Legal Research and Writing Examples
By Celia C. Elwell,
RP
November/December 2003 Issue
Here is an example of a generic cover page:
Case No. ____________
FULL NAME OF THE COURT
NAME(S) OF PLAINTIFF(S),
Plaintiff(s),
vs.
NAME(S) OF DEFENDANT(S)
DEFENDANT JOHN
HENRY’S MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
AND BRIEF IN SUPPORT
Attorney’s Name,
Bar Number
Firm’s Full Name
Address
City, State, Zip
Code
Telephone Number
Fax Number
Attorneys for
Defendant John Henry
Here is an example of how a typical Table of Contents might look.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF
AUTHORITIES………………………………………………………………………………………..
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INTRODUCTION
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
1
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
……………………………………………………………………………………
2
ARGUMENT AND
AUTHORITIES……………………………………………………………………………….
4
I.
EVIDENCE OF THE DEAD MAN’S HISTORY OF CRIMINAL ACTS SHOWS A PATTERN OF
VIOLENCE
…………………………………………………………………..
4
II.
EVIDENCE ON THE ISSUE OF WHO WAS THE AGGRESSOR SHOULD BE ADMISSIBLE AT
TRIAL
…………………………………………………………………….
7
CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Here is an example of a Table of Contents and Authorities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS AND AUTHORITIES
INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………………………….1
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
……………………………………………………………………………………2
SUMMARY OF THE
ARGUMENT……………………………………………………………………………….4
ARGUMENT AND
AUTHORITIES……………………………………………………………………………….5
I.
APPELLEE MOTOR CORPORATION VIOLATED THE ECOA………………………………..5
A. The
Trial Court’s
Ruling……………………………………………………………………….5
Statute:
12 C.F.R. §
202a.2(e)……………………………………………………………………………………………….5
B. The
ECOA In Force and Effect at the Time of the
Transactions…………………….6
Cases:
American
Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. United States,
299 U.S. 232,
57 S. Ct. 170, 81 L. Ed. 142 (1936)
………………………………………………………..8
Brothers v.
First Leasing,
724 F.2d 789
(9th Cir. 1984), cert. denied,
469 U.S. 832,
105 S. Ct. 121, 83 L. Ed. 2d 63
(1984)………………………………………………….6, 7
Ford Motor Co.
v. Milhollin,
422 U.S. 940,
99 S. Ct. 288, 61 L.Ed. 2d 309 (1979),
rev’d on
other grounds, 444 U.S. 555, 100 S. Ct. 790,
63 L. Ed. 2d
22
(1980)……………………………………………………………………………………………7
Statutes:
15 U.S.C. §§
1601-1639r……………………………………………………………………………………………6
15 U.S.C. §
1691a(1)………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
Federal Rules
and Regulations:
42 Fed. Reg.
1251 (1977)
………………………………………………………………………………………….7
Other
Authorities:
1976
U.S. Code Cong.
& Ad. News
403…………………………………………………………………………9
E. Malty and F.
Miller, The Equal Credit
Opportunity Act
and Regulation B,
31
Okla. L. Rev. 1
(1978)……………………………………………………………………9
CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………………………………..11
Here is an example of a Table of Authorities.
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
Cases:
Anderson v.
United Finance Co.,
666 F.2d 1274
(9th Cir. 1982)
………………………………………………………………………………….
3
Kirk v. Ford
Motor Co.,
383 N.W.2d
193 (Mich. Ct. App.
1985)……………………………………………………………………….
4
Larsen v.
General Motors Corp.,
391 F. 2d 495
(8th Cir.
1968)……………………………………………………………………………………
5
Federal Statute:
15 U.S.C. §
1691………………………………………………………………………………………………3,
4, 6
State Statute:
21 Okla. Stat. 386 (Supp.
2002)…………………………………………………………………………………
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