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1. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication






2. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






3. Summarized statute topics






4. Explanation of the subject






5. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication






6. Result or disposition of the case






7. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






8. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case






9. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






10. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta






11. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






12. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






13. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






14. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).






15. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






16. Published by Lawyers Co-op






17. A prior case within a particular jurisdiction that has 1. facts and legal issues substantially similar to the facts of the case before the court and 2. it was decided by a majority decision of a higher court of that jurisdiction and 3. the case was r






18. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all






19. Supra

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20. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






21. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals






22. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures






23. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown






24. Is used in legal memoranda and briefs to indicate the full citation for the case follows at a later point in the memorandum or brief






25. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.






26. Federal Rules Decisions






27. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.






28. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






29. An index






30. Seven






31. The Federal Reporter






32. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.






33. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).






34. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against






35. The date upon which the decision was rendered






36. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum






37. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West






38. 1. number of the Code title 2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and 4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found






39. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.






40. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations






41. Summarize statute topics






42. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






43. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number






44. Name of the appellant






45. 1. name of the act 2. abbreviation of Public Law and the public law number 3. volume number of the Statutes at Large 4. abbreviation for Statutes at Large 5. page number where the statutes begins; and 6. the year when the statute was passed as law.






46. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute






47. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge






48. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

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49. Infra

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50. F.Supp