SHEPARD'S AND SHEPARDIZING

The Government Information & Law Department Law Collection (King Library, basement) contains the following Shepard's titles:

Shepard's U.S. Citations LAW KF 101.2 S54

For cases with citations US. LEd, LEd2d, SCt

Shepard's Federal Citations LAW KF 105.2 .S42 2006

For cases with citations F, F2d, F3d, FSupp, FSupp.2d

Shepard's Ohio Citations LAW KFO 59 .S5

For all Ohio citations

TO SHEPARDIZE

1. Identify a federal or Ohio case you want to Shepardize and note its citation.

2. Locate the Shepard's title that covers the reporter abbreviation in your citation using the list above.

3. Each Shepard's title generally consists of a set of basic volumes, hardcover supplements, and paperback supplements. Find the volume in the basic set that covers your reporter and the volume number in your citation.

4. The columns of citations inside the book are arranged by volume number and then by the page number in the citation. Locate the volume number from your citation in the book, then look through the page number headings under that volume until you locate the page number in your citation. The list of citations under your volume and page refer to other cases that are related to or cite your case. The list is divided into subgroups: (1) cases with a history relationship to your case; (2) Supreme Court cases citing your case; (3) other federal cases arranged by circuit; (4) state cases arranged by state; (5) law reviews/annotations citing your case. The most significant cases are marked with letters. See the sample illustration and list of letters and their meanings on the next pages.

5. Look up your citation in each hardcover and paperback supplement to completely trace the treatment of your case to the current time.

6. If you wish to locate any of the cases listed, note the citation and locate the reporter in the Law Collection. The Law Collection is limited to federal and Ohio cases or state cases included in Northeastern Reporter (NE). While many cases not owned can be located through LexisNexis Academic (on MiamiLINK), they cannot be searched from the citation given in Shepard's (since it is not the case citation but the citation to the page citing your case). Some of the citing cases might be identified on LexisNexis Academic by doing a full text search of the desired court or state using your case name (sample search statement: smith w/10 jones). This cannot, however, take the place of Shepardizing.

EXAMPLE FROM SHEPARD'S U.S. CITATIONS FOR THE CASE 462 U.S. 36

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN SHEPARD'S