Make sure you choose the correct volumes. If you are shepardizing a case, use the Cases volumes. The names of the reporter series appear at the top of each page. Find the citation for your case. Study the list of citations under your case.
Citations shown in parenthesis are the parallel citations.
Citations without parenthesis are listed in reverse chronological order and refer to other cases citing your case. Letter abbreviations between the volume and page specify the reporter or other citing source. Use the tables of abbreviations at the front of each volume to decipher each treatment code or reporter abbreviations. Superscript numbers in the middle of citations refer to headnotes in case reporters and correspond to points of law in cases. Shepard's California Citations, Cases KFC 59 .S44 2.