| National Reporter System
F. SUPP. |
The Federal Supplement. Contains Cases decided by
the United States District Courts.
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F.2d. 3d. |
The Federal Reporter, Second Series or Third Series,
Contains cases decided by the United States Courts of Appeals.
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F.R.D. |
Federal Rules Decisions. Reports Decisions of the
United States District Courts not reported in the Federal Supplement
or rules of the courts/minor decisions.
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DECISIONS OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT ARE REPORTED
IN THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATIONS.
U.S. |
United States Reports
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S.Ct. |
Supreme Court Reports
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L.Ed. 2d. |
Lawyers Edition, Second Series
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L.W. |
United States Law Week. From time to time a Supreme
Court decision will be reported in Law Week before it is published
in the other reporters.
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DECISIONS OF STATE COURTS ARE REPORTED IN REGIONAL
REPORTERS AS LISTED BELOW:
| N.E. 2d. |
Northeastern Reporter, Second Series. Cases decided
in the state courts of MA, RI, NY, OH, IN and IL.
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| A. 2d. |
Atlantic Reporter, Second Series. Cases decided in
the state courts of MD, NH, VT, CT, NJ, PA, DE, and D.C.
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| So. 2d. |
Southern Reporter, Second Series. Cases decided in
the state courts of FL, AL, MS, and LA.
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| S.E.2d. |
Southeastern Reporter, Second Series. Cases decided
in the state courts of VA., WV, NC, SC, and GA.
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| S.W.2d. |
Southwestern Reporter, Second Series. Cases decided
in the state courts of KY, TN, MO, AR, and TX.
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| P.2.d. |
Pacific Reporter, Second Series, Cases decided in
the state courts of MT, WY, ID, KS, CO, OK, NM, UT, AZ, NV, WA,
OR, and CA.
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| N.W.2d. |
Northwestern Reporter, Second Series. Cases decided
in the state courts of MI., WI., IA, MN, ND, SD, and NE.
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| N.Y.S.2d. |
New York Supplement, Second Series. Cases decided
in certain New York state courts. Some of these cases may also be
reported in N.E. 2d.
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| Cal. Rptr. |
California Reporter. Cases decided in the state courts
of California. And Cal. Rptr. 2d Some of these cases will also appear
in P.2d. The Cal. Rptr. was started in 1960 and California cases
decided prior to 1969 can be found in P.2.d.
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The following list of state abbreviations is provided for your convenience,
and as an aid in understanding which states report in a particular regional
reporter. These abbreviations are not necessarily consistent with the
abbreviations used in proper legal citations.
Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO) |
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY) |
UNITED STATES COURTS OF APPEALS
CIRCUIT |
GEOGRAPHIC AREA COVERED |
FIRST |
RHODE ISLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MAINE,
PUERTO RICO
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SECOND |
VERMONT, CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK
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THIRD |
PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE, VIRGIN ISLANDS
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FOURTH |
MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA,
SOUTH CAROLINA
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FIFTH |
MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, TEXAS
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SIXTH |
OHIO, MICHIGAN, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE
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SEVENTH |
INDIANA, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN
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EIGHTH |
MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA, NEBRASKA,
MISSOURI, ARKANSAS
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NINTH |
CALIFORNIA, OREGON, NEVADA, WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA,
HAWAII, ALASKA, ARIZONA, GUAM
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TENTH |
COLORADO, WYOMING, UTAH, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, NEW MEXICO
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ELEVENTH |
ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA
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Citation Format
PLAINTIFF
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DEFENDANT |
VOLUME |
REPORTER |
PAGE |
COURT |
YEAR |
Blackburn v. |
Fisk, |
443 |
F.2d |
121 |
(6th Cir. |
1971) |
1. Citations in U.S., S.Ct., or L.Ed, only list year in ( ) since
Supreme Court is assumed as court.
Nyquist v. Mauchlet, 97 S.Ct. 2120 (1977)
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2. Citations of Regional Reporters for State Supreme Courts only
list the name of the State with the year ( ).
Melton v. Bow, 274 S.E. 2d 100 (GA. 1978) |
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