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

New Hampshire
• Psychiatric Inst. of Am. v. Mediplex, Inc., 130 N.H. 125, 536 A.2d 169 (1987), later
proceeding, 132 N.H. 177, 564 A.2d 818 (1989).*
• Psychiatric Inst. of Am. v. Mediplex, Inc., 536 A.2d 169 (N.H. 1987), later proceeding,
564 A.2d 818 (N.H. 1989).
* In-state references to decisions appearing in New Hampshire Reports should, where
possible, include citations to those reports.
New Jersey
• Dep't of Envtl. Prot. v. Lennan, 147 N.J. 579, 688 A.2d 1055 (1997).*
• Dep't of Envtl. Prot. v. Lennan, 688 A.2d 1055 (N.J. 1997).
• Essex Cnty. Welfare Bd. v. Dep't of Insts. & Agencies, 75 N.J. 232, 381 A.2d 349
(1978).*
• Essex Cnty. Welfare Bd. v. Dep't of Insts. & Agencies, 381 A.2d 349 (N.J. 1978).
• Diehl v. Diehl, 389 N.J. Super. 443, 913 A.2d 803 (App. Div. 2006).*
• Diehl v. Diehl, 913 A.2d 803 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2006).
• Davis v. City of Plainfield, 389 N.J. Super. 424, 913 A.2d 166 (Ch. Div. 2006).*
• Davis v. City of Plainfield, 913 A.2d 166 (N.J. Super. Ct. Ch. Div. 2006).
* In-state references to decisions appearing in New Jersey Reports or New Jersey Superior
Court Reports should, where possible, include citations to those reports. With Superior
Court decisions, the division of the court should be indicated: App. Div., Ch. Div. or Law
Div.
New Mexico
• Coates v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 1999-NMSC-013, 127 N.M. 47, 976 P.2d 999.*
• Coates v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 976 P.2d 999 (N.M. 1999).
• Golden Oil Co. v. Chace Oil Co., 2000-NMCA-005, 16, 128 N.M. 526, 994 P.2d 772.*
• Golden Oil Co. v. Chace Oil Co., 994 P.2d 772, 776 (N.M. Ct. App. 2000).
• Gallegos v. Citizens Ins. Agency, 108 N.M. 722, 779 P.2d 99 (1989).*
• Gallegos v. Citizens Ins. Agency, 779 P.2d 99 (N.M. 1989).
• Buckingham v. Health S. Rehab. Hosp., 124 N.M. 419, 952 P.2d 20 (Ct. App. 1997).*
• Buckingham v. Health S. Rehab. Hosp., 952 P.2d 20 (N.M. Ct. App. 1997).
• Gallegos v. Yeargin W. Constructors, 104 N.M. 623, 725 P.2d 599 (Ct. App. 1986).*
• Gallegos v. Yeargin W. Constructors, 725 P.2d 599 (N.M. Ct. App. 1986).
* In-state references to decisions appearing in New Mexico Reports should, where
possible, include citations to those reports, in parallel with citations to the regional reporter.
In addition in-state references to decisions from 1996 forward should include a mediumneutral
citation which, under New Mexico rules, consists of the year, a court identifier, and
a sequential decision number in the format shown here. Pinpoint cites should be to the
paragraph numbers assigned by the court.
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