Transcript Chapter 10 Citation Form Citation = a legal address Basic State Citation Form  Long Form:  State cases can have two addresses  Official Address (comes first): 132

Chapter 10
Citation Form
Citation = a legal address
Basic State Citation Form
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Long Form:
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State cases can have two addresses
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Official Address (comes first): 132 Colo. 563
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132
Volume
Colo.
Publication
563
Page
Unofficial Address (follows official): 436 P.2d 205 (1998)
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Smith v. Jones, 132 Colo 563, 436 P.2d 205 (1998)
436
Volume
P.2d
Publication
205
Page
(1998)
Court and year
Short Form:
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Smith v. Jones, 436 P.2d 205 (Colo. 1998)
Unofficial Address only (no official available):
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436
Volume
P.2d
Publication
205
Page
(Colo. 1998)
Court and year
§10.1
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State Long Form Citation
State Cases: Long Form
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Title: Smith v. Jones or Smith v. Jones
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Official Cite: State Reports
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Underline or italicize
State abbreviations = old postal abbreviations
Supreme Court v. Appellate Court:
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Appellate courts are specified (e.g., Tenn. Ct. App.)
State Supreme Court decisions = state abbr.
(e.g., Tex. = Texas Supreme Court decision)
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Unofficial Cite: Regional Reporters
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= parallel cite (e.g., 369 P.2d 419)
Year (case decided)
Smith v. Jones, 121 Kan. 288, 369 P.2d 413 (1979)
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State Cases: Short Form
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Smith v. Jones, 369 P.2d 418 (Kan. 1979)
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State Short Form Citation
Title: Smith v. Jones
Publication: Regional Reporter
Court: Identify court in parenthesis with year
Consolidated Reports:
= Supreme Court and Appellate Court decisions
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N.M. Supreme Court:
Smith v. Jones, 283 N.M. 583, 628 P.2d 493 (1988)
N.M. Appellate Court:
Smith v. Jones, 283 N.M. 583, 628 P.2d 493 (N.M. Ct. App. 1988)
Basic Federal Citation
US
Supreme
Court
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US Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
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U.S. Supreme Court
Title, ___ U.S. ___, ___ S.Ct. ___, ___ L. Ed. 2d ___ (Year)
U.S. Court of Appeals
Title, ___ F.2d ___ (# Cir. Year)
US District Court
Trial Court
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U.S. District Court
Title, ___ F. Supp. ___ (District Year)
§10.4
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Federal Case Citation
Federal Case Publications
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U.S. District Court = F. Supp. (e.g., Nev., E.D.N.J.)
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U.S. Circuit Court = F. 2d (# Cir.)
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Akers v. Lewis, 462 F. Supp. 531 (D. N.M. 1976)
Lewis v. Akers, 663 F.2d 261 (10th Cir. 1977)
U.S. Supreme Court =
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Akers v. Lewis, 516 U.S. 331, 694 S. Ct. 265, 112 L. Ed 2d
871 (1978)
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U.S. Reports (U.S.)
Supreme Court Reporter (S. Ct.)
U.S. Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer’s Edition (L. Ed.)
Short Form: Akers v. Lewis, 516 U.S. 331 (1978)
§10.8
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Bankruptcy Reporter:
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Smith v. Jones, 341 F.R.D. 938 (D. Neb. 1983)
Military Justice Reporter:
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Smith v. Jones, 287 B.R. 423 (D. Colo. 1983)
Federal Rules Decisions:
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Other Federal Case Citations
Smith v. Jones, 125 M.J.R. 637 (D. Idaho 1983)
Federal Appendix:
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Smith v. Jones, 21 F. App’x 583 (D. Colo. 1983)
§10.10
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State Statutory Citations
State Statutes
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Statutes are arranged TOPICALLY
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(Transportation, Evidence, Crimes)
Statutory Citation:
C.R.S. §13-22-221(1)(a) (1999)
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C.R.S.
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Publication Title/Chapter/Section Number
§13-22-221(1)(a)
(1999)
(year)
§10.11
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Federal Statutory Citation
Federal Statutes
28 U.S.C. §1204 (1984)
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U.S.C.
United States Code (official)
U.S.C.A.
United States Code Annotated
U.S.C.S.United States Code Service
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Unofficial:
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U.S.C.A. & U.S.C.S.
Provides research helps (case annotations, etc.)
Practice Tip: Research in the unofficials, but don’t cite the
unofficials!!!
§10.12
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Cite all parallel cites
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Smith v. Jones or Smith v. Jones
Indicate court in parenthesis, if necessary
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Smith v. Jones, 240 Nev. 156, 130 P.2d 890 (1989)
Italicize (or underline) title
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Smith v. Jones, 240 Nev. 156, 130 P.2d 890 (1989)
Cite the official publication first
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Citation Rules of Thumb
Jacks v. Morns, 526 P.2d 694 (Colo. Ct. App. 1981)
Cite the case in full the first time it is cited
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Smith v. Jones, 240 Nev. 156, 130 P.2d 890 (1989)
Citation Rules of Thumb
cont’d
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Indicate pinpoint citations (quoted page)
 Smith v. Jones, 240 Nev. 156, 160, 130 P.2d 890, 893 (1989)
Supra = above
 Smith, supra at 160
Id. = case cited immediately above
 Id. At 160
Infra = below
 Smith, infra at 160
§10.13
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U.S. Supreme Court Cases:
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26 U.S.C. §1278 (1976)
State Cases:
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Smith v. Jones, 289 F. Supp. 726 (D. Nev. 1970)
Federal Statutes (cite official):
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Jones v. Smith, 365 F.2d 138 (4th Cir. 1971)
U.S. District Court Cases:
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short form: Smith v. Jones, 119 U.S. 476 (1972)
Long form: Smith v. Jones, 119 U.S. 476, 355 S. Ct. 932, 412 L. Ed. 2d
828 (1972)
U.S. Court of Appeals Cases:
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Citation Examples
short form: Smith v. Jones, 526 P.2d 694 (Colo. Ct. App. 1981)
long form: Smith v. Jones, 245 Colo. App. 598, 526 P.2d 694 (1981)
State Statutes:
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Colo. Rev. Stat. §19-22-302 (1984)
In Class Citation Exercises
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State Cases:
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1. You have found a case decided by the Texas Supreme Court in 1988, page
578 and volume 798 of the official cite. The case is found on page 890 of
volume 657 of the unofficial cite, second series. The case title is Dean v.
Stetson.
2. The case you wish to cite is Pickard v. Bartschi, decided in 2000. It is from
the Montana Supreme Court, on page 878 of volume 113 of the official cite; it is
found on page 122 in volume 345 of the unofficial publication, third series.
Federal Cases:
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1. Your case was decided by a U.S. District Court judge in Nevada. The case is
titled Rian v. Hayden, decided in 1999, and found on page 567, volume 410.
2. The title of the case is Scott v. Keith. It was decided in 2003 by the U.S.
Court of Appeals in the 9th Circuit. It is found in volume 345 on page 879, third
series.
3. The U.S. Supreme Court decided a case entitled Ring v. Stokes in 1989. The
official cite is volume 567, page 345; The Lawyer’s Co-op cite is page 48, volume
443, second series; the West publication is volume 890, page 765. The court
accepted the case by Writ of Certiorari from Maine.