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Supreme Court of Ohio Writing Manual

NEW Ohio Supreme Court Writing Manual eff June 17, 2024
"This version of the Manual of Citations includes citation-form updates that recognize that most legal research utilizes electronic databases. Most notably, parallel case citations are no longer necessary or helpful; the Ohio WebCite is now all the reader needs to locate an opinion issued by the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, or Court of Claims. And for older Ohio opinions lacking a WebCite, the regional-reporter (N.E.) citation has become obsolete, given the proliferation of legal-research services, including several that do not require a subscription. Although the shrinking of the citation form for Ohio cases from
three parallel sources to one is perhaps the most obvious change from the second edition, this edition’s Manual of Citations includes various other changes intended to simplify and modernize citation forms."
Article: New Ohio Supreme Court Writing Manual Makes Opinions Easier To Read and Briefs Simpler To Write
June 24, 2024.
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As of this writing (July 2024), has not been updated to the new manual

Ohio Citations - Examples

Cases BEFORE May 1, 2002

Reported Case Before 2002:

Third Edition of Manual, eff. June 17, 2024:
State v. Crandall, 9 Ohio App.3d 291, 292 (1st Dist.1983).

Second Edition of Manual, before June 17, 2024:
State v. Crandall, 9 Ohio App.3d 291, 292, 460 N.E.2d 296 (1st Dist.1983).

Unreported Case Before 2002:

Third Edition of Manual, eff. June 17, 2024:
Std. Oil Co. v. Fairview Park, 1979 WL 210632, *4 (8th Dist. Dec. 20, 1979).
or
Std. Oil Co. v. Fairview Park, 1979 Ohio App. LEXIS 11428, *4 (8th Dist. Dec. 20, 1979).

Second Edition of Manual, before June 17, 2024:
Std. Oil Co. v. Fairview Park, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 39908, 1979 WL 210632, *4 (Dec. 20, 1979).
or
Std. Oil Co. v. Fairview Park, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 39908, 1979 Ohio App. LEXIS 11428, 4 (Dec. 20, 1979).

Cases AFTER May 1, 2002

Reported Case After 2002:

Third Edition of Manual, eff. June 17, 2024:
Bonacorsi v. Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. Co., 2002-Ohio-2220, ¶ 15.

Byer v. Wright, 2005-Ohio-1797 (11th Dist.).

Second Edition of Manual, before June 17, 2024:
Bonacorsi v. Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. Co., 95 Ohio St.3d 314, 2002-Ohio-2220, 767 N.E.2d 707, ¶ 15.

Byer v. Wright, 160 Ohio App.3d 472, 2005-Ohio-1797, 827 N.E.2d 835 (11th Dist.).

Unreported Case After 2002:

Third Edition of Manual, eff. June 17, 2024:
State v. Jones, 2003-Ohio-5994 (10th Dist.).

Second Edition of Manual, before June 17, 2024:
State v. Jones, 10th Dist. Franklin No. 02AP-1390, 2003-Ohio-5994.

Ohio Revised Code

R.C. 2911.01