Open Memo Final Draft

1. Open Memo Final Draft Citation Review

2. Final Drafts of Open Memo • Due on week from today, Monday Nov. 25 at 7:50 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.

3. Citation Review

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

5. 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),

6. 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).

7. 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

8. Pinpoint Cites • When citing to a specific passage within a decision, cite to the specific page orpages on which the passageappears. • For Example:Tarasoff 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.

9. When to use pin-point citations • Pin cite rules of law. • Pin cite any of the court’s 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.

10. 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).

11. 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)

12. 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.

13. 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 . . . (don’t cite facts). The court held… Id. at 675. The court further explained that… Id.

14. 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)

15. 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)

16. 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