Format: Ct. Docket, Plaintiff Name v. Defendant Name, Case Number, (Court Name date case filed).
Ie.: Ct. Docket, State v. Doe, No. 123CR4567, (Franklin Mun. Ct. 2/2/2023 ).
Format: Narrative, Author, Plaintiff Name v. Defendant Name, Case Number, (Court Name date case filed).
Ie.: Initial Narrative, Officer J. Roe, State v. Doe, No. 123CR4567, (Franklin Mun. Ct 2/2/2023).
Format: Compl., Plaintiff Name v. Defendant Name, Case Number, (Court Name date complaint filed).
Ie. Compl. ¶ 7, State v. Doe, No. 123CR4567, (Franklin Mun. Ct. 2/2/2023).
If the complaint is in the same case with the same trial court docket number, you may use the format set out in Bluebook Rule B17:
Ie. Compl. ¶ 7.
Format: Officer Name, Department Name, Report Number, (Date).
Ie.: Officer J. Doe, Franklin Police Department, Incident Report 12-345, at 5 (January 1, 2024).
Format: Name Dep., Page Number:Line Number, Date of Deposition.
Ie.: Doe Dep. 13:5, January 15, 2024.
If the citation includes multiple lines from the transcript:
Ie.: Doe Dep. 13:5-10, January 15, 2024.
Bluebook R. B17 says that the date is optionsl unless it is relevant to the discussion, or it is needed to avoid confusion.
Format: Trial Tr. Vol. No. (if more than one vol.), Page Number:Line Number, Date of Trial.
Ie. Trial Tr. 13:5, January 15, 2024.
Ie. Trial Tr. Vol. 2 13:5, January 15, 2024.