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Chapter 7
Additional examples are shown below.
If you want to retrieve Access this database Then type
19 C.F.R. § 12.26 (1990)
D.C. Code Annotated § 25-103 (2001)
Code of Federal Regulations
(1990 Version) (CFR90)
District of Columbia Statutes
2001–Annotated
(DC-STANN01)
Using Terms from the Title of a Document
ci(19 +5 12.26)
ci(25-103)
In cases, the title of a document consists of the names of the parties; in law reviews and other
periodicals, the title of a document is the name of the article.
To retrieve a case law document when you know one or more of the parties’ names, you can
■ access the tabbed Law School page and use Find a Case by Party Name.
■ access the Find a Document page and use Find a Case by Party Name.
■ access a database and use Search by Party Name.
■ access a database and restrict your search to the title field (ti) using the Terms and Connectors
search method.
To retrieve a document other than a case law document, such as a news article or an article in a
law review, access the appropriate database and use a title field search.
Using Find a Case by Party Name
To retrieve a case when you know one or more party names, access the tabbed Law School page
or the Find a Document page and follow these steps:
1. Click Find a Case by Party Name in the Shortcuts section of the tabbed Law School page or in the
left frame of the Find a Document page.
2. In the right frame, type one or more parties’ names in the appropriate text boxes in the Find a Case
by Party Name template (Figure 7.3).
3. Select the jurisdiction in which the case was heard. (If you do not know the jurisdiction, select All U.S.
Federal and State Cases.)
4. Click Go.
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