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INSERTING CITATIONS

INSERTING CITATIONS. STEP-BY-STEP. WHAT A CITE CONTAINS. THE ASSIGNMENTS. Each Assignment. Complete research Read everything On top of page is your name and the assignment number Next comes the exact wording of the assignment The comes your First draft Second draft Final draft.

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INSERTING CITATIONS

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  1. INSERTING CITATIONS STEP-BY-STEP

  2. WHAT A CITE CONTAINS

  3. THE ASSIGNMENTS

  4. Each Assignment • Complete research • Read everything • On top of page is your name and the assignment number • Next comes the exact wording of the assignment • The comes your • First draft • Second draft • Final draft

  5. FIRST DRAFT • After you have read all the law and understand the question, time to write your first draft • Read the question • Write the answer it off the top of your head (based on the law you have read) • This answer will be based on law, but will not contain law

  6. SECOND DRAFT • Have someone read it • Ask them if they understand it • Correct your draft based on their comments

  7. FINAL DRAFT • Read through it and determine which sentences are legal statements • For every legal statement, add law citation where it comes from • Make sure you use primary unless secondary is allowed • INSERT CORRECT CITES

  8. CORRECTING YOUR CITES • Determine whether the cites are for • cases or • statutes

  9. CITING STATUTES • Go to Tanbook (NY STYLE MANUAL) • Go to Appendix 4 and use the names there • Make sure there are spaces between the name of the statute, the section sign (if there is one), the section number, and the subdivisions in () • Penal Law § 120.00 (1) • CPLR 3211 (2) (a)

  10. LET’S LOOK AT APPENDIX 4 • If you don’t know the website: • Go to your favorite search engine (e.g., Google, Bing, Alta Vista) • Search for NY Style Manual • WOW!

  11. CITING CASES • Make sure you have the official cite

  12. CITING CASES • Make sure you have the official cite • NY, NY2d, NY3d • AD, AD2d, AD3d • Misc, Misc 2d, Misc 3d • NYS is not an official cite

  13. CITING CASES • Examples of official cites • 89 NY2d 102 • 43 AD3d 201 • 5 Misc 3d 45 • 896 NYS2d 214 is not an official cite

  14. CITING CASES • Make sure you have the official cite (e.g., NY3d, AD2d, Misc 3d) • Go to Citator Services and get official name • www.nycourts.gov/reporter/citations/first_gen_citator/Default2.aspx • This site can be found on LINKS

  15. LET’S GO TO CITATOR SERVICES • www.nycourts.gov/reporter/citations/first_gen_citator/Default2.aspx

  16. CITING CASES • Make sure you have the official cite (e.g., NY3d, AD2d, Misc 3d) • Go to Citator Services and get official name • Assemble: Case Name + Official Cite

  17. CITING CASES • Make sure you have the official cite (e.g., NY3d, AD2d, Misc 3d) • Go to Citator Services and get official name • Assemble: Case Name + Official Cite • Anderson v Cooper, 23 NY2d 102

  18. CITING CASES • Make sure you have the official cite (e.g., NY3d, AD2d, Misc 3d) • Go to Citator Services and get official name • Assemble: Case Name + Official Cite • ADD the appropriate identifier

  19. ADDING THE APPROPRIATE IDENTIFIER

  20. ADDING THE APPROPRIATE IDENTIFIER

  21. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look for periods: Do they belong there? • EXAMPLE • Anderson v. Baker, 123 A.D.2d 456 (2d Dept. 1999)

  22. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look for periods: Do they belong there? • Anderson v. Baker, 123 A.D.2d 456 (2d Dept. 1999) • No v.

  23. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look for periods: Do they belong there? • Anderson v Baker, 123 A.D.2d 456 (2d Dept. 1999) • No v.

  24. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look for periods: Do they belong there? • Anderson v Baker, 123 A.D.2d 456 (2d Dept. 1999) • No v. • No A.D.2d

  25. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look for periods: Do they belong there? • Anderson v Baker, 123 AD2d 456 (2d Dept. 1999) • No v. • No A.D.2d

  26. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look for periods: Do they belong there? • Anderson v Baker, 123 AD2d 456 (2d Dept. 1999) • No v. • No A.D.2d • No Dept.

  27. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look for periods: Do they belong there? • Anderson v Baker, 123 AD2d 456 (2d Dept 1999) • No v. • No A.D.2d • No Dept.

  28. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look for periods: Do they belong there? • Anderson v Baker, 123 AD2d 456 (2d Dept 1999) • This is a proper cite for an Appellate Division case

  29. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look for commas: Do they belong there? • EXAMPLE: • People v Jin, 123 Misc 2d 456 (Sup Ct, Queens County, 1986)

  30. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look for commas: Do they belong there? • EXAMPLE: • People v Jin, 123 Misc 2d 456 (Sup Ct, Queens County, 1986) • No comma between County and Year

  31. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look for commas: Do they belong there? • EXAMPLE: • People v Jin, 123 Misc 2d 456 (Sup Ct, Queens County 1986) • Proper cite

  32. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look at the numbers: Are they correct?

  33. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Order of brackets: ([ ]) • Round, then square

  34. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Italics in appropriate place

  35. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Italics in appropriate place • Name of case is in italics • Not the Numbers and Reporter

  36. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Italics in appropriate place • Name of case is in italics • Not the Numbers and Reporter • People v Jin, 123 Misc 2d 456 (Sup Ct, Queens County 1986)

  37. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Italics in appropriate place • Name of case is in italics • Not the Numbers and Reporter • People v Jin, 123 Misc 2d 456 (Sup Ct, Queens County 1986)

  38. FINAL CITE CHECKING • Look for periods: Do they belong there? • Look for commas: Do they belong there? • Look at the numbers: Are they correct? • 1st • 2d • 3d • 4th • Order of brackets: ([ ]) • Italics in appropriate place

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