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*How do I find out what case law applies to a situation? | *How do I find out what case law applies to a situation? | ||
*How do I interpret case law relevant to a legal situation? | *How do I interpret case law relevant to a legal situation? | ||
=Examples of Legal Information= | |||
*Reading the legal definition of words. E.g.: Community property actions are civil claims that divide the property obtained during a marriage between divorcing spouses. | |||
*Identifying procedural definitions such as who the people are in court and what steps take place. E.g.: A plaintiff is the party who files the complaint or | |||
petition. A defendant is the party against whom a complaint is made. There are three ways to respond to a complaint: file an answer, file a demur, or do nothing. | |||
• Showing persons how to find legislation, court | |||
rules, and cases as well as other online and print | |||
resources. E.g.: California Forms of Pleading and | |||
Practice provides templates to help litigate civil | |||
cases. Digests identify cases you can use. | |||
• Directing patrons to online and print resources | |||
which contain court forms and instructions. E.g.: | |||
The California Judicial Council Forms are a | |||
collection of general use legal forms, which | |||
includes various pleadings and discovery forms. | |||
Form packets are found on the Court’s website. | |||
=Questions= | |||
*What is the best resoruce on legal definitions of words? | |||
*What is the best resource on how to understand procedures? (not what the actual procedures are) | |||
Revision as of 19:40, 11 July 2024
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- Legal advice is interpreting what statutes and case law mean or how it applies to a specific set of facts
Questions
- How do I find out what case law applies to a situation?
- How do I interpret case law relevant to a legal situation?
Examples of Legal Information
- Reading the legal definition of words. E.g.: Community property actions are civil claims that divide the property obtained during a marriage between divorcing spouses.
- Identifying procedural definitions such as who the people are in court and what steps take place. E.g.: A plaintiff is the party who files the complaint or
petition. A defendant is the party against whom a complaint is made. There are three ways to respond to a complaint: file an answer, file a demur, or do nothing. • Showing persons how to find legislation, court rules, and cases as well as other online and print resources. E.g.: California Forms of Pleading and Practice provides templates to help litigate civil cases. Digests identify cases you can use. • Directing patrons to online and print resources which contain court forms and instructions. E.g.: The California Judicial Council Forms are a collection of general use legal forms, which includes various pleadings and discovery forms. Form packets are found on the Court’s website.
Questions
- What is the best resoruce on legal definitions of words?
- What is the best resource on how to understand procedures? (not what the actual procedures are)