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16. Sheila is a paralegal who works for Paul, an attorney representing the plaintiff in a commercial-litigation case. As requested by Paul, a subpoena was issued and served on Ruf-n-Tuf Chainsaw Company, a third party to the lawsuit. Paul is only interested in the correspondence, including e-mail, between employees of Ruf-n-Tuf and the defendant. The subpoena set a deposition for Ruf-n-Tuf’s custodian of records for September 15, but included a standard letter stating that the deposition will not be necessary if Ruf-n-Tuf provides copies of the correspondence as requested. Is it necessary in this situation for Sheila to arrange for a court reporter just in case Ruf-n-Tuf would prefer an actual deposition?
  1. Yes.
  2. Yes, but only if Ruf-n-Tuf agrees to pay for the court reporter.
  3. No.
  4. No, unless the defendant objects and demands the deposition take place.
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17. The term “case law” refers to _____________________________.
  1. The law that an attorney must apply on behalf of a client in a given case.
  2. The process of synthesizing prior cases to develop a legal principle or rule.
  3. Written opinions, prepared by juries, ruling on an issue or case and delivered to the judge.
  4. Written judicial opinions ruling on an issue or case and published in case reporters.
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18. KeyCite is a _____________________________.
  1. Computerized legal citator available on WestLawNext.
  2. Computerized legal citator available on LexisNexis.
  3. Computerized legal citator available on Public Library of the Law.
  4. Computerized digest available on LexisNexis.
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19. A headnote is a(n) ____________________.
  1. A brief summary of a judicial opinion that is printed before the opinion in a case reporter.
  2. A brief summary of a point of law as discussed in a judicial opinion and printed before the opinion in a case reporter.
  3. A brief quote from a judicial opinion that discusses a point of law that is printed before the judicial opinion in a case reporter.
  4. A note, similar to a footnote, that is printed at the top of a page.
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20. The term “looseleaf service” refers to _________________________.
  1. A reference work on general topics of law, such as contracts, that is provided in binders.
  2. An academic treatise authored by a law professor that synthesizes the procedural law on a subject such as evidence and civil procedure.
  3. A reference work on a specific topic of law provided in binder(s) that allow individual pages to be replaced with updated pages.
  4. A hornbook provided in notebook binder format on major subjects such as property or criminal procedure.
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