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Reporter Abbreviations

Note: 2d denotes the second series of a reporter, and 3d denotes the third series, with each new series beginning with volume 1.

Federal Reporters

• United States Reports – U.S. – official reporter of U.S. Supreme Court cases

• Supreme Court Reporter – S. Ct. – second reporter of U.S. Supreme Court cases

• Lawyer’s Edition – L. Ed., L. Ed. 2d – alternate reporter of U.S. Supreme Court cases

• Federal Reporter – F., F.2d, F.3d – U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals cases

• Federal Supplement – F. Supp., F. Supp. 2d – U.S. District Court cases

• Federal Rules Decision – F.R.D. – U.S. District Court cases dealing with interpretation of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence

• Bankruptcy Reporter – B.R. – U.S. District Court bankruptcy cases, Bankruptcy Court cases, and Bankruptcy Appellate Panel cases

• United States Tax Court Reports – T.C. – U.S. Tax Court cases

State Regional Reporters

• Atlantic Reporter – A., A.2d – Includes Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

• North Eastern Reporter – N.E., N.E.2d – Includes Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio

• North Western Reporter – N.W., N.W.2d – Includes Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin

• Pacific Reporter – P., P.2d, P.3d – Includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

• Southern Reporter – So., So. 2d – Includes Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi

• South Eastern Reporter – S.E., S.E.2d – Includes Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia

• South Western Reporter – S.W., S.W.2d, S.W.3d – Includes Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas

State Jurisdiction/Court Abbreviations & Federal Circuit

|State |Jurisdiction/Court Abbreviations |Public Domain |Federal Circuit|

| | |citation? | |

|Alabama |Supreme Court – (Ala.) |No |11th Cir. |

| |Court of Civil Appeals – (Ala. Civ. App.) | |(formerly 5th |

| | | |Cir.) |

|Alaska |Supreme Court – (Alaska) |No |9th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Alaska Ct. App.) | | |

|Arizona |Supreme Court – (Ariz.) |No |9th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Ariz. Ct. App.) | | |

|Arkansas |Supreme Court – (Ark.) |No |8th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Ark. Ct. App.) | | |

|California |Supreme Court – (Cal.) |No |9th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeal – (Cal. Ct. App.) | | |

|Colorado |Supreme Court – (Colo.) |No |10th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Colo. Ct. App.) | | |

|Connecticut |Supreme Court – (Conn.) |No |2nd Cir. |

| |Appellate Court – (Conn. App. Ct.) | | |

| |Superior Court – (Conn. Super. Ct.) | | |

|Delaware |Supreme Court – (Del.) |No |3rd Cir. |

| |Court of Chancery – (Del. Ch.) | | |

| |Superior Court – (Del. Super. Ct.) | | |

| |Family Court – (Del. Fam. Ct.) | | |

|District of Columbia |Court of Appeals – (D.C.) |No |D.C. Cir. |

| |U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit – (D.C. Cir.) | | |

|Florida |Supreme Court – (Fla.) |No |11th Cir. |

| |District Court of Appeals – (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.) | |(formerly 5th |

| |Circuit Court – (Fla. Cir. Ct.) | |Cir.) |

|Georgia |Supreme Court – (Ga.) |No |11th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Ga. Ct. App.) | |(formerly 5th |

| | | |Cir.) |

|Hawaii |Supreme Court – (Haw.) |No |9th Cir. |

| |Intermediate Court of Appeals – (Haw. Ct. App.) | | |

|Idaho |Supreme Court – (Idaho) |No |9th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Idaho Ct. App.) | | |

|Illinois |Supreme Court – (Ill.) |No |7th Cir. |

| |Appellate Court – (Ill. App. Ct.) | | |

| |Court of Claims – (Ill. Ct. Cl.) | | |

|Indiana |Supreme Court – (Ind.) |No |7th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Ind. Ct. App.) | | |

|Iowa |Supreme Court – (Iowa) |No |8th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Iowa Ct. App.) | | |

|Kansas |Supreme Court – (Kan.) |No |10th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Kan. Ct. App.) | | |

|Kentucky |Supreme Court – (Ky.) |No |6th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Ky. Ct. App.) (before 1976 this was highest court and abbreviation was| | |

| |(Ky.)) | | |

|Louisiana |Supreme Court – (La.) |Yes |5th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (La. Ct. App.) | | |

|Maine |Supreme Judicial Court – (Me.) |Yes |1st Cir. |

|Maryland |Court of Appeals – (Md.) |No |4th Cir. |

| |Court of Special Appeals – (Md. Ct. Spec. App.) | | |

|Massachusetts |Supreme Judicial Court – (Mass.) |No |1st Cir. |

| |Appeals Court – (Mass. App. Ct.) | | |

| |District Court – (Mass. Dist. Ct.) | | |

|Michigan |Supreme Court – (Mich.) |No |6th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Mich. Ct. App.) | | |

| |Court of Claims – (Mich. Ct. Cl.) | | |

|Minnesota |Supreme Court – (Minn.) |No |6th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Minn. Ct. App.) | | |

|Mississippi |Supreme Court – (Miss.) |Yes |5th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Miss. Ct. App.) | | |

|Missouri |Supreme Court – (Mo.) |No |8th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Mo. Ct. App.) | | |

|Montana |Supreme Court – (Mont.) |Yes |9th Cir. |

|Nebraska |Supreme Court – (Neb.) |No |8th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Neb. Ct. App.) | | |

|Nevada |Supreme Court – (Nev.) |No |9th Cir. |

|New Hampshire |Supreme Court – (N.H.) |No |1st Cir. |

|New Jersey |Supreme Court – (N.J.) |No |3rd Cir. |

| |Superior Court, Appellate Division – (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.) | | |

| |Superior Court, Chancery Division – (N.J. Super. Ct. Ch. Div.) | | |

| |Superior Court, Law Division – (N.J. Super. Ct. Law Div.) | | |

| |County Court – (e.g., Essex County Ct.) | | |

| |Tax Court – (N.J. Tax Ct.) | | |

|New Mexico |Supreme Court – (N.M.) |Yes |10th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (N.M. Ct. App.) | | |

|New York |Court of Appeals – (N.Y.) |No |2nd Cir. |

| |Supreme Court, Appellate Division – (N.Y. App. Div.) | | |

| |Supreme Court – (N.Y. Sup. Ct.) | | |

| |Court of Claims – (N.Y. Ct. Cl.) | | |

| |Family Court – (N.Y. Fam. Ct.) | | |

|North Carolina |Supreme Court – (N.C.) |No |4th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (N.C. Ct. App.) | | |

|North Dakota |Supreme Court – (N.D.) |Yes |8th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals of North Dakota – (N.D. Ct. App.) | | |

|Ohio |Supreme Court – (Ohio) |No |6th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Ohio Ct. App.) | | |

|Oklahoma |Supreme Court – (Okla.) |Yes |10th Cir. |

| |Court of Civil Appeals – (Okla. Civ. App.) | | |

| |Before 1996 – Court of Appeals – (Okla. Ct. App.) | | |

|Oregon |Supreme Court – (Or.) |No |9th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Or. Ct. App.) | | |

| |Tax Court – (Or. T.C.) | | |

|Pennsylvania |Supreme Court – (Pa.) |No |3rd Cir. |

| |Superior Court – (Pa. Super. Ct.) | | |

| |Commonwealth Court – (Pa. Commw. Ct.) | | |

|Rhode Island |Supreme Court – (R.I.) |No |1st Cir. |

|South Carolina |Supreme Court – (S.C.) |No |4th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (S.C. Ct. App.) | | |

|South Dakota |Supreme Court – (S.D.) |Yes |8th Cir. |

|Tennessee |Supreme Court – (Tenn.) |No |6th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Tenn. Ct. App.) | | |

|Texas |Supreme Court – (Tex.) |No |5th Cir. |

| |Courts of Appeals – (Tex. App.) – previously Courts of Civil Appeals – (Tex. Civ. App.) | | |

| |Court of Criminal Appeals – (Tex. Crim. App.) – previously Court of Appeals – (Tex. Ct. | | |

| |App.) | | |

| |Commission of Appeals – (Tex. Comm’n App.) | | |

|Utah |Supreme Court – (Utah) |Yes |10th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Utah Ct. App.) | | |

|Vermont |Supreme Court – (Vt.) |No |2nd Cir. |

|Virginia |Supreme Court – (Va.) |No |4th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Va. Ct. App.) | | |

| |Circuit Court – (Va. Cir. Ct.) | | |

|Washington |Supreme Court – (Wash.) |No |9th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Wash. Ct. App.) | | |

|West Virginia |Supreme Court of Appeals – (W. Va.) |No |4th Cir. |

|Wisconsin |Supreme Court – (Wis.) |Yes |7th Cir. |

| |Court of Appeals – (Wis. Ct. App.) | | |

|Wyoming |Supreme Court – (Wyo.) |Yes |10th Cir. |

Public Domain Format

Note: Case citations are for citation form illustration purposes only, and are not business valuation related cases.

Louisiana – Adopted for cases issued after December 31, 1993:

• Billiot v. Billiot, 01-1298 (La. 6/29/01).

• State v. Arnold, 99-0742 (La. App. 3 Cir. 4/11/01).

Maine – Adopted for cases issued after December 31, 1996:

• Blanchard v. Sawyer, 2001 ME 18, ¶ 5.

Mississippi – Adopted for cases issued after July 1, 1997:

• Bresnahan v. Bresnahan, 2000-CA-00823-SCT (Miss. 2000).

• Alderson v. Alderson, 2000-CA-01437-COA (Miss. 2000).

Montana – Adopted for cases issued after January 1, 1998:

• Bar OK Ranch, Co. v Ehlert, 2002 MT 12.

New Mexico – Adopted for cases issued after December 31, 1995:

• Gunaji v. Macias, 2001-NMSC-028.

• Ettenson v. Burke, 2001-NMCA-003.

North Dakota – Adopted for cases issued after January 1, 1997:

Terry v. Terry, 2002 ND 2.

Lang v. Binstock, 2001 ND App 1.

Ohio – Adopted by rule amendment on May 1, 2002, for all opinions of the supreme court, the 12 appellate courts, and the court of claims that are posted to the Ohio Supreme Court Web site, currently dating back to 1992:

• Miller v. Ruhlin Constr., Inc., 2002-Ohio-2840.

Oklahoma – Adopted for cases issued after May 1, 1997:

• Casey v. Casey, 2002 OK 70.

• Hurlbut v. Morrow, 2002 OK CIV APP 83.

South Dakota – Adopted for cases issued after December 31, 1996:

• Thomans v. Hauge, 2002 SD 12.

Utah – Adopted for cases issued after December 31, 1998:

• Parduhn, v. Buchi, 2002 UT 93.

• Trench v. Saratoga, 2002 UT App 300.

Wisconsin – Adopted for cases issued after January 1, 2000:

• Stehlik v. Rhoads, 2002 WI 73, ¶18.

• Columbia Propane, L.P. v. Wisconsin Gas Co., 2002 WI App 9, ¶19.

Wyoming – Adopted for cases issued after January 1, 2001:

• Huish v. Sulenta, 2002 WY 139.

Information accurate as of 9/30/2002.

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