must be to the United States Reports, Lawyers’ Edition, or
Supreme Court Reporter if available. Citation to a case from
any other federal court must be to the Federal Reporter, Federal
Supplement, or Federal Rules Decisions if available. Citation to
a state court case must be to the official state reporter or any
regional reporter published by West Publishing Company if
available. If a case is not available in the foregoing sources, but
is available on an electronic database (e.g., LEXIS or Westlaw),
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citation to the case must include the case name, the database
identifier, the court, the date of decision, any code or number
used by the database to identify the case, and any screen or
page numbers assigned.
