Court opinions
How to cite an Eleventh Circuit opinion
Cite an Eleventh Circuit opinion as case name, volume, reporter and first page, a pinpoint, and “(11th 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.2d, F. App’x and F.4th.
3 real examples
Each citation is printed as the book prints it, from an authority the book checked against its source.
Gibbs v. Maxwell House, 738 F.2d 1153 (11th Cir. 1984).
- Case name
- Gibbs v. Maxwell House
- Volume, reporter and first page
- 738 F.2d 1153
- Court and date
- (11th Cir. 1984)
The authority
- Gibbs v. Maxwell House (11th Cir., Aug. 9, 1984)Copy (static.case.law)Find it on CourtListener
Where the book teaches this
See, e.g., Burke v. Postmaster Gen., 719 F. App’x 986 (11th Cir. 2018) (per curiam).
- Case name
- Burke v. Postmaster Gen.
- Volume, reporter and first page
- 719 F. App’x 986
- Court and date
- (11th Cir. 2018)
The authority
- Burke v. Postmaster Gen. (11th Cir., Apr. 12, 2018)Source (govinfo.gov)
See Snell v. United Specialty Ins. Co., 102 F.4th 1208, 1230 (11th Cir. 2024) (Newsom, J., concurring).
- Case name
- Snell v. United Specialty Ins. Co.
- Volume, reporter and first page
- 102 F.4th 1208
- Pinpoint
- 1230
- Court and date
- (11th Cir. 2024)
The authority
- Snell v. United Specialty Ins. Co. (11th Cir., May 28, 2024)Source (govinfo.gov)
Where the book teaches this
Where the book teaches this
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