Case Names
What is the start of a proper citation for a case with the names Columbia Broadcasting System, petitioner, versus The Democratic National Committee, respondent
CBS v. Democratic Nat'l Comm. (underlined or italics)
What is the abbreviation for the United States Code Annotated?
U.S.C.A.
What is the proper way to use the United States of America as the name of a party in a case?
United States
What short form citation do you use when referring to the same citation as immediately above?
Id. (underlined or italics)
What is the abbreviation for United States Reports?
U.S.
What is the start of a proper citation for a case with the names Tex Smith d/b/a The Harmonica Man versus Arthur Godfrey, et al.
Smith v. Godfrey (underlined or italics)
What is the Citation for Title thirty-two, section nineteen of the United States Code published in the current year?
32 U.S.C. § 19 (2021)
What is the start of a proper citation for a case with the names Jeannette Cramer versus Jack Cramer?
Cramer v. Cramer (italicized or underlined)
What is the name of the citation that refers to the specific page of a quotation?
pinpoint cite
What is the abbreviation for the Federal Supplement, Second Series?
F. Supp. 2d
What is the start of a proper citation for a case with the names W. R. Grace & Company versus Maryland Casualty Company, Inc.
W.R. Grace & Co.v. Md. Cas. Co.
What is the ALWS citation for chapter 669 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes?
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 669
What is the citation for the case Kwame Kilpatrick versus Marshall Mathers, located in the 29th volume of the California Reports, fourth series on page 32 and decided in 2002?
Kilpatrick v. Mathers (underlined or italicized), 29 Cal. 4th 32 (2002)
What type of citation do you use if you have more than one authority for the proposition you are citing?
string cite
What is the abbreviation for the Federal Reporter, Third Series?
F.3d
What is the proper citation for a case with the following name: Stanford University Memorial Hospital Center?
Stanford Univ. Mem’l Hosp. Ctr.
What is the citation for Chapter 669 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes according to the Hawaii Appellate Law Clerk Handbook?
Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 669
What is the citation for a Delaware Supreme Court case Dow Chemical Co. Inc. versus DNREC, and reported in the 200th volume of the Atlantic Reporter third series on page 142 in the year 2018?
Dow Chemical Co. v. DNREC (underlined or italicized), 200 A.3d 142 (Del. 2018)
When are quotations indented and single spaced?
If the quotation is 50 words or more
What is the abbreviation for the Pacific Reporter, Third Series?
P.3d
What is the proper citation for a case with the following caption: In the Matter of the Estate of Jane Doe
In re Est. of Doe (underlined or italicized)
What is the citation for Hawaii Administrative Rules according to the Hawaii Appellate Law Clerk Handbook?
Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) §
What is the citation for the case Gary Matthews versus Michael's Crafts Inc., and reported in 245th volume of the Federal Supplement (Third Series) on page 267, decided in the District Court for the District of Delaware, in 2017?
Matthews v. Michael's Crafts Inc. (underlined or italicized), 245 F. Supp. 3d. 267 (D. Del. 2017)
When the omission is at the beginning of the quotation.
What is the abbreviation West's Hawaii Reports?
Haw.