Subject: Public Domain Legal Citations
   Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 10:57:34 -0500
   From: Barbara Duval <Barbara_Duval@shmm.com>
     To: citation@teo.uscourts.gov

     Please give serious consideration to adopting the court citation 
format advanced by the ABA as the official citation. This format is 
clear and precise. With such a format, cases could be reported in 
books, on CDs, online, or on the Internet quickly, without having to 
go through the hands of a commercial publisher (e.g. West Group). It 
makes little sense for the public to pay for state and federal 
courts, and their decisions, but have no way of researching or citing 
to them without resorting to a commerical publisher. With a vendor 
neutral format, legal research would be less expensive for all of us. 
Thank you very much. 
 
Sincerely, 
 
Barbara Duval, Librarian 
Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore (but speaking only for myself) 
Charlotte, NC