Court opinions
How to cite a Second Circuit opinion
Cite a Second Circuit opinion as case name, volume, reporter and first page, a pinpoint, and “(2d Cir. [year])”: the circuit and the year of decision.
The Federal Reporter prints the opinions of every circuit, so the parenthetical has to name the court.
The examples below use F.4th.
3 real examples
Each citation is printed as the book prints it, from an authority the book checked against its source.
Park v. Kim, 91 F.4th 610 (2d Cir. 2024).
- Case name
- Park v. Kim
- Volume, reporter and first page
- 91 F.4th 610
- Court and date
- (2d Cir. 2024)
The authority
- Park v. Kim (2d Cir., Jan. 30, 2024)Copy (courtlistener.com)
Loucks v. Kijakazi, No. 21-1749, 2022 WL 2189293, at *2 (2d Cir. June 17, 2022) (summary order).
- Case name
- Loucks v. Kijakazi
- Docket number
- No. 21-1749
- Database number
- 2022 WL 2189293
- Court and date
- (2d Cir. June 17, 2022)
The authority
- Loucks v. Kijakazi (2d Cir., June 17, 2022)Source (govinfo.gov)
Where the book teaches this
Loucks v. Kijakazi, No. 21-1749 (2d Cir. June 17, 2022) (summary order).
- Case name
- Loucks v. Kijakazi
- Docket number
- No. 21-1749
- Court and date
- (2d Cir. June 17, 2022)
The authority
- Loucks v. Kijakazi (2d Cir., June 17, 2022)Source (govinfo.gov)
Where the book teaches this
Where the book teaches this
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