I use Loislaw.com for my bankruptcy database and use Lexis on a per
matter basis for other things. I have many of the Central District
Forms converted to WordPerfect and have created my own database of
merge documents that I can use and update when the District updates.
Look for my forms online soon!
I also had a similar issue with West Group, and when their attorneys
from the midwest threatened that I wouild never have access to
another database, I responded with an unfair business practices and
unfair competition letter that I copied the California Attorney
General on. I strongly believe that with only two legal databases
available - West and Lexis, and both being owned by foreign
companies, our esteemed Federal Anti-trust laws have screwed the
pooch. Every court and every state and federal office has both, and
probably at some discount, so why would our elected officials or the
high commander in charge of preserving competition give a rat's @#$
%! It seems to me that before the California voters eliminated the
private attorney general statute and the Pres. signed away the Class
Action option, we may have had a good case to break up both West and
Lexis, but who knows now!!
Just a few thoughts on a Sunday afternoon.
>
> I never trust those sites. They rarely update and there's no
guarantee they are current. But thanks.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> To: cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 9:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [cdcbaa] Re: boycotting West Group
>
>
>
> For California Code of Civil Procedure, I just use
> this Find California Code website. Here is the link;
> http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html. When you get to
> the site just check CCP and enter the section.
>
> Mark C. Kim
>
>
> --- Tyson Takeuchi wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I use Lexis/Nexus and as for local bankruptcy forms,
> > call me cheap
> > but I use the typeable local rule bankruptcy forms
> > on the Central
> > District website. Again, you can type on them and
> > they are always up
> > to date.
> >
> > Ty Takeuchi
> >
> > --- In cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com, "Mark J. Markus"
> > wrote:
> > > I know this will be of little effect in the grand
> > scheme of
> > things, but West screwed me over big time by
> > charging me for an
> > extra 3 months on an advertising campaign. Their
> > representative had
> > assured me that the term would expire after the
> > pre-paid 12 months,
> > but it didn't.
> > >
> > > Anyway, long story short, I've spent the last
> > several months
> > making phone calls, writing letters to no avail.
> > The coupe de grace
> > was that I got a call today from their office saying
> > they wanted to
> > schedule a time for my new rep to meet with me to
> > discuss new ways
> > for me to spend money with West. When I told her I
> > was no longer
> > interested in doing business with West until this
> > issue was
> > resolved, she said "Great, does that mean you will
> > be cancelling all
> > your subscriptions with us then?" To which I
> > answered "yes, most
> > likely." She cheerily said "great, thank you."
> > and hung up the
> > phone.
> > >
> > > So....my question for you folks is, I need to
> > change over certain
> > subscriptions and wonder what other companies offer
> > the same
> > publications/services that any of you are using.
> > >
> > > 1. Annual Bankruptcy Code, Rules and Forms book
> > (I recall Norton
> > used to have one?)
> > >
> > > 2. California Code of Civil Procedure Book
> > >
> > > 3. Legal Solutions local central district forms
> > >
> > >
> > > Those are my main ongoing subscriptions. Any
> > alternatives would
> > be welcomed.
> > >
> > > Oh yea, and if you could all cancel your
> > subscriptions and
> > connections with West, that would be great

> > (just kidding, but
> > I'm really pissed off right now).
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