These local rules often require parallel cites.įor all other documentation and law reviews, follow the rules set forth in 10.3.1, roughly as follows:

BT.2.2 provides references but always check with the court. Reporters and Reporter Abbreviations - Rule 10.3.1 & 10.3.2įor documents submitted to a court, always follow local court citation rules. The volume of the case reporter as noted on the reporter spine or inside cover. Use T10 to abbreviate states, countries, and other geographical units, unless the geographical unit is the entire name of the party (e.g., United States). Ĭity of Arlington, Texas becomes City of ArlingtonĬitation sentences must additionally abbreviate the words in Rule 10.2.2 and Table 6.

Remove all geographical designations that follow a comma. Supreme Court, thus the name of the state, here Florida, is the name of the party. In the second example the case is in the U.S. Note that in the first example the case is in the Illinois Supreme Court, thus State replaces Illinois. Remove 'State of', 'Commonwealth of' and 'People of' and leave the state name unless citing opinions in which the party is the state where the court is located, then use 'State', 'Commonwealth' or 'People' only Remove words indicating multiple parties or descriptive terms :ĭagobert et al. Remove any organizational designations apart from the first : (1) Include only the first appellation of any party name and Some ( but not all – read Rule 10.2 et seq.) rules of thumb to keep in mind:

Rule 10.2 requires case names in textual and citation sentences to conform with 10.2.1, but citation sentences must also conform to the additional requirements set forth in Rule 10.2.2. =Ībbreviate and/or omit party names for easy but unambiguous identification. Law Reviews: Do not underline party names, but italicize procedural phrases. Remember that every citation sentence must end with a period. 2004) (Jonas, J., dissenting) (noting historical examples).Ĭourt Documents: Only underline party names, excluding the comma. Party Name, Volume Reporter Page (Court Year) (parenthetical).

Table 6 of the bluebook 20th edition