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PART I
   A. Research Problem
   B. The Lingo
   C. Federal Statutes
          U.S.C.
          U.S.C.A.
          U.S.C.S.
   D. Where in the Library
   E. The Index
   F. Index Methodology
   G. On Your Own (1)
          Answer
   H. On Your Own (2)
          Answer
   I. On Your Own (3)
   J. The Pocket Part
   K. On Your Own (4)
          Answer
   L. Updating
   M. Uncodified Version
   N. On Your Own (5)
          Answer
   O. Review Outline

PART II

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ANSWER--ON YOUR OWN (PART ONE)


To:           Judicial Intern
From:       Assistant U.S. Attorney
Date:        
Re:           Limitations on Prisoner Appeals

Please find the statute(s) governing the number of FEDERAL HABEAS APPEALS that a prisoner may file.   I would like to see both the codified version and the text of the law as it appears in the statutes at large.   I need this by the end of the day.


The words highlighted above are most likely to lead to an answer to our specific research problem.  'Federal' is not a useful search term.  (Once we are in the federal code, almost everything is federal in scope.)  As between 'habeas' and 'appeals,' look up 'habeas' first.  It is a more specific word than 'appeals.'  In fact, it is a term of art with a precise and limited meaning.  Thus, it will likely lead us most directly to an answer to our research problem.