The Open Memo Outline Common Errors Citation Exercises

1. The Open Memo Outline Common Errors Citation Exercises

2. Outline Common ErrorsDriver v. Office Depot

3. The Leader Board- Section F • Mondays 41 • Layson 26 • Mayhem in the a.m. 17 • Johnson and Assoc. 17 • Jackie Childs 15 • Too earlies 15 • Maples 14 • Marshall 6

4. The Leader Board- Section E • Lucas, McTear, Paulk and Rumanek 34 • Liles and Nix 27 • Citators, L.L. P. 24 • Free Lunch 25 • MaGarry and Nail 21 • Bluebook 15 • Bluebook Beasts 7 • Miller and Powell 19

5. The Last Day of the Bluebook

6. 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.

7. Longer Quotations • Quotations of fifty ormore words should be indented left and rightwithout quotation marks. • Important statutes or restatement sections should also be “block quoted.”

8. 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.

9. 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 outsidequotation marks.

10. Alterations in the Text;Rule 5.2

11. 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.”

12. 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.”

13. 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).

14. Omissions in Text;Rule 5.3

15. 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).

16. 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).

17. 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).

18. 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 . . ..”

19. Citation Exercises