Publisher: West Pub. Co. (1989-1997?); West group (1997?-2003?). Kept up to date by pocket parts, revised volumes, and by supplementary pamphlets which also update West's federal practice digest 3d. T.p., v. 12B, c2004.

Locate federal cases decided in the U.S. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district courts, Claims Court, bankruptcy courts, Court of Military Appeals, the Courts of Military Review, and other federal courts. This Key Number Digest contains all headnotes, classified according to West'sª Key Number System, for federal court decisions reported from 1984 to the present. The topics are listed in alphabetical order. The Key Numbers within those topics are listed in numerical order. Each topic begins with scope notes about subjects included and subjects excluded and covered by other topics. Also, there is an outline of the topic, which includes a list of all Key Numbers in that topic. Headnotes are collected by jurisdiction or court and filed according to the West Key Number Systemª.