Online Cases
Identify the error in this citation, if any.
S.E.C. v. AmeriFirst Funding, Inc., 2008 WL 926587, No. 3:07-CV-1188-D, at *2 (N.D. Tex. Apr. 7, 2008).
What Is: S.E.C. v. AmeriFirst Funding, Inc., No. 3:07-CV-1188-D, 2008 WL 926587, at *2 (N.D. Tex. Apr. 7, 2008).
For cases that are only available on an electronic database (Westlaw or Lexis), the database identifier (i.e., "2008 WL 926587") goes after the docket number.
The reporter volume number in the following citation.
Brown v. Bd. of Educ., 347 U.S. 483, 500 (1954).
What Is: Volume 347
This court wrote the opinion below.
Cooper v. Tex. Dep’t of Human Res., 691 S.W.2d 807, 809 (Tex. App.—Austin 1985, writ ref’d n.r.e.).
What Is: Texas Third Court of Appeals in Austin.
The code cited in the following citation.
28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2012).
What Is: United States Code
For cases before September 1, 1997, you include this history:
○ Writ History
○ Petition History
What Is: Writ History (p. 23 of The Greenbook).
Put this citation in the correct order:
1. 2005 WL 1017818
2. at *4
3. Beasley v. First Am. Real Est. Info. Servs., Inc.
4. (N.D. Tex. Apr. 27, 2005)
5. No. 3-04-CV-1059-B
What Is: Beasley v. First Am. Real Est. Info. Servs., Inc., No. 3-04-CV-1059-B, 2005 WL 1017818, at *4 (N.D. Tex. Apr. 27, 2005).
Identify any errors in the following citation.
S. Consolidated R.R. v. Consolidated Transportation Company, 227 F.R.D. 100, 102 (N.D. Tex. 2009).
Hint: Assume the reporter information is correct.
What Is: S. Consol. R.R. v. Consol. Transp. Co., 227 F.R.D. 100, 102 (N.D. Tex. 2009).
You must abbreviate all words included in Table 6 of the Bluebook.
Identify the error in this citation, if any.
Chapman v. King Ranch, Inc., 118 S.W.3d 742, 745 (Tex. Aug. 28, 2003, pet. ref'd).
What Is: Chapman v. King Ranch, Inc., 118 S.W.3d 742, 745 (Tex. 2003).
First, the case name is not italicized.
Second, for cases from the Texas Supreme Court, you do NOT include the full date: just the year.
Finally, because the Texas Supreme Court serves as the state’s highest court, no subsequent appellate history exists to report.
If I am citing to multiple subsections within a section, identify the error in this citation (if any). Explain.
8 U.S.C. §§ 1229b(b)(1)(A)-(B).
Hint: The dash is a hyphen.
What Is: 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(A)–(B).
When citing subsections, you only use ONE section symbol. Also, you must use an en dash (not hyphen) to designate a range of subsection numbers.
The correct citation for citing only Acosta in the second sentence, with the same pincite.
Acosta v. Castle Constr., Inc., 868 P.2d 673, 674–75 (N.M. Ct. App. 1994); Gabaldon v. Jay-Bi Prop. Mgmt., Inc., 925 P.2d 510, 511–12 (N.M. 1996). The elements of NIED include: (1) the defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care; (2) the defendant breached that duty; (3) the breach caused the plaintiff emotional distress; and (4) the plaintiff suffered serious or severe emotional distress.
What Is: Acosta, 868 P.2d at 674–75.
Identify the error in this citation, if any.
Roberts v. State, No. 05-16-00338-CR, 2017 WL 461354, at 3 (Tex. App. Jan. 24, 2017, pet. dism’d, untimely filed)
Hint: This case comes from the Fifth Court of Appeals in Texas (Dallas). Also, this is a memorandum opinion not designated for publication.
What Is: Roberts v. State, No. 05-16-00338-CR, 2017 WL 461354, at *3 (Tex. App.—Dallas Jan. 24, 2017, pet. dism’d, untimely filed) (mem. op., not designated for publication).
First, the case name should be italicized.
Second, for cases only available on an electronic database, always include a star (*) before the page number: at *3
Third, for Tex. App. cases, you must include the en-dash and district name (Dallas).
Finally, as this is an unpublished memorandum opinion, you must indicate that information in a separate parenthetical.
The correct citation using the information provided below.
1. Alvarez-Machain, Respondent
2. U.S., Petitioner
3. 504 U.S. 655
4. Pincite: 677
5. Year: 1992
What Is: United States v. Alvarez-Machain, 504 U.S. 655, 677 (1992).
Put this citation in the correct order:
1. Tex. App.—Austin 1970
2. writ ref'd
3. 452 S.W.2d 789, 790
4. Williams & Lee Scouting Serv., Inc. v. Calvert
What Is: Williams & Lee Scouting Serv., Inc. v. Calvert, 452 S.W.2d 789, 790 (Tex. App.—Austin 1970, writ ref’d).
Using the information below, write out the correct citation (Hint: these are different sections):
1. United States Code
2. Title 8
3. Sections 1227 and 1230
What Is: 8 U.S.C. §§ 1227, 1230.
The correct citation for Rule 84 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
What Is: Tex. R. Civ. P. 84.
If I want to cite to the same page number, the short form for this citation (without using id.) is this:
Hinds v. Baker Hughes, Inc., MO-06-CV-134, 2007 WL 9710939, at *3 (W.D. Tex. Aug. 8, 2007).
What Is: Hinds, 2007 WL 9710939, at *3.
Put this citation in the correct order (Hint: this is a parallel citation):
1. Morse, Defendant at Trial (Appellant)
2. Texas, Prosecutor at Trial (Appellee)
3. State Reporter: 147 Tex. Crim. 272
4. Regional Reporter: 180 S.W.2d 349
5. Year: 1944
What Is: Morse v. State, 147 Tex. Crim. 272, 180 S.W.2d 349 (1944).
With the information provided, write a proper citation for the following case:
A 2000 decision in Bridas Corporation v. Unocal Corporation came down from the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Texas.
The reporter information, along with pincite, is: 16 S.W.3d 887, 900
The Court dismissed the petition for want of jurisdiction.
What Is: Bridas Corp. v. Unocal Corp., 16 S.W.3d 887, 900 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2000, pet. dism’d w.o.j.).
The general format for citing to Texas statutes.
What Is: Tex. <Subject> Code Ann. § x (West <year>).
The correct short-form citation for the source below using "id." and citing to section 1300.
18 U.S.C.A. § 1201 (West, Westlaw through P.L. 119-103).
What Is: Id. § 1300 (Westlaw).