This template is used to cite cases heard by United States courts of appeals, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Supreme Court, state appellate courts, as well as cases from a few obsolete courts in the format established by Thompson-West.
where code is the case law reporter code given below, volume is the first number of the case citation, series is the series of the case, page is the first page of the case in the reporter, court is the court where the case was adjudicated (skip for Supreme Court Reporter), year is the year the case was decided, and pinpoint is the page where the quoted material is referenced. This is usually included after naming a case, such as: Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp., ((West|F|45|2|119|2d Cir.|1930|)).
Different courts used different case reporters. The code specifies which case reporter:
Supreme Court Reporter | |
Griswold v. Connecticut, 85 S. Ct. 1678 (1965) | ((West|SCT|85||1678|1965|)) |
Federal Reporter | |
United States v. Carroll Towing Co., 159 F.2d 169 (2d Cir. 1947) | ((West|F|159|2|169|2d Cir.|1947|)) |
Federal Supplement | |
Diaz v. Antilles Conversion & Exp., Inc., 62 F. Supp.2d 463 (D.P.R. 1999) | ((West|SUPP|62|2|463|D.P.R.|1999|)) |
Federal Appendix | |
The Society of Lloyd's v. J. Edmund Mullin, 96 Fed.Appx. 100 (3rd Cir.(Pa.) 2004) | ((West|APPX|96||100|3rd Cir.(Pa.)|2004|)) |
Atlantic Reporter | |
Booth v. State, 507 A.2d 1678 (Md. Ct. App. 1986) | ((West|A|507|2|1678|Md. Ct. App.|1986)) |
North Eastern Reporter | |
People v. Brown, 229 N.E.2d 192 (N.Y. 1967) | ((West|NE|229|2|192|N.Y.|1967|)) |
North Western Reporter | |
State v. Leidholm, 334 N.W.2d 811 (N.D. 1983) | ((West|NW|334|2|811|N.D.|1983|)) |
Pacific Reporter | |
State v. Godwin, 826 P.2d 452 (Id. 1992) | ((West|P|826|2|452|Id.|1992|)) |
South Eastern Reporter | |
Johnson v. Commonwealth, 163 S.E.2d 570 (Va. 1968) | ((West|SE|163|2|570|Va.|1968|)) |
South Western Reporter | |
State v. Kemp, 212 S.W.3d 135 (Mo. 2007) | ((West|SW|212|3|135|Mo.|2007|)) |
Southern Reporter | |
State v. Boleyn, 328 So.2d 95 (La. 1976) | ((West|S|328|2|95|La.|1976|)) |