Using Citrus to generate correct legal citations to rules of evidence and procedure and to court rules is as easy as typing your legal brief and using the F2 key to mark your citations as you go.  The example below will show you how to cite to state and federal rules of evidence and procedure.  Follow this link to see how to cite to court rules.


Rules of Procedure and Evidence

Begin by starting Microsoft Word 2003, Word 2007, or Word 2010 on a blank document.  Then type this opening sentence:

A motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction may be made at any time during a trial.

Now cite the statement to a legal authority.  Whenever you enter a citation, use the F2 key to mark it.  For this example, press F2, then the following citation, then F2 again.

F2 Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 12(h)(3). F2

(Throughout this example you will see ways to use abbreviations and shortcuts to enter citations much more quickly.)

When you press F2 a second time to indicate the end of the citation, Citrus will generate a correctly-formatted citation:

A motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction may be made at any time during a trial. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3).

Citrus can recognize citations to federal and state rules of civil, criminal, and appellate procedure even if you forget to press F2 when entering a citation.  To see this, type the following sentence and citation.

Juries must have at least three and no more than six people. Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 48.

Now use your mouse or the keyboard to highlight "Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 48" and then press F2.  Citrus automatically generates the following:

Juries must have at least three and no more than six people. Colo. R. Civ. P. 48.

This is also useful if you are working with material from an old brief that was not generated with Citrus, or if one or more contributors to your brief still generates legal citations by hand.  Simply select the text of a legal citation, press F2, and Citrus will automatically generate a citation in Bluebook format.


Follow this link to see how to use Citrus to cite to court rules, including citations to local court rules.

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