LRW OrientationLRW Orientation

Cases and Case BriefingCases and Case Briefing

SAMPLESAMPLE

Cases, Cases, CasesCases, Cases, Cases– What’s the big deal?– What’s the big deal?

• English Common LawEnglish Common Law

• Case MethodCase Method

Case CitationCase Citation

• Party 1 v. Party 2Party 1 v. Party 2, Vol. # - Book Id. -, Vol. # - Book Id. -Start Page (Court Year)Start Page (Court Year)

• Party 1 usually is the party bringing the case and Party 2 Party 1 usually is the party bringing the case and Party 2 is the one respondingis the one responding

• Monge v. Beebe Rubber Co.Monge v. Beebe Rubber Co., 316 A.2d , 316 A.2d 549 (N.H. 1974) 549 (N.H. 1974)

• Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 120 (1973)Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 120 (1973)• The Book Id. (U.S.) tells us the court; 120 is the jump cite The Book Id. (U.S.) tells us the court; 120 is the jump cite

or pinpoint cite where the relevant material appearsor pinpoint cite where the relevant material appears

Case BriefsCase Briefs• Prepare for classPrepare for class

• Use in ClassUse in Class

• Revise Briefs after ClassRevise Briefs after Class

• Synthesize cases for outlineSynthesize cases for outline

• Use synthesis of cases to try to Use synthesis of cases to try to predict outcome of new predict outcome of new hypotheticalshypotheticals

Contents of Case BriefsContents of Case Briefs

• FactsFacts

• Procedural HistoryProcedural History

• Court and the JudgeCourt and the Judge

• IssuesIssues

• JudgmentJudgment

• HoldingHolding

• DictaDicta

• RationaleRationale

• Dissents, ConcurrencesDissents, Concurrences

FactsFacts

• Who what when where how – making Who what when where how – making sense of the scenariosense of the scenario

Procedural HistoryProcedural History

• What happened to the case after it What happened to the case after it was filedwas filed

• The rest of this presentation will be The rest of this presentation will be made available to all professors who made available to all professors who adopt one of the Murray & DeSanctis adopt one of the Murray & DeSanctis textstexts