Author:   EUGENE WEDOFF at -7BK-ILN-CHICAGO From Bankruptcy Judge 
          Eugene Wedoff
Date:     3/4/97  4:26 PM
Priority: Normal
TO:       citation at AO-OCPPO
Subject:  Paragraph formatting

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     I believe that a universal citation program is a commendable 
goal, but I am troubled by the prospect of a scheme that makes it 
more difficult to use "page-oriented" aids to understanding. 
Specifically, I am concerned that a system of citation keyed only to 
paragraphs will diminish the impact of nonparagraphed formats: 
bullet-points, footnotes, graphs, charts, etc. In general, I hope 
that judicial opinions are not reduced to ASCII text. There is too 
much of value to the reader lost when non-ASCII formatting is 
eliminated (as is evident when one tries to find italicized text or 
an indented quote in a Westlaw printout).