Much of the information that was once exclusively only from fee-based databases is now available for free on the Internet. That is, if you know how to find it. Get the inside scoop from Internet research specialists -Carole Levitt, Esq. and Mark Rosch, principals of Internet For Lawyers and co-authors of six ABA Internet research books and The Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet.

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• Carole was a California attorney, a
law librarian, and a Legal Research
and Writing Professor at Pepperdine
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FREE INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH

7. IUSEGOOGLE
TOLOCATE
PERSONS&FIND
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION.
I USE GOOGLE TO
LOCATE PEOPLE &
FIND BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
ABOUT THEM.

8. GOOGLEDAVIDDADONASAPHRASE—SCANTHERESULTS:1.HIS
BIOATIMDB;2.SECCOMPLAINTLODGEDBYDADON-TERMINATED
W/OPROPERPROCEDURE;3.RULINGRE:DADONANDSONBARRED
FROMOPERATINGPUBLICLYHELDCOS…
SEARCH GOOGLE
SEARCH: “DAVID
DADON”
MOVIE PRODUCER
DADON, SON
BARRED FROM
OPERATING
PUBLICLY HELD
COMPANIES…
“DAVID DADON-
PRODUCER”
“PLAINTIFF DAVID
DADON WAS
TERMINATED…”

9. DAVIDDADONDUEDILIGENCERESOURCECENTER:“DAVIDDADON&JACOBDADON
AREGUILTYOFCRIMINALCONTEMPTANDAREEACHADJUDICATEDTOSERVESIX
MONTHSLESSONEDAYIMPRISONMENT.”SEENOTES.
David Dadon Due Diligence Resource Center
ABBOUD V. DADON AND
GLOBAL
GUILTY…
THIS SITE…

10. La pl
PUBLIC LIBRARIES PROVIDE FREE REMOTE ACCESS TO
COMMERCIAL DATABASES FROM HOME OR OFFICE
HTTP://WWW.LIBDEX.COM
COLLECTIONS & RESOURCES
RESEARCH &
HOMEWORK

11. * LAPL
BY TOPIC
BROWSE ALPHABETICALLY
ACCESSIBILITY
PUBLIC LIBRARIES PROVIDE FREE REMOTE ACCESS TO
COMMERCIAL DATABASES FROM HOME OR OFFICE
HTTP://WWW.LIBDEX.COM

12. *OCT.2000BIOGRAPHYIN CONTEXT –
CLICK ON “TENTATIVE RULINGS”
BIOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT – FORMERLY BIOGRAPHY
RESOURCE CENTER
(VIA PUBLIC LIBRARIES)
“David Dadon…was hit with a
legal complaint alleging 1 count
of unlawful confinement & 3
counts of indecent assault…”

13. *BUSINESSWIRE
“We have been
very fortunate
to find such an
individual as
David Dadon…”
BUSINESS WIRE VIA INFOTRAC/GENERAL ONEFILE

14. * NOV.2003PRNEWSWIREVIAINFOTRACONEFILE
“Moves By Self-
Appointed
Director Dadon
Illegal…”
PR NEWSWIRE VIA INFOTRAC/GENERAL ONEFILE

15. *MIAMI HERALD ARTICLE
FREE REMOTE ACCESS FROM VARIOUS PUBLIC
LIBRARIES’ FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DATABASES
“HAIRMAX CHIEF EXEC CHARGES THAT
PRODUCER DAVID DADON DUPED HAIRMAX…”

16. ** PR NEWSWIRE VIAINFOTRACAT
“Very Mean
Men”
“ValCom
Appoints
Dadon to
Board.”
PR NEWSWIRE VIA INFOTRAC/GENERAL ONEFILE

17. C PACER: ALL FED CTS PARTICIPATE IN PACER’S FEDERALDOCKETDATABASE.INSTANT REG W/ CREDIT CARD. DATE COVERAGE VARIES-EA CTMAINTAINSITSOWN
CASEINFODATABASE(1981=EARLIESTCTTOGOONLINE,BUTSOMECTSADDEDDOCKETSBACK—E.G.S.D.
FL-1957).
PACER
https://pacer.login.uscourts.gov/csologin/login.jsf

18. CASES REMOVED FROM THE PACER DATABASEAS OFAUGUST
10, 2014…BUT…COMING BACK IN OCTOBER
(SEE http://linkon.in/1BUzzhg)
U.S.Ct.ofAppeals,2nd Circuit - PriortoJan.1,2010
U.S.Ct.ofAppeals,7th Circuit - PriortoCM/ECF
Conversion
U.S.Ct.ofAppeals, 11th Circuit - PriortoJan.1,2010
U.S.CourtofAppeals,Federal - PriortoMar.1,2012
Circuit
U.S.BankruptcyCt.C.D.CA - PriortoMay1,2001

19. CPACERCASELOCATOR–SEARCHALLFEDCTSTOGETHER.
ENTERDADON,DAVID-CANADDINCASEFILEDDATES.FORBANKCOURT
SEARCH:CANSEARCHBYFULLSSNORPARTIALSSNW/LASTNAME.
SEARCH: DADON,
DAVID

20. C “PACER CASE LOCATOR” LIST OF PARTYNAMES--14HITS-3
BANK(ONLY1ISOURDAVIDDADON)10FEDDISTCTCICCASESAND1APPCASE.RESULTSDISPLAYEDBYPARTYNAME.
CANRE-SORTDISPLAYBYDATECLOSED/FILED,COURT,NOS.CHOOSE1994BANKBY
CLICKINGONCASENUMBER.
CLICK ON CASE
NUMBER

21. C80CENTSTOVIEW/PRINTDOCKETSHEET(2/22/10).IFNUMBER
TOLOFDESCRIPISUNDERLINED(WHICHITIS)CANCLICKON
NUMBERTOVIEWIMAGEOFDOC. CHOOSE1-COMPLAINT(2009
CASE).
IF NUMBER IS
UNDERLINED,
CAN
DOWNLOAD
DOCUMENT

22. C COMPLAINT: Not a searchable pdf. SEC FRAUD, BREACH
OF K, COMMON LAW FRAUD, CONVERSION,AIDING &
ABETTING.

23. C ALLEGES PL SMART CORP GAVE DADON SHARES IN THEIR CO. IN EXCHANGE FOR DADON AGREEING TO BE CHAIRMAN OF BD AND CAUSE HIS BIZ ASSOC TO USE SMART CORP. ALLEGED D
FAILED TO PERFORM/REFUSED TO RETURN SHARES. ALLEGE 20 LAWSUITS WERE FILED V. DADON BY OTHER DEFRAUDED COS.
DADON FRAUDULENTLY AND
DECEITFULLY OBTAINED THE
CONVERTED SHARES…

24. C RECAP (PACER BACKWARDS) ALLOWSFREEACCESSTO
MILLIONSOFU.S.FEDERALDISTRICTANDBANKRUPTCYCOURTDOCUMENTS(NOCT OF
APP DOCKETS).

25. C RECAPARCHIVE ADVANCED
SEARCH. BUY FROM PACER OR
DOWNLOAD FREE. SET UP EMAIL
ALERTS
DOWNLOAD (FREE)
BUY FROM PACER
E-MAIL
ALERTS

26. VISITSEC.GOV-TOREACHFULL-TEXTADVSEARCHPAGE,USETHISURLANDTHEN
CHOOSEADVANCED SEARCH PAGE–(ONLYCOVERSLAST4YRS
THO).SEARCHDAVIDDADONIN“SEARCHFORTEXT”BOX.
EDGAR FULL-TEXT ADVANCED SEARCH PAGE
(VISIT http://linkon.in/JgcQj5 AND CLICK “ADVANCED
SEARCH PAGE”)
DAVID DADON

27. EDGARFULL-TEXTSEARCHRESULTS:BROOKMOUNT’S 2007 10K-BROOKMOUNT OBTAINED A $213,978.09
JUDGMENT VS DAVID DADON (AMOUNT INCLUDES LEGAL COSTS). ON MARCH 7, 2008 DADON’S APPEAL DISMISSED BY
BRITISH COLUMBIA APPEALS COURT. USE“FIND”FUNCTIONTOFINDWHEREDADONIS
MENTIONEDINSECFILING
DAVID DADON V.
BROOKMOUNT
EXPLORATIONS
FIND: DADON
DADON
EDGAR FULL-TEXT SEARCH RESULTS

28. Fdsys HomepageFDsys Homepage
ADVANCED SEARCH/RETRIEVE
BY CITATION
SEARCH ALL
BROWSE

29. FDsys ADVANCED SEARCH
FDsys ADVANCED SEARCH
DATE
SEARCH ALL
COLLECTIONS
SEARCH IN
FULL-TEXT
ADD MORE
SEARCH
CRITERIA
SELECT
COLLECTIONS
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waiting lists

30. FDsys RESULTS LISTFDsys RESULTS LIST
NARROW
SELECTSORT

31. J FDsys RESULTS: CONGRESSIONAL RECORDFDsys RESULTS: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
SECRET WAITING
SECRET WAITING

32. “Free” Legal Research Databases
• Casemaker: Web andApp
• Fastcase: Web andApp
• Google Scholar

33. Poll Question
Do you have free access through your bar (or other entity) to
Casemaker?

34. Poll Question
Exclusively
Occasionally
In conjunction with a pay database such as Lexis or Westlaw
If you’re using Casemaker, how often do you use it?

35. C Casemaker HOME PAGE

36. C Casemaker

37. C Casemaker homepage search

38. C Casemaker Results

39. C Casemaker Results

40. C Casemaker
CASE CHECK(2)
SEARCH BY
CITATION

41. C Casemaker Casecheck - free
CASECHECK

42. C Casemaker Casecheck+ some bars
offer it free, but most do not.
CASECHECK PLUS

43. C Casemaker combined SEARCHCOMBINED SEARCH
ATTORNEY: PULONE
JUDGE: VOGEL
KEYWORD

44. C CasemakerADVANCED SEARCH RESULTS

45. C CasemakerADVANCED SEARCH RESULTS

46. Poll Question
Do you have free access through your bar (or other entity) to
Fastcase?

47. Poll Question
Exclusively
Occasionally
In conjunction with a pay database such as Lexis or Westlaw
If you’re using Fastcase, how often do you use it?

48. CFASTCASE: MAIN SEARCH PAGE
ENTER
SEARCH
SWITCH TO
ADVANCED
CASELAW
SEARCH
FASTCASE.COM MAIN SEARCH PAGE
ALL
JURISDICTIONS

49. C Fastcase APP FASTCASE APP

50. C Fastcase APP
SETTINGS
SAVED
FASTCASE APP
RECENT
NEW
SEARCH

51. C FC APPS
search
syntax
FASTCASE STATUTESFASTCASE SEARCH SYNTAX

52. C FC APPS
SETTINGS
FASTCASE STATUTESFASTCASE APP

53. C FC APPS
SEARCH
CASELAW.
FASTCASE STATUTESFASTCASE APP

54. C FCAPPS
SEARCH RESULTS
FOR CASELAW.
FASTCASE STATUTESFASTCASE APP

55. C FCAPPS – DISPLAY
TIENDACASE.
AUTHORITYCHECK
BUTTON.
FASTCASE STATUTESFASTCASE APP
AUTHORITY
CHECK
BUTTON
CLICK HERE
TO SCAN
DOCUMENT

56. C FC APPS –
DISPLAY
TIENDA
CASE.
AUTHORITY
CHECK
BUTTON.
1. ENTER
FACEBOOK
HERE
2. FACEBOOK
IS
HIGHLIGHTED
FASTCASE “FIND” FEATURE

57. C FC APPS – CITED
WITHIN/
CITED
GENERALLY
CITED WITHIN
FASTCASE APP
CITED
GENERALLY

58. Poll Question
Do you use Google Scholar for Case Law Research?

59. Poll Question
Exclusively
Occasionally
In conjunction with a pay database such as Lexis or Westlaw
If you’re using Google Scholar, how often do you use it?

60. Google Scholar Home Page
GOOGLE SCHOLAR
http://scholar.google.com

61. Google Scholar Home Page
GOOGLE SCHOLAR
http://scholar.google.com

62. Google Scholar Courts Page

63. Google Scholar Courts Page
GOOGLE SCHOLAR
http://scholar.google.com

64. Google Scholar Advanced Search
J
GOOGLE SCHOLAR
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65. Google Scholar Search Results J;
CREATE ALERTS
GOOGLE SCHOLAR

66. Google Scholar Case View J
REMOVE
HIGHLIGHTINGREAD
HOW CITED

67. Google Scholar: How Cited

68. J TIENDA V. STATE AND MYSPACE
OR FACEBOOK AND 2010-2010
TIENDA V. STATE
MYSPACE
FACEBOOK
GOOGLE SCHOLAR - CASE NAME/KEYWORDS/DATE
2010-2010

69. J TIENDA GOOGLE SCHOLAR HOW
CITED
HOW CITED
GOOGLE SCHOLAR

70. J TIENDA GOOGLE SCHOLAR HOW
CITED

71. J TIENDA GOOGLE SCHOLAR HOW
CITED
TIENDA MYSPACE
GOOGLE SCHOLAR
CREATE ALERT
TIENDA V. STATE (2012)
TIENDA V. STATE (2010)

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