Shepardizing a Case

Shepardizing a Case

• Summarize the steps of Shepardizing a case in print form that you would argue are the most essential.
• Use Google Scholar or the Library database Nexis Uni to Shepardize the case Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 550 U.S. 618 (2007).

When Shepardizing a case in print, the most important step is the acquisition of the correct citation for the case, which must include the reporter, volume, page number, and the year for the decision. One of the critical elements of the citation that would reflect the right Shepardization of the case is the identification of the volumes that match the case’s reporter within the entire volume that was collected by the legal practitioner. In this instance, the goal of the person citing the case in print is to ensure that the volumes and soft-cover supplements are the correct ones including the current and past versions of the material……….

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