Name the error(s)
United States v. Powell, 25 F.3d 1445, 1448 (2nd Cir. 1996).
2d not 2nd
What is the Bluebook abbreviation for the United States Code?
U.S.C.
United States of America v. Smith
United States v. Smith
Heafey v. Bannan, 4 Cal.4th (Cal Supr. 1995), 10.
Heafey v. Bannan, 4 Cal. 4th 10 (1995).
Dustribu-Dor, Inc. v. Karadanis 11 Cal. App. 3d 463 (Cal. Ct. App. 1970).
comma is missing after case name
(1970) not (Cal. Ct. App. 1970).
Calif. Code Civ §3294.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3294.
Convert this into a short cite: Peng v. Hu, 42 Cal. App. 3d 970, 978 (2003).
Peng, 42 Cal. App. 3d at 978.
Id. p. 235.
Id. at 235.
Complaint para. 19.
Complaint = Compl.
Use ¶ symbol
Compl. ¶ 19.
What is the Bluebook citation for Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1).
What is the Bluebook citation for the case Kwame Kilpatrick versus Marshall Mathers, located in the 231st volume of California Reports, fourth series, starting on page 178, pin cite at 180, and decided in 2009?
Kilpatrick v. Mathers, 231 Cal. 4th 178, 180 (2009).
What is the Bluebook abbreviation for the Federal Reporter, Third Series?
F.3d
The Court rejected Meyer's argument.
Court is not capitalized here.
What is the long form Bluebook citation for section 200 of the California Business and Professions Code?
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 200.
What is the Bluebook citation for the case Justin Bieber versus Britney Spears and Kanye West, and reported in the 199th volume of the Michigan Appeals Reports on page 123 in the year 2001?
Bieber v. Spears, 199 Mich. App. 123 (2001).
What is the Bluebook abbreviation for United States Reports?
U.S.
The court reasoned that it ". . . had a grand reservoir of equitable power."
Never use an ellipsis to begin a quote.
The court reasoned that it "had a grand reservoir of equitable power."
How would you refer to California Penal Code section 400 in the text of a sentence?
section 400 of the California Penal Code
-or-
section 400
What is the Bluebook citation for the case Smith Incorporated versus Smith Corporation, and reported in 245th volume of the Federal Supplement (Second Series) on page 267, decided in the District Court for the Northern District of California, in 2011?
Smith Inc. v. Smith Corp., 245 F. Supp. 2d 267 (N.D. Cal. 2011).
Brown v. Black, 2 Cal. App. 3d 100, 102 (2008); Green v. Blue, 4 Cal. App. 2d 100, 105 (2010).
Can you cite to Id. to support the immediate next sentence if you wish to cite to Brown at p. 102 again?
No because the cite contains two sources.