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Quick Guide to
Federal Reporters, Digests, and Citators

Note: All "Legal Alcove" call numbers are in the
Legal Alcove, Social Sciences Library Reference Collection,
2nd Floor Paterno Library

All other federal reporters, digests, and citators are located in
3rd Floor Paterno Library Stacks


How to Read a Legal Citation:

Court Reporter Digest Citator
U.S. Supreme Court

U.S.
United States Reports
Call number: KF101.U49
Legal Alcove, 2nd Floor Paterno Library

S. Ct.
Supreme Court Reporter
Call number: KF101.S8 and
KF101.S801

L. Ed. & L. Ed. 2d
Lawyer's Edition
Call: KF101.U51

United States Supreme Court Digest
Call number: KF101.1.U5
Legal Alcove, 2nd Floor Paterno Library

Shepard's U.S. Citations
Call number: KF105.2.S5
Legal Alcove, 2nd Floor Paterno Library

U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal

U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

U.S. Court of Claims (ended 1982)

F.3d
Federal Reporter
3rd series (1988-)
Call number: KF110.F41

Note: F. and F.2d are shelved in sequence before F.3d.

West's Federal Practice Digest. 4th Series
Call number: KF127.M65

Note: all previous series are available at the same call number.

Shepard's Federal Citations
Call number: KF110.S42

U.S. Claims Court Cl. Ct.
U.S. Claims Court Reporter
Call number: KF125.C5.U55

U.S. District Courts

U.S. Customs Court

District Court of the District of Columbia

F. Supp.
Federal Supplement
Call number: KF110.F42

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