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B. These rules shall apply to all published actions of the Supreme Court of Louisiana and the
Louisiana Courts of Appeal issued after December 31, 1993. Citation under these rules in
court documents shall become mandatory for all documents filed after July 1, 1994.
La. Unif R. Ct. App. 2-12.4, http://www.la-fcca.org/index.php/clerks-office/uniformrules/11-uniform-rules-rule-2
2-12.4. Appellant's Brief
Citation of Louisiana cases shall be in conformity with Section VIII of the Louisiana Supreme
Court General Administrative Rules. Citations of other cases shall be to volume and page of
the official reports (and when possible to the unofficial reports). It is recommended that where
United States Supreme Court cases are cited, all three reports be cited, e.g., Miranda v.
Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). When a decision from another
state is cited, a copy thereof should be attached to the brief.
The argument on a specification or assignment of error in a brief shall include a suitable
reference by volume and page to the place in the record which contains the basis for the
alleged error. The court may disregard the argument on that error in the event suitable
reference to the record is not made.
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Examples from Botting v. Dep't of Behavioral & Developmental Servs., 2003 ME
152, 838 A.2d 1168
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The RRMHS regulations are a set of rules promulgated by BDS pursuant to its authority set
forth in 34-B M.R.S.A. § 3003 (1988 & Pamph. 2003).
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As a condition of DHS licensure, hospitals like TAMC are required to comply with the
RRMHS regulations. See 13 C.M.R. 10 144 112-69 § XXIII(F) (2003). DHS rules also
provide that, under agreement with DHS, BDS shall conduct surveys and inspections for
compliance with the RRMHS regulations, id., but vest BDS with no other specific
enforcement authority over individual grievances, see id. The RRMHS regulations purport to
apply to, among other agencies, "all public or private inpatient psychiatric institutes and
units." 13 C.M.R. 14 193 001-4, Introduction (1995).
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We review an agency decision, appealed from the Superior Court acting as an appellate court,
"directly for abuse of discretion, errors of law, or findings not supported by the evidence."