Fact Sheet: Citing in a Trial Brief Court Documents: I. A full citation to a court or litigation document includes: A.

the name of the document, abbreviated when appropriate according to BT.1; B. the pinpoint citation; C. the date of the document, if required; and D. a period at the end. Examples: Short Cite Form Compl. 5. (no date to omit) Answer 6. (no date to omit) Smith Dep. 30:4-8. (omitting date) Def. Reply Br. Ex. A at 2. (no date to omit)

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Full Cite Compl. 5. Answer 6. Smith Dep. 15:21-16:24, Dec. 17, 2004. Def. Reply Br. Ex. A at 2.

Statutes: I. II. Always cite to the official code The year of the ADA that you should be citing to is 2006, despite the fact that the current version of the USCA is 2012

Code of Federal Regulations: I. CFR IS divided into 50 titles, then subdivided into chapters, parts and sections: A. Titles: 50 titles that do not correspond to the titles in the U.S.C. B. Chapters: Each chapter is named for the agency that issued the regulation. C. Parts: The parts cover specific regulatory areas. Start by looking in the statute, which will list a corresponding CFR Alternatively, use the index of the CFR Four parts to citation: A. C.F.R. title number B. Abbreviation of set of regulations (e.g., C.F.R.) C. Section symbol and specific section cited (with space between section symbol and section number) D. Date of the CFR edition cited. Example: 28 C.F.R. 36.101 (2013). Example short cites: A. 28 C.F.R. 36.101. B. 36.101. C. Id.

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