Chapter 13 Flashcards
Formbooks
Forms that provide standard language to be used in drafting a variety of documents
Contain blanks or provide language that may be used to save time when creating original documents
Formbooks
Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) Materials
- Issued by various CLE providers
- cover all areas of the law
- Most useful for new areas of the law (E-Discovery)
Checklist
- Step-by-step lists of specific tasks to accomplish a particular objective (completing service of a summons and complaint, obtaining default judgment etc.)
- Provide citations to legal authority
Jury Instructions
- Read by the court to the jury at the beginning and end of a case
- Provide the jury with the law to be applied to the facts
- Specially drafted by attorneys and provided to the court
Common or “Pattern” Jury Instructions are contained in?
Form Books (BAJI and CACI)
California Civil Instructions (CACI) - Jury Instructions in book form
CACI - New since 2003 NOT Mandatory - Widely Used
BAJI - Old
Owned by West Publishing - Not Officially Endorsed - Widely used before 2003 and well known by attorenys
Form Jury Instructions often have blanks that must be filled in
True - makes them understandable given the fact of a particular case
Form Jury Instructions can change with developments in the law
True - regularly check supplement sections for the books to find any changes
Form Jury Instruction books contain “Verdict Forms”
True - they may be adapted for use by a jury in a particular case
Federal Form Jury Instructions
- West publishes for federal jury instructions
2. Some Federal Circuits have adopted their own form jury instructions
Martindale - Hubbell Law Dictionary
- Resource to locate attorneys throughout the United States
- Publication includes the name, address, academic degrees, law school, law firm, and expertise for listed attorneys
- Not all attorneys are included
- Available at the law library or at www.martindale.com
