When referred to by name, capitalize if full title is given, such as the Child Labor Amendment; Lowercase "plaintiff," "defendant," "appellant," "respondent," etc. . Other punctuation, such as question marks and exclamation marks, is placed within the ending quotation mark only if part of the quoted material. On the appellate level, parties are referred to according to their status on appeal, e.g. New Mexico Constitution. For counting purposes, words include articles, symbols and numbers. New York City Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Formal Opinion 2011-2 (2011) provides . Subdivision (1) of Town Law 199 provides . . ), entered September 15, 2000, in favor of defendant. The name of the judges at the opening of the opinion in the majority, dissent, etc., and in the vote line at the end of the opinion are set in large and small capitals, e.g. For additional citation information, use the New York Official Reports Citator. 2001 Opinions of the State Comptroller No. 2006-F4) [Note: formal opinion], (1932 Atty Gen [Inf Ops] 206) [Note: pre-1983], (1999 Ops Atty Gen No. 498, 1995 . The facts in this decision are not unusual. ; precise jurisdiction of the court writing the decision (e.g., Supreme Court, New York Court of Appeals) in parentheses. Both "Note" or "Comment" and the author's name are used in a law review citation, as follows: (Arthur Karger, Powers of the New York Court of Appeals 9:5 at 313 [3d ed rev 2005]), (Prosser & Keeton, Torts 44 at 309-310 [5th ed 1984]), (Jerome Prince, Richardson on Evidence 8-254, (2 Dan B. Dobbs et al., Torts 359 at 436-437 [2d ed 2011]), (11 Richard A. Lord, Williston on Contracts 32:6 at 432 [4th ed 1990]), (8 Warren's Weed, New York Real Property 92.16 [5th ed 2004]), (8-92 Warren's Weed, New York Real Property 92.16 [2006]) [Note: online treatise], (3 Warren's Negligence in New York Courts 80.01 [2] at 80-5 [2d ed 2005]), (3-80 Warren's Negligence in New York Courts 80.01 [2] [2005]) [Note: online treatise], (11 Warren's Heaton, Surrogate's Court Practice 194.01 [5] at 194-14 [7th ed 2006]), (11-194 Warren's Heaton, Surrogate's Court Practice 194.01 [5] [2006]) [Note: online treatise], (3A Doris Jonas Freed et al., Law and the Family New York 11:11 at 98 [2d ed rev 1993]), (1 Robert F. Dolan, Rasch's Landlord and TenantSummary Proceedings 1:14 at 88 [4th ed 1998]), (4 James J. ), which had directed that defendant City of New York account to plaintiff as to the full amount of certain insurance proceeds and that plaintiff recover against the proceeds to the extent of its claim of nonpayment under a crane repair agreement, plus interest. As always, the staff of the Law Reporting Bureau deserves the highest praise for its absolutely meticulous work. Rptr. Legal researchers will frequently encounter citations to state case law. . Reporter abbreviation (Table 1) First page of the case. is the basic citation resource for Washington appellate court opinions except as noted below.. The heading may be centered or flush left depending on the author's preference, but placement within an opinion should be consistent. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 1361, Soil and Water Conservation Districts Law __, State Printing and Public Documents Law __. 106-45, 1999 WL 33292734, 1999 UST LEXIS 175 [May 28, 1999] [Montreal Convention]), Article II, 2 of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (reprinted following 9 USCA 201). If the quotation contains language that is already quoted (a quotation within a quotation), the previously quoted language may be enclosed within single quotation marks ('). They are cited as follows: Cite unreported cases not published in the New York Slip Opinion Service in the following manner, including any information that would be useful in identifying the case: Where a case is not officially reported or published as an unreported case in the New York Slip Opinion Service, but appears in the New York Law Journal, cite as follows: For online version of New York Law Journal: Where the choice lies between an unofficial report that is current and a discontinued unofficial report, the current report should be cited: Supreme Court of the United States cases are cited from the United States Reports where available: Include whatever optional information is desired: When the citation to the United States Reports is unavailable, supply a blank citation to the United States Reports with a parallel citation to an unofficial report as follows: Cite other federal court decisions as follows: Out-of-state cases are cited to the state official reports where available, followed by the parallel National Reporter System citation: Where an out-of-state case is cited only to the National Reporter System because no official citation is available, the name of the jurisdiction should be added in abbreviated form in brackets: When citing reports known by name of the reporter, except New York and English reports, the jurisdiction should be added in abbreviated form in brackets after the name of the reporter: When a public domain citation is provided, supply a parallel citation to a published source: If the only source is a website, supply additional information using section 2.4 (a) (3). If bracketed language replaces language omitted, do not indicate the omission with an ellipsis. In Court of Appeals summaries, use the past perfect tense to describe the disposition of a court/administrative body that occurred prior to the disposition that is being appealed to the Court of Appeals. . ; The Whitepages section: citation rules for legal academic publications, including law journal articles. Proceeding, pursuant to NY Constitution, article VI, 22 and Judiciary Law 44, to review a determination of respondent State Commission on Judicial Conduct, dated August 7, 1998. Like the federal courts of appeals, cases from the federal district courts are not compiled in an official reporter. ), "Where New York authorities are cited in any paper, New York Official Law Report citations must be included." . West's New York Supplement N.E., N.E.2d, or N.E.3d (p.279) 4. App.) CPL, CPLR, ECL, EPTL, PRHPL, RPAPL, SCPA), citations of multiple sections of the statute appear as follows when cited within parentheses: (CPLR 5601 [a], [b] [2]; 5602 [a] [1] [ii]). The following examples illustrate how to cite commonly used sources in accordance with The Bluebook's Whitepages, which are intended for use in law review footnotes. Appeal from two orders of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County (Larry R.C. When citations omitting the section symbol appear in running text, the form is: CPLR 5601 (a), (b) (2) and 5602 (a) (1) (ii) provide . Citations should appear within parentheses as follows: (Domestic Relations Law 236 [B] [6] [a] [3]). . . next word). 92-1), (NY St Dept of Taxation & Fin Advisory Op No. Each opinion is assigned a Miscellaneous 3d citation as well as a unique Slip Opinion citation that is paginated to permit pinpoint page references. 7444 [1970]), (Warsaw Convention art 17, 49 US Stat 3000, 3018, reprinted following 49 USCA 40105), (Convention for International Carriage by Air art 2, May 28, 1999, reprinted in S Treaty Doc No. (Abandoned Property Law 103 [a], as amended by L 1944, ch 498). In criminal actions, the prosecuting authority is usually described as "The People of the State of New York" and is referred to as Plaintiff. . They are cited as follows: (McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 1, Statutes 51), (McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 62, UCC 2-716, NY Annotations at 258 [2002 ed]), (McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 2, Constitution, Constitutional Interpretation 43 [1969 ed]), (David D. Siegel, Practice Commentaries, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 7B, CPLR C3219:1), (Peter Preiser, 1985 Supp Practice Commentary, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 11A, CPL 240.50, 1991 Supp Pamph at 203), (Richard A. Givens, Supp Practice Commentaries, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 23A, General Obligations Law 5-701, 1991 Pocket Part at 8-9), (Advisory Comm Notes, reprinted following NY CLS, Book 4A, CPLR 105 at 48 [1999 ed]), (William C. Donnino, Practice Commentary, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, 2005 Electronic Update, Penal Law 250.45), (Reviser's Notes, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 58A, SCPA 2226 [now 2227] at 292 [1967 ed]), (Law Rev Commn Comments, reprinted in McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 34A, Mental Hygiene Law 81.10 at 130 [2006 ed]), (Brett S. Ward, Practice Insights, NY CLS, Book 44, Family Ct Act 1051, 2008 Cum Supp at 224), (McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 1, Statutes 94, Comment at 190 [1971 ed]), (Bruce A. Use the Cal. . Either full or abbreviated form may be used in running text. The shortened form of the case name is usually the name of the first nongovernmental party (for example, ". Provide the case name, citation, court, decision date and docket or index number. Where multiple citations are given, the style is: Although including the precise date of decision and judge is not required, that information may be supplied in brackets, following the citation. . Use of the Internet version is strongly recommended not only for updates, but also to gain the advantages of word searching, hypertext linking and coordinating use of the Manual with the Official Case Name and Citation Locator. . Generally, where there is more than one party sharing the same status (i.e. . Kitchens v. Grohman, No. D. Sample Forms of Summaries: Appellate Term. Citation sentences must additionally abbreviate the words in Rule 10.2.2 and Table 6. Structure The first sentence of a summary contains the type of cause (appeal, proceeding, cross appeals, etc. . The Justice reasoned . Although each is a "Respondent," their statuses are different (the first being Respondents in an Appellant/Respondent context, the second a Respondent in the Petitioner/Respondent context) and accordingly they are not combined in the title.]. unofficially reported New York slip opinions. The Style Manual provides a guide for opinion writers and editors in five primary areas: citation, abbreviation, capitalization, quotation, and word style and usage. Let's presume that this is the writer's first reference to the diminution in value rule, and the writer . Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Elizabeth H. Emerson, J. However, there is one exception to using parallel citations: when a case . ), entered August 2, 2002. "New Jersey Statutes Annotated," may be used. Each Third Series record is hyperlinked to the full text of the decision on the Law . Disciplinary proceedings instituted by the Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial Districts. 2d Cal. Use the style of personal names as given in the record or briefs. citation of cases and reports within parentheses. See section 1.3. 10.2 [a] [5] [specifying "15 years' imprisonment," not "15 years imprisonment"]). North Dakota Supreme Court: Electronic Resources; Judicial Opinions; Constitutions & Statutes; Agency & Exec. citation of codes, rules and regulations in, , NYLJ, Oct. 6, 2000 at 30, col 5 [Sup Ct, Nassau County 2000, Austin, J. The judgment was entered upon an order of that court (Bruce Wright, J. Find the Official Reports "cite-as" case name and citation for New York The judgment convicted defendant, [upon a jury verdict] [upon a plea of guilty] [after a nonjury trial], of [name of crime(s), but omit the words 'the crime(s) of'] and sentenced defendant [description of sentence]." Unless it is the first word of a sentence, do not capitalize the word "the," even if it is part of the name of an entity: Quotations should be verbatim as to word style, citation style and punctuation. 2020). [for Judicial Hearing Officer]. A revised rule (3.1 [b] [2] [c]) eliminates repetition of section signs in citations of multiple sections of a statute. 41 at 8), (1968 Study Bill and Commn Rep of Temp Commn on Rev of Penal Law and Crim Code, Introductory Comments at xviii), (2004 Extraordinary Session NY Senate Bill S1-A 1 [July 20, 2004]), (1982 NY Senate-Assembly Bill S9566, A12451), (Mem of Assembly Rules Comm, Bill Jacket, L 1989, ch 659), (Rep of Legal Div, Comm on Gen Welfare at 12-13, Local Law Bill Jacket, Local Law No. . For example: Two principal issues were addressed: (1) whether section 6-2 was inconsistent with state law; and (2) whether parts of the subject code were inconsistent. ), which granted defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (2). In citations of multiple sections of a statute, place two section symbols before the first section cited. Cite to either (but not both) Westlaw or Lexis, or by case number as established by local usage. The orders denied nonparty tenant's motion to vacate a default judgment in a nonpayment summary proceeding. *The trial level courts in New York include the Supreme Court, Court of Claims, Family Court, Surrogate's Court, County Courts, City Courts, Civil Court of the City of New York, Criminal Court . . Court. Bluebook. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted kidnapping in the second degree. New abbreviations have been added for case names, law reports, appellate history terms and statutes (Appendixes 1 - 4). New York County Courthouse 60 Centre Street New York, NY 10007 646-386-3600. Appeal from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County (Jerald R. Klein, J. In Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York, 366 N.E.2d 1271 (N.Y. 1977), the court applied the diminution in value rule. General references to government bodies and officials should not be capitalized: The full names of states and their political subdivisions should be capitalized: The word "state" standing alone should be capitalized only when the word it modifies is capitalized, when referring to a state as a party or when referring to a state acting in its governmental capacity. Appeals Transferred to the Appellate Division. Compound words may be open (separate words, no hyphen), closed (spelled as one word) or hyphenated. The Bluebook has two sections: The Bluepages section: citation rules for documents written by practitioners, like legal memoranda and court filings. . [6] In contrast, both the New York Court of Appeals and the Appellate Division when it sits . ), entered July 10, 2001 and April 30, 2002. Cite an e-book as in the example below. Cite the state reporter first, then the regional . Appeal, by permission of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, from an order of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Queens County (Barry Kron, J. In addition, a listing of each Third Series decision that cites to your retrieved decision will also be displayed. *P.2d refers to Pacific Reporter 2nd. "at," use in citation to particular page. Accuracy A summary of an appellate case should be factually and legally accurate. The order granted defendant's motion to dismiss the counts of the indictment charging him with kidnapping in the second degree. Appeal, by permission of a Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, from an order of that Court, entered May 14, 1998. . 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