Open Memo Final Draft

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Open Memo Final Draft

• Citation Review

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Final Drafts of Open Memo

• Due on week from today, Monday Nov. 25 at 750
  a.m.
• Please attached your first draft.
• Follow formatting requirements.
• Sign up for a mandatory conference.
• Open office hours Friday.
• I will be answer any email questions sent before
  kick-off.

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Citation Review
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Abbreviating Case Names

• Abbreviating varies somewhat depending upon
  whether you are using a textual sentence or a
  citation sentence.

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Abbreviating Case Names

• If the case names appear in the text, you may
  only abbreviate certain widely recognized
  acronyms (like NAACP and CBS) and eight words
  listed in the blue book. See 10.2.1(c) and
  6.1(b).
• In Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of
  California, 551 P.2d 334 (Cal. 1976),

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Abbreviating case names

• However, if the case name appears in a citation
  you must use the abbreviations listed in Table 6
  (common abbreviations) and in Table 11
  (abbreviations for geographical terms). (See
  Rule 10.2.2)
• Tarasoff v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 551
  P.2d 334 (Cal. 1976).

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Abbreviating case names

• Rule 10.2.2
• Superior Court of Orange County (or San Mateo)
• T.6/T.11 or eight letters if substantial space is
  saved
• Rule 10.2.1(f)-geographical terms
• of Orange County
• Prepositional phrases of location
• Super. Court

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Pinpoint Cites

• When citing to a specific passage within a
  decision, cite to the specific page orpages on
  which the passageappears.
• For ExampleTarasoff v. Regents of the Univ. of
  Cal., 551 P.2d 334, 336 (Cal. 1976). OR when
  short-citing Tarasoff, 551 P.2d at 336. OR Id. at
  336.

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When to use pin-point citations

• Pin cite rules of law.
• Pin cite any of the courts holding or reasoning.
• Pin cite direct quotes.
• Do not pin cite or even cite the facts of a case
  or application, brief answers or the conclusion.
• Provide a full cite the first time you introduce
  a case.

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Citing State Courts (Rule 10.4(b)/T.1)

• In general, your cite should indicate the state
  and the court of decision in the parenthetical.
• Barry v. Turek, 267 Cal. Rptr. 553 (Cal. Ct. App.
  1990).
• BUT, do not include the name of the court, if the
  decision is the highest court of the state.
• Hedlund v. Super. Court, 669 P.2d 41 (Cal. 1993).

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Citing State Courts Rule 10.4(b)

• Check Table T.1 for each jurisdiction.
• California
• For the Supreme Court Cite to P., P.2d, or P.3d.
  
• For the Court of Appeal, cite to P. or P.2d if
  before 1960 or after cite to Cal. Rptr. or Cal.
  Rptr. 2d. (NOT Cal. 3d)

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Short Forms for Cases

• The first time you mention a case, you should
  give the full cite.
• In subsequent references to that case use the
  proper short form. See BlueBook Rule 10.9.

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Short Forms for cases

• If there are no intervening cites, orin
  other words if you are citing a caseimmediately
  previously cited you should use Id. If the page
  number is different use Id. at __, otherwise just
  use Id.
• In Britt v. Doehring, 242 So. 2d 666 (Ala.
  1970), the plaintiff . . . (dont cite facts).
  The court held Id. at 675. The court further
  explained that Id.

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Short Forms for Cases

• When there are cites between, use one of the
  other following short forms to refer to a case
  previously cited.
• Tarasoff v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 551
  P.2d 334 (Cal. 1976). may be shortened in any of
  the following ways
• Tarasoff v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 551
  P.2d at 336.
• Tarasoff, 551 P.2d at 336.
• 551 P.2d at 336. (When the name is in the text)

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State Statutes

• Check Table T.1 for each jurisdiction.
• California
• Cite to either the West or the Deering
  subject-matter code if therein
• Cal. subject Code (West year)
• (See rule 12.3.2 on using the right year)

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Short Forms for Statutes

• Bluebook Rule 12.9
• Cal. Civ. Code 43.92 (West Supp. 2002)
• may be shortened as
• Cal. Civ. Code 43.92 or
• 43.92