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CALIFORNIA LAW RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET 

AGENCIES

California Agencies, Departments and Commissions

 

 

APPELLATE LAW

http://www.appellate-counsellor.com/

Links to online seminars, appellate bookstore, newsletter on recent decisions from federal and state courts in California, a Ninth Circuit page which provides court rules, and court decisions and includes biographies of all the judges who sit on the state and federal appellate courts in California. Also has links to appellate counselor resources on the web such as cases, constitutions, statutes, municipal codes and court rules; appellate counselor forms for use in civil appeals; and assistance to other lawyers for appeals, post-trial proceedings.

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/  (Last 60 days) Supreme Court & Court of Appeal Opinions

http://www.findlaw.com/cacases/   (Cases from 1934)

JuriSearch Ninth Circuit Court Opinions   (Ninth Circuit cases from  1990- Present.) This database includes 9th Circuit Rules, judges' profiles, cases, constitutions, statutes, municipal codes, court rules, forms.

 

 

ASSEMBLY MEMBERS & STATE SENATORS

            http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html 
           Read about California elected officials: Governor, Assembly & Senate Members.

 

 

BILLS

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/  -Search California bills (from 1993 to present) &

codes, California Code of  Regulations,  Constitution and federal government

links.  

 

CALIFORNIA STATE OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS

http://www.vitalrec.com/ca.html -  Order birth, death, marriage, divorce records.

 

 

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS

http://www.calregs.com/

 

 

CALIFORNIA STATE HOME PAGE

http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp

 

 

CASES

http://www.uscourts.gov/links.html  Database of  Supreme Court opinions, including slip opinions, First Circuit through Eleventh Circuit, including D.C. Circuit, Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal, and District Courts.

JuriSearch Ninth Circuit Court Opinions  (Ninth Circuit 1990 -Present)  Searchable database of the 9th Circuit decisions since 1990.  Accessible by year, docket number, case title, and keyword searching. http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html  (U.S. Supreme Court)  

 

CITIES 

            http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm - Links to California cities' homepages and municipal codes

 

 

CODES  

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html - Has table of contents for each code

section. Searchable by keyword. Contains links to daily updates on Assembly

and Senate bills.  

 

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

            http://ceb.ucop.edu  California Continuing Education of the Bar  

http://hermes.ceb.ucop.edu/CEBOnline/olprograms/olpview.asp  CEB

Online programs

http://www.legalspan.com/calbar/   California Bar CME  

http://www.pli.edu/  (Practicing Law Institute)

http://www.abanet.org/cle/mcleview.html  (ABA State Requirements)  

 

COUNTIES

http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm  Links to homepages of California counties.

 

 

COURT RULES

http://www.occourts.org/  Orange County Superior Court local rules.

http://www.llrx.com/courtrules/  Federal Rules, Federal Local Rules, State Rules, & State Local Rules.

 

 

COURTS

www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/              California courts page.

www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/  California Appellate Courts page.

www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/4thDistrictDiv3/  Fourth Appellate

District, Santa Ana: court location : directions, opinions, calendars, minutes, local

rules, policies.

http://www.cacb.uscourts.gov/  United States Bankruptcy Courts, Central District of California.

http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/  Los Angeles Superior Court

http://www.occourts.org/  Orange County Superior Court

http://www.co.riverside.ca.us/depts/courts/  Riverside Superior Court

http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/Courts/  San Bernardino Superior Court

http://www.sandiego.courts.ca.gov/superior/index.html  San Diego Superior

Court

 

 

DISTRICT MAPS/CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

http://swdb.berkeley.edu/

 

 

ELECTRONIC INFORMATION

http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/states/california/  California Electronic Government Information

 

 

FORMS

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/  (For  JUDICIAL COUNCIL FORMS)

http://www.occourts.org/#  (For  ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT  FORMS) Has direct links to printable Judicial Council Forms.  New local forms for Civil, Family Law, & Probate.

http://www.lectlaw.com/usforms/index.html  The ‘Lectric Law Library has one of the most extensive collection of free legal forms. Here you will find  forms that you can download and fill out.

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm   The California Secretary of State site has forms on corporations, partnerships, trademarks, UCC, Notary, etc.

http://www.lectlaw.com/form.html  A collection of forms covering three categories: Business & General (real estate, corporations, employment, contracts, trusts, & wills) & Legal Practice (law practice management & related matters) and Premium Forms.

 

 

JURY INSTRUCTIONS-NINTH CIRCUIT

http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/web/sdocuments.nsf/civ  (Civil)

http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/web/sdocuments.nsf/crim  (Criminal)

 

 

LEGAL RESEARCH

http://california.findlaw.com   Findlaw, California

 

 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

http://www.sandiego.edu/lrc/guide.html  University of San Diego Legal Research Center Guide Series.

www.leginfo.ca.gov/guide.html   A Guide for Accessing California Legislative Information on the Internet.

http://www.lrihistory.com/   Legislative Research Incorporated

http://www.legintent.com/   Legislative Intent Service

   

SECRETARY OF STATE

            http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm  California Secretary of State Web site's Business Programs link. You

            will find useful forms for corporations, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and

            other types of businesses.

 

 

SENATORS (STATE & U.S.)

http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/defaulttext.asp - State Assembly homepage

http://www.senate.ca.gov/ -State Senate homepage

 

 

STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON THE NET

http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm - Guide to government sponsored internet sites; governor, legislative & judicial branches, boards and commissions.

 

 

STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA

http://www.calbar..ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_home.jsp

 

 

STATE LIBRARY

http://www.library.ca.gov/

 

 

 

 

Research Guide  11  
Mora Prestinary  
December, 1999
January 13,  2004,  Revised

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