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Know and Answer Questions regarding the case:

1. What is the topic?

2. What is the due date for the research?

3. How will be the research be displayed?

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Determine the facts of the case by:

1. Summarizing the facts

2. Determining Words and Phrases that can be used as "search tools"

3. Determining Resources for Assistance

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Determine what are the factual and legal issues or questions that need to be answered

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Use digests to read condensed or summarized information.

Use Digests to locate case laws and write down relevant case citations

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Use an Index to locate the words or phrases that was identified in the previous step.

Note any information for primary sources like Statutes, Regulations, and court opinions that is important to your case referenced in the index

For this case: Phrases like Medical Malpractice, negligent treatment, and standard of care should be researched in the Index

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Use the Federal Index to locate words like the State Index.

1. Note any information for primary sources like Statutes, Regulations, and court opinions that is important to your case referenced in the index

2. Use the references to primary sources in footnotes and endnotes for the next steps

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Go to Primary Sources like the South West Reporter and used the cases and citations found in the Indexes and Digests.

Read the court opinion and if it relates to your case and provides a good basis for your claim, note them for future updates

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If you find cases in the federal digest and indexes, look at the Federal Reporter.

Read the cases and opinions, and note any important cases to be updated

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Read the text carefully in statues to assist your case. If the law is relevant for your client, update the law.

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Update the Law for Any and All Sources Used In The Courts

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Update the Law for Any and All Sources Used In The Courts

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For Cases:

Use Shepard's Citation

For Statues, Statutes, Constitution Articles and Amendments:

Use Pocket Parts to update the laws

For Regulations:

Use Advance Sheets and updated volumes

Updating the Law is important because for Rule 11 you need to ensure that all materials used are still good law and have not been overturned, reversed, or affected in some portion. Updating the law is extremely important in avoiding legal malpractice.