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Week 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Digests are organized (1) by (2) and, within each topic, (3) by (4)

A
  1. alphabetically
  2. topic
  3. chronologically
  4. key number
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2
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2 Federal digests

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  1. United States Supreme Court Digest

2. Federal Practice Digest (appeals and district courts)

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3
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3 electronic sources of federal cases

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  1. Lexis
  2. Westlaw
  3. Web (various websites)
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4
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A key number digest is made up of which five main parts?

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  1. topic analysis section for each topic
  2. case headnotes section for each topic
  3. a table of cases, listing cases by name and reporter citation
  4. words and phrases table
  5. descriptive word index
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5
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In a digest, cases discussing the same point of law are classified under the same (1) and (2)

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  1. topic

2. key number

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6
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Where to go if not finding cases in your state on your topic (5)

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  1. neighboring states
  2. Federal cases
  3. US Supreme Court cases
  4. Encyclopedic treatment of topic (Corpus Juris Secundum)
  5. articles discussing case law (American Law Reports)
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7
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3 methods for searching in digests

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  1. topic method (find key numbers by topics)
  2. descriptive word method (find key numbers using words, synonyms)
  3. table of cases method (find key number using case name)
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7 categories of law in West’s digest system

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  1. persons
  2. property
  3. contracts
  4. torts
  5. crimes
  6. remedies
  7. government
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9
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The topic analysis found at the beginning of each topic in digests is an (1) of the topic

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  1. expanded outline
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10
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When reorganization of topics is required, key number (1) are prepared for subsequent pocket parts and recompiled volumes

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  1. translation tables
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11
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5 categories into which descriptive words tend to fall

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  1. parties
  2. places/things
  3. basis of action or issue
  4. defense
  5. relief sought
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12
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4 things a table of cases listing provides

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  1. title
  2. parallel citations to other reporters
  3. history of the case (affirmed, reversed, etc.)
  4. topics and key numbers under which it is classified
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13
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There is also a (1) table of cases to assist if you know only one name

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defendant-plaintiff

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14
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In legal writing, a specific legal authority or other source

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citation

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15
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5 parts of a legal citation

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  1. author
  2. name of authority/source
  3. info about where info can be found within source
  4. publisher
  5. date
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16
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For formatting, use (1) when possible for a more professional look

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full justification

17
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4 auto settings in word processors that may need to be deactivated/changed for citation

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  1. spacing after periods
  2. automatic ordinal superscript (inconsistent with “2d” etc.)
  3. automatic replacement of words and symbols
  4. automatic hyperlinks
18
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In formatting citations, (1) and (2) should not be mixed within a paper. Underline only the (3)–not commas or spaces

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  1. underlining
  2. italics
  3. word/phrase
19
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8 things that should be italicized in a citation

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  1. introductory signals (see)
  2. internal cross-references (supra, infra)
  3. case names
  4. phrases indicating subsequent/prior history (aff’d)
  5. titles of most documents
  6. topics or titles in legal encyclopedia entries
  7. names of internet sites
  8. shorts forms (id, supra)
20
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Italicise punctuation located (1), but not (2), other italicized material. Do not italicize (3) of case names, etc. De-italicize (4). Italics for (5) should not be overused.

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  1. within
  2. following
  3. possessive endings
  4. stuff that would be italicized, contained within an entire italicized passage
  5. emphasis
21
Q

(1) can help you determine whether a foreign word should be italicized.

A

Black’s Law Dictionary

22
Q

4 things that should not be capitalized in a title

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  1. articles
  2. prepositions
  3. “to” as part of an infinitive
  4. coordinating conjunctions
23
Q

page on which a particular source begins (should be cited if included in a volume)

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initial page

24
Q

page on which a quotation or other relevant passage appears (should be cited when referring to material on that specific page)

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pinpoint page (jump citation, jump page)

25
Q

Where can you find cases for:

  1. Fed. District Courts
  2. Fed. Appellate Courts
  3. US Supreme Court
  4. AZ Appellate Courts
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  1. Federal Supplements
  2. Federal Reporters
  3. US Reports
  4. Arizona Reports
26
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I. Law
A. Contracts (what is this?)
1)offer and acceptance (what is this?)

A
  1. Topic - found on list of 400

2. Subtopic - will have a key number

27
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Use key numbers to find other (1) on the (2)

A
  1. cases

2. topic

28
Q

a paragraph of information that coincides with a topic and key number. A type of editorial enhancement

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headnote

29
Q

list of 400 topics - index to group of reporters

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digest

30
Q

index to the digests–allow the researcher to look up any words related to the case

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descriptive word index

31
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cover all jurisdictions and all time frames

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Dicennial Digests

32
Q

For a state court, federal cases are technically (1) due to (2). (3) are mandatory.

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  1. persuasive
  2. dual federalism
  3. state appellate courts
33
Q

When moving from descriptive word indexes, check (1) first–same with moving from digest to reporters.

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  1. pocket parts
34
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reading the outline to jelp get an overview of a subject–closely related topics are grouped by key number

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topical analysis

35
Q

Headnote organization moves from the (1) to the (2), and the (3) to the (4)

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  1. highest federal court
  2. lowest
  3. higest state court
  4. lowest
36
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848P.2d870. What are the three parts here?

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  1. 848 = volume
  2. P.2d = Pacific Reports, 2nd Series
  3. 870 = page number
37
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Headnotes are written by (1) or (2)–not (3)! Find the case for actual authority.

A
  1. paralegals
  2. lawyers
  3. judges

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