Subject:      ABA proposal Citations
Date:         Sat, 01 Mar 1997 23:15:33 -0800
From:         Charlotte Coats <coats@lawyer4u.com>
Organization: Attorney at Law
To:           citation@teo.uscourts.gov

ABA proposal:

     As a solo practitioner, I have found research on the internet 
provided by the courts on both the state and federal level, most 
appealing.

     First and foremost it allows me to have access to cases, now not 
tomorrow or next week or next month or at the end of the year with 
updates.

     Second, it's affordable. At a minimum it would cost me $150.00 
per month for a computer research service. I just don't have the 
clients that allow for that kind of a fixed monthly bill.

     Allowing attorneys to research and cite from the internet will 
open the market on legal research, which in turn will promote 
competition in a free market place. The winner will be our clients 
who will have reduced legal fees.

Charlotte Coats
Attorney California