Publication is usually within a week of the decision for California cases. The CDOS covers the California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts, all California districts. A Table of Cases and Subject Index are issued monthly. The Law Library keeps the CDOS for 6 months. Both services usually have opinions on line within a week, sometimes within days.
All fields are searchable, for example case name, docket number, judge, date, subject, etc.
Refer to the user guides to each service for details. Slip opinions of the California Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeal issued with the last sixty days are available in full-text on the Internet. Supreme Court opinions are posted immediately upon filing. Courts of Appeal opinions appear within hours of filing. All rights reserved.