Citing Cases Federal and State

Official v. Unofficial Official—Government or under contract with government Unofficial—everything else Unofficial is still primary law, but must cite official to courts

Federal Case Reporters United States Supreme Court Cases United States Reports (U.S.) Official Reporter Supreme Court Reporter (S. Ct.) Lawyers Edition (L. Ed.) Miscellaneous sources © 2000 by Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

Other Federal Reporters (All Unofficial) Federal Reporter (F.) Appellate cases Older volumes may have trial court decisions Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) Trial Court Decisions (not stare decisis) Miscellaneous Reporters Fed Rules Decision Bankruptcy Reporter © 2000 by Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

State Case Law Regional Reporters Official Reporters California—Pacific Reporter Official Reporters Unofficial Reporters © 2000 by Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

California Case Reporters Official: California Reports (Cal.) California Supreme Court Cases California Appellate Reports (Cal. App.) California Appellate Court Cases Unofficial: California Reporter (Cal. Rptr.) California supreme and appellate decision after 1959 Pacific Reporter (P.) California Supreme Court cases California Appellate court cases before 1959 D.A.R.

Case Citation http://www.sdap.org/ Blue book v. California Style Manual http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/ http://www.sdap.org/ Official v. Parallel Citations Formula (California) Case Name, Vol. Book Series Page, Date Smith v. Jones, 7 Cal. 4th 34 (2000)

Basic Bluebook Formula Official: Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1983) Official + Parallel Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335, 83 S. Ct. 792, 9 L. Ed. 2d 799 (1963)

Basic Formula—California Style Manual Official: Gideon v. Wainwright (1983) 372 U.S. 335 Official + Parallel Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) 372 U.S. 335, 83 S.Ct. 792, 9 L.Ed.2d 799

Basic Formula for California Bluebook: Li v. Yellow Cab, 13 Cal. 3d 804, 532 P.2d 1226, 119 Cal. Rptr. 858 (1975) California Li v. Yellow Cab (1975) 13 Cal.3d 804 [119 Cal. Rptr. 858, 532 P.2d 1226]

John Jones and Tom Smith v. John Doe et al = Jones v. Doe Names Individuals: last name only; italicize John Jones and Tom Smith v. John Doe et al = Jones v. Doe Organizations: Check table of abbreviations (Cornell site)

Spacing--Bluebook F.2d F. Supp U.S. S. Ct. L. Ed Cal. 3d Cal. App. 4th

Spacing--California F.2d F.Supp. Cal.App.4th Cal.Rptr.3d Cal.3d

Parallel Cites Bluebook—separate by comma California—put parallel in brackets

Federal Cases—other requirements Federal Reporter—Must include circuit Edmond v. Goldsmith, 183 F.3d 659 (7th Cir. 1999) Federal Supplement—Must include District (N.D. Cal. 1998)

Names Omit "the" when used as the first word of a party name Omit all parties after the first one listed on each side Omit terms like "trustee," "executor," or "administrator" that described a named party Omit "State of" or its equivalents Omit first and middle names or initials of individuals

FEDERAL CITATIONS Examples Brown v. Helvering, 291 U.S. 193, 111 S. Ct. 2123, 117 L. Ed. 2d 593 (1934). Cong. Fin. v. Commercial Tech., Inc., 74 F.3d 1253 (11th Cir. 1995). Glen Holly Entm't, Inc. v. Tektronix, Inc., 100 F. Supp. 2d 1073 (C.D. Cal. 1999).

CALIFORNIA CASE CITATIONS Cal. Educ. Facilities Auth. v. Priest, 12 Cal. 3d 593, 526 P.2d 513, 116 Cal. Rptr. 361 (1974).* Cal. Educ. Facilities Auth. v. Priest (1974) 12 Cal.3d 593 [116 Cal.Rptr. 361] Sakotas v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., 80 Cal. App. 4th 262, 95 Cal. Rptr. 2d 153 (2000).* * Bluebook

Abbreviate: EASTERN ASSOCIATED COAL CORP. v. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, DISTRICT 17, et al. THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS et al. v. EDMOND et al. LUJAN, LABOR COMMISSIONER OF CALIFORNIA, et al. v. G & G FIRE SPRINKLERS, INC.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Cite: SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _________________ No. 01–7574 DAVID ALLEN SATTAZAHN, PETITIONER v. PENNSYLVANIA ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA, EASTERN DISTRICT [January 14, 2003]

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Cite: SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus HOWSAM, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE FOR THE E. RICHARD HOWSAM, JR., IRREVOCABLE LIFE INSURANCE TRUST DATED MAY 14, 1982 v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT No. 01–800. Argued October 9, 2002—Decided December 10, 2002