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Lesson 2 in Legal CitationFall 2003 Learning How to Use the Bluebook The Leader Board- Section E Haffner, Hudson Williams, LLC. 19 Carter, Holifield White 14 Jorge Posada Firm, LLP 13 A M 12 Wishful Thinkers 11 Bluebooks 10 Brown, Garvich Emfinger 10 The Leader Board- Section F Bukley McCarson 19 Avant, Parker, deGruy, Evnas 15 Abbey Joshua 13 Espy 12 Conley, Doehner, Parker Shah 9 Cherry, Green, Porter, Tidwell 7 Webster Stewart 1 Rule 10: How to Cite Case Law 1) Citing Cases Generally 2) Abbreviations of Case Names 3) Citing State Cases 4) Citing Federal Cases 5) Short Form Citations Citing State Courts (Rule 10.4(b)/T.1) In general , your cite should indicate the state and the court of decision in the parenthetical. Smith v. State, 745 So. 2d 922 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999). BUT, do not include the name of the court, if the decision is the highest court of the state. Britton v. Doehring, 242 So. 2d 666 (Ala. 1970). Citing State Courts (Rule 10.4/T.1) However, if the name of the state appears in the REPORTER TITLE then you should leave it out of the parenthetical. Tomsik v. Kramer, 499 Mass. 376 (1868). Citing State Courts Rule 10.4(b) Check Table T.1 for each jurisdiction. Alabama For the Alabama Supreme Court, cite to So. or So. 2d. If therein otherwise cite . . . Britton v. Doehring, 242 So. 2d 666 (Ala. 1970). For the Court of Appeals cite to So. or So. 2d if therein otherwise site to Ala. App. Smith v. State, 745 So. 2d 922 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999). Citation CipheringState cases Cite the holding of an Alabama Court of Civil Appeals case, reported at 723 So. 2d 55 and on page 57 decided in 1997 where Kevin Wright, a minor, by and through his next friend Judy Wright, sue Calvin Reid Construction Company and Dennis Reid. Wright ex. rel. Wright v. Calvin Reid Constr. Co., 723 So. 2d 55, 57 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997) or Wright v. Calvin Reid Constr. Co., 723 So. 2d 55, 57(Ala. Civ. App. 1997) Rule