperlinks between the Public Law document and the U S Code document that is amended by the Public Law The daily update to the Federal Register database is utilized by Loislaw to maintain the currency of the Code of Federal Regulations Updating is accomplished by editing the amended section of the Code of Federal Regulations when the Federal Register indicates that a final regulation amendment or addition has been approved Search tips U S Code e Search by Table of Contents The U S Code has a TABLE OF CONTENTS located at the top of search page red button e Search by words or phrases In most cases use only the following fields for searching Search Entire Document Statute Number Heading Statute Text Statute History Search Entire Document and Statute Number Heading are the primary search fields for searching the U S Code 20 ae 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ss To find a known U S Code section by its citation Place the citation in the field Citation formula Title number space u s c space section nu
10. 3 above and then list the paragraph number using the paragraph symbol Cite as follows Example using Bluebook and ALWD Manual rules Mooney v State 1999 OK CR 34 P2d No F 95 1140 August 31 1999 12 e IF THERE IS NO OFFICIAL PARAGRAPH NUMBERING SYSTEM To cite a particular part of a case give the main case cite Following examples in Section A 1 2 or 3 above and then list the paragraph number using para before the paragraph number in accord with Rule 3 4 of A Uniform System of Citation Example Example using Bluebook Rule 3 4 STIUSO v CITY OF New York 87 N Y 2d 889 639 N Y S 2d 1009 663 N E 2d 321 1995 para 4 Or as below according to the ALWD Manual Example using ALWD Manual Rule 6 3 a STIUSO v CITY OF New York 87 N Y 2d 889 639 N Y S 2d 1009 663 N E 2d 321 1995 4 Also consult local court rules for citation rules that may vary or amend these suggestions For any questions that can not be answered based on the above information and examples refer to The Bluebook A Uniform System of Citation 17th Edition or the ALWD Citation Manual 2000 See the following pages of The Bluebook 17th edition for examples of citations of Loislaw databas es pages 73 131 and 143 25 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ss Common Questions Personal Start Page 1 What is my Start page You ll arrive at your Start page after entering your password and user ID from the Loislaw home
11. 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page eb Loislaw An Aspen Publishers Company User s Guide Copyright 2002 Aspen Publishers No portion of this document may be reprinted or reproduced without the express written consent of Aspen Publishers 02 02 6 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page eb Loislaw User s Guide Legal Research Made Easy The purpose of the Loislaw User s Guide is to provide basic understanding of the sim ple yet powerful search process of Loislaw and its search engine The search engine used by Loislaw allows word searches phrase searches two or more adjacent words or a combination of words and phrases The search system follows a logical linear process guiding the researcher through a simple four step procedure Boolean Searching To search through databases that contain millions of documents in a speedy fashion it is imperative that Loislaw index words in the databases being searched While Loislaw indexes essentially every word in the document there are some words that occur so often that Loislaw does not index them because they are generally useless in helping us sift out a unique document These are called stop words and typically include one two or three character words like I a an am we she the us etc Loislaw also does not index the words NEAR AND OR NOT though these words must be used in a query to connect words or phrases when constructing your search query In this instanc
12. CONSTRUCT SEARCH 3 EVALUATE RESULTS 4 VIEW DOCUMENTS 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page eb Step I Select a Library Select database s soft internet Explorer Piim E Connecticut Racks hahbk The teh spi eee bbe M aaach GA Depkal binm Booka Select database s Open Conrat Anita For more information see Common Questions on page 27 or on www loislaw com ae 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page en Step 2 Construct Search YO Welcome to LOIS The E heath Currency button Explains date range of the database Cannecticut Appoliate Declshona EE 9 MLMrers Eeth Erir roret Panne CAUSE L LLG SEARCH TEG PA Ceai Insert search query into p a the appropriate field or fields loom hier Pati Hoirisi zj nn E The Loislaw search protocol PEE the benefits of field searching With field e you are searching only selected portions of all the documents in the database s Field searching allows flexibility in searching by allowing the user to search specific portions of the document The Search Entire Document Field encompasses all of the fields for a full text search Official citation searches only that portion of each document Plaintiff Defendant or Appellant Appellee searches only the names of the parties Connectors And Or Near Near Not Remember To search for two or more separate terms or phrases you must insert one of th
13. California Code California Statutes Title Abbreviations California Code Search Tips If you Are searching for a particular phrase and don t know which code is applicable or you want to find that particular phrase in all of the codes enter the phrase in the Search Entire Document field For example if you want to find all sections of the statutes mentioning appraise or any variation thereof Search Field Type Search Entire Document apprais Desire to limit the search to a particular code enter the phrase in the Search Entire Document field and scroll down to the Section Number Heading field and type the abbreviation for the code exactly as abbreviated To limit the search above to the civil procedure code Search Field Type Search Entire Document apprais Section Number Heading civ proc Wish to locate a particular code section type both the section number and the abbreviation exact ly as abbreviated in the Section Number Heading field Search Field Section Number Heading Type 170 6 civ proc Note It is important that you enter the code abbreviations exactly as written including periods and one space after each period and or ampersand CALIFORNIA CODE BY TYPE ABBREVIATION Business and Professions Code Bus amp Prof Code of Civil Procedure Civ Proc Corporations Code Corp Elections Code Elec Family Code Fam Fish and Game Code Fish amp Game Government Code Gov t Health and Safet
14. In the full text all search terms appear in red letters with symbols lt at either end of the term By clicking on the arrows at either end of the term the user may jump to the next or previous search terms Embedded citations to case law and statutes will appear in underlined blue letters called hypertext links By clicking on the citation the user can jump to the full text of the cited document The Execute Command Buttons are generally located at bottom of every screen red yellow which provide the user with options to Continue Run Search Save Searches LOIS LawWatch GlobalCiteSM View Doc in New Window Previous Result Next Result etc To print document click the Print icon on the top of your browser You may also open a document in a new window to print or copy to Word Processing Copy and Print instructions can be found on page 21 This feature is disabled if the search expression includes a NOT connector or if your search term contains capital letters see page 8 for details For more information see Common Questions on page 27 or on www loislaw com 15 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page i Cite Checking on Loislaw Option 1 ce Global ite Your Key to Fast and Affordable Citation Research Benefits of GlobalCite 1 Citation search across all Loislaw State and Federal databases with the click of a button 2 Read the full text of all citations at no additional charge regardless of y
15. ag amp breed 1r 1 rapid trans 1 real prop 101 real prop acts 100 real prop tax 1 relig corp 1 retire amp soc sec 1 rural elec coop 1 second class cities 1 soc serv 1 soil amp water conserv dist 100 a p a 1 state fin 1 state 1 1 state print amp pub docs 1 stat local gov ts 101 surr ct proc act 1 tax 1 town 1 transp 1 transp corp 101 uniform city ct act 1 101 u c c 101 uniform dist ct 101 just ct act 1 vaw 100 veh amp traf 1 100 village 1 vol fire ben 1 work comp New York Codes Rules and Regulations NYCRR Table of Contents TITLE 1 Department of Agriculture and Markets TITLE 2 Department of Audit amp Control TITLE 3 Banking Department TITLE 4 Department Civil Service TITLE 5 Department of Economic Development TITLE 6 Department of Environmental Conservation TITLE 7 Department of Correctional Services TITLE 8 Education Department TITLE 9 Executive Department 11 TITLE 10 Department of Health 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ep TITLE 12 Department of Labor TITLE 14 Department of Mental Health TITLE 16 Department of Public Service TITLE 18 Department of Social Services TITLE 20 Department of Taxation amp Finance TITLE 22 Judicial TITLE 11 Insurance Department TITLE 13 Department of Law TITLE 15 Department of Motor Vehicles TITLE 17 Department of Transportation TITLE 19 Department of State TITLE 21 Miscellaneous
16. cument field 3 Run the search The documents retrieved will be shown on your Results Lists The Results are the documents case opinions statutes or regulations in which your primary citation has been cited Case law documents are listed in reverse chronological order Statutes and Regulations are listed in order of the greatest number of hits within each document Your citation will be high lighted in red since it is your search term 16 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page i General Search Tips General Search Tips may also be accessed through the Information Board on the left hand side of any Construct Search page The Expert Search Tips option replaces the Common Questions option as soon as a Construct Search screen is opened Expert Search Tips allow the user to choose from a variety of topical tips or view tips on all topics General Search Tips Begin with a simple search As a general rule keep search expressions simple Try starting with two to four terms like landlord and deposit If the search produces too many results then try adding another term e g landlord and deposit and damages to help narrow the number of results When formulating your search expression take into consideration a The facts of your case b What kind of cause of action you may have c What kind of damages you need to show Beware of terms that narrow your search Certain words can narrow your search more than you want If you
17. documents Place document in window by selecting View Doc in New Window 1 First Select All You may use any one of these three ways in most browsers to do this A Right click the mouse and choose Select All from the menu B Click Edit then Select All C CTRL A 2 Once all the text is highlighted selected use one of the three methods to copy your information to the Windows Clipboard memory buffer A Right click the mouse and choose Copy from the menu B Click Edit then Copy C CTRL C 3 In Word or WordPerfect click Edit Paste Special Unformatted Text OK This is the most important step Pasting unformatted text into Word will give you just the actual text and not the embedded codes that make the text look unusual This same method is useful if you ever need to copy any other information from the Internet into your word processor If the Drag N Select method works best for your situation instead of CTRL A in Step 1 you will still need to use Steps 2 amp 3 above 19 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page i Loislaw User s Guide for Federal Statutory and Regulatory Materials as of December 5 2000 Federal Statutory Databases e US Code e Public Laws of the United States Federal Regulatory Databases e Code of Federal Regulations e Federal Register Source Information e U S Code Loislaw receives source data from official U S Government sources e Public Laws of the United States Loislaw receives
18. e Boolean Connectors shown below AND Example child support and alimony and dissolution Retrieves all documents that contain all of the terms OR Example negligent or intentional Retrieves all documents which contain either term or both of the terms NOT Example rico not puerto Retrieves all documents that contain the rico but exclude any document with the term puerto ae 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page eb Proximity Search Using the near operator to connect multiple terms or phrases establishes the proximity or parameters for your search The connector Near is also bi directional meaning that the terms may be in any order If you do not specify a number of words the default is 20 words If you do specify a number of words the distance is as you specify NEAR Example search near seizure Retrieves all documents that contain the term search and the term seizure within 20 words NEAR Example search near5 seizure Retrieves all documents that contain terms search and seizure within 5 words of each other The following table defines each connector and displays the corresponding symbol which may be used Connector Symbol Result EXamples fang je Both terms must be present in the document field employer and harassment for ft Either term must be present in the document field automobile or vehicle a The first term but no term following not or pistol not rifle mus
19. e the system is not looking for these connector terms but instead is using them to connect the search terms e g illegal search and probable cause The and in this instance is a Boolean Connector insuring that both phrases are present in the document More infor mation on the usage of Boolean Connectors is provided on pages 6 8 of this User Guide 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ai www loislaw com Loislaw As dapen Pabien Compo Insert www loislaw com in the browser address or location field Ee slija e e o Daa Aeh uein ree Gd deferens e T ETES j Er Visitors Fasi 4 ecurate Affordable Legal Research ASPET ten am e rar The Loislaw web site is the launch point for all research sessions When you select the Members command you will be prompted to identify yourself by inserting your User ID and Password If you require assistance please contact Loislaw Technical Support at 877 471 5632 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page i Personal Start Page Cit ha haps poa ww jp pary Santi Datahages op mF Typa of Lis Saath Dotanaies by iT eerie ric Hiren yp Troais Begin research by selecting either TYPE OF LAW or URISDICTION Go fo oy CO Leech ae For more information see Common Questions on page 27 or on www loislaw com Loislaw 4 Step Search Process Legal Research is as easy as 1 2 3 4 Plus Global il with Loislaw 1 SELECT A LIBRARY 2
20. ext document in the list of documents found 4 How can I go back to the list of my search results Click Evaluate Results on the left of your screen to return to the full list of documents 5 Can I print documents To print any document click the Print button on your browser while viewing the document on your screen 6 I want to keep this document in view while I look at other documents from the Results List Can I do that Click View Doc in New Window Loislaw will open another window and place the current document in it To view additional documents click Previous Result or Next Result in the original window 29
21. formula Title number space c f r space space section number example 21 c f r 101 2 or eliminate the use of the section symbol by using the near4 connector 21 near4 101 2 Federal Register e Search by words or phrases In most cases use only the following fields for searching Search Entire Document Section Number Heading Section Text History Search Entire Document and Statute Number Heading are the primary search fields for searching the Federal Register Finding Federal Register documents Suggestions a Search by topic or phrase in the Search Entire Document field b Search by agency To find documents related to a particular agency type agency then the full name of the agency in the Search Entire Document field Example in the Search Entire Document field type agency Federal aviation administration c Search for a C ER or U S Code section that may be effected by a Federal Register document In the Search Entire Document field type the CFR or U S Code citation Example In the Search Entire Document field type the 21 C FR 101 2 d Search by date In the Section Number Heading field type the full date that you want to search Example in the Section Number Heading field type December 5 2000 This search will find all of the Federal Register documents released on December 5 2000 e Search by topic agency or CFR USC and limit to a date or date range Type search as outli
22. haven t subscribed to Yes Loislaw will search all jurisdictions you select whether you have subscribed to them or not If the search produces results from an unsubscribed jurisdiction you ll be given a results list but you will not be able to access the full text of the documents in databases to which you have not subscribed If you want to subscribe to additional databases call Loislaw sales at 877 LOISLAW 4 How can I add more jurisdictions to my subscription Call Loislaw sales at 877 LOISLAW 5 I ve decided I want to search by type of law instead What can I do Click Select Library on the left of your screen Then click Type of Law or click the BACK button on your browser 6 How do I proceed to the next search step Loislaw will automatically take you to the next step in the search process when you select the jurisdiction you wish to search Choose a Book 1 What does Choose a Book mean A book is a Loislaw database After you have selected the jurisdiction you want to search Loislaw displays a list of books that are unique to that jurisdiction Click the database s you wish to search 21 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ss 2 How many databases can I search You may choose one or more databases that are listed by checking the databases you want to search 3 What if I change my mind after I ve selected a jurisdiction You may choose one or more databases that are listed by checking the databases you want to search
23. in the Attorney on Appeal field If your search produces too many results because the attorney has appealed many cases add search terms to the Majority Opinion Text field to search multiple fields to narrow your search When searching for names remember to use the near connector to find all possible versions of the name How do I find cases in which a judge or justice dissented Type the name of the judge or justice in the Dissenting Justice field In most circumstances searching for the last name only is sufficient Other Loislaw Questions How do I use Loislaw as a citator If you wish to find all cases that have cited a specific case simply type the citation number in the SelectCite fields or the Official Citation or Parallel Citation fields When the full text of the document is showing simply click on the GlobalCite button Note You must then read the results to deter mine the treatment of the cases found Also see GlobalCite page 17 of this guide How do I use Loislaw to electronically annotate a statute If you wish to find cases that have cited or construed a statute simply select the case database you wish to search type the statute cite in the Search Entire Document Field and Run Search The GlobalCite button performs the same function when you have a statute section open Printing documents Simply click on Print icon or place document in window by selecting View Doc in New Window and then select Print Copying
24. l Affairs Banking Benevolent Orders Business Corporations Canal Civil Practice Law and Rules Civil Rights Civil Service Cooperative Corporations Correction County Court of Claims Act Criminal Procedure Debtor and Creditor Domestic Relations Economic Development Education Election Eminent Domain Procedures Employers Liability Energy Environmental Conservation Estates Powers and Trusts Executive Family Court Act General Associations General Business General City General Construction General Municipal General Obligations Highway Indian Insurance Judiciary Labor Legislative Lien Limited Liability Company Law Local Finance Mental Hygiene Military Multiple Dwelling Abbreviations aband prop agriv conserv amp adj agric amp mkts alco bev cont alt county govt arts amp cult aff banking ben ord bus corp canal n y c p L r civ rights civ serv coop corp correct county ct cl act crim proc debt amp cred dom rel econ dev educ elec em dom proc empl rs liab energy envt conserv est powers amp trusts exec fam ct act gen ass ns gen bus gen city gen constr gen mun gen oblig high indian ins jud lab legis lien llc local fin mental hyg mil mult dwell ae Citing Examples 101 aband prop 1 agric conserv amp adj 1 agric amp mkts 1 alco bev cont 1 alt coun
25. mber example 49 u s c 305 or eliminate the use of the section symbol by using the near4 connector 49 near4 305 Public Laws of the United States e Search by words or phrases In most cases use any of following fields for searching the Public Laws of the U S Search Entire Document Public Law Number Public Law Text Public Law History Public Law citations are usually written Public Law 105 345 or PL 105 345 Citation formula Congressional Session number Public law number In the citation above PL 105 345 is the 345th act passed by the 105th Congress To find a known Public Law by its citation Place the Public Law number in the Public Law Number field Example type 105 345 in the Public Law Number field no need to type PL or Public Law just the number Code of Federal Regulations e Search by Table of Contents The U S Code has a TABLE OF CONTENTS located at the top of search page red button e Search by words or phrases In most cases use only the following fields for searching with words or phrases in the C ER Search Entire Document Section Number Heading Section Text History Cross Reference Search Entire Document and Statute Number Heading are the primary search fields for searching the C ER 21 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page To find known C FR section by citation number Place the C FR citation in the Section Number Heading field Citation
26. n Help Click this button to open the appropriate section of the Tutorial Choose a Type of Law 1 What does Choose a Type of Law mean Since you ve chosen to search the databases by type of law you must now tell Loislaw which type of law you would like to search Types of law include case law statutes acts and so forth The documents for each type of law are stored in the same database 26 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ss 2 How many types of law can I search You can select only one type of law for each search You ll then be able to search for that type of law across multiple jurisdictions or databases 3 I ve decided I want to search by jurisdiction instead What can I do Click Select Library on the left of your screen Then click Jurisdiction or click the BACK button on your browser 4 How do I proceed to the next search step Loislaw will automatically take you to the next step after you select the type of law you would like to search Choose a Jurisdiction 1 What does Choose a Jurisdiction mean Since you ve chosen to search the databases by jurisdiction you must now tell Loislaw which jurisdiction you would like to search 2 How many jurisdictions can I search You can select only one jurisdiction for each search However within most jurisdictions it is possible to search multiple databases To search multiple jurisdictions choose Type of Law rather than Jurisdiction 3 Can I select a jurisdiction I
27. ned in paragraphs a b or c above then in the Section Number Heading field type a date in full November 15 2000 or a date range year or month year example October and 2000 Federal Register citations with page numbers Older Federal Register documents may be found with citations by volume and page number example 50 ER 1236 ER citations by volume and page cannot be found in the Loislaw Federal Register databases This is because Loislaw s Federal Register databases contain only the most recent electron ic versions of the Federal Register documents currently Loislaw ER s go back to August 1999 The electronic Federal Register has no page numbers prior to the time the documents are paginated for the bound print version of the Federal Register searching the C FR 22 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page a Citing Loislaw Cases Amended with references to The Bluebook 17th Edition 2000 and The ALWD Citation Manual 2000 Cases from Loislaw are obtained from official sources or are exact duplications of case opinions from official sources Therefore most older cases from a Loislaw database will have an official cite a parallel West cite and or a vendor neutral or public domain cite except for cases that remain permanently unpublished Recent case opinions may or may not have print reporter citations already assigned depending upon the source of the data Section A General rules Loislaw cases a
28. nk not to work 3 In addition to the highlighting differences searching for Human or any other case mix will eliminate hits with near or similar matches humans etc Searching For Cases by Citation SelectCite For finding known cases with a known citation To use SelectCite from the Construct a Search screen click on the red SelectCite button located next to the Currency button near the top of the page Then insert the volume number in the first column select the reporter from the drop down menu in the second column and put the page number in the third column Click on the run search button A Results List of the cases you entered in the blanks will be displayed Searching for case citations in search screen fields It is important that case citations are inserted using the correct punctuation Use a space Right Wrong Beiwesn wens 751 n e 2d 780 751 n e 2d780 94 n y 2d 136 94n y 2d136 249 Conn 431 249 Conn 431 After a period when it appears at the end of a word 86 f supp 101 86 f supp 101 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page eb Construct Search Statutes or Regulations er 1 3 Oi oh iad ae TABLE OF CONTENTS Statutory Table of Contents igh i ENPE FESR Connectiqut Statutes 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ep e Search tips State Codes e Search by Table of Contents Most STATE CODES STATUTES have a TABLE OF CONTENTS located at the top of search
29. nnector with near e Entering search criteria in multiple fields 17 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ep My search didn t find enough documents If your search found too few cases it usually means your search criteria is too narrow You can broad en your search by e Adding an wild card to your search expression to find variations of your search terms e Using synonyms for appropriate search terms e Removing a search term e Inserting the near connector between words in a phrase e Keeping to the basics Don t get too fancy If you can t find a phrase at all try using the near connector Sometimes you ll search for a phrase you just know exists in law but your search produces no hits If you spelled the words correctly it means the phrase doesn t exist in the databases you re searching Try adding the near connector to your search expression For example the search phrase child cus tody finds only the phrase child custody The search term child near custody finds the mother had custody of her child as well as child custody Searching Case Law Questions How to find a case if I only know the citation number A Use SelectCite from the Construct a Search screen Click on the red SelectCite button located next to the Currency button near the top of the page Then insert the volume number in the first col umn select the reporter from the drop down menu in the second column and put the page number in the third column Click
30. ocuments Statute of Local Governments Surrogate Court Procedure Act Tax Town Transportation Transportation Corporations Uniform City Court Act Uniform Commercial Code Uniform District Court Act Uniform Justice Court Act Volunteer Ambulance Workers Benefit Law Vehicle and Traffic Village Volunteer Firefighters Benefit Workers Compensation Page a mult resid mun home rule nav city civ ct act city crim ct act not for profit corp parks rec amp hist preserv partnership penal pers prop priv Hous Fin pub auth pub bldgs pub health pub hous pub lands pub off pub serv rac pari mut wag amp breed fit rapid trans real prop real prop acts real prop tax relig corp retire amp soc sec rural elect coop second class cities SOC serv soil amp water conserv dist a p a state fin state L state print amp public docs stat local gov ts surr ct proc act tax town transp transp corp uniform city ct act U C Cc uniform dist ct just ct act vaw veh amp traf village vol fire ben work comp 1 mult resid 1 mun home rule 1 nav 101 city civ ct act 1 city crim ct act 101 not for profit corp 1 01 parks rec amp hist preserv 1 partnership 1 00 penal 1 pers prop 1 priv hous fin 50 pub auth 1 pub bldgs 1 pub health 1 pub hous 1 pub lands 1 pub off 1 pub serv 101 rac pari mut w
31. our coverage 3 Receive electronic summaries of each document retrieved 4 Electronically retrieve cited statutes with the click of a button How do I GlobalCite Step 1 Choose a Library Construct Search Run Search Search a database case law statutes regulations etc retrieve the results open the full text of the document and you will then be offered the option to GlobalCite Step 2 To run GlobalCite simply click on the GlobalCite button on the bottom of your Document Screen Step 3 GlobalCite Results Results are listed in the following order Case Law reverse chronological order Statutes relevancy order highest number of citation occurrence to lowest number of citation occur rence Regulations and all other Loislaw databases relevancy order All hypertext links found within GlobalCite are available in full text at no additional charge regardless of the subscriber s subscription coverage The subscriber may also perform GlobalCite in documents found in the Result List regardless of subscription coverage the only limitation will be your computer s memory space Option 2 As an alternative to GlobalCite you can do the following 1 Choose the database s in which you want to check your citation use Type of Law then Case Law to search case law databases from multiple jurisdictions use Jurisdiction to search case law databases from the same jurisdiction 2 Please the citation in the Search Entire Do
32. ource if the document is readily available in that format 23 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page ep 2 If a Loislaw case shows unassigned official and or parallel citations with a court docket number cite following The Bluebook Rule 18 1 1 or the ALWD Manual Rule 12 18 as follows Loislaw opinion text heading reads MA Mass Supreme Judicial Appeals Courts COMMONWEALTH v ORTIZ __ Mass App Ct __ 1999 NE2d__ COMMONWEALTH vs MICHAEL ORTIZ No 97 P 2184 Appeals Court of Massachusetts Essex May 11 1999 September 22 1999 Cite as COMMONWEALTH v ORTIZ No 97 P 2184 Mass App Ct Sept 22 1999 Loislaw MA Case Law 3 If a Loislaw case has no official or parallel cites and no docket number cite following The Bluebook Rule 18 1 1 or the ALWD Manual Rule 12 18 as follows Loislaw opinion text heading reads New York Reports PEOPLE v ALMONOR ___N Y 2d___ 1999 __N YS 2d _ __NE2d__ THE PEOPLE amp Respondent v MAX ALMONOR Appellant THE PEOPLE amp Respondent v ANTHONY PITTS Appellant Court of Appeals of the State of New York Decided July 8 1999 Cite as PEOPLE v ALMONOR N Y July 8 1999 Loislaw NY Case Law Section B Pin Point Cites Suggestions for citations to particular portions of a case aka pin point cites when page numbers are not shown in the text of the case The Bluebook A Uniform System of Citation 17th Edition page 37 Rule 3 4 Sec
33. r search finds fewer documents than you believe it should study your search terms to see if one or more of them is limiting the search Then either omit that term or add synonyms for it For example the term automobile is very limiting What if a document uses the word car instead of automobile Try using automobile or vehicle or car or truck or van as your search expression instead Don t let the numbers fool you If your results include a large number of cases don t panic or think you need to do a new search Read the first few cases to see if they are on point You may find a seminal case in them Remember that the cases will be presented to you in reverse chronological order newest to oldest When searching for names use the near connector Attorneys and judges names are typed inconsistently in law Some use middle initials others use full middle names many use first and middle initials and so on To ensure that you find the name you re looking for use the near connector when searching for names For example type william near john son to find William P Johnson William Paul Johnson and other variations of the name My search found too many documents If your search found too many results it usually means your search criteria are too broad You can nar row your search by e Adding another term to your search expression using connectors e Exchanging one or more of your search terms with new terms e Replacing the and co
34. re found in three general categories and here are the general rules for each 1 If a Loislaw case shows official and or parallel cites cite the case using the proper citation for mat shown Because the cites are official no reference to Loislaw is needed Example Loislaw opinion text heading reads New York Reports STIUSO v CITY OF NEW YORK 87 N Y 2d 889 1995 639 N Y S 2d 1009 663 N E 2d 321 STACY J STIUSO gt Appellant v CITY OF NEW YORK Respondent et al Defendants Court of Appeals of the State of New York Argued November 29 1995 Decided December 28 1995 Cite as STIUSO v CITY OF NEW YORK 87 N Y 2d 889 639 N Y S 2d 1009 663 N E 2d 321 1995 for definitions and rules relating to vendor neutral or public domain cites see The Bluebook Rule 10 3 3 and or the ALWD Manual Rule 12 16 This suggestion to cite to the print is in accord with Rule 18 of The Bluebook 17th Edition and Rule 38 1 a of the ALWD Citation Manual Rule 18 of The Bluebook states This rule requires that use and cita tion of traditional printed sources except when the information is not available in a printed source or if the tradi tional source is obscure or hard to find and when citation to an electronic source will substantially improve access to the same information contained in the traditional source Rule 38 1 a of the ALWD Manual states If a source is available in print and electronic formats cite the print s
35. t be present in the document field Near Both terms in the field must be present within 20 modification near words of each other in the document field contract Near1 Both terms must be present within 1 word of each estate nearl decedent other in the document field Near2 Both terms must be present within 2 words of each estate near2 decedent other in the document field Near15 115 Both terms must be present within 15 words of each estate near15 decedent other in the document field Quotation marks The search engine automatically recognizes two or more adjacent words as a phrase therefore you do not need quotation marks to search for the term child custody However in the phrase search and seizure it is imperative that the phrase be placed in quotes otherwise the system will interpret the word and as a Boolean Connector Examples search and seizure slip and fall Parentheses Use the parentheses to ensure that the terms within a query are given the proper hierarchy e g child support and maintenance or modification Parentheses can make your search expressions even more specific Use parentheses also to com bine similar terms or to establish the order of priority when using multiple connectors Here are some additional sample search expressions using parentheses Result employ near2 terminate or For each document found employ will appear within two words discharge of terminate or employ will appear within 2 words
36. tch will automatically notify you when new law that satisfies your search criteria comes into the database Your LOIS LawWatch searches will appear on your Saved Searches page or you may choose to have them sent to your email address You can save your search criteria without activating LOIS LawWatch Saved searches also appear on your Saved Searches page and you can rerun them at your discretion View Documents 1 How can I locate my search criteria within a document Each occurrence of your search expression within a document is referred to as a hit Hits are highlighted in bold text and in color You can jump quickly from hit to hit within a document by clicking the gt and lt symbols beside each hit 2 What do Previous Doc In Book and Next Doc In Book mean at the bottom of Statutes or Regulation documents These are hyperlinks to the database where the result document was found Previous Doc In Book takes you to the document that precedes your result document in the database Next Doc In Book takes you to the document that follows your result document in the database For example if your results document was Statute 5 10 101 clicking Next Doc In Book would take you to Statute 5 10 102 Previous Doc In Book and Next Doc In Book are not available for case law documents 3 What do Previous Result and Next Result mean Previous Result takes you to the previous document in the list of documents found Next Result takes you to the n
37. tions and Paragraphs states 24 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Page 5 If an authority is organized by sections or paragraphs cite to these In addition a page num ber may be provided if useful in locating specific matter with the section or paragraph 15 U S C 18 1982 6 James Wm Moore et al Moore s Federal Practice 56 07 Laurence H Tribe American Constitutional Law 15 4 at 1314 15 6 at 1320 2d ed 1988 If an authority is organized in part by indented paragraphs not introduced by paragraph sym bols cite such paragraphs with the written abbreviation para not the symbol Rule 6 1 a of the ALWD Manual states If a source is divided either by sections or by para graphs cite the relevant subdivisions Insert one space before and after the section of para graph symbol Rule 6 3 a of the ALWD Manual states If a document contains indented but unnumbered paragraphs and is not divided by another method cite paragraphs as if they are numbered but enclosed the paragraph symbol and paragraph number or letter in brackets to show readers that you added the information Therefore based on the above rules here are citation suggestions e IF THERE IS AN OFFICIAL PARAGRAPH NUMBERING SYSTEM If the court has adopted an official paragraph numbering system that numbers the paragraphs using the paragraph symbol give the main case cite Following examples in Section A 1 2 or
38. ty govt 1 01 arts amp cult aff 1 banking 1 ben ord 101 bus corp 1 canal 101 n y c p l r 1 civ rights 1 civ serv 1 coop corp 1 correct 1 county 1 ct cl act 1 00 crim proc 1 debt amp cred 1 dom rel 1 econ dev 1 educ 1 100 elec 101 em dom proc 1 empl rs liab 1 101 energy 1 0101 envtl conserv 1 1 1 est powers amp trusts 1 exec 111 fam ct act 1 gen ass ns 1 gen bus 1 gen city 1 gen constr 1 gen mun 1 101 gen oblig 1 high 1 indian 101 ins 1 jud 1 lab 1 legis 1 lien 101 Ic 1 00 local fin 1 01 mental hyg 1 mil 1 mult dwell 10 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Multiple Residence Municipal Home Rule Navigation New York City Civil Court Act New York City Criminal Court Act Not for Profit Corporation Parks Recreation and Historical Preservation Partnership Penal Personal Property Private Housing Finance Public Authorities Public Buildings Public Health Public Housing Public Lands Public Officers Public Service Racing Pari Mutuel Wagering amp Breeding Railroad Rapid Transit Real Property Real Property Actions and Proceedings Real Property Tax Religious Corporations Retirement and Social Security Rural Electric Cooperative Second Class Cities Social Services Soil and Water Conservations Districts State Administrative Procedure Act State Finance State Law State Printing and Public D
39. y Code Health amp Safety Labor Code Lab Penal Code Penal Public Contract Code Pub Cont Public Utilities Code Pub Util Streets and Highways Code Sts amp High Vehicle Code Veh Welfare and Institutions Code Welf amp Inst Civil Code Civ Commercial Code Com Education Code Educ Evidence Code Evid Financial Code Fin Food and Agricultural Code Food amp Agric 12 30635PP Mech 3 28 02 11 18 AM Harbors and Navigation Code Insurance Code Military and Veterans Code Probate Code Public Resources Code Revenue and Taxation Code Unemployment Insurance Code Water Code Page a Texas Statutes Texas Statutes Title Abbreviations Harb amp Nav Ins Mil amp Vet Prob Pub Res Rev amp Tax Unemp Ins Water The following are title abbreviations for the Texas Statutory Compilations to be used with the LOIS search and retrieval system Titles and Examples Agriculture Code Alcoholic Beverage Code Business and Commerce Code Business Corporation Act Civil Practice and Remedies Code Code of Criminal Procedure Education Code Election Code Family Code Finance Code Government Code Health and Safety Code Human Resources Code Insurance Code Labor Code Local Government Code Natural Resources Code Parks and Wildlife Code Penal Code Property Code Occupations Code Revised Civil Statutes Tax Code Texas Probate Code Transportation Code Utilities Code Water Code Abbreviations

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