Instructions
Background:Chang is creating more research exercises to be used as training materials for new paralegals in the firm. The exercises focus on how to search for relevant cases on Westlaw, using filters and other features. She asks you to complete the exercise so you will be familiar with it and can assist her at paralegal training sessions. Instructions:Number each response so it's clear which question is being answered. Part A Begin this search on the Westlaw home page. Question 1 Look for the jurisdiction box to the left of the orange magnifying lens icon. Be sure "all state" and "all federal" are selected; if not click on hyperlink and change the settings, then return to the home page. Type"lemon law"(including the quotation marks) into the GSB. Click or the orange magnifying glass (search) icon to search. That should return a lengthy results list. Look at the column on the left with the headings "Content types" and "Filters." What is the number to the right of the word Cases? Question 2 Redo the jurisdictions to search only federal sources. Here's how: In the jurisdiction box, click on the hyperlinkAll State and All Federalto reveal apop-up menu that looks like this: DeselectAll Statesand click onSave(the blue box at the bottom of the page). This saves the new settings and closes the pop-up window, returning you to the home page. Click on the orange magnifying glass icon to run the search again. What is the new number to the right of the word Cases? Question 3 Scroll downthe results list toTammi v. Porsche Cars North America, Incorporated, an opinion issued in2008 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.Cite this opinion usingBluebookformat. Tip: Consult Table T6 (BB) / T11 (IB) for words in case names that must be abbreviated. While most of the words that have to be abbreviated are lengthy, some shorter words need to be abbreviated, too! Check all words. Question 4 Return to the Westlaw home page. Under Content types, select Cases Scroll down to the heading, Cases by State, then clickMaryland Click onAll Maryland State Cases Type"lemon law"into the GSB On the results list, locate the court opinion decided in 2001 that involves the General Motors Corporation as a party. Cite the opinion usingBluebookformat. Tip 1: When citing Maryland state cases, cite only the regional reporter. Don't cite the official reporter, either alone or as part of a parallel citation. NOTE: When you finish Part A, you may wish to re-select your jurisdictions as "All State & Federal" as your default in Westlaw. Part B Background: Chang is working with a new LCA consulting client who is appealing a court case. Chang tasks you with researching several cases relevant to the appeal and reporting to her before her next meeting with the LCA client. Question 5 RetrieveNash v. State, 991 A.2d 831 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2010) and find this quotation: Thus, there is support for each party's position regarding the substance of the stipulation. This case illustrates why it is important for the parties, when they enter into a stipulation, to put the stipulation on the record, stating the terms clearly and succinctly. Explain how to use Westlaw's Star Paging feature to identify the page numbers in where the quotation can be located in each reporter. List thepage numberwhere this text is found in the unofficial, regional reporter, theAtlantic Reporter, Second Series.(No citation!) List thepage numberwhere this quotation is found in the official state reporter,Maryland Appellate Reports. (No citation!) Question 6 Woodard v. Stateis an invented (fictional) case decided by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Maryland's intermediate appellate court. The case was decided in 2017 in a reported opinion located at 172 A.3d 115. You need to quote material found on page 116. Cite the opinion - including thepincite page- inBluebookformat. Question 7 Chang reviews your work and expresses concern thatWoodardis no longer good law; she asks you to validate the opinion using KeyCite. You learn thatWoodardwas reversed in 2020 by the Maryland Court of Appeals in an opinion located at 215 A.3d 321. In one citation, cite the intermediate appellate court's opinion in theWoodardcase and itssubsequent historyusing correct, competeBluebookformat.