Law Practice,
Appellate Practice
Jun. 7, 2022
Supraman’s Kryptonite
Using Bluebook style in state court is like talking with a foreign accent: you will be understood and accepted, but it’s not home style.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
Blue and yellow go great together. They’re the colors on the Ukrainian flag and the team colors of the Rams and the Bruins. They’re also colors with special meaning to legal writers (i.e., all litigators) in California. In law school or early in practice we learned that the Bluebook isn’t just for looking up automotive resale figures and that the Yellowbook isn’t just a place to find phone numbers. At least we should have learned that.
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