Searching for CA Tentative Rulings on Smart Search

Using a combination of keywords and Boolean operators, you may search for CA tentative rulings across CA state trial courts.

Follow these steps to search for California tentative rulings on Smart Search:   

1. Enter the keywords you want into the Smart Search search bar at the top of the Trellis homepage (such as your legal issue, motion type, judge, opposing counsel, etc.).
   
   
   
   
2. Use Boolean operators with your keywords to focus your search, such as AND or OR.
   
   
   
   
3. Be sure to select California as the state you want to search in on the dropdown menu to the right of the search bar.  When you have CA selected, you are searching across the state trial courts in CA.  
   
   
   
   
4. Click on the Rulings tab to review the results of your search and navigate to any rulings that interest you.