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To retrieve documents that have cited your case, click Citing References link at top of Links tab. A list of all cases on Westlaw, briefs, administrative materials, and secondary sources, such as law review articles and ALR®annotations, that cite your case is displayed. Hypertext links in KeyCite allow immediate access to the Citing References.
You will find cases in your research that have been cited by hundreds, sometimes thousands, of cases and secondary sources. Fortunately, the following KeyCite features can make a long citations list more manageable:
| | - The citing references most likely to be essential are listed first; namely, the negative citing cases (same cases that are in Negative Indirect History for the case) that may limit your case's precedential value, followed by positive citing cases ranked in order of depth of treatment. You can tell at a glance which cases on the list are most likely to be important by noting the number of depth of treatment stars assigned to each group of cases.
- You can limit the list of citing cases to references by jurisdiction, date, depth of treatment, headnote (issue), document type, or locate (citing references contain specified word(s)). Click the Limit KeyCite Display button at the bottom of the Citing Reference list and select any number or combination of limiting criteria.
- Citing References Symbols
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| 4 Stars | Examined | Indicates an extended discussion of the cited case, usually more than a printed page of text. |
| 3 Stars | Discussed | Indicates a substantial discussion of the cited case, usually more than a paragraph but less than a printed page. |
| 2 Stars | Cited | Indicates some discussion of the cited case, usually less than a paragraph. |
| 1 Star | Mentioned | Indicates a brief reference to the cited case, usually in a string citation. |
Quotation Marks following a Citing Reference indicate that the case has quoted your case.
A Plus symbol (+) following the page number of the citing case indicates the case has cited your case multiple times.
Headnote Numbers (HN 5,6) show that the citing case has cited your case for the issues discussed in those headnotes in your case.
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