Northern California Local Court Rules – KeyRules (Vol. IIIH) identifies, organizes, and provides, in outline format, the court rules, statutes, caselaw, and secondary sources needed to draft, file, and serve common civil court filings in the local courts of California. Each KeyRules outline corresponds to a specific pleading, motion, or discovery request, providing the applicable procedural rules and integrating them into sections by rule type (e.g., timing, format, filing and service, etc.). The procedural rule content is further enhanced with on-point caselaw and industry-leading Thomson Reuters secondary sources. KeyRules provides attorneys, paralegals, and other legal staff with the information needed to draft, file, and serve their court documents quickly and correctly. Key features include:

• Outlines for more than a dozen of the most commonly filed pleadings, motions, and discovery requests
• Clear, intuitive presentation of the applicable procedural rules by document type and rule type to easily locate procedural requirements throughout the drafting and filing process
• Enhancement of rule content with on-point caselaw and industry-leading Thomson Reuters secondary sources for clear understanding of procedural requirements
• Inclusion of corresponding court forms, filing checklists, and sample court documents to promote drafting and filing economies and reduce drafting and filing errors
• Regular updates of KeyRules content to account for changes in law

• Includes an easy-to-use index, Table of Cases, and Table of Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Lists relevant state and local rules at the beginning of each document for convenient research
• Combines rules with state-specific cases and multiple secondary materials to provide a clear understanding of rules and their application
• Northern California KeyRules covers Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties
• Includes checklists and sample forms for each document type to assist in efficient drafting
• Provides an appendix with examples of filed documents and WestlawNext® search terms
• Provides a comprehensive, procedural guide to civil practice in selected Northern California courts
• Contains more than 20 of the most commonly filed trial documents and discovery requests