Introduction to Basic Legal Citation - access-to-law home

Colorado
• People v. Padilla-Lopez, 2012 CO 49, 18, 279 P.3d 651*
• People v. Padilla-Lopez, 279 P.3d 651, 656 (Colo. 2012).
• City of Greeley v. Poudre Valley Rural Elec., 744 P.2d 739 (Colo. 1987), appeal
dismissed, 485 U.S. 949 (1988).
• B.K. Sweeney Elec. Co. v. Poston, 110 Colo. 139, 132 P.2d 443 (1942).*
• B.K. Sweeney Elec. Co. v. Poston, 132 P.2d 443 (Colo. 1942).
• Vaccaro v. Am. Family Ins. Group, 2012 COA 9, 18, 275 P.3d 750.*
• Vaccaro v. Am. Family Ins. Group, 132 P.3d 750 (Colo. Ct. App. 2012).
• People v. Petschow, 119 P.3d 495 (Colo. App. 2004).*
• People v. Petschow, 119 P.3d 495 (Colo. Ct. App. 2004).
• Serv. Merch. Co. v. Schwartzberg, 971 P.2d 654 (Colo. Ct. App. 1997).
• Vessels Oil & Gas Co. v. Coastal Ref. & Mktg., Inc., 764 P.2d 391 (Colo. Ct. App. 1988).
* Publication of Colorado Reports ceased in 1980. In-state references to decisions
appearing in those reports should, where possible, include parallel citations to them. In
addition, in-state references to decisions of the Court of Appeals can follow the practice of
the Colorado courts and use a slightly more economic abbreviation of the court. For more
examples, see § 7-500. Citations to decisions from 2012 on can use the state's mediumneutral
citation system instead of citations to the regional reporter; they need not include a
parallel citation.
Connecticut
• Tovish v. Gerber Elecs., 212 Conn. 814, 565 A.2d 538 (1989).*
• Tovish v. Gerber Elecs., 565 A.2d 538 (Conn. 1989).
• Hansen v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co., 239 Conn. 549, 687 A.2d 1262 (1995).*
• Hansen v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co., 687 A.2d 1262 (Conn. 1995).
• Vogel v. Maimonides Acad. of W. Conn., Inc., 58 Conn. App. 624, 754 A.2d 824 (2000).*
• Vogel v. Maimonides Acad. of W. Conn., Inc., 754 A.2d 824 (Conn. App. Ct. 2000).
• Chaleunphone v. Slater Rd. Assocs., 26 Conn. App. 946, 602 A.2d 47 (1992).*
• Chaleunphone v. Slater Rd. Assocs., 602 A.2d 47 (Conn. App. Ct. 1992).
• Bishop's Corner Assocs. Ltd. P'shp v. Serv. Merch. Co., 45 Conn. Supp. 443, 720 A.2d
531 (1997).*
• Bishop's Corner Assocs. Ltd. P'shp v. Serv. Merch. Co., 720 A.2d 531 (Conn. Super. Ct.
1997).
* In-state references to decisions appearing in Connecticut Reports, Connecticut Appellate
Reports, or Connecticut Supplement should, where possible, include citations to them.
Indeed, state rules specify that citations in the argument portion of a brief should be to the
official reports alone.
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