- Trellis Research Knowledge Base
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- Searching for Documents on Smart Search
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Smart Search Basics
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Video Tutorials
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Motion Research
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Documents
- Boolean Operators for Smart Search
- About Documents, Generally
- Searching for Documents on Smart Search
- Downloading, Printing or Sharing Documents
- Documents Included with Your Subscription
- Enterprise Large Firm Customers: Deferred Billing Add-on for Document Purchases
- Setting Alerts on Document Pages
- Research Tips for Documents
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Dockets
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Rulings
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Verdicts
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Judge Research
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Counsel / Attorney Research
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Alerts
- Alerts Overview
- Setting an Alert to Track Updates for a Specific Case Docket
- Setting Alerts to Track When New Case Dockets Are Filed
- Setting an Alert to Track When a New Tentative Ruling Containing Your Keywords Is Issued
- Adding Alert Recipients and Excluding Yourself from Alert Notifications
- Alert Settings
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Party / Corporation Research
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Judge Biographies
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Account Management
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Trellis Support
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Envelopes Feature
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Motions & Issues Directory
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State Rules Library
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Subscription Information
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Coverage
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Court Comparison Add-On
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Law Firm Intelligence
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LRW Modules
Filtering Document Search Results
How to narrow document results.
Document Type - Narrow - Watch Video
After running your search query on Smart Search, you may filter search results in the Documents tab based on Practice Area, Motion Type, Outcome, Entry Type, Judge, and County using the filters on the left hand column:
Narrow Search by Date Range - Watch Video
💡 If you wish to find case documents for a specific judge, we recommend adding “AND judge:last-name” or the judge’s full name in quotation marks (e.g., “Michael Linfield”) to your search query.