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The Supreme Court of Ohio 2 Writing Manual
INTRODUCTION TO THE MANUAL OF CITATIONS _____________________________________________________ The Manual of the Forms of Citation Used in the Ohio Official Reports, a forerunner of the Writing Manual, first appeared in January 1985. Its purpose was to make uniform the forms of citation used in opinions published in the Ohio Official Reports. In July 1992, an interim edition was released, followed in July 2002 by the Revisions to the Manual of Citations. The 2002 version brought the manual into compliance with the revised Rules for Reporting Opinions adopted by the Supreme Court effective May 1, 2002. The 2012 Supreme Court of Ohio Writing Manual, updated in 2013 with this second edition, supersedes the 1985 manual, the interim edition, and the 2002 revisions. Unlike previous versions, the Writing Manual states its directives in rule format. Part I, the Manual of Citations, is divided into six sections (“Cases,” “Constitutions,” “Statutes and Ordinances,” “Rules and Regulations,” “Secondary Sources,” and “Miscellaneous Citation Rules”), and each section contains divisions. Part II of the manual, the Style Guide, provides guidance in matters of style. Part III, Structure of a Judicial Opinion, is offered as an aid to drafters of opinions. The Manual of Citations contains several changes to citation style. The most notable are: • The date of a judicial opinion now appears at the end of the citation; • Citations of print published appellate cases now identify the district of decision; • Citations of non-print published appellate cases now identify both the district and county of decision; • The federal circuits are now identified using “Cir.,” e.g., 6th Cir. instead of C.A.6; • Federal statutes are now cited using “U.S.C.,” e.g., 42 U.S.C. 1982 instead of Section 1982, Title 42, U.S.Code; • Ohio case citations no longer include Ohio Bar Reports (OBR) or Ohio Opinions (O.O., O.O.2d, O.O.3d); • Signals are now italicized. S.Ct.Prac.R. 3.01 states, “Parties may refer to the Supreme Court’s Writing Manual: A Guide to Citations, Style, and Judicial Opinion Writing for guidance on the style of documents filed with the Supreme Court.” If you have any comments on the Writing Manual, please contact the Reporter’s Office at the Supreme Court of Ohio, 65 South Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-3431. Telephone: 614.387.9580, toll-free at 1.800.826.9010. E-mail: REP@sc.ohio.gov. The Supreme Court of Ohio 3 Writing Manual
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