Paralegal Studies

• West's California Digest, 2d series. vol. 1-56A  (Law KFC 57 W47) instruction only

Digests may be used to find California cases by topic

West's California Reporters (Law KFC47.c32) 1st vol 1-286; 2d vol 1-135; 3d vol 1-211  Instruction only. canceled 2018

West’s California Reporter,
1st series, 1959 - 1991 (Cal. Rptr. vol 1-286);
2nd series, 1991 – 2003 (Cal. Rptr. 2d vol 1-135);
3rd series, 2003-2020 (Cal.Rptr.3d vol 1-211).

Legal encyclopedias provide background information and context to different practice areas and types of law

California Jurisprudence 3d (CalJur)  (Law KFC 80 C34) Current subscription. Most current volume is 63A as of Jan 2023.
California's legal encyclopedia is called California Jurisprudence, 3d (abbreviated "Cal Jur 3d"), and it's published by the West Group.  Cal Jur 3d has a subject index, a table of cases, and a table of statutes. 

How do I use California Jurisprudence 3d?

• First, brainstorm some useful search terms for your topic. For example, if you know that you need to find cases and statutes about the creation of easements in California, you probably want to start your search with the term "easement."  
• Find the subject index (called the "General Index") and look for your topic. The General Index is a multi-volume paperback set, which you can find at the end of Cal Jur 3d's bound volumes. 

See also Witkin Summary of California Law  (Law KFC 80 W5) vol 1-18  Instruction only
Covers all civil actions in California. It presents expert analysis and an extensive, integrated treatment of all major California substantive law topics, and it gives detailed references to major practice works, treatises, and law reviews.

• Shepard's California Citations (Law KFC 59 S433) Instruction only

One of the most widely used citators is called Shepard’s Citations,sometimes referred to as "shepardizing" your cases.

• Summary of California Law (Witkin)  Instruction only.
  16 volume treatise that represents a summary statement of California law. Includes references to statutory and case law, law reviews, and other secondary sources.
  Law KFC 80 W5 lawshelf  vol 1-18

Federal statutes are arranged in two different ways: 1) Chronologically as slip laws and session laws. and 2) Topically (by subject) in codes. 

United States Code Annotated (aka USCA)
 Print version: (Law KF 62 W45 T35 Vol 1-50 Instruction only.
The U.S.C.A is published by West. It follows the same title and section arrangement as the official code (United States Code) but includes annotations to judicial decisions, legal encyclopedias and law review articles. Cuyamaca Library does not have U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News (USCCAN).

• Federal Practice Digest 4th series (Law 127 W48 vol 1-105) Instruction only.

Digests provide access to cases by subject and by case name.

On the federal level, the term administrative law refers to the law created by the many and varied federal executive and administrative agencies. Regulations are officially published both chronologically and topically The CFR is the official publication of the regulations issued by federal government agencies. 

• Chronological publication appears in the Federal Register. Cuyamaca does not have.
• Regulations are codified by subject into 50 titles in the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.). Cuyamaca has a few volumes listed below.

Code of  Federal Regulations.  Print version (Law KF70 A3) Instruction only
 1st volume/call number (KF70 .A32 LSA) has 6 items. 1993
 2nd volume/call number (KF70 .A3 1993) has 39 items. 1993.
 3rd volume/call number (KF70 .A31 1993 Index) has 1 item. 1993.

There are 46 total volumes

West’s Federal Reporter and Federal Supplement are the recognized for U.S. Courts of Appeals cases

• Federal Reporter 2d (Law KF 105 F422) vol 1-999 Instruction only.
• Federal Reporter 3d (Law KF 105 F43) vol 1-527 Instruction only.
• Federal Supplement 2d. (Law KF 120 F42) vol 1-493 Instruction only.

*Supreme Court decisions are published in three reporter sets: United States Reports (official), West’s Supreme Court Reporter, and LexisNexis’s United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer’s Edition.  There are no official reporter sets for the U.S. Courts of Appeals or for the U.S. District Courts. West’s Federal Reporter and Federal Supplement are the recognized sets for lower court cases

• ALR 2d. (Law KF 132 A523 vol 96-100 Instruction only.
• ALR 4th. (Law KF 132 A54) Instruction only.
• ALR index to annotations (Law KF 132.2) Instruction only.