# Separate a state-law question from a federal procedure question

Source: https://judicio.ai/blogs/ai-legal-research-united-states

For a hypothetical contract dispute, create separate research questions for the substantive state-law issue and any federal procedural issue. This exercise tests source selection and verification; it does not assume a particular forum or governing-law conclusion.

Matter identifier: ____________________
Jurisdiction / forum: ____________________
Reviewer / date: ____________________

- [ ] Record the proposed forum, relevant state, procedural posture and material dates.
- [ ] For each authority, record the deciding court and whether the cited proposition concerns substance or procedure.
- [ ] Check subsequent treatment and source completeness using the appropriate resources.
- [ ] State the unresolved jurisdictional or factual assumptions in the memo.
- [ ] Record the unresolved questions and the next review action.

| Source / page | Proposition or finding | Review decision | Outstanding check |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | |

Illustrative workflow aid. This is not a court form, legal advice or a record of measured product performance.