Court rules govern all aspects of court practice and procedure. In addition to federal and state court rules, individual courts may have their own local rules. You might be subject to more than one set of court rules.
This portion of the guide will introduce resources for searching federal, state, and local court rules. For more research suggestions, consult a reference librarian or access a suggested research guide under "Additional Research Guides" below.
California state court rules are available on the Judicial Council of California website:
Below is a list of links to the local rules of selected superior courts in Northern California:
The following resources are available only to current UC Davis School of Law students, faculty, and staff.
In addition to the text of court rules, you can Shepardize (in Lexis) or use KeyCite (in Westlaw) to find cases and other materials citing to or discussing particular rules.