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Research Guide - California Legal Forms

This guide includes:

California Civil Procedure Formbooks
Judicial Council Forms
Jury Instructions and Selection
Formbooks Organized by Subject Specialization
California Forms on the Internet
California Forms on Lexis and Westlaw


California Civil Procedure Formbooks

California Affirmative Defenses 2d, Bancroft Whitney, 5 volumes.
(KFC 1013.S38 First Floor Library Stacks)
These forms are for defenses to civil actions.
This publication is also available on Westlaw (CAAFDEF).

California Civil Litigation Forms Manual, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes.
(KFC 995.A65 P48 First Floor Library Stacks)
The forms in this practice guide are derived from CEB civil procedure and civil discovery books. Sample forms can be removed for photocopying.

California Civil Procedure Before Trial, 3rd ed., Continuing Education of the Bar, 3 volumes.
(KFC 995.A2 S84 1990 Circulation)
This publication is also available on Lexis (ceb;cebcpt).

California Forms of Pleading and Practice, Annotated, Matthew Bender, 55 volumes.
( KFC 1010 .A65 C3 First Floor Library Stacks)
This is a very comprehensive and current set of California legal forms. It includes relevant laws and the procedures for using the forms. It is organized by subject.
These forms are available on Lexis (cal;cafpap).

California Practice Guide: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Rutter Group.
(KFC 1093.K54 Circulation)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (TRG-CAADR).

California Practice Guide: Civil Appeals and Writs, Rutter Group, 2 volumes.
(KFC 1075.E47 Circulation)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (TRG-CACIVAPP).

California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before Trial, Rutter Group, 3 volumes.
(KFC 995.W4 Circulation)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (TRG-CACIVP).

California Practice Guide: Civil Trials and Evidence, Rutter Group, 3 volumes.
(KFC 1025.A6 W4 Circulation)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (TRG-CACIVEV).

California Practice Guide: Enforcing Judgments and Debts, Rutter Group, 2 volumes.
(KFC 1065.S37 Circulation)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (TRG-CADEBT).

Debt Collection Practice in California, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes.
(KFC 256.C6 D42 1999 First Floor Library Stacks).

Practicing California Judicial Arbitration, Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 1049.H37 First Floor Library Stacks).

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Judicial Council Forms

California Forms of Pleading and Practice, Annotated, Matthew Bender.
(KFC 1010.A65 C3 First Floor Library Stacks)
A three volume supplement, Judicial Council Forms, contains forms for use in discovery, wage garnishment, family law, juvenile court law, guardianship, civil harassment, and small claims proceedings.

These forms are available on Lexis (cal;cafpap).

California Judicial Council Forms Manual, Continuing Education of the Bar, 4 volumes.
(KFC 995.A65 C34 First Floor Library Stacks)
Forms can be removed for copying and are accepted by the California courts. Set includes table of contents, alphabetical list of forms, and table of statutes and rules.

West’s California Judicial Council Forms, 4 volumes.
(KFC 995.A65 J8 First Floor Library Stacks)
For use in conjunction with West’s Annotated California Codes. Forms are effective through current year.

Judicial Council Forms are also available through the California Courts' Internet homepage.

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Jury Instructions and Selection


[CACI] California Jury Instructions: Civil, Plain English,
(KFC 1047.A65 S8 2004 First Floor Library Stacks)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (CA-CACI) and Lexis (cal;cjcjur).
[BAJI] California Jury Instructions: Civil, 9th ed., 2 volumes.
(KFC 1047.A65 S8 First Floor Library Stacks)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (CA-BAJI) and Lexis (2ndary; baji).

Bennett's Guide to Jury Selection and Trial Dynamics:California Civil Litigation, West Publishing Company.
(KFC 1045 .B46 First Floor Library Stacks)
Forms for jury selection, including sample questionnaires for different types of trials.
These forms are also available on Westlaw through the LTG-TP database.
Hint: To limit your search to Bennett's, add "ci (bennett)" to your search.

[CALCRIM] California Jury Instructions: Criminal, Plain English, 2 volumes.
(KFC 1171.C754 2006 First Floor Library Stacks)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (CALCRIM) and Lexis (cal;jucaci).
[CALJIC] California Jury Instructions: Criminal, 6th ed., 2 volumes.
(KFC 1171.A65 .C3 First Floor Library Stacks)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (CA-CALJIC) and Lexis (2ndary;caljic).

Bennett's Guide to Jury Selection and Trial Dynamics:California Criminal Litigation, West Publishing Company.
(KFC 1171 .B46 First Floor Library Stacks)
Forms for jury selection, including sample questionnaires for different types of trials.
These forms are also available on Westlaw through the LTG-TP database.
Hint: To limit your search to Bennett's, add "CI (bennett)" to your search.

California Forms of Jury Instructions, Matthew Bender, 4 volumes.
(KFC 1047.A65 .C34 First Floor Library Stacks)
These forms are also available on Lexis (cal;cfjury).

California's New Civil Jury Instructions are available through the California Courts' web page at http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/reference/documents/civiljuryinst.pdf. There is a conversion chart at the end for cross-referencing BAJI numbers with the correct numbers for the new instructions.

FORECITE: Latest Developments in California Criminal Jury Instructions.
(KFC 1171.A65 .F67 First Floor Library Stacks)
This looseleaf volume supplements and updates CALJIC.


Formbooks Organized by Subject Specialization

Multi-Subject Formbook Sets:

California Legal Forms: Transaction Guide, Matthew Bender, 36 volumes.
(KFC 68.C32 First Floor Library Stacks)
Includes forms for business and nonprofit organizations, real estate transactions, commercial transactions, wills & trusts, contracts & obligations, performance of services, and personal transactions.
These forms are also available on Lexis (cal;calftg).

West’s California Code Forms With Practice Commentaries, 46 volumes.
(KFC 68.W4 First Floor Library Stacks)
For use with West’s Annotated California Codes. Includes volumes devoted to Business and Professions, Civil, Civil Procedure, Commercial, Corporations, Education, Elections, Fish & Game, Food & Agricultural, Insurance, Government, Labor, Probate, Public Utilities, and Revenue & Taxation.
This publication is also available on Westlaw (CACF).

Attorney's Fees:

California Attorney Fee Awards, 2nd ed., Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 77.5 F43 C342 Circulation)
This guide includes forms for recovering attorney's fees.

Fee Agreement Forms Manual, Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 77.5 F43 P52 Circulation)
This guide provides a complete and practical guide to planning and drafting attorney-client fee agreements that meet the requirements of the fee agreements statute.

Businesses and Business Entities:

Advising California Employers and Employees, 2nd ed., Continuing Education of the Bar, 3 volumes.
(KFC 556 .A3 2005 First Floor Library Stacks)
These forms are available on
Lexis (ceb; cebace).

Advising California Partnerships, Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 339 .A94 1999 First Floor Library Stacks)
These forms are also available on
Lexis (ceb; cebacp).

California Practice Guide: Corporations, The Rutter Group, 2 volumes.
(KFC345 .F752 1997 Circulation)

These forms are also available on Westlaw (TRG-CACORP).

California Corporation Laws, Ballantine & Sterling, 7 volumes.
(KFC 345 .B33 First Floor Library Stacks)

These forms are also available on Lexis (cal;cacolw).

California Transactions Forms : Business Entities, Bancroft-Whitney, 6 volumes.
(KFC 68.C3 First Floor Library Stacks)

These forms are also available on Westlaw (CTF-BE).

California Transactions Forms: Business Transactions, Bancroft-Whitney, 6 volumes.
(KFC 68.32 First Floor Library Stacks)
These forms are also available on Westlaw (CTF-BT).

Financing and Protecting California Businesses, Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC337.5.F5 F56 2006 First Floor Library Stacks)
Forms for business startups.

Drafting Business Contracts: Principles, Techniques & Forms, Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KF 801.D72 First Floor Library Stacks)
These forms are also available on Lexis (ceb;cebdbc).

Forming & Operating California Limited Liability Companies, Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC339.5.Z9F67 First Floor Library Stacks)
These forms are also available on Lexis (ceb;cebllc).

Selecting & Forming Business Entities, Continuing Education of the Bar, 3 volumes.
(KFC 339 .S44 First Floor Library Stacks)
These forms are also available on Lexis (ceb;cebsfb).

Class Actions:

Cohelan on California Class Actions, West Group
KFC1017 .C64 (First Floor Library Stacks)
This publication has forms and samples for filing class actions.

Criminal Law:

California Criminal Practice, Motions, Jury Instructions and Sentencing, 3rd ed., Thomson-West, 5 volumes.
(KFC 1155.A65 R8 2004 First Floor Library Stacks).

California Criminal Law Forms Manual, Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 1155.A65 C34 First Floor Library Stacks).

Family Law:

California Family Law: Practice and Procedure, Matthew Bender, 6 volumes.
(KFC 115.C35 First Floor Library Stacks)
These forms are also available on Lexis (cal;caflap).
Includes a supplement with Judicial Council Forms.

California Family Law Trial Guide, Matthew Bender, 4 volumes.
(KFC 115.C37 First Floor Library Stacks)
This publication is also available on Lexis (matben;caftg).

California Marital Settlement and Other Family Law Agreements, 3rd ed.,
California Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 126.A65 C35 2005 First Floor Library Stacks)

California Practice Guide: Family Law, Rutter Group, 3 volumes.
(KFC 126.A6 H6 Circulation)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (TRG-CAFAMILY).

California Transaction Forms: Family Law, West Group, 2 volumes.
(KFC 68.C3 F2 1998 First Floor Library Stacks)
Also available on Westlaw (CTF-FAM).

Insurance Law:

California Practice Guide: Insurance Litigation, The Rutter Group, 3 volumes.
(KFC 290.A6 C75 1995 Circulation)
These forms are also available on Westlaw (TRG-CAINSL).

Landlord-Tenant Law:

California Eviction Defense Manual, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes.
(KFC 1028 .E9 M68 1993 Circulation)
This publication is also available on Lexis (ceb;cebedm).  

California Landlord-Tenant Practice, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes.
(KFC 145. C36 Circulation)
This publication is also available on Lexis (ceb;cebltp).  

California Practice Guide: Landlord-Tenant, Rutter Group, 2 volumes.
(KFC 145.F75 Circulation)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (TRG-CALANDTEN).  

California Tenants: A Guide to Residential Tenants' and Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities, State of California.
(KFC 145.Z9 C348 2001 (pageable)), available online at
http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook/index.html.

Published by the California Department of Consumer Affairs.

California Tenants' Rights, Nolo Press.
(KFC 145.Z9 M5 2005 Circulation)

The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, Nolo Press.
(KFC 145.Z9 B7 2005 Circulation).

Real Property, Financing, and Construction Law:

California Practice Guide: Real Property Transactions, Rutter Group, 2 volumes.
(KFC 169.A6 G73 Circulation)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (TRG-CAPROP).

California Real Estate Forms,2nd ed., [Miller and Starr] Bancroft-Whitney, 4 volumes.
(KFC 140.A65 M55 2005 First Floor Library Stacks)
These forms accompany Miller and Starr, California Real Estate 2d, the preeminent treatise on real estate law in California. Volume 1 contains forms pertaining to the purchase and sale of real property; Volume 2 contains forms pertaining to leasing transactions.
Also available on Westlaw ( MILCALRE-FRM).

California Real Property Practice Forms Manual, Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 140.A65 C34 First Floor Library Stacks)
This practice guide collects forms from CEB’s most commonly used real property books in one easy-to-use volume. Users can remove forms for easy photocopying. 

California Construction Contracts and Disputes, Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 424.A942 1999 First Floor Library Stacks)
This practice guide has forms for drafting California construction contracts.
This publication is also available on Lexis (ceb;cebccd).

California Lis Pendens Practice, 2nd ed., Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 1015.8.H472 First Floor Library Stacks)
This practice guide has forms for filing and perfecting notices of pending actions.

California Mechanics Liens and Related Construction Remedies, 3rd ed., Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 229 .C3 1998 First Floor Library Stacks)
This practice guide has forms for statutory remedies on public and private construction projects.
This publication is also available on Lexis (ceb;cebmlr).

Condemnation Practice in California, 3rd ed., Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes.
(KFC 800.C652 2005 Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes).
Litigation forms are available in this publication.

Financing and Protecting California Businesses, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes.
(KFC337.5F56 2006 Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes).

Forming California Common Interest Developments, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes.
KFC144.5 .F73 2004 Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes.).
This publication has forms for creating a common interest development.

Ground Lease Practice, Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 147.G7 First Floor Library Stacks)
This practice guide has forms for drafting building leases.

Office Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes.
(KFC 147.C6 O43 First Floor Library Stacks)
The practice guide has forms for drafting commercial leases.
This publication is also available on Lexis (ceb;cebdnl).

Real Property Exchanges, Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 166.G663 2002 First Floor Library Stacks).

Taxation:

Print: For tax forms, looseleaf services with forms are pageable. Also, state tax formbooks for the current year are in the Reference Collection.

Internet: California tax forms are available on the Internet at: http://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/index.html and federal tax forms are available at: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html

Tort Law:

California Practice Guide: Personal Injury, Rutter Group, 2 volumes.
(KFC 1028.P4 F52 Circulation)
Also available on Westlaw (TRG-CAPI).

California Products Liability Actions, Matthew Bender.
(KFC 316.C7 First Floor Library Stacks)
Also available on Lexis (cal;caprla).

Wills & Trusts and Elder Law:

California Elder Law: An Advocate's Guide, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes.
(KFC 111.A34 C34 First Floor Library Stacks)
Also available on Lexis (ceb;cebeld).

California Practice Guide: Probate, Rutter Group, 2 volumes.
(KFC 205.A6 R6 Circulation)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (TRG-CAPROBTE).

California Transaction Forms: Estate Planning, 2nd ed., West Group, 4 volumes.
(KFC 195.A65 C35 First Floor Library Stacks)
This publication is also available on Westlaw (CTF-EP).

California Will Drafting, Continuing Education of the Bar, 3 volumes.
(KFC 201.C34 First Floor Library Stacks)
Also available on Lexis (ceb;cebcwd).

Drafting California Revocable Trusts, Continuing Education of the Bar.
(KFC 188.C62 1994 First Floor Library Stacks)
This publication is also available on Lexis (ceb;cebrlt).

Drafting California Irrevocable Trusts, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes.
(KFC 188.D72 1997 First Floor Library Stacks)
This publication is also available on Lexis (ceb;cebcit).

California Conservatorship Practice,Continuing Education of the Bar, 2 volumes.
(KFC 112 .C355 First Floor Library Stacks).

This publication is also available on Lexis (ceb;cebccp).

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California Forms on the Internet

FindLaw California: Legal Forms

Judicial Council Legal Forms

California Business Portal: http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/corp/corp_formsfees.htm

Internet Legal Resource Guide: Legal Forms Archive - http://www.ilrg.com/forms

lexisONE provides access to more than 6,000 forms, as well as forms from the extensive Matthew Bender collection. While the forms are free to view, there is a charge to use the interactive forms, and users must register and select a password.

The California Superior Court hosts EZLegalFile at http://www.ezlegalfile.org, where interactive forms for family, marriage, divorce, small claims, evictions, guardianship, and domestic violence can be filled out online and printed in a form suitable for filing.

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California Forms on Lexis and Westlaw

LEXIS:

re many California legal forms on Lexis in the Matthew Bender Treatises and the CEB publications.

WESTLAW: There are numerous California legal forms available on Westlaw. To locate the list of forms, go to the online Westlaw directory, select "State Materials", then select "California", and then select "Forms, Treatises, CLEs and Other Practice Material".

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Last updated October 30, 2006
Prepared by Susan Nevelow Mart, Reference Librarian, with the assistance of I-Wei Wang. Contact



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