a judgment of the [court and judge's name], which had 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]." If there is a state reporter that prints the case in addition to a regional reporter, cite both the state and regional reporters ( Rule 10.3.1 ). . next word). 1, 2011]). The full names of courts ("City Court of Albany") or their parts ("Housing Part") should be capitalized. The Bluebook is the guide to citing legal documents in the United States. Other punctuation, such as question marks and exclamation marks, is placed within the ending quotation mark only if part of the quoted material. Subdivision (1) of Town Law 199 provides . The Appellate Division affirmed an order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Charles E. Ramos, J. Courthouse Hours. Deviations from the rules stated in this Manual are permitted where application of a rule would adversely affect the clarity or readability of an opinion. Peter Preiser, 1985 Supplementary Practice Commentary (McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 11A, CPL 240.50, 1991 Supp Pamph at 203) discusses . In citing multiple sections of a statute in running text, the form is: Town Law 198, 199 (1) (a), (b) and (3) and 200 provide . ), entered September 15, 2000, in favor of defendant. Sample citations have been updated and expanded and residual style inconsistencies have been resolved. Some electronic sources do not contain pagination; therefore, page references are not required when citing those sources. (NY St Ins Dept 2002 Circular Letter No. Material; Arbitrations; Court Rules; Books The rules on capitalization are essentially unchanged and reflect the modern practice to avoid excessive capitalization. When the quoted material contains mistakes that the author does not wish to correct by substituting bracketed language, the author may indicate that the mistake appeared in the original by inserting "[sic]" after the mistaken language. Changes to this Manual will be posted to the Bureau's Internet site at http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/styman_menu.htm. The drafter may also use summaries found in prior Official Reports 2d or 3d series volumes for guidance, but should adapt the format of a prior summary to conform to these General Rules and Sample Forms. Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (William J. Kent, J. McKinney's Consolidated Laws of NY, Book 1, Statutes 51 provides . "New Jersey Statutes Annotated," may be used. 113 = case begins on page 113 . The Twentieth Edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. . 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If the format of an electronic source prevents precise citation to particular material referenced, add the necessary navigation instructions to the citation. Capitalize "district" when naming a district in full, such as First Assembly District, Second Congressional District, New York State Legislature, Monroe County Legislature. Uniform Commercial Code 3-305, Comment 6, Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law __. . Westlaw or Lexis) is permissible only when the case is not published in book form. In citations of multiple sections of a statute, place two section symbols before the first section cited. 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). 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At the opening of each opinion the name of the judge appears as follows: First names may be added to avoid ambiguity: (Smith, Special Ref.) 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 Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County (Jeremy S. Weinstein, J. Appeals Transferred to the Appellate Division. Do not include optional information in references to previously cited authority. Test. Citation to Internet; Information Below is a list of State Supreme Court and Court of Appeals abbreviations. The orders, upon reargument, granted defendants' motions to dismiss the informations in the interest of justice. Appeal from an amended judgment of the Justice Court of the Village of Red Hook, Dutchess County (Richard D. Griffiths, J. Recovery under Labor Law 200 or 240 is conditioned upon . Slip opinions scheduled for publication in the print Official Reports are cited as indicated in section 2.2 (a) (8). Some suggested forms of citation of parallel hierarchy in running text are as follows: Subdivisions (1) and (3) of Town Law 199 provide . The rules for citing the court and year are fairly simple, but do include some exceptions. Instead, many cases from the district courts are published in West's Federal Supplement.If a district court case is published in the Federal Supplement, The Bluebook dictates that you cite to it (Table 1, p. 235).. A citation to a district court case in the Federal Supplement . Where a proceeding commenced in Supreme Court is transferred to the Appellate Division, the parties are designated Petitioner and Respondent, not Appellant and Respondent. If the list is in columnar format, omit the parentheses and add a period after each number. The style for joint alterations and omissions has been added to rule 11.1 (d). Bluebook: Court names (Table 7) Court name abbreviations. Appeal, by permission of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, from an order of that Court, entered September 14, 1995. 498, 1995 . . White & Robert S. Summers, Uniform Commercial Code 30-3 at 17 [Practitioner's 6th ed 2010]), (David H. Kaye et al., The New Wigmore: Expert Evidence 4.3.1 at 148 [2d ed 2011]), (9 John Henry Wigmore, Evidence 2450 at 163 [James H. Chadbourn rev 1981]), (17 Steven Plitt et al., Couch on Insurance 3d 240:1 [1995]), (ABA/BNA Lawyer's Manual on Professional Conduct 51:217 [2002]), (6 Eric M. Holmes & Mark S. Rhodes, Holmes' Appleman on Insurance 2d 34.1 [1996]), (1 Wayne R. LaFave, Search and Seizure 1.4 [d] at 119-120 [4th ed 2004]), (Alan D. Scheinkman, New York Law of Domestic Relations 2:20 at 87 [2d ed 11 West's NY Prac Series 2009]), (Daniel Finkelstein & Lucas A. Ferrara, Landlord and Tenant Practice in New York 4:149 at 4-63 [West's NY Prac Series, vol F, 2006]), (1 West's McKinney's Forms Civil Practice Law and Rules 2:203 [2007]) [Note: online treatise], (5-10 New York Civil Practice: EPTL 10-10.1) [Note: online treatise], (2 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England at 429 n 30 [John L. Wendell ed 1847]), (3 Wharton's Criminal Law 381 at 457 [Torcia 15th ed]), (1 Howard Leventhal, Charges to the Jury and Requests to Charge in a Criminal Case in New York 5:23 [1988 rev ed]), (Siegel, NY Prac 184 at 323 [5th ed 2011]), (Weinstein-Korn-Miller, NY Civ Prac 8501.01 [2d ed 2004]), (7-5232 Weinstein-Korn-Miller, NY Civ Prac CPLR 5232.23) [Note: online treatise]. ), entered July 29, 2001, which granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability. VI, 7. afflicted with cerebral palsy, suffering from multiple sclerosis, confined to a wheelchair or wheelchair bound); or is regarded as derogatory or demeaning (e.g. These authorities include: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (19th ed 2010), Association of Legal Writing Directors & Darby Dickerson, ALWD Citation Manual (4th ed 2010), Bryan A. Garner, The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style (2d ed 2006), The Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed 2010), Webster's Third New International Dictionary (2002), Gerald Lebovits, Advanced Judicial Opinion Writing (7.4 ed 2004), Richard C. Wydick, Plain English for Lawyers (5th ed 2005). Cases. Citations may be introduced by signals that indicate the purpose for which the citations are made and their degree of support or contradiction concerning a proposition. According to the Rule, citations should contain: Case name. Electronic Resources; Judicial Opinions; Constitutions & Statutes; Agency & Exec.