Brief Case 4

Case Citation (Case names should be in Italics; ex. John v. Doe 123 F.3d 456 ( 1st Cir. 2016))

Facts:

These are the most important facts of the case; they should include the parties involved, what happened and how the case got to this point (the procedural history: who’s suing who? What happened in the lower court? Who is appealing?)

Issue:

This is the question presented for the court to answer. This will usually be a question about how the law is/was applied to the case and whether it was done correctly This should be in the form of a question. In many cases the issue will also correspond with why a person is appealing

Rule:

This explains how the court should apply the relevant rule of law. This does NOT mean the ruling in the case. This section should explain how the court is supposed to apply the law to answer the question in the issue

Analysis:

In this section of the brief you will explain how the applied the law and reached its decision in the case. This should connect the rule of law explained in the previous section to the facts of the case.

Conclusion:

How the court answered the question in the issue and how the court ruled in the case

*Each section should be written in single-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font. There should only be one space between the case citation and each of the sections. DO NOT include the date, class, my name or your name. Failure to follow these instructions will result in point deductions on your grade.