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I'm in your bluebook citing your articles

Arbac — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:38:39 -0800

Bluebook filter: What is the correct bluebook format (law review footnote style) citation for a court filing? I'm working on an article, and I forgot my bluebook at home. Can someone please let me know the correct format to cite a court filing. I need to cite to a State Department Statement of Interest in a court case I'm discussing.

I know the docket number of the case, the title of the filing, the filing date, and the citation for the court case. I just can't remember how I'm supposed to format the citation to the actual statement of interest.

Thanks!

How to cross-cite Westlaw and LEXIS cases?

resurrexit — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:19:46 -0800

Is there a way to cross-reference the unique identifier of an unpublished case available on one electronic database to which you are subscribed (Westlaw, LEXIS, etc.) with its unique cite on one of the other electronic databases to which you are unsubscribed? Let's assume that:
(1) You're a private lawyer or a law clerk at a court with access only to one service, say Westlaw;
(2) the people to whom you need to communicate the case's unique location have access only to one of the other services, say LEXIS;
(3) you know the Westlaw citation (the 2008 WL 1234567 cite) but need to give it to them in its LEXIS equivalent so they can access the case electronically.

How, short of calling law students or professors with their unlimited free accounts, can I find out the LEXIS cite? Or, assuming I'm a LEXIS user and know the LEXIS identifier, how can I get that "2008 WL 1234567" number?

I ask because some courts require you to cite these cases either to one or the other database, and many are only subscribed to one service. (The obvious practical solution for lawyers communicating with courts is to send a copy of the case along with your brief, motion, whatever. But they still have to look it up if they want an electronic copy--and no decent lawyer takes the approach, at least with regard to submitting information to a court, "Ah, they'll look it up.")

The name of the White Castle sandwich- slyder or slider?

blueshammer — Sun, 08 Aug 2004 06:48:23 -0800

Can I please get a definitive ruling on White Castle "slider" vs. White Castle "slyder"? Google tells me it's "slider" but I don't think that's right.