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Plaintiff's Name:_______________________________ Defendant's Name____________________________
Appellant's Name____________________________ Appellee's Name:_____________________________
Citation:_______________________________________________________    
Casebook Page No:______
Key Facts (Who are the parties? What are the parties in this dispute fighting about? )  
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Procedural History (What has happened in the courts to this point?) 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Issue(s): (What is the dispute to be resolved by this particular court? Which rule of law should be used? What definition of an element of rule should be used? What test should be applied?) 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Court Holding (What rule, definition or standard did the court articulate in order to solve the parties dispute?) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rationale or Reasoning of Court (What was the court's reasoning for its decision? Was the court reasoning based on:  Precedent, Economics, Politics, Sociology, Fairness, What???) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Separate Opinions 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reflection(What do you think about the court's decision? What Would you have done?) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exam Preparation (Write a short hypo dealing with the main issue of the case?)