Citation Assignment

Citation Assignment
Use The Bluebook to properly cite the following sources. Assume the citations will appear in a
legal memorandum (as opposed to an academic publication), so use The Bluepages (B1-21 and BT1 & 2)
as your starting point. Remember: “Where the Bluepages … are silent regarding the citation of a
particular document, you may use the other rules in The Bluebook, referred to as the ‘Whitepages’ to
supplement the Bluepages.” THE BLUEBOOK: A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF CITATION 3 (Columbia L. Rev.
Ass’n et al. eds., 21st ed. 2020). Don’t hesitate to use the Index when you get stuck!
I. Cases: Case Name + Volume # + Reporter + Page # + Court Abbreviation + Year of Decision
Start with B10 and refer to the Whitepages when directed. Do not worry about parallel sources.
N.B.: Make sure you pay attention to the abbreviations in T6 and T10. Check out the reporter
abbreviations by jurisdiction in T1.
Case Information Proper Citation Form
1 State of Ohio against Carrie Lymanstall, Ohio v. Lymanstall, 520 U.S. 891 (1996) (per
decided per curiam by the U.S. Supreme curiam)
Court on January 6, 1996, appearing on page
891 in volume 520 of the official United
States Reports.
2 Woody Furby versus Nick Claws and Hans

Nuka, decided by U.S. Court of Appeals for Furby v. Claws, 96 F.3d 277 (2d Cir. 1995)
the Second Circuit on July 31, 1995, in
volume 96 at page 277 of Federal Reporter
3rd.
3 Dwayne Hawkins versus Superior Motors, Hawkins v. Superior Motors, Inc., 999 S.W.2d
Incorporated, a Supreme Court of Tennessee 769 (Tenn. 2012
case issued on May 5, 2012 and reported in
volume 999, page 769 of Southwestern
Reporter, Second Series.
4 Dr. Jessica Bonus versus Columbus Insurance Bonus v. Columbus Ins. Corp, 623 Ohio St. 3d
Corporation, decided by the Ohio Supreme 536 (Ohio 1997)
Court on March 3, 1997, in volume 623 at
page 536 of the Ohio State Reports Third.
5 Conrad O’Brien versus James Leno, III, O’Brien v. Leno, 164 N.E.2d (Ohio Ct. App.
decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on 1974)
September 12, 1974, appearing on page 592
of volume 164 of the North Eastern Reporter
2nd.
6 Page 745 of Ford Automobile Company Ford Auto. Co. v. Auto. Club of Cal., 74 P.2d
versus Automobile Club of California, 739, 745 (Cal. 1961)
decided by California Supreme Court on May
4, 1961, in volume 74 of Pacific Reporter 2nd Short Form: Ford Auto Co., 74 P.2d at 745
Page 1 of 4
at page 739
What about the short form citation?
7 Judge Joe Rabitt’s dissent at page 6, in Clean-

up Association against the United States Clean-up Ass'n v. EPA, 897 F.3d 3, 6 (6th Cir.
Environmental Protection Agency, decided by 2019) (Rabitt, J., dissenting).
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
on Aug. 7, 2019 in volume 897 at page 3 of
the Federal Reporter Third
8 Tom Martian versus the United States of

America, decided by the Sixth Circuit on Martian v. United States, No. 95-275, 1996
September 22, 1996, case #95-275, WL 71637 (6th Cir. Sept. 22, 1996)
unpublished but available on Westlaw at 1996 (unpublished).
WL 71637
9 Footnote 4 at page 97 of main opinion in Jeff

Davis and Mary Jane versus Joe Davenport, Davis v. Davenport, 362 So. 2d 95, 97 n.4
decided by the Mississippi Supreme Court on (Miss. 1996).
August 22, 1996, which appears at page 95 of
volume 362 of the Southern Reporter 2nd
10 Page 7 of decision, West Publishing West Publ'g Co. v. Law Sch. Dirs., No. 98-cv-
Company, Incorporated versus Law School 454, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7785, at *7 (N.D.
Directors, decided by the U.S. District Court Ohio Apr. 1, 1998) (unpublished)
for the Northern District of Ohio on April 1,
1998, case number 98-cv-454, unpublished, Short Form: West Publ’g Co., 1998 U.S. Dist.
but available on Lexis at 1998 U.S. District LEXIS 7785, at *7
LEXIS 7785
What about the short form citation?
II. Statutes, Regulations, and Constitutions

Federal Statutes: official name of act + published source where the act can be found + year source was
published or year statute was passed
Start with B11-B14 and refer to the Whitepages as needed. Once again, don’t forget about
abbreviations.
N.B. T1 is a helpful resource when dealing with state laws.
Statute/Reg/Const Information Proper Citation Form
1 Section 2 of the 15th Amendment to the

United States Constitution U.S. Const. amend. XV, § 2.
Page 2 of 4
Abbreviation of US Constitution (U.S. Const),
amendment (amend.), and section (as §)
2 Title 30, sections 704 to 712 of the United 30 U.S.C. §§ 704–712 (2018).
States Code passed in 1983 and still valid and
appearing in the Code’s latest edition
Federal Rule from US Code (U.S.C.)

3 Section 2929.11 of Ohio’s statutory code, Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2929.11 (West 2021).
appearing in the 2021 volume of Page’s Ohio
Revised Code Annotated
Ohio Statutory Code = Ohio Rev. Code Ann.,

section #, publisher, year of volume
4 Section 12 of the New York Penal code, N.Y. Penal Law § 12 (McKinney 1994).
appearing in the 1994 volume of McKinney’s
Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated
Abbreviation of NY Penal Code (N.Y. Penal

Law, section number, publisher, volume year
5 Title 63, section 112, subsections a-h Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 63, § 112(a)-(h)
appearing in the 2020 edition of Maine’s (2020).
Revised Statutes Annotated
Abbreviation of Main Statute, title #, section,

subsection (a)-(h) specified, year
6 Rule 609, section b of the Federal Rules of Fed. R. Evid. 609(b).
Evidence.
Federal Rules of Evidence Abbreviation, rule

#, subsection
7 Title 44, section 164.027 of the Code of 44 C.F.R. § 164.027 (2017).

Federal Regulations published in 2017
8 Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure 44 C.F.R. § 164.027 (2017).
9 Rule 4715-8-03 in the 2022 Ohio

Administrative Code 44 C.F.R. § 164.027 (2017).
10 Article 31(1) of the Vienna Convention on

Diplomatic Relations, an agreement signed on Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
April 18, 1961 by numerous countries, art. 31(1), Apr. 18, 1961, 23 U.S.T. 3227.
including the United States of America and
published in volume 23 of the United States
Treaties and Other International Agreements
at page 3227
Page 3 of 4
Hint: Review B21 and R21.4
Treaties: name of treaty, specified article, date

of signature, source where it’s published
III. Articles and Periodicals

Start with B16 and refer to the Whitepages as necessary.
Article / Periodical Information Proper Citation Form
1 An article in the Ohio State Law Journal  It All Started with L.A. Law, 54 Ohio St.
entitled “It All Started with L.A. Law,” L.J. 1165 (1993).
appearing in volume 54 (number 4) on page 
1165 and published in July 1993
Article title, journal abbreviation, volume #,

page #, year of publication
2 Christopher Drahozal and Samantha Zyontz’s Christopher R. Drahozal & Samantha Zyontz,
article entitled “An Empirical Study of AAA An Empirical Study of AAA Consumer
Consumer Arbitrations,” appearing in the 25th Arbitrations, 25 Ohio St. J. on Disp. Resol.
volume of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute 843 (2010).
Resolution at page 843 and published in 2010.
Authors, article title, journal abbreviation,

volume #, page #, year of publication
3 John Grisham’s article entitled “From the

Firm to a Civil Action” on page A5 of the
February 11, 2018 print edition of the New
York Times.
Author, Article title, newspaper, date of

publication, page number
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Case Information Proper Citation Form

2 Woody Furby versus Nick Claws and Hans

What about the short form citation?

7 Judge Joe Rabitt’s dissent at page 6, in Clean-

8 Tom Martian versus the United States of

9 Footnote 4 at page 97 of main opinion in Jeff

What about the short form citation?

II. Statutes, Regulations, and Constitutions

Statute/Reg/Const Information Proper Citation Form

1 Section 2 of the 15th Amendment to the

Federal Rule from US Code (U.S.C.)

Ohio Statutory Code = Ohio Rev. Code Ann.,

Abbreviation of NY Penal Code (N.Y. Penal

Abbreviation of Main Statute, title #, section,

Federal Rules of Evidence Abbreviation, rule

7 Title 44, section 164.027 of the Code of 44 C.F.R. § 164.027 (2017).

8 Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil

9 Rule 4715-8-03 in the 2022 Ohio

10 Article 31(1) of the Vienna Convention on

Treaties: name of treaty, specified article, date

III. Articles and Periodicals

Article / Periodical Information Proper Citation Form

Article title, journal abbreviation, volume #,

Authors, article title, journal abbreviation,

3 John Grisham’s article entitled “From the

Author, Article title, newspaper, date of

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