Spring into Free California Case Law on the Internet

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Spring into Free California Case Law on the Internet

Question 1 How many cases can you find with a party named Michael Jackson in California?

Hint: Go to LexisONE.com, and click the tab laveled ìFree Case Law.î Click into the "Search by Keywords" radio buton, select ìCaliforniaî from the drop-down list of State Courts, and then type Michael w/2 Jackson into the "Parties" search box. You whould use the "w/2" (within two words) proximity connector when you do not know whether a party uses a middle initial or middle name. :

Question 2 What is the official Cal App citation for the April 27, 2005 Jackson case?

To answer this question, link to the April 27, 2005 case listed on the results page. :

128 Cal. App. 4th 568

128 Cal. App. 4th 1009

130 Cal. App. 4th 431

129 Cal. App. 4th 542

Question 3 Click on ìShepardize this citation for $6.00î (located on the right hand side of the page). Can you shepardize the April 27, 2005 Jackson case immediately even if you do not have a Lexis subscription set up?:

Yes

Question 4 What is the name of the case, decided in the year 2005, in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that ìOne who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by clear expression or other affirmative steps taken to foster infringement, going beyond mere distribution with knowledge of third-party action, is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties using the device, regardless of the device's lawful usesî?

(Hint: Click on ìNew Searchî and then choose ìU.S. Supreme Courtî from the ìChoose Federal Courtî drop-down menu. Be sure that you have clicked into the "Search by Keywords" radio button. Type in the relevant search terms and use the date restriction option.)

(Hint: To answer this questions, select ìU.S. Supreme Courtî and then type in the search terms copyright and infringement and device and third-party (using the ìandî boolean connectors between each search term), then choose the use the date restriction option 1/01/2005-12/31/2005 in the ìLimit Search Date Rangeî box.):

Warner Bros Studios vs. Napster, Inc.

Sony Pictures Entertainment vs. Kazaa

MGM Studios Inc. vs. Grokster, Ltd.

Apple, Inc. vs. Limewire

Question 5 What is the case name of the case associated with docket number B136294?:

People V. Downey

People v. Green

People v. Olson

People v. Reed

Question 6 Link to the case associated with docket number B136294. (At this point, you will be asked to register with FindLaw.) Notice the "Cases Citing this Case" link in the left hand corner of the first page of the case, just above the case name. To find the following answer, click on "Cases citing this Case." Are there any cases citing to the case associated with docket number B136294? :

Yes

Question 7 Go back to the case found in number five and scroll down to page 908 (the official citation of the case and each page number of the case are in brackets and bold-face black font) until you see a reference to People v. Fugate (instead of scrolling through the case, you can also use Use "Ctrl F" to pop up the "Find" query box and enter "Fugate" into the box and click on "Find Next") If you wanted to read the Fugate case, could you hyperlink out to the People v. Fugate case from here? :

Yes

Question 8 To do another search, DO NOT click on "Do Another California Case Law Search" because you will not be brought to the menu with the full array of search options. Instead, you will only see the options to search by citation, full-text or party. It's best to go back to http://www.findlaw.com/cacases and choose "Advanced Search." Here you will find more search options, such as the ability to search by "Judge's Last Name" or "Attorney Name," for example. "How many times is Patricia Glaser listed as the attorney of record in reported cases in California state court?" To answer this question, scroll down to the "Search by Attorney Name" option and enter Patricia into the "First Name" box and Glaser into the "Last Name" box.:

0-5

6-10

11-15

over 15

Question 9 Working off of question 8 above, locate the Morningstar case where Patricia Glaser was the attorney of record.

(Hint: Use "Ctrl F" to pop up the "Find" query box. Then, type "Morningstar" into the query box to quickly find that party name.)

Click on the link to Morningstar to answer the following: How many cases cite to the Morningstar case? :

0-5

6-10

11-15

over 15

Question 10 If you have a case citation already, you can search by it. Go back to http://www.findlaw.com/cacases and enter 41 Cal.App.4th 168 into the "Citation Search" boxes.

What is the name of the case that is cited as 41 Cal.App.4th 168?:

Rose v. Glass

Harris v. Browning

Hagen v. Hickenbottom

Morgan v. Guttierez

Question 11 If you have a password for the Daily Journal, go to Dailyjournal.com and click on ìResearchî (on the top bar), and then "California Sources-Appellate and Supreme Court Opinions". If you do not have a password, skip questions 11 & 12 and continue with #13 below.

What is the cite for the appellate case Block V. Superior Court where Robert John Downey, Jr. is the real party in interest? Hint: Type the case caption into the ìCase nameî search box or type the keywords (with boolean connectors between keywords and quotation marks around phrases) into the ìKeywordsî search box.:

65 Cal.App. 4th 761

62 Cal.App.4th 363

64 Cal.App. 4th 156

63 Cal. App. 4th 367

Question 12 You have a case pending in San Bernardino and need to check the Court Rules. When were they last updated? Hint: Select "Court Rules" on the Research page. Scroll down to the Southern Court Rules.:

1/1/2009

1/1/2008

1/1/2007

1/1/2006

Question 13 You are researching the background of a potential client, Ignacio Plascencia. You'd like to discover if he has been involved in any real property foreclosure actions. You would like to search dockets in the California Federal District Courts.

Go to Justia at http://dockets.justia.com/. Type Ignacio Plascencia into the "Party Name" search box, select "California Federal District Courts-All" from the drop-down menu that is labeled "Cases Filed In" and then from the "Lawsuit Type" drop-down menu, select "Real Property Foreclosure.

To answer this question, you will need to click on the link labeled "Ignacio Plascencia et al v. ReconTrust Company et al":

" The Bank of America is a named party in this foreclosure. Select One:

True

False

Question 14 A subscription to PACER is required to view the pleadings from the Ignacio Plascencia. Foreclosure. Select One

To answer this question, you will need to click on the link labeled "Ignacio Plascencia et al v. ReconTrust Company et al.":

True

False

Question 15 You are considering adding a new bankruptcy appeals practice area to your law firm. But, first, you want to discover how many bankruptcy appeals were filed in the California Federal Central District Court between April 1, 2008 and January 18, 2009. To discover some useful statistics, use the Justia docket search at http://dockets.justia.com.

To create this search:

Leave the Party Name search box empty;
From the Cases Filed In drop-down menu, select California Central Federal District Court;
From the Lawsuit Type drop-down menu, select Bankruptcy ñ Appeal; and
in the Cases Filed option, click into the Between radio button and use the drop-down menu to select the dates noted above.

There were 540 bankruptcy appeals filed in the California Federal Central District Court between April 1, 2008 and January 18, 2009. :

True

False

Question 16 California State Court Docket Searching

You need to locate a case in the California Appellate Courts in Los Angeles where your client, Goodtimes Industries, is suing Mattel. http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/

Locate the docket number for this case. Hint: Go to http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov. Be sure to click into the "Appellate Court District" radio buttonin the "Please Select" choice. Then go to "Find District by County" and select "Los Angeles." Go to "Select a function" and click on "Search." Scroll down to the "Search by party" sectionand type Goodtimes into the "Last Name/Organization" search box. CLcik on the docket number link to the Goodtimes Industries case.

Is the docket number BZG 011290? Select One:

Yes

Question 17 Is there a feature for email notification regarding this case (to be alerted about case activity)? Select One:

Yes

Question 18 Notice the links to more detailed information about the case at the top of the page. Click on "Disposition." Was this case dismissed? Select One:

Yes

Question 19 You are looking for the docket of a Sunkist case (in Los Angeles, California) where Marshall Grossman is the attorney. Using the "Search by Attorney" section, locate the Sunkist case.

(Hint: Use "Ctrl F" to locate the case by typing Sunkist into the "Find" query box.)

There are two cases involving Sunkist. The trial court docket number is the same for both, but there are two different appelate court docket numbers.:

True

False

Question 20 Click on the Docket link for the first listed Sunkist case above. Clcik on the "Trial Court" link to find the name of the judge at the trial court.

The trial court judge was Robert O'Brien.:

True

False

Question 21 The Courts site also has biographical information for many of California's Court of Appeals justices at http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/. To find biographies, use the task bar [on the Top of the home page of the California Courtís official site at http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/] and click on the link labeled "Courts" (found between the "Rules" and "Programs" links). Then on the task bar on the left side, click on "Courts of Appeals," then "4th District," then "4th District Division 2," and finally on "Justices.

Is there a biography for 4th District Division 2, Associate Justice Betty Ann Richli?"):

Yes

Question 22 You need to obtain a Proof of Personal Service (Civil Harassment) form. You do not know the Form number, so you will need to visit http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/. Notice the section labeled "Select a group of forms." You will need to select the "Civil Harassment" form group from the drop-down menu and click the "See Forms" button.

The form number is CH-102. Select One:

True

False

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