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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Statutory Materials
Print
  • District of Columbia Session Law Service, KFD 1230 2001 .A223 (2001 - present)
  • District of Columbia Statutes at Large, KFD 1225 .A245 1986 (1975 - 1983; 1985 - 1986)
  • District of Columbia Official Code (current), KFD 1230 2001. A223
  • District of Columbia Official Code (previous editions), KFD 1230 2001 .A223
  • Lexis District of Columbia Code, Annotated (current), KFD 1230 1981 .A22
  • Lexis District of Columbia Code, Annotated (previous versions), KFD 1230 1981 .A22
  • Hein’s Superseded State Statutes and Codes, Microfiche 3093 (1901 - present)

Online

Legislative Materials
Online

Additional digitized volumes of the legislative journals may be available through the following sources:

Administrative Materials
Administrative Regulations

Print

  • District of Columbia Register, KFD 1236 .D5 (indexes from 1977; full text from 1993)

Online

Administrative Decisions

Print

  • District of Columbia Register, KFD 1236 .D5 (indexes from 1977; full text from 1993)

Online

State Cases and Judicial Materials
Cases

Print

  • West's Atlantic Reporter (A., A. 2d), KF 135 .A7
  • Daily Washington Law Reporter, KF 135 .S6

Finding Aids

  • West's Atlantic Digest, KF 135 .A71 (1930 - 1966)
  • West's Atlantic Digest 2d, KF 135 .A71
  • District of Columbia Digest, KFD 1257 .D48 1936 (1658 - present)

Online

Court Rules

Print

  • District of Columbia Court Rules Annotated, KFW 1230 1966 .A22, State Court Rules [year]
  • Court Rules Service, KFW 1230 1931 .A442, State Court Rules [year]

Online

Jury Instructions

Print

  • Standard Civil Jury Instructions for the District of Columbia (Law Library has current subscription), KFD 1742.6 .B37 2002
    (2002 - present)
  • Criminal Jury Instructions for the District of Columbia (Law Library has current subscription), KFD 1783 .C75 2002 (2002 - present)
Forms

Print

  • DCMR Deskbook (District of Columbia Municipal Regulations) (nota bene: This volume does not contain forms, but has information useful for the drafting of forms), KFD 1240 .A2 1989
  • Trial Handbook for District of Columbia Lawyers, (nota bene: This volume does not contain forms, but has information useful for the drafting of forms), KFD 1738 .S74 1994
Federal Cases and Judicial Materials

Cases

Print

  • U.S. Reports (U.S.), KF 101 .U2
  • Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.), KF 101 .S9
  • United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer’s Edition (L.Ed., L.Ed.2d), KF 101 .U58
  • Federal Reporter (F., F.2d, F.3d), KF 105 .F4
  • Federal Supplement (F.Supp., F.Supp.2d), KF 120 .F4
  • Federal Rules Decisions (F.R.D.), KF 120 .F45
  • West’s Bankruptcy Reporter (B.R.), KF 1515 .A2 W47

Finding Aids

  • West's Federal Practice Digest, KF 127 .F4
  • West’s Bankruptcy Digest, KF 1515.3 .W475

Online

LexisNexis

Federal Cases

  • U.S. Supreme Court Briefs (BRIEFS) (1936 - present)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Lawyers' Edition (USLED) (1790 - present)
  • United States Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court & Court of Claims Cases (1856 - present)
  • Federal Circuit - U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (CAFC) (1982 - present)
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Cases (BANKR)(1979 - present)
  • Federal Civil Procedure Cases (FEDCIV)(varies by court)

Local Federal Cases

  • District of Columbia Circuit - U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (DCCIR) (1800 - present)
  • District of Columbia Circuit - U.S. District Cases (DCDIST) (1912 - present)

Westlaw

Federal Cases

  • All U.S. Supreme Court Cases (SCT) (1790 - present)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Briefs Multibase (SCT-BRIEF-ALL) (1930 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (CTA) (1891 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Briefs (CTA-BRIEF) (1972 - present)
  • Federal Rules Decisions Cases (FRD-CS) (1938 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims Cases (FEDCL) (1945 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Claims - Before 1945 (FEDCL-OLD) (1856 - 1944)

Local Federal Cases

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Cases (CTADC) (1891 - present)
  • Federal Bankruptcy Cases - District of Columbia Circuit (FBKR-CSDC) (1797 - present)
  • U.S. District Court Cases for the District of Columbia Circuit (DCTDC) (1945 - present)
  • U.S. District Court Cases for the District of Columbia - Before 1945 (DCTDC-OLD) (1801 - 1944)
Court Rules

Print

  • District of Columbia Court Rules Annotated (includes federal and city), KFD 1729 .A193
  • Federal Civil Judicial Procedure and Rules, KF 8816 .A193 [year] Reserve
  • Federal Criminal Code and Rules, KF 9607.523 .A19 F4 [year] Reserve
  • United States Code Annotated, KF 62 1927 .W48 with Titles 18 and 28
  • United States Code Service, KF 62 1972 .L38 Court Rules volumes
  • Federal Local Court Rules 3d, KF 8820 .A2 2001 Reserve

Online

Federal Court Rules

Local Court Rules

LexisNexis

Federal Court Rules

  • USCS - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (FRCRP)
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE)
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP)
  • USCS - Bankruptcy Rules and Official Bankruptcy Forms (BKRULE)
  • USCS - Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States (SUPRUL)

Local Court Rules

  • District of Columbia Circuit - USCS - Court of Appeals Rules (DCRUL)
  • DC - Local Rules of U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts in the District of Columbia (DCFRUL)
Westlaw
  • Federal Rules (US-RULES)
  • KeyRules - District of Columbia - U.S. District Court (KEYRULES-DC-DCT)
Jury Instructions

Print

  • Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal Cases , KF 9682 .A65 U61
  • Pattern Jury Instructions, Civil Cases , KF 8984 .A65 U61 Reserve
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions 6th [Jury Trial], KF 8984 .M3 2006
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions 5th [Civil and Criminal], KF 8984 .M3 2000

Online

LexisNexis

  • Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Civil (MOFCIV)
  • Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Criminal (MOFEJI)
  • USCS Federal Sentencing Guidelines (GLINE)

Westlaw

  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions - Civil (FED-JICIV)
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions - Criminal (FED-JICRIM)
  • Federal Criminal Justice - Federal Sentencing Guidelines (FCJ-FSG)
Forms

Print

  • Federal Local Court Forms 3d, KF 8836 .H58 2002 Reserve
  • Am.Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, KF 8836 .A45 1967
  • Bender's Federal Practice Forms, KF 8836 .B45
  • Federal Procedural Forms, L.Ed., KF 8836 .F4
  • West's Federal Forms, KF 8836 .W4 1969
  • Complete Manual of Criminal Forms, KF 9616 .B3 1993

Online

LexisNexis

  • Bender's Federal Practice Forms (FDPRAC)

Westlaw

  • West's Federal Forms (FEDFORMS) (Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Court, Admirality Court, National Court, & Tax Court)
  • Federal Procedural Forms (FEDPROF)
State Government Resources
Practice Materials

Print

  • DCMR Deskbook (District of Columbia Municipal Regulations), KFD 1240 .A2 1989
  • Trial Handbook for District of Columbia Lawyers, KFD 1738 .S74 1994

Online

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