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- 1). Write the last name of the litigant who brought the appeal. This litigant is the "Appellant" and may be referred to as the "Petitioner" or "Movant" if he filed the original suit.
- 2). Write a lower-case "v" followed by a period after the name of the appellant.
- 3). Write the name of the litigant who responded to the appeal after the "v." This litigant is the "Appellee" and may be referred to as the "Respondent" if he also responded to the original suit.
- 4). Italicize the name of the case.
- 5). Write the year the case was decided in parentheses after the name of the appellee. For example if the case of Smith versus Jones was decided in 1984, the citation so far would read "Smith v. Jones (1984)."
- 6). Write the volume number next to the year the case was decided. The books in which cases are printed, called case reporters, have numbered volumes. If the volume number is 35, then the citation so far would read "Smith v. Jones (1984) 35."
- 7). Write the volume's edition after the volume number. The edition is noted on the binding of the case reporter. California Supreme Court decisions are found in the California Reports set of reporters. This set is abbreviated "Cal." If you are citing a case in the second edition of California Reports, abbreviate the second edition to read "2d." For example, if you are citing a case from the second edition of California Reports, the citation so far would read "Smith v. Jones (1984) 35 Cal. 2d." Court of Appeals decisions are found within the California Appellate Reports set of reporters. Abbreviate California Appellate Reports as "Cal. App." If citing a case in the second edition of California Appellate Reports, abbreviate the second edition to read "2d." For example, if you are citing a case from the second edition of California Appellate Reports, the citation so far would read "Smith v. Jones (1984) 35 Cal. App. 2d."
- 8). Write the page number on which the case starts after the reporter's edition, followed by a period. For example, if the case of Smith v. Jones starts on page 223 of the reporter, the citation would read "Smith v. Jones (1984) 35 Cal. App. 2d 223."
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