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).
Which table must you follow when abbreviating case names?
T6
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.
Which table must you follow for abbreviations to court and litigation documents?
Bluepages Table 1 (BT1)
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).
Create the cite for Kwame Kilpatrick v. Marshall Mathers, located in the 231st volume of Federal Reports, fourth series, starting on page 178, pin cite at 180, and decided by the Ninth Circuit in 2009?
Kilpatrick v. Mathers, 231 F.4th 178, 180 (9th Cir. 2009).
The court analyzes 3 factors to determine if a person's subjective belief is objectively reasonable.
The court analyzes three factors to determine if a person's subjective belief is objectively reasonable.
Spell out three per BB 6.2What is the Bluebook abbreviation for United States Reports?
U.S.
The Court rejected Meyer's argument.
Court is not capitalized here.
How do you cite to section 2 of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution?
U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 2.
How would you refer to United States v. Smith in a short form citation (when you may not use Id.). The full form cite is United States v. Smith, 211 F.3d 122, 125 (2d Cir. 2021).
Smith, 211 F.3d at 125.
(9th Cir. 2011).
What is the abbreviation for a hearing transcript?
Hr'g Tr.
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.
Do you abbreviate the word "Suppress" if it is in the title of a court document?
No - see BT1 for a list of abbreviations