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The Open Memo Outline Common Errors Citation Exercises. Outline Common Errors Douglas v. Mondays AND Pepper v. Mondays. The Leader Board- Section E. Haffner, Hudson & Williams, LLC.25 Carter, Holifield & White30 Jorge Posada Firm, LLP18 A & M28 Wishful Thinkers23 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Open Memo
Outline Common Errors
Citation Exercises
Outline Common Errors
Douglas v. Mondays
AND
Pepper v. Mondays
The Leader Board- Section E
Haffner, Hudson & Williams, LLC. 25 Carter, Holifield & White 30 Jorge Posada Firm, LLP 18 A & M 28 Wishful Thinkers 23 Bluebooks 29 Brown, Garvich & Emfinger 16 * Carter, Cherry, Parker 7
The Leader Board- Section F
Bukley & McCarson 19 Avant, Parker, deGruy, Evans 29 Abbey & Joshua 26 Espy 26 Conley, Doehner, Parker & Shah 23 Cherry, Green, Porter, & Tidwell 7 Webster & Stewart 14 * Green & Parker 23
The Last Day of the Bluebook
Quotations; Rule 5.1 Heavy reliance on quotations is often a sign
of inadequate analysis. You may be able to put the idea in your own words more effectivelyand efficiently.
You should notquote a court’s description of the facts.
Longer Quotations Quotations of fifty or
more words should be indented left and rightwithout quotation marks.
Important statutes or restatement sections should also be “block quoted.”
Quotations The citation for the block quote should not be indented
but should begin at the left margin of the line immediately following the quotation (see page 44 of the bluebook).
Quotations of forty-nine or fewer words should be enclosed in quotation marks but not set off from the text. Use single marks for a quotation within a quotation.
Punctuation in Quotations
Always place commas and periods inside the quotation marks.
Place other punctuation marks inside the quotation marks only if they are part of the matter quoted. Semicolons and colons otherwise go outside quotation marks.
Alterations in the Text;Rule 5.2
Alterations in the Text;Rule 5.2
When a letter must be changed from upper to lower case, or vice versa, enclose it in [brackets]. Substituted words or letters should also be bracketed .
“[P]ublic confidence in the [adversary] system depends upon disclosure.”
Alterations in the Text;Rule 5.2
Significant mistakes in the original should be followed by “[sic]” and otherwise left as they appear in the original.
“This list of statutes are [sic] necessarily incomplete.”
Alterations in the Text;Rule 5.2
Indicate in a parenthetical clause after the citation any change of emphasis or omission of citations.
“The section applies to non consumers as well.” Fuller v. Jones, 99 So. 2d 74, 88 (Ala. 1988) (emphasis added).
Omissions in Text;Rule 5.3
Omissions in Text;Rule 5.3
When using quoted language as a phrase or clause, don’t indicate the omission.
Extreme and outrageous conduct is “utterly intolerable in a civilized society.” (Citation omitted).
Omissions in Text;Rule 5.3
When quoting language as a full sentence, omission of words is indicated by the insertion of an ellipsis, three periods separated by spaces and set off by a space before and after.
“Liability in such a case as this one depends upon . . . getting caught.” Seymour v. Butts, 106 So. 2d 175, 178 (Ala. 1980).
Omissions in Text;Rule 5.3
When quoting language as a full sentence, ellipses should never be used to begin a quotation. Capitalize and bracket the first letter if it is not already capitalized.
“[T]here is no duty to protect another person from the violent propensities of a third person.” (Citation omitted).
Omissions in Text;Rule 5.3
When quoting language as a full sentence, omission of the language at the end of a quoted sentence should be indicated by an ellipsis between the last word quoted and the final punctuation of the sentence quoted.
“Never count your chickens . . . .”
Citation Exercises