When do legally trained readers expect quotes to belong to authority? Giron v. Corrections Corp. of America, 14 F. Supp. 2d 1245 (D.N.M. 1998) would be shortened to: Giron, 14 F. Supp. 2d to 1247. (S.4 (a)) Giron v Corrections Corp. of America, 14 F. Supp. 2d 1245 (D.N.M. 1998).

Task: Interactive citation book for the Blue Book. The structure of a case citation: full citation form. Other Considerations Affecting authority weight I (Jurisprudence) Ignore the reference in the text to online exercises unless your teacher instructs otherwise. Hierarchies between authorities I (Federation and Länder) Authority for decisions of courts of a single jurisdiction on a particular issue in order of precedence:. Szekeres v. Schaeffer, 304 F. Supp. 2d 296 (D. Conn. 2004) If there are no citations in between, you can see the quote on page 1247 of Giron v.

Corrections Corp. of America, 14 F. Supp. 2d 1245 (D.N.M. 1998) after a full citation of the case shorten to: Id. to 1247. (Rule 4.1 p. 4 (a)) Root: Author — v.

create, give life; N. original author, creator.