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>
> As there were a few people who requested a paper copy of the citation
> survey results, I thought there might be some general interest, so I have
> re-entered the material in machine-readable form. I haven't updated the
> material as yet. I would be obliged if those with any interest could look
> at the entry for their state (or any other state they know something about)
> and let me know personally if there is anything to be added, changed, or
> if there are just plain doubts about the accuracy. I'll keep an updated
> copy on the W&L anonymous guest site.
> Thanks.
> John Doyle. Washington & Lee. doyle.j.p@p9955.wlu.edu
> =====================================================
> STATE LEGAL CITATION SYSTEMS:
> CITATION AUTHORITY EXPECTED TO BE USED IN THE HIGHEST APPELLATE STATE COURTS
>
> (Based on a 1985 survey of the highest
> appellate courts of each state. Revised
> by the author in March 1991)
>
> ALABAMA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> ALASKA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> ARIZONA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> No expectation.
>
> ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> No expectation.
>
> CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Robert E. Formichi, California Style Manual, 2nd rev. ed.,
> Sacramento: California Office of State Printing, 1976. 213p.
>
> This manual is written by the Reporter of Decisions of the
> California State Supreme Court, and is issued under approval
> of the State Supreme Court as a handbook of legal style for
> California courts and lawyers.
>
> COLORADO SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> No expectation.
>
> Judges only
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Uniform Citation Forms. approved for use in Colorado Supreme
> Court opinions 5/3/84 (amended 5/17/84) 2p. Lists deviations
> from the Harvard Bluebook for Colorado materials.
>
> CONNECTICUT SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> No expectation.
>
> Judges only
>
> In-house style sheet which closely parallels, but does not
> follow in all instances, the Harvard Bluebook.
>
> DELAWARE SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Counsel only
>
> "[C]itations will be deemed to be in acceptable form if made in
> accordance with the 'Uniform System of Citation' ...."
> Delaware Supreme Court Rule, 14(g).
>
> This rule deviates from the Bluebook form in requiring that
> citations to state reporters should not be made where a
> National Reporter Citation exists.
>
> Judges only
>
> No citations to state reporters should be made where a National
> Reporter citation exists. Examples of unreported Delaware
> opinions and orders.
> Delaware Supreme Court Rule, 93(c).
>
> DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Citation Guidance Memorandum. revised December 1982, effective
> January 1, 1983. 6p.
>
> "Unless in conflict with anything in this memorandum, follow
> 'A Uniform System of Citation' ...."
> Citation Guidance Memorandum, sec. 1.
>
> FLORIDA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, 9.800, gives examples of
> citations to Florida material, and to federal court reports.
>
> "All other citations shall be in the form prescribed by A
> Uniform System of Citations ...."
> Fla. R. App. P., 9.800(m).
>
> Additional citation authority
>
> Florida Style Manual, 19 Fl. St. U.L. Rev. 525 (1991).
>
> GEORGIA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Counsel only
>
> "Any enumerated error which is not supported by arguments or
> citation of authority in the brief shall be deemed abandoned.
> All citations of authority must be full and complete."
> Georgia Supreme Court Rules, 45.
>
> Additional citation authority
>
> Leah F. Chanin, Reference Guide to Georgia Legal History and
> Legal Research. Appendix V. Citation Forms. Charlottesville,
> Va.: Michie, 1980. (with 1983 supplement).
>
> HAWAII SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> No expectation.
>
> Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure, 28(b)(1), requires that
> the Table of Authorities in briefs, contain citations to "both
> the official and the national reporter system."
>
> IDAHO SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Judges only
>
> Internal Rules of the Idaho Supreme Court, Rule 14(e), which
> gives variations from the Bluebook for Idaho materials, also says:
> "If not covered by rule or statute, citations shall be in
> conformity with the current edition of 'A Uniform System of
> Citation' ...."
>
> ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> Illinois Supreme Court Rule, 341(d), prescribes pinpoint,
> official reporter, textbook and statute citations.
>
> Judges only
>
> Style Manual for Illinois and Appellate Courts. Bloomington:
> Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, 1981. 52p.
>
> INDIANA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Indiana Rules of Appellate Procedure, 8.2(B)
>
> "It is recommened that when briefs contain references to
> scholarly treatises, law journals, statutes, etc.,
> citations should follow the form prescribed by the current
> edition of the Harvard Citator."
> Ind. R. App. P., 8.2(B)(2)
>
> IOWA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> Iowa Rules of Appellate Procedure, 14(e), prescribes pinpoint,
> official, unpublished opinion, text book and Code citations.
>
> Judges only
>
> Citation System and Format Guidebook. Des Moines, Iowa:
> Supreme Court, 1984. 42p.
>
> KANSAS SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> No expectation.
>
> Judges only
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Appellate Reporter's Office Citation Manual
>
> KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure, 76.12(g) prescribes official
> reporter, and Revised Statute citations.
>
> LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Additional citation material
>
> Louisiana Law Review. Citation Form Addendum. Baton Rouge:
> Louisiana State University, 1983. 12p. (with 1p. amendment,
> dated June 27, 1983)
>
> MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Michael D. Seitzinger & Charles K. Leadbetter, Uniform Maine
> Citations. Portland: Maine Law Review, 1983. v, 29p.
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Michigan Uniform System of Citations, adopted by the Supreme Court,
> October 4, 1971, Administrative Order No. 1971-3, 385 Mich. xxvi.
>
> Additional citation material
>
> Alterman, Plain and Accurate Style in Lawsuit Papers, 2 Cooley
> L. Rev. 243 (1984).
>
> John Doyle, Michigan Citation Manual. Buffalo, N.Y.: Wm. S.
> Hein, 1986.
>
> Rules of Citation. Proposed Michigan Court Rules, Subchapter
> 7.500, 402A Mich. 455 (1978).
>
> Florence M. Telling & Marilyn A. Estes, Michigan Uniform System
> of Citation. Rev. ed. Detroit: Legal Secretaries Association, 1982.
>
> MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Additional citation material
>
> Citation Manual. St. Paul: Minnesota Supreme Court, 1979.
>
> MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> MISSOURI SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Judges only
>
> Internal memorandum on citation form (9/17/79). 12p. Closely
> follows the Harvard Bluebook, but deviates in a few instances.
>
> MONTANA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> Nebraksa Supreme Court Rule, 9C(4) - (6)
>
> Judges only
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> NEVADA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> No expectation.
>
> NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> Supreme Court Rule 16(9), prescribes the form for case
> citations.
>
> Judges only
>
> No expectation.
>
> NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> No expectation.
>
> Judges only
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Manual of Style. Rev. ed. Trenton, N.J.: Administrative
> Office of the Courts, 1979. 15p.
>
> NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> "Any consistent method or form which adequately identifies the
> cited authority and aids the court may be used."
> Crim. App. R. 501(e).
>
> "All New Mexico decision shall be cited from the official
> reports, with parallel citations if available. Other decisions
> may be cited from either official or unofficial reports, parallel
> citations being desired so far as available to the counsel.
> Unofficial citations shall always identify the court rendering
> the decision."
> Civ. App. R. 9(j).
>
> Judges only
>
> Joseph E. Samora, A Comprehensive Manual for the Supreme Court
> of New Mexico and the New Mexico Court of Appeals. 2nd ed.
> Santa Fe: Supreme Court of New Mexico, 1984.
>
> This manual in turn mandates following the Harvard
> Bluebook, with a few minor variations which were suggested
> by West Publishing Company.
>
> NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS
>
> Counsel only
>
> CPLR 5529(e) prescribes the form for case citations.
>
> Judges only
>
> Official New York Law Reports Style Manual. prepared by the Law
> Reporting Bureau of the State of New York. New York, N.Y.: Lenz
> & Rieker, 1985. 57p.
>
> Additional citation material
>
> New York Rules of Citation. Jamaica, N.Y.: St. John's Law
> Review, 1978. 32p.
>
> NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> NORTH DAKOTA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> No expectation.
>
> OHIO SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> No expectation.
>
> Judges only
>
> Manual of the Forms of Citation Used in the Ohio Official
> Reports. Columbus: Supreme Court, 1985. 48p.
>
> Additional citation material
>
> Ohio Northern University Law Review. Style Manual. Ada: Ohio
> Northern University Law Review, 1979. ix, 80p.
>
> OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> No expectation.
>
> OREGON SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure. Appendix G.
>
> Judges only
>
> Appellate Court Style Manual. Salem: Administrative Office of
> the Courts, 1984. 26p.
>
> PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> RHODE ISLAND SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual.
>
> Judges only
>
> In-house style sheet.
>
> SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> SOUTH DAKOTA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook
>
> Judges only
>
> Internal memo follows the Harvard Bluebook but suggests variant
> citation forms according to guidelines from West Publishing Company.
>
> TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, 27(h)
>
> Judges only
>
> No expectation.
>
> Additional citation material
>
> Laska, Tennessee Rules of Citation, 12 Memphis State U.L. Rev.
> 547 (1982).
>
> TEXAS SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Texas Rules of Form. 5th ed. Austin: Texas Law Review, 1983.
> 53p.
>
> Additional citation material
>
> Greenhill, Uniform Citations for Briefs, 27 Texas B.J. 323
> (1964).
>
> Texas Law Review Manual on Style. 4th ed. Austin: Texas Law
> Review, 1979. vi, 70p.
>
> UTAH SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> VERMONT SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> No expectation.
>
> Judges only
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> No expectation.
>
> WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
> Richard F. Jones, Washington Reports Style Manual. 4th ed.
> Olympia, WA: Supreme Court, 1982. 37p.
>
> WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> Harvard Bluebook
>
> WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel and judges
>
> "The Supreme Court has adopted the citation form in 'A Uniform
> System of Citations,' published by the Harvard Law Review, for
> all citations in opinions and orders of the Court. The one
> exception to this is that citations to Wisconsin Statutes will
> continue to be cited sec. 250.70, Stats., rather than the form
> prescribed by the uniform system. Attorneys who file briefs or
> memoranda with the Supreme Court are requested to follow the
> same citation form."
> Notice to Members of the Bar, 74 Wis. 2d xxxix (November 4,
> 1976).
>
> Wisconsin Supreme Court Rule, 80.02 prescribes the form for
> citing decisions of the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
>
> WYOMING SUPREME COURT
>
> Counsel only
>
> No expectation.
>
> Judges only
>
> Harvard Bluebook.
>
>
> by John Doyle.
>
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