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100
What is the appropriate abbreviation for the "Maine Law Review"?
Me. L. Rev.
100
Is "id." an appropriate short form for a federal statute? Please state the rule.
Yes. Rule 14.6.
100
True or False: When providing a pincite to a PDF available online, the pinpoint reference goes AFTER the URL. Please identify the rule.
False. Rule 40.1(c).
100
What is the unofficial reporter for a Wisconsin Supreme Court case decided in 1993? Name the reporter and the series.
N.W.2d (North Western Reporter, Second Series). See pg. 449.
100
When are Amy's office hours held?
Wednesdays from 2:40pm-4:40pm.
200
What is the appropriate geographic abbreviation for "Idaho"?
Idaho. We don't abbreviate Idaho!
200
Is it appropriate to use "id." when citing to the same title number of a federal statute but to a different section in that title? Please identify the rule.
Yes. Rule 14.6.
200
True or False: Where a treatise is divided by both pages and sections, both should be references in the pincite location following the treatise's title. Please identify the rule.
True. Rule 22.1(c).
200
Name the states covered by the following regional reporter: So. 3d.
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. See pg. 457 (Southern Reporter, Third Series).
200
What is the street address of the law school?
246 Deering Avenue, Portland, ME 04102
300
What is the appropriate abbreviation for "Singapore"?
Sing.
300
Name a type of source for which “id.” is NOT an appropriate short form.
1) Appellate Records (Rule 29.6) OR 2) Internal cross references (Rule 10). See also Rule 11.3(b)(2).
300
If you were to the following citation: [Huff v. Woodward, 234 A.2d 13, 16 nn.3-5], what would the pincite "16 nn.3-5" be referring to?
Footnotes 3 through 5 on page 16. See Rule 7.1.
300
What is the official reporter for a case decided in Maine in 1983? Name the reporter and appropriate series.
Atlantic Report, Second Series (A.2d).
300
This former judge will be presenting at the 21st Annual Coffin Lecture on October 21st.
Who is Judge Nancy Gertner?
400
According to ALWD, which THREE months are NOT abbreviated in a citation?
May, June, July
400
Please explain how to use supra as an internal cross reference.
Refer to an earlier footnote or text.
400
Is the following citation correctly pincited? [Hayes v. Kline, 2013 ME 18, 145 A.3d 543, 545.] Why or why not?
No. Maine cases decided after 1997 require a ¶ pincite to the Maine Reporter; no parallel pincite is necessary for the Atlantic Reporter. See UMC Rule III.
400
What is the official reporter of a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals case? Name the reporter and appropriate series.
Atlantic Reporter, Second Series (A.2d).
400
How long has Professor Zarr been teaching at Maine Law?
40 years full-time (this year will be his 41st with the school).
500
What is the appropriate abbreviation for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals?
Tex. Crim. App.
500
When multiple sources are cited in the preceding citation, which sources are NOT considered intervening sources, preventing the use of “id.” in the following citation.
1) Source in an explanatory parenthetical (Rule 12.8); 2) Prior history designation (Rule 12.9). See also Rule 11.3(g).
500
Is the following short citation properly formatted? [Id. at ¶¶ 15-16]. Why or why not?
No. When a pincite contains a paragraph or section symbol, "at" is not required.
500
What is the unofficial reporter for a cases decided by the United States Court of Appeals in 2007?
Federal Appendix (Fed. Appx.) and Federal Reporter, Third Series (Fed.3d) (see p. 454).
500
Prof. Schindler used to work as a television actress in Los Angeles. Name one show that she made an appearance on.
Beverly Hills 90210, That 70s Show, Third Rock from the Sun