Useful Legal Links:

www.thecre.com/fedlaw/default.htm

Courts

www.courtinfo.ca.gov From this site you can find links to every appellate and trial court in the state of California. Click on ?courts? and then ?case information? under ?Courts of Appeal? to follow the progress of your case while on appeal in the state court system.

www.ca9.uscourts.gov The website of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

www.uscourts.gov The website of The Federal Judiciary, includes links to the United States Supreme Court, all U.S. Courts of Appeals, all U.S. District Courts, and all U.S. Bankruptcy Courts.

www.lasuperiorcourt.org A direct link to the Los Angeles Superior Court. Links to all other California superior courts are listed on the www.courtinfo.ca.gov site. Information about pending civil cases in the LA Superior Court is available online and print-outs of party-filed documents and court-issued orders are accessible for a fee.

Federal Government

www.whitehouse.gov This site has links to the various Executive Offices of the President, as well as links to the legislative and judicial branches of the federal government.

www.senate.gov The website of the United States Senate. This site has a virtual reference desk which includes information and links on a wide variety of topics, such as the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Nobel Prize, treaties, and federal agencies.

www.house.gov This is the website for the U.S. House of Representatives; it has links to the laws of the United States, the U.S. Code, and search capabilities for bills, amendments, and current debates. This site also has a link for the telephone number of your local representative in Congress.

www.gpoaccess.gov The website of The Federal Register, a legal newspaper published every business day by the National Archives and Records Administration. It contains federal agency regulations, proposed rules and notices, and executive orders.

www.USA.gov This site has an A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies. A good place to start any search for federal agency; this site also has links to every state home page. In addition, this site has links to all Federal Laws and Regulations, including the Code of Federal Regulations.

www.loc.gov The home page for the Library of Congress. Click on the ?Thomas? page to find the U.S. Code and other federal legislative information. Also has online reference service and shopping.

California

www.ca.gov The home page of the State of California; has information on business, Education, employment, health, tourism and recreation.

www.sos.ca.gov The webpage for the California Secretary of State-Business Portal. This site has a search page for ascertaining the status of California corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships; check whether a business entity is in good standing with the Secretary of State and whether a name is available for a corporation, LLC or LP.

Transportation

www.metrolinktrains.com Information about Southern California commuter train stations, routes, schedules, fares, and other information about Metrolink operations.

www.metro.net The website of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, providing train and bus service to the greater Los Angeles County area. The website has a trip planner, a rider?s guide in 10 languages, timetables, maps, and real time traffic alerts in LA County and surrounding communities.

www.amtrakcalifornia Amtrak?s website for service in California, with information on routes, stations, fares, and tickets.

www.RailEurope.com The official site of Eurorail, a great site to visit before any trip to Europe. Passes can be purchased here, online. This site also includes country guides by Frommer?s  with plenty of information about where to go, places to visit, and how to get there.

For air travel see: www.delta.com www.Southwest.com www.AmericanAirlines.com www.United.com or www.orbitz, www.cheaptickets.com, www.Travelocity.com, or www.Expedia.com.

www.ladiver.com The only site you need for links to information on all scuba diving in Southern California, including links to dive boat schedules and destinations in Southern California waters.

www.californiadiveboats.com The Official California Dive Boat Page. Start here for booking scuba diving trips in Southern California. This site has a comparison table of all SoCal dive boats by location, size, air fill capabilities, galley, bunks, heads and showers, special features, phone numbers and links to each dive boat?s website. This is a great site for planning a last-minute, local weekend dive trip.