To:   Appellate Court and Circuit Administration Division
ATTN: ABA Citation Resolution
      Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

From: David C. Long, Director of Research, State Bar of California

RE:   Comment on ABA Citation Resolution

     The Board of Governors of the State Bar of California has not 
specifically reviewed the ABA Citation Resolution which you 
circulated for comment. However, in response to a similar proposal by 
the California Advisory Committee on Publication of the Official 
Reports, the Board of Governors, on March 2, 1996 adopted the 
following resolution:

     "RESOLVED, upon recommendation of the Board Committee on Courts 
and Legislation, that the Board hereby authorizes transmittal to the 
California Advisory Committee on Publication of the Official Reports 
of comments favoring adoption of a "format-neutral" citation system 
for California published opinions, to co-exist with the present 
volume and page number citation system."

     If you have questions about this matter, please contact me.

                                   David C. Long

                                   Director of Research
                                   State Bar of California
                                   555 Franklin Street
                                   San Francisco, CA 94102
                                   415-561-8373 
                                   Fax: 415-561-8216