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1. The latest edition of the “Bluebook” (UA Uniform System of CitationU) will

ordinarily be followed.

2. Citation of Opinions to Official Reports.

(a) In citing opinions of this court and its predecessors, cite as found in the

UFederal ReporterU:

Doe v. Roe, 000 F.3d 333 (Fed. Cir. 2003).

Roe v. Doe, 000 F.2d 222 (Fed. Cir. 1982).

Goutos v. United States, 522 F.2d 922 (Ct. Cl. 1976).

In re Sponnoble, 405 F.2d 578 (CCPA 1969).

(b) Cite official reports of the Court of Claims only when the matter cited was

not published in the UFederal ReporterU and cite official reports of the Court of

Customs and Patent Appeals or the United States Patent Quarterly only when the

matter was not published in the UFederal ReporterU:

Jones v. United States, 107 Ct. Cl. 806 (1972).

Rogers v. Smith, 35 CCPA 47 (1960).

In re John Doe, 33 USPQ2d 336 (Fed. Cir. 1999).

(c) Cite this court’s opinions in appeals from the Court of International Trade

and the International Trade Commission as found in the Federal Reporter; may

also cite U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Int’l Trade Cases

(_____Fed. Cir. (T)_____):

United States v. Roses, Inc., 706 F.2d 1563, 1 Fed. Cir. (T) 39 (1983).

3. Cite Without Periods in CCPA (Modifies Bluebook).

4. In citing opinions of the Court of International Trade, cite as found in the UFederal

SupplementU. Cite official reports of that court, (69 Cust. Ct. 105) or (4 CIT 110), only

where the matter cited was not published in the UFederal SupplementU. In citing opinions of

the Claims Court, cite as found in UClaims Court Reports (Cl. Ct.). For cases appearing in

1 Cl. Ct. 1 through 1 Cl. Ct. 129, cite at the first occurrence in this court’s opinion the

additional corresponding citation of 550 F. Supp. 669 through 555 F. Supp. 403. In citing

opinions of the Court of Federal Claims, cite as found in the UFederal Claims ReporterU

(Fed. Cl.).

5. In government contract cases, cite published opinions of Boards of Contract

Appeals from the publications in which they appear, e.g., UGoodyear Tire Co.U, ASBCA No.

12345, 74-2 BC ¶54321.

6. When an opinion has been published by a trial level tribunal in a recognized

reporter, a citation thereto will be entered in the opinion of this court disposing of the

appeal. When a slip opinion has been issued by a trial level tribunal and is intended for

publication in a recognized reporter, but has not appeared in such reporter when our

opinion is ready for issuance, the date and case number of the slip opinion will be cited in

the opinion of this court. Issuance of opinions of this court will not be delayed by an

effort to comply with this paragraph.

7. In citing patent and trademark opinions of other courts, cite as found in UFederal

ReporterU or UFederal SupplementU.

8. Opinions of the Supreme Court and of this court relating to this court’s exclusive

jurisdiction should be cited as precedent, in preference to opinions of courts no longer

having jurisdiction over the subject matter with which the citation is concerned.

9. Respect for the tribunals from whose judgments and decisions appeals are taken to

this court requires care in referring to those tribunals in our opinions. Reference should

not be made to “the court below,” “the lower court,” “the lower tribunal,” or “the judge

below.” Reference should be made to, e.g., “the district court,” “the trial court,” “the

district judge,” “the trial tribunal,” or “the court.” The presiding officer in MSPB hearings

is an “administrative judge.”