How to look up a case with a citation
Reading Case Citations
A case citation typically has five parts: Party names, name if the reporter in which the case is found, volume number of the reporter, page in the reporter where the case starts, and the year the case was decided. The party names and the year may not be inlcuded. The parts in a citation look like this:
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
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Parties Volume Reporter Page Year
Finding Cases by Citation in Print
The name of the reporter in which the case is found is abbreviated. Following is a list of commonly uised abbreviations for Federal and regional case reporters. The "Stack" column refers to the stack of shelving in this library where these materials are found. The stacks are numbered on the side, and are located on both the first and second floors of the library. A 3-digit stack number beginning with "2" (e.g. 229) is on the second floor of the library. The second table contains information on case reporters for the state of Ohio.
|
Abbreviation |
Reporter Name |
Volumes |
Stack |
|
U.S. |
United States Reporter |
1-current |
11 |
|
S. Ct. or SCT |
Supreme Court Reporter |
1-current |
11 |
|
L. Ed. |
U.S. Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer’s Edition |
1-100 |
11 |
|
L. Ed. 2d |
U.S. Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer’s Edition, 2d |
1-current |
11 |
|
F. 2d |
Federal Reporter, 2d |
738-999* |
11-12 |
|
F. 3d |
Federal Reporter, 3d |
1-current |
12 |
|
F. Supp. |
Federal Supplement |
590-999* |
12-13 |
|
F. Supp. 2d |
Federal Supplement, 2d |
1-current |
12-13 |
|
N.E. 2d |
North Eastern Reporter, 2d |
466-current* |
13-14 |
|
Abbreviation |
Reporter Name |
Volumes |
Stack |
|
Ohio St. |
Ohio State Reports |
1-177 |
7,229 |
|
Ohio St. 2d |
Ohio State Reports, 2d |
1-70 |
7,229 |
|
Ohio St. 3d |
Ohio State Reports, 3d ** |
1-current |
8,230 |
|
Ohio App. |
Ohio Appellate Reports |
1-120 |
7,229 |
|
Ohio App. 2d |
Ohio Appellate Reports, 2d |
1-70 |
7,229-30 |
|
Ohio App. 3d |
Ohio Appellate Reports, 3d ** |
1-current |
8,230 |
|
Ohio Misc. |
Ohio Miscellaneous Reports |
1-70 |
7,230 |
|
Ohio Misc. 2d |
Ohio Miscellaneous Reports, 2d ** |
1-current |
8,230 |
|
Ohio App. Unrep. |
Unreported Ohio Appellate Cases+ |
1-8 |
7,230 |
|
Ohio Op. |
Ohio Opinions Annotated |
1-60 |
6,229 |
|
Ohio Op. 2d |
Ohio Opinions, 2d |
1-75 |
6,229 |
|
Ohio Op. 3d |
Ohio Opinions, 3d |
1-24 |
6,229 |
|
Ohio B. |
Ohio State Bar Association Reports/Ohio Bar Reports |
1-31 |
6,229 |
|
Ohio C.C. |
Ohio Circuit Court Reports |
1-22 |
6,229 |
|
Ohio C.C. (n.s.) |
Ohio Circuit Court Reports, New Series |
1-26 |
6,229 |
|
Ohio Ct. App. |
OCA Reports / Ohio Court of Appeals Reports |
27-32 |
6,229 |
|
Ohio N.P. |
Ohio Nisi Prius Reports |
1-8 |
6,229 |
|
Ohio N.P. (n.s.) |
Ohio Nisi Prius Reports, New Series |
1-32 |
6,229 |
|
Ohio Law Abs. |
Ohio Law Abstract |
2-95 |
6,229 |
|
Ohio Cir. Dec. |
Ohio Circuit Decisions |
1-35 |
6,229 |
|
O.F.D. |
Ohio Federal Decisions |
1-16 |
6,229 |
|
Ohio*** |
Ohio Reports |
1-20 |
229 |
|
Ohio Dec. |
Ohio Decisions |
1-31 |
229 |
|
Ohio Dec. Reprint |
Ohio Decisions Reprint |
1-11 |
229 |
|
OAG |
Ohio Attorney General Opinions |
1910-current |
5,229 |
** In the Ohio Official Reports Series, three reporters are combined. Starting in 1982 (Vol.1) Ohio State Reports 3d, Ohio Appellate Reports 3d, and Ohio Miscellaneous Reports 2d are combined into one volume. Starting in June 1991 (Vol. 61) they are each published separately. Starting in 1994, Ohio Appellate Reports and Ohio Miscellaneous Reports were recombined, beginning with Vol. 93 Ohio App. and Vol. 64 Ohio Misc. Ohio State Reports continues to be a separate volume.
*** Ohio Reports covers Ohio Supreme Court cases reported between 1821 and 1851. During the 1990's, the Ohio Supreme Court developed its own system of citations for finding opinions on the Ohio Supreme Court website. This form, referred to as the WebCite, also uses the abbreviation "Ohio" (ex. 2009 Ohio 6054). If you are unsure as to whether your citation is to the Ohio Reports or a WebCite, check the date.
+ Additional Unreported Ohio Cases are available on microfiche. The following are available: 5th District: 1974-1981 and 9th District: 1921-1962.
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