1. CRJ 174A LAW ARREST,SEARCH & SEIZURE Horowitz

2. How to find a case if you know the parties.

3. Select the database

4. Click here

5. Click on L

6. Select LEXIS/NEXIS

7. If you have the name of a case, type in the parties

8. Click to retrieve the case

9. Citations Read the case Print or email the case

12. The case sent as plain text file

13. If you are looking for a case but are not sure of the names of the parties or how they will appear

14. Click on Legal Research

15. Select the Appropriate jurisdiction

16. Click on the Appropriate state

17. Type in the names. Use this format Name Pre/# name Lorenzana pre/5 Superior This finds Lorenzana within 5 words of Superior in this order if you want one name before the other. If you are not sure of the order, then Use “with” Name w/# name Lorenzana w/5 superior Finds Lorenzana within 5 words In any order Change the date box appropriately

18. These are not the Lorenzana case but Probably cite to it. Look at the case.

19. Use the find feature to look for the name of the case

20. Click on the Edit button And click on Find

21. Type in a keyword

22. Here is case and its citation

23. One can now go to the Basic Legal Research Page and search by citation, 9 Cal. 3d 626

24. Type in the citation Type in the citation and change the button

25. Now the right case has been retrieved

26. Note this is the case

27. If you have a citation to begin with, then just use the Find a Case from either the initial page or the Legal Research page.

28. For example, you want to find Mapp vs. Ohio and your not sure of the name but you do have the citation: 367 U.S. 643 Here is the quick search page and the cite Typed in

29. Here is the case