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PROBLEM: The 2016 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision in Sharon Harwich v. Beverly Marlborough appears in volume 293, page 468 of Massachusetts Reports and volume 922, page 693 of the Northeastern Reporter, second edition.
Cite the case, using the proper reporter, in your office memorandum.
Harwich v. Marlborough, 922 N.E.2d 693 (Mass. 2016).
PROBLEM:
Cite properly in your office memo: Montclair v. Paramus Marketing Company, Inc., 731 Fed. 3d 112, 117 (Third Circuit, October 28, 2019). The Supreme Court denied certiorari in 621 U.S. 901, 165 S.Ct. 1922, and 89 L.Ed.2d 821 on June 21, 2020. The denial of cert is not particularly relevant.
ANSWER:
1. Montclair v. Paramus Mktg. Co., 731 F.3d 112, 117 (3d Cir. 2019), cert. denied, 621 U.S. 901 (2020).
2. Montclair, 731 F.3d at 122.
PROBLEM: The case of Scarsdale v. Troy Manufacturing, Inc., docket number 19-15923, is only available through LEXIS and Westlaw. The case was decided by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, on July 12, 2020.
The LEXIS number is 2019 N.Y. LEXIS 23876. Cite to page 10 of the LEXIS opinion in your office memorandum.
ANSWER:
1. Scarsdale v. Troy Mfg., Inc., No. 19-15923, 2019 N.Y. LEXIS 23876, at *10 (N.Y. App. Div. July 12, 2020).
PROBLEM:
In your office memo, cite to the United States Code, Title 42, section 3604, published in the 2018 edition.
Cite to the same statute in the United States Code Annotated, published by West in 2019.
ANSWER:
42 U.S.C. § 3604.
42 U.S.C.A. § 3604 (West).
How many times can you use "id." to refer to a case after you use the case name?
5 times
*rule 10.9*
PROBLEM: The 2016 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision in Sharon Harwich v. Beverly Marlborough appears in volume 293, page 468 of Massachusetts Reports and volume 922, page 693 of the Northeastern Reporter, second edition.
For the immediate next cite in your memo, cite to a quote that appears on page 474 of the Massachusetts Reports, and page 709 of the Northeastern Reporter.
Id. at 709.
PROBLEM: The case of Scarsdale v. Troy Manufacturing, Inc., docket number 19-15923, is only available through LEXIS and Westlaw. The case was decided by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, on July 12, 2020.
The Westlaw number is 2019 WL 823410. Cite to page 18 of the Westlaw opinion in your office memorandum.
Scarsdale v. Troy Mfg., Inc., No. 19-15923, 2019 WL 823410, at *18 (N.Y. App. Div. July 12, 2020).
PROBLEM:
In your office memorandum, cite to section 1615 of California’s Family Code, published by West in 2020.
After a number of cites to other sources, cite to section 1614 of the Family Code.
Cal. Fam. Code § 1615 (West 2020).
Fam. §1614.
How do you show that you are skipping part of the quote? correct format
"KB's team is the best team (skip part of the quote) to win jeopardy"
Answer: "KB's team is the best team . . . to win jeopardy"
Is there an error?
". . . but Gilleun's team will win so that doesn't matter"
PROBLEM: The 2016 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision in Sharon Harwich v. Beverly Marlborough appears in volume 293, page 468 of Massachusetts Reports and volume 922, page 693 of the Northeastern Reporter, second edition.
After a number of citations to other cases, cite to another quote that also appears on page 474 of the Massachusetts Reports and page 709 of the Northeastern Reporter.
Harwich, 922 N.E.2d at 709.
How do you correctly format the following (hint: only look at signals):
See Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421, 430 (1962). But see eg., In Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York, 366 N.E.2d 1271 (N.Y. 1977).
See Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421, 430 (1962). But see, eg., In Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York, 366 N.E.2d 1271 (N.Y. 1977).
What is Prof. Lizotte's office number?
1005