WRITING MANUAL - Supreme Court - State of Ohio
WRITING MANUAL - Supreme Court - State of Ohio
WRITING MANUAL - Supreme Court - State of Ohio
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B. Non-print published<br />
For out-<strong>of</strong>-state court cases that are not print published, place the elements <strong>of</strong> the<br />
citation in the following order:<br />
• The case name, in italics, followed by a comma;<br />
• The court <strong>of</strong> decision;<br />
• The case number, written as No. ___;<br />
• An electronic-database citation, if available, preceded by a comma;<br />
• The date <strong>of</strong> decision (month, day, year).<br />
HOW TO CITE OUT-OF-STATE COURT CASES—NON-PRINT<br />
PUBLISHED CASES<br />
D’Agostino v. Lynch, Ill.App. No. 1-06-3026, 2008 WL 527059 (Feb. 27,<br />
2008).<br />
or<br />
D’Agostino v. Lynch, Ill.App. No. 1-06-3026, 2008 Ill. App. LEXIS 140<br />
(Feb. 27, 2008).<br />
El-Amin v. Adams, Va.App. No. 0282-94-2, 1995 WL 293043 (May 16,<br />
1995).<br />
or<br />
El-Amin v. Adams, Va.App. No. 0282-94-2, 1995 Va.App. LEXIS 446<br />
(May 16, 1995).<br />
C. Public-domain citation formats<br />
A number <strong>of</strong> states have developed their own public-domain citation forms,<br />
similar to <strong>Ohio</strong>’s WebCite. Use these citation forms when they are available.<br />
HOW TO CITE PUBLIC-DOMAIN FORMATS<br />
<strong>State</strong> v. Moore, 2010 ND 229, 791 N.W.2d 376, 7.<br />
<strong>State</strong> v. Marinez, 324 Wis.2d 282, 2010 WI App 34, 781 N.W.2d 511.<br />
Staples v. Michaud, 2003 ME 133, 836 A.2d 1288.<br />
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