This area has a limited, but growing array of materials on the
court systems of various U.S. states.

General Information

• Legal Help for the Poor, 2k
• Civil Procedure Outline, 12k
• Maxims of Jurisprudence, 3k
• 10 Tips for Staying Sane in Court, 6k
• You Can Do It: Handling Your Own Injury Claim, 6k
  

• About Small Claims Court, 8k
• Small Claims Courts & Mediation, 5K
• Collecting A Small Claims Court Judgment, 6k
  

• What Is Court Supervision?, 6k
• Courts & Media Coverage, 55k
• Some Advice About Judicial Clerkships
• U.S. Paralegal Organizations by State, 15k
• Some basic Information about Traffic Laws, 5k
  

• State Court Tort Case Study Dispels Some Myths, 14k
• Technology & Justice at the Community Court, 14k
• State Supreme Court & Federal Appellate Addresses, 22k
• The Court System - How it Works / What it Means, 39k, Zip
  

Specific State Courts & Rules

NEVADA
These Nevada court rules, like most state's, are closely patterned on the federal rules. They were current as of 3/94, so be careful. Also, notice that the annotated versions can be very large.

• Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, 79k, Zip
• NV Rules of Civil Procedure - Annotated, 388k, Zip
• Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure, 38k, Zip
• NV Rules of Appellate Procedure - Annotated, 127k, Zip
• Nevada District Court Rules - Annotated, 21k, Zip
  
  

  CALIFORNIA
  California's Court system/rules, unlike most states, aren't modeled after the federal ones. And the procedures & rules are scattered through a number of non-cross-indexed seperate codes that, like the state itself, can easily drive you nuts.

• Listing of Calif Evidence Rules, 5k
• California Code of Judicial Ethics, 60k
• Brief Guide to California's Criminal Courts, 6k
• How the California Supreme Court Operates, 9k
• Functions & Structure of the California Supreme Court, 7k
  
  

• Setting the Record Straight in California's Traffic Court, 6k
• Settling Family Disputes in the California Family Courts, 10k
• Settling Personal Disputes in California Small Claims Courts, 4k
• Protecting the Welfare Of Minors in the Calif Juvenile Court, 12k
• Calif Supreme Court's Internal Operating Practices & Procedures, 25k

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