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| United States Supreme
Court |
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United
States Supreme Court
This is the Supreme Court's web site. The
Court's calendar, rules and other information are available, with opinions available from the last several years. For earlier opinions, see Findlaw's
Supreme Court page and opinion database from 1893 to present and the
Cornell
Legal Information Institute (LII) database of opinions from 1990. For
Supreme Court news, see the Findlaw-Washington
Post Supreme Court Center, with links to opinions and briefs filed
with the Court. For similar information, see also the ABA's Supreme
Court Preview and Northwestern's On
The Docket. The United
States Solicitor General maintains a growing database of briefs filed
on behalf of the United States categorized by subject, including "Admiralty
and Maritime."
| United States Circuit
Courts of Appeal |
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Listed below are the Circuit Court of Appeals web sites, with alternate sites that also include Circuit Court of Appeals opinions:
First Circuit
Court
Site - Emory - Findlaw
Second Circuit
Court
Site - Findlaw
Third Circuit
Court
Site - Findlaw
Fourth Circuit
Court
Site - Emory - Findlaw
Fifth Circuit
Court
Site - Findlaw
Sixth Circuit
Court
Site -
Findlaw
Seventh Circuit
Court
Site - Findlaw
Eighth Circuit
Court
Site - Findlaw
Ninth Circuit
Court
Site - Findlaw
Tenth Circuit
Court
Site -
Washburn - Findlaw
Eleventh Circuit
Court
Site - Emory - Findlaw
D.C. Circuit
Court
Site - Georgetown
- Findlaw
Federal Circuit
Court
Site - Emory - Findlaw
| United States District
Courts |
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United
States District Courts
A index of District Court (and Circuit Court)
web sites from the Adminstrative Office of the US Courts. Most sites post
court rules, some include opinions. See also Findlaw's
and Cornell's
guides to all Federal District Court sites. The Federal
Judiciary Home Page includes a review entitled
"Understanding
the Federal Courts."
State
Court Directory
The web site directory of the National Center
for State Courts. See also Cornell's
guide to state legal resources, including court systems and opinions,
and Findlaw's guide
to state legal resources.
National
Law Journal: Finding Court Opinions
A very well done list of federal and state
court web sites that include opinions.
FindLaw
- Cases and Codes
The main index page for FindLaw's directory
of federal and state resources, including its database of selected federal
and state court opinions.
LexisOne
- Free Case Law
LexisOne is a free service from Lexis that
offers Supreme Court cases from 1790 and selected federal and state cases
from January 1, 1996. Registration is required.
PACER
Public Access to Court Electronic Records
(PACER) is an electronic public access service that allows users to obtain
case and docket information from Federal Appellate, District and Bankruptcy
courts. A fee is charged.
Legal
Dockets Online
This site provides links to federal and state
court sites that contain case docket information.
Court
Rules, Forms & Dockets
LLRX.com. The definitive directory of individual
court rules (federal and state) available on the internet, along with forms
and docket information.
Findlaw
Court Forms
Findlaw makes available at one site a large
selection of federal and state court forms. The forms can be downloaded
in .pdf format and printed.
U.S.
Court Forms
uscourtforms.com publishes over 40,000 unique
state and federal court forms. The forms are indexed by state and federal
jurisdiction.
See the Court Rules
section of the Codes/Rules page of this Guide
for additional information.
| Jury Instructions (Admiralty) |
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Fifth
Circuit Court of Appeals Pattern Jury Instructions (2004)
Seaman Status - Vessel
Status - Jones Act (Negligence) - Unseaworthiness - Maintenance & Cure
- Loss of Society - Causation - Contributory Negligence - Damages
- Punitive Damages - Loss of Future Earnings - Section 905(b) Longshore
& Harbor Workers' Act - Longshore Status - Section 905(b) Negligence
Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals Model Civil Jury Instructions (2004)
Jones Act Negligence (Elements
and Burden of Proof/Affirmative Defense) - Jones Act Negligence Defined
- Jones Act Proximate Causation - Plaintiff's Compliance with Defendant's
Directions - Unseaworthiness Claim (Elements and Burden of Proof/Affirmative
Defense) - Unseaworthiness Defined - Unseaworthiness Proximate Causation
- Damages and Burden of Proof - Plaintiff's Negligence - Maintenance & Cure (Willful or Arbitrary Refusal to Pay)
Eleventh
Circuit Court of Appeals Pattern Jury Instructions (2004)
Jones Act - Unseaworthiness
- Comparative Negligence - Seaman Status - Vessel Status - Jones Act Legal
Cause - Unseaworthiness Legal Cause - Damages - Punitive Damages
- Maintenance & Cure - Willful and Arbitrary Refusal to Pay |
