Research Guide (Updated 11/01/2010)
CALIFORNIA PRACTICE MATERIALS
This is a selective bibliography of California practice titles available in the Mabie Law Library and online. You may find other rele-
vant titles by doing keyword and subject searches in the online catalogs: MORT and Melvyl. MORT is the Mabie Law Library’s
online catalog and Melvyl is the UC system-wide online catalog. Through Melvyl, you can search the holdings of all the UC Law
Libraries as well as Stanford and the California State Library.
MORT - http://innopac.ucdavis.edu/ MELVYL - http://melvyl.cdlib.org/
Table of Contents
Civil Practice Page Topics Page
Witkin Titles 2 Criminal Practice & Procedure 6
CEB Titles 2 Jury Instructions - Criminal 6
CEB Action Guides 2 Contracts 6
Rutter Group 3 Corporations & Business Entities 6
Matthew Bender/LexisNexis 3 Employment & Labor Law 7
Expert Series 3 Environmental Law 7
Bancroft-Whitney’s California Civil Practice 3 Family Law 7
Court Rules 4 Probate & Estate Planning Law 8
Civil Practice - California Jury Instructions - Civil 4 Real Property & Landlord-Tenant Law 8
California Judicial Profiles 4 Taxation 8
Form Books 5 Tort, Personal Injury, & Workers Compensation Law 9
Alternative Dispute Resolution 5 Other Publishers by Topic 9
Publishers of California Legal Materials
There are a number of major publishers of California legal materials, often called "treatises". You should be aware of the following:
Bancroft-Whitney (http://west.thomson.com ) is a brand owned by West, a Thomson Reuters business and publishes a number of
treatises in substantive areas under the general series title Bancroft-Whitney California Civil Practice.
CEB - Continuing Education of the Bar - (http://ceb.com) is a nonprofit organization jointly sponsored by the State Bar and the Uni-
versity of California publishing on a wide range of practice areas. CEB’s popular ―Action Guides‖ provide detailed practice-oriented
guidance. CEB OnLaw is the online platform for all CEB publications.
Matthew Bender (http://www.lexisnexis.com/store/us/) is a brand owned by LexisNexis publishing California materials in a wide
range of topics including business organizations, litigation, transactional, employment and environmental – all titles are also availa-
ble online through Lexis.
Rutter Group (http://www.ruttergroup.com) is a brand owned by West, a Thomson Reuters business and publishes the California
Practice Guide series in a variety of specialized topics. All Rutter Group titles are available online through Westlaw.
Witkin Legal Institute (http://www.witkin.com/) and West, a Thomson Reuters business, jointly publish the leading California
―Witkin‖ treatises also available online through Lexis and Westlaw.
Search Tips for California Practice Materials
Most California practice materials (―treatises‖) have useful finding aids to help you find your topic. Look for the index, table of stat-
utes/regulations or table of cases to locate on-point content especially when you have a keyword, statute (code section), regulation
or case name as a starting point. Also, most treatises come with detailed table of contents, often resembling a legal outline, and
you should examine these carefully to spot any related topics — you will find these in the initial pages of the treatise or at the start
of each chapter (or both). Reliance on keyword searching means that the online versions of treatises may not contain all of the
finding aids (index, table of statutes/regulations, table of cases) provided in the print format, it really depends on the publisher.
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Civil Litigation Practice & Procedure
Witkin publications
Summary of California Law Location: KFC 80 .W58 - Stacks & Reserve
Online: Lexis & Westlaw
California Procedure Location: KFC 995 .W58 - Stacks & Reserve
Online: Lexis & Westlaw
California Evidence Location: KFC 1030 .W57 - Stacks & Reserve
Online: Lexis & Westlaw
CEB publications
Search the Law Library’s online catalog, MORT, for the location of specific titles listed below -- most CEB books are located
in the Library’s RESERVE area. All CEB titles below are also available online from CEB OnLaw.
To access CEB OnLaw, go to: http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/library/databases/index.html#C
A Litigator's Guide to Effective Use of ADR (CEB) California Expert Witness Guide (CEB)
California Administrative Hearing Practice (CEB) California Liability Insurance Practice: Claims and Litigation
California Administrative Mandamus (CEB) California Municipal Law Handbook (CEB)
California Attorney Fee Awards (CEB) California Summary Judgment (CEB)
California Attorney's Guide to Damages (CEB) California Trial Objections (CEB)
California Civil Appellate Practice (CEB) California Trial Practice: Civil Procedure During Trial (CEB)
California Civil Discovery Practice (CEB) Effective Direct and Cross-Examination Book (CEB)
California Civil Procedure Before Trial (CEB) Effective Introduction of Evidence in California (CEB)
California Civil Writ Practice (CEB) Jefferson's California Evidence Benchbook (CEB)
CEB Action Guides
Search the Law Library’s online catalog, MORT, for the location of specific titles listed below -- most CEB publications are
located in the Library’s RESERVE area. All CEB titles below are also available online from CEB OnLaw.
To access CEB OnLaw, go to: http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/library/databases/index.html#C
Creating Your Discovery Plan (CEB) Handling Subpoenas (CEB)
Enforcing Civil Money Judgments (CEB) Meeting Statutory Deadlines: During and After Litigation
Handling Civil Appeals (CEB) Obtaining a Writ of Attachment (CEB)
Handling Depositions (CEB) Obtaining Discovery: Initiating & Responding to Discovery Proc.
Handling Expert Witnesses in California Courts (CEB) Preparing for Trial (CEB)
Handling Motions to Compel & Other Discovery Motions Laying a Foundation to Introduce Evidence (CEB)
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Civil Litigation Practice & Procedure
Rutter Group - California Practice Guides
Location - Law Library: RESERVE Online: Westlaw
Alternative Dispute Resolution Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial
Bankruptcy Federal Civil Trials and Evidence
Civil Appeals & Writs Federal 9th Circuit Civil Appellate Practice
Civil Procedure Before Trial Insurance Litigation
Civil Trials & Evidence Landlord Tenant
Corporations Personal Injury
Employment Litigation Probate
Enforcing Judgments & Debts Professional Responsibility
Family Law Real Property Transactions
Matthew Bender (LexisNexis)
Location - Law Library: RESERVE & STACKS Online: Lexis
California Deposition and Discovery Practice (Reserve) California e-Discovery & Evidence (Stacks - KFC1021 E43 M37)
California Evidentiary Foundations (Reserve) California Trial Handbook 3d (Reserve)
California Forms Of Pleading and Practice (Stacks - KFC1010 A65 C34) Cotchett, California Courtroom Evidence (Reserve)
California Points & Authorities (Stacks - KFC1010 B46, Level 3) Deskbook on the Management of Complex Civil Litigation
(Stacks - KFC 995 D47)
The Expert Series by West
Location - Law Library: RESERVE & STACKS Online: Westlaw
California Affirmative Defenses (Reserve) Dunne on Depositions in California (Reserve)
California Civil Courtroom Handbook & Desktop Reference (R) Overly on Electronic Evidence in California (Stacks - KFC1038 O94)
California Motions (Reserve) Simons California Evidence Manual (Stacks - KFC1030 S57)
Bancroft-Whitney's California Civil Practice
Location - Law Library: RESERVE Online: Westlaw
Business Litigation Probate & Trust Litigation
Other Bancroft-Whitney:
Civil Rights Litigation Procedure: Civil and Civil Appellate
Employment Litigation Real Property Litigation California Civil Discovery by James E. Hogan
(Reserve - not on Westlaw)
Environmental Litigation Torts
Family Law Litigation Worker's Compensation
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Civil Litigation Practice & Procedure
California Court Rules
Rules of Court are jurisdiction-specific and contain detailed requirements and additional information such as definitions/terminology, com-
putation of time, effective date of filing, timing/deadlines and format specifications for papers filed with the court. It is critical to become
proficient in the rules that apply to the court involved the matter you are researching and to keep up with changes made to the rules.
California Rules of Court (California Courts Web Site) Online: California Courts
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/rules/
California Rules of Court, State (West) Location: KFC30.5 .W45 - Stacks & Reserve
Online: Westlaw
Northern California Local Court Rules - Superior Courts (West) Location: KFC 992 A195 Reserve
Online: Westlaw
Central California Local Court Rules - Superior Courts (West) Location: KFC 992 A193 Reserve
Online: Westlaw
California Rules of Court, Federal District Courts (West) Location: KFC30.5 .W45 - Stacks & Reserve
Online: Westlaw
California Rules of Court, Federal Bankruptcy Courts (West) Location: KFC30.5 .W45 - Stacks & Reserve
Online: Westlaw
California Jury Instructions - Civil
Jury Instructions are useful to gather authorities (such as statutes or case law) when researching certain types of issues even when you
are not directly involved in litigation.
California Jury Instructions, Civil: Book of Approved Jury Instructions (BAJI) Location: KFC 1047 .A65 C35 RESERVE
prepared by the Committee on Standard Jury Instructions, Civil, of the Online: Lexis - CAL;BAJI
Superior Court of Los Angeles County Online: Westlaw - CA-BAJI
California Forms of Jury Instruction (Matthew Bender) Online: Lexis CAL; CFJURY
Civil jury instructions for actions not covered in BAJI.
NOT CARRIED BY UCD
Judicial Council of California Civil Jury Instructions (CACI) Location: KFC1047 A65 RESERVE
drafted under the auspices of the Judicial Council of California Online: Lexis CAL; CJCJUR
Online: Westlaw - CACI
California Judicial Profiles
Once a judge has been assigned to active litigation, it is a good idea to seek out biographical information on the judge. A couple of pub-
lishers make available such judicial profiles. Also, Lexis & Westlaw have created online tools to generate judicial profile reports on the
caseload and nature of suit handled by a particular judge — although state court analyses are being added, such reports have initially
been limited to analyzing the work of federal judges and can be costly (typically not available to law school Lexis/Westlaw accounts). It
can be challenging to obtain judicial profiles for judges acting as arbitrators or mediators — and these may have to be requested from the
arbitration or mediation service being used by the parties. Some libraries save (rather than discard) the Judicial Profiles (Daily Journal
Corp) of retired judges as they may later serve as arbitrators or mediators in retirement. Some biographical information can be pieced
together from legal news articles, try LegalTrac http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/library/databases/index.html#L or legal news databases on
Lexis and Westlaw.
California Courts and Judges (James Publishing) Location: KFC 955 .A972 RESERVE
Northern California Judicial Profiles (Daily Journal Corporation) Location: KFC 980 .J83 RESERVE
Southern California Judicial Profiles (Daily Journal Corporation) Location: KFC 980 .J84 RESERVE
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Form Books
Legal forms are found not only in form books and at official court web sites, but are also in treatises, often in an Appendix, at the end of a
chapter or in a separate compact disk (―CD‖). Most of the Rutter Group and CEB treatises outlined above include sample forms. Inquire
at the Reference Desk about any forms CD’s available for specific titles. Some forms are specified in the California Codes, try browsing
the LARMAC Index under ―FORMS‖ (RESERVE KFC 40 L37). Below are some suggested sources for locating forms:
Forms Manual (CEB) Location: KFC 995 .A65 C25 RESERVE
Online: CEB OnLaw
West's California Judicial Council Forms (West) Location: KFC 30.5 .W4 RESERVE & STACKS
Online: Westlaw
Judicial Council Forms Online: www.courtinfo.ca.gov
California Civil Litigation Forms Manual (CEB) Location: KFC 1020 .A65 C34 RESEVE & STACKS
Online: CEB OnLaw
California Forms of Pleading and Practice (Matthew Bender) Location: KFC 1010 .A65 C34
Over 50 loose-leaf volumes of general forms and forms Online: Lexis
Geared to highly specific fact patterns. Also includes Judicial
Council forms.
California Points and Authorities (Matthew Bender) Location: KFC 1010 .B46
Covers civil & criminal procedure as well as substantive law. Online: Lexis
Fee Agreement Forms Manual, by Bob Pickus (CEB) Location: KFC 77.5 .F43 P53 RESERVE
Online: CEB OnLaw
West's California Code Forms with Practice Commentary. Location: KFC 68 .W38
Organized by code section. Covers the following Codes: Online: Westlaw
Business & Professions; Civil; Civil Procedure; Commercial;
Corporations; Education; Elections; Fish & Game; Food &
Agriculture; Government; Insurance; Labor; Probate;
Public Utilities; Revenue & Taxation.
California Transactions: Forms (Bancroft-Whitney) Location: KFC 68 .C342 1996
This set is gradually replacing Cal Forms (below). Online: Westlaw
Of the 11 planned subject modules, the following are
available: Business Entities, Business Transactions,
Family Law and Estate Planning.
California Legal Forms: Transaction Guide (Matthew Bender) Location: KFC 68 .C35
Covers: business and nonprofit organizations; real estate Online: Lexis
transactions; wills and trusts; contracts and obligations;
performance of services; personal transactions.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
California practice guide : alternative dispute resolution (Rutter Group) Location: KFC1093 .K54 RESERVE
Online: Westlaw
A Litigator's Guide to Effective Use of ADR in California (CEB) Location: KFC1093 .L57 STACKS
Online: CEB OnLaw
California Arbitration and Mediation Practice Guide: Court-Connected ADR (Lawpress) Location: KFC1094 T65 RESERVE
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Criminal Practice & Procedure
California Criminal Law (Witkin Legal Institute) Location: KFC1100 .W582 - Stacks & Reserve
Online: Lexis & Westlaw
California Criminal Defense Practice (Matthew Bender) Location: KFC 1115 .A6 C34 RESERVE
Online: Lexis
California Criminal law: Procedure and Practice (CEB) Location: KFC 1155 C35 RESERVE
Online: CEB OnLaw
California Criminal Forms and Instructions (Bancroft-Whitney) Location: KFC 1155 A65 R83 1993
Online: Westlaw
Levenson on California Criminal Procedure (West) Location: KFC 1155 L485 RESERVE
Online: Westlaw
Appeals & Writs in Criminal Cases (CEB) Location: KFC 1174 A96 2000
Online: CEB OnLaw
California Criminal Discovery (Lexis) Location: KFC 1160.5 P57 1999 RESERVE
Online: Lexis
Jury Instructions - Criminal
California Jury Instructions, Criminal (CALJIC) Location: KFC 1171 .A65 S86 RESERVE
Online: Lexis & Westlaw
Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM) by Judicial Council of California Location: KFC 1171 J83 RESERVE
Online: Lexis & Westlaw
Forecite: Latest Developments in California Criminal Jury Instructions Location: KFC 1171 .A65 F67 RESERVE
Contracts
Location - Law Library: RESERVE & STACKS Online: CEB OnLaw
Business Buy-Sell Agreements (CEB) (Reserve)
California Law of Contracts (CEB) (Stacks - KFC215 K86, Level 3)
Drafting Business Contracts: Principles, Techniques and Forms (CEB) (Reserve)
Corporations & Business Entities
California Corporation Laws - Ballantine & Sterling (Matthew Bender) Location: KFC 345 .A6 B34 Stacks, Level 3
Online: Lexis
California Practice Guide: Corporations (Rutter Group) Location: KFC345.A6 F75 RESERVE
Online: Westlaw
Marsh's California Corporation Law (Aspen Law & Business) Location: KFC 345 .M37 Stacks, Level 3
CEB publications: Search the Law Library’s online catalog, MORT, for the location of specific titles listed below -- most CEB books
are located in the Library’s RESERVE area. All CEB titles below are also available online from CEB OnLaw.
Advising California Nonprofit Corporations (CEB)
Advising California Partnerships (CEB)
California Franchise Law and Practice (CEB)
Counseling California Corporations (CEB)
Forming and Operating California Limited Liability Companies (CEB)
Organizing Corporations in California (CEB)
Selecting and Forming Business Entities (CEB)
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Employment & Labor Law
Advising California Employers and Employees (CEB) Location: KFC556 .A94 RESERVE
Online: CEB OnLaw
California Employment Law (Matthew Bender/Lexis) Location: KFC 556 .C35 RESERVE
Online: Lexis
California Practice Guide: Employment Litigation (Rutter Group/West) Location: KFC572 .C35 RESERVE
Online: Westlaw
California Civil Practice: Employment Litigation (Bancroft-Whitney/West) Location: KFC995 .C355 RESERVE
Online: Westlaw
Environmental Law
California Environmental Law and Land Use Practice
(Matthew Bender/Lexis) Location: KFC 610 .A6 C34 RESERVE
Online: Lexis
California Civil Practice: Environmental Litigation
(Bancroft-Whitney/West) Location: KFC 995 .C356 RESERVE
Online: Westlaw
Practice Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEB) Location: KFC 610 .K67 STACKS & RESERVE
Online: CEB OnLaw
California Environmental Law and Policy: a Practical Guide (Solano) Location: KFC610 .H47 RESERVE
Online: not online
Guide to CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act (Solano) Location: KFC 610 A15 G85 RESERVE
Online: not online
Family Law
California Family Law: Practice and Procedure (Matthew Bender/Lexis) Location: KFC 115 .A6 C34 RESERVE
Online: Lexis
California Practice Guide: Family Law (Rutter Group/West) Location: KFC126 .H64 RESERVE
Online: Westlaw
CEB publications: Search the Law Library’s online catalog, MORT, for the location of specific titles listed below -- most
CEB books are located in the Library’s RESERVE area. All CEB titles below are also available online from CEB OnLaw.
California Child Custody Litigation and Practice (CEB)
California Domestic Partnerships (CEB)
California Juvenile Dependency Practice (CEB)
California Marital Settlement and Other Family Law Agreements (CEB)
Dissolution Strategies: From Intake to Judgment (CEB)
Dividing Pensions and Other Employee Benefits in California Divorces (CEB)
Domestic Violence Remedies in California Family Law Cases (CEB)
Family Law Financial Discovery (CEB)
Practice Under the California Family Code: Dissolution, Legal Separation and Nullity (CEB)
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Probate & Estate Planning Law
California Practice Guide: Probate (Rutter Group/West) Location: KFC205.A6 R67 RESERVE
Online: Westlaw
California Civil Practice: Probate & Trust Litigation (Bancroft-Whitney/West) Location: KFC995 .C358 RESERVE
Online: Westlaw
CEB publications: Search the Law Library’s online catalog, MORT, for the location of specific titles listed below -- most CEB books are
located in the Library’s RESERVE area. All CEB titles below are also available online from CEB OnLaw.
To access CEB OnLaw, go to: http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/library/databases/index.html#C
California Decedent Estate Practice (CEB) Drafting California Revocable Trusts (CEB)
California Estate Planning (CEB) Administering a Single-Person Trust After Settlor's Death (Action Guide)
California Local Probate Rules (CEB) Funding a Revocable Trust (Action Guide)
California Trust Administration (CEB) Handling a Fiduciary Accounting (Action Guide)
California Trust and Probate Litigation (CEB) Handling a Probate (Action Guide)
California Will Drafting (CEB) Handling Postmortem Trust Administration: A Checklist (Action Guide)
Complete Plans for Small and Mid-Size Estates Special Needs Trusts: Planning, Drafting, and Administration
Drafting California Irrevocable Trusts (CEB) Transferring Property Without Probate (Action Guide)
Real Property & Landlord Tenant Law
California Practice Guide: Landlord & Tenant (Rutter Group/West) Location: KFC145 .F75 RESERVE
Online: Westlaw
California Practice Guide: Real Property Transactions
(Rutter Group/West) Location: KFC150 .G74 RESERVE
Online: Westlaw
California Real Estate Law and Practice (Matthew Bender/Lexis) Location: KFC 140 .B46 STACKS
Online: Lexis
California Real Estate - Miller & Starr (Bancroft-Whitney/West) Location: KFC 140 .M55 RESERVE & STACKS
Online: Westlaw
CEB publications: Search the Law Library’s online catalog, MORT, for the location of specific titles listed below -- most
CEB books are located in the Library’s RESERVE area. All CEB titles below are also available online from CEB OnLaw.
To access CEB OnLaw, go to: http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/library/databases/index.html#C
California Easements and Boundaries: Law and Litigation (CEB) Real Property Exchanges (CEB)
California Eviction Defense Manual (CEB) Handling a Real Property Foreclosure (Action Guide)
California Landlord-Tenant Practice (CEB) Handling Real Property Sales Transactions (Action Guide)
California Real Property Remedies and Damages (CEB) Handling Unlawful Detainers (Action Guide)
California Real Property Sales Transactions (CEB)
Taxation
Business Taxes Law Guide - State Board of Equalization (―BOE‖) Location: KFC898.A33 C35
Online: California BOE web site
California Tax Reporter (CCH) Location: KFC 860 .A6 .C65 MAIN READING
Part of CCH's State Tax Reporter
Property Taxes Law Guide - State Board of Equalization (―BOE‖) Location: KFC880 .A86
Online: California BOE web site
Taxing California Property (Thomson/West) Location: KFC881 .E35
Online: Westlaw
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Tort, Personal Injury & Workers Compensation Law
California Workers Compensation Law (Matthew Bender/LexisNexis) Location: KFC 592 .H47 STACKS
Online: Lexis - CAL;CALCOM
California Uninsured Motorist Law (Matthew Bender/LexisNexis) Location: KFC 298 .A86 C54 STACKS
Online: Lexis - CAL;CAUIML
CEB publications: Search the Law Library’s online catalog, MORT, for the location of specific titles listed below -- most CEB books are
located in the Library’s RESERVE area. All CEB titles below are also available online from CEB OnLaw.
To access CEB OnLaw, go to: http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/library/databases/index.html#C
California Automobile Insurance Law Guide (CEB)
California Government Tort Liability Practice (CEB)
California Personal Injury Proof Book (CEB)
California Tort Damages (CEB)
California Tort Guide (CEB)
California Uninsured Motorist Practice (CEB)
California Workers' Compensation Practice (CEB)
California Workers' Damages Practice (CEB)
Meeting Statutory Deadlines: Workers' Compensation (Action Guide)
Other Publishers by Topic
Some titles are not owned by Mabie Law Library. If you wish to explore further, a list of other specialty publishers is provid-
ed below and you may check the publisher’s web sites for additional information:
Business and corporations law:
State of California Bar - Business Section
To view list of publications: http://businesslaw.calbar.ca.gov/Publications.aspx
Environmental, Water Law, Land Use Planning & Zoning, Mining, Transportation, Public Contracts & Education:
Solano Press
To view a list of publications, go to: http://www.solano.com/
American Council of Engineering Companies
To view a list of publications, go to: http://www.celsoc.org/store_products.asp
Construction Law, Public Contracts and Mechanics' Liens:
BNI Books
To view a list of publications, go to: http://www.bnibooks.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=8&cat=Legal
Labor & Employment:
Castle Publications Ltd
To view a list of publications, go to: http://www.castlepublications.com/
Litigation, wide range of topics:
James Publishing
To view a list of publications, go to: http://www.jamespublishing.com/
Persons (non-lawyers) representing themselves:
Nolo Press
To view a list of publications, go to: http://www.nolo.com/
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