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

Washington
• State v. Heddrick, 166 Wn.2d 898, 20, 215 P.3d 201 (2009).*
• State v. Heddrick, 215 P.3d 201, 206 (2009).
• Shorewood W. Condo. Ass'n v. Sadri, 140 Wn.2d 47, 992 P.2d 1008 (2000).*
• Shorewood W. Condo. Ass'n v. Sadri, 992 P.2d 1008 (Wash. 2000).
• First United Methodist Church of Seattle v. Hearing Exam'r for Seattle Landmarks Pres.
Bd., 129 Wn.2d 238, 916 P.2d 374 (1996).*
• First United Methodist Church of Seattle v. Hearing Exam'r for Seattle Landmarks Pres.
Bd., 916 P.2d 374 (Wash. 1996).
• People's Org. for Wash. Energy Res. v. Utilities & Transp. Comm'n, 104 Wn.2d 798, 711
P.2d 319 (1985).*
• People's Org. for Wash. Energy Res. v. Utilities & Transp. Comm'n, 711 P.2d 319
(Wash. 1985).
• Cameron v. Murray , 151 Wn. App. 646, 14, 214 P.3d 150 (2009).*
• Cameron v. Murray, 214 P.3d 150, 155 (2009).
• Graves v. Vaagen Bros. Lumber, Inc., 55 Wn. App. 908, 781 P.2d 895 (1989).*
• Graves v. Vaagen Bros. Lumber, Inc., 781 P.2d 895 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989).
* In-state references to decisions appearing in Washington Reports or Washington
Appellate Reports should, where possible, include citations to them, abbreviated as
illustrated above ("Wn." rather than The Bluebook's "Wash."), in parallel with citations to the
regional reporter. Pinpoint cites need only use the page numbers in the official report or in
the case of decisions issued since 2004 the paragraph numbers appearing in the official
report.
West Virginia
• Syl. pt. 3, Cline v. Paramount Pac., Inc., 156 W. Va. 641, 196 S.E.2d 87 (1973).*
• Cline v. Paramount Pac., Inc., 196 S.E.2d 87 (W. Va. 1973).
* In-state references to decisions appearing in West Virginia Reports should, where
possible, include citations to those reports, in parallel with citations to the regional reporter.
Case holdings should, were possible, be cited to syllabus points in the format illustrated.
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