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Law Review Editor Goes On Ironic Power Trip

A journal editor calls out the staff for sub and cite errors in a poorly edited email.

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LAW REVIEW EDITOR ON IRONIC POWER TRIP — EMAIL

Generally
I am being really easy this week and I am not sending anything back. However, in the future I will not be so kind. Remember our goal is for our sub and cites to be envy of all other sub and cites. I want perfection or I am going to inclined to send it back. I am not going to tell how many mistakes I have to see before I send it back but know it’s not very many, so check and re-check. If you think I am wrong on something we can talk about it and find the correct solution, however, you will need bluebook evidence not anecdotal. Note I will keep sending stuff back until you get it right, all of it and I may not provide guidance why you are wrong. So do it right the first time. Look guys I know this is hard but you are in law school to be a professional, so start acting like it and turn in professional work. All of the criticism hereinafter is professional; I am trying to make you a better sub and citer, and show you the importance of getting small minute details correct. This isn’t fun for me. Additionally I am not listing your errors to embarrass you; I am listing them so they can be used as a learning experience for you and your teammates. With that said let’s get to it:

Tips:
If you add a cite please my draw attention to it. If you think  a cite shouldn’t be there draw my attention to it. If a cite is blank I expect you to look for it (good faith effort). I don’t need you to turn in the substance with your cites. I trust you guys. Just list any concerns with substance in the comment you make on the cite.

[Redacted]
-Id. cite when you can
-Director is abbreviated Dir.
-You need to look for blank cites, you need to see if you can figure out where that cite is coming from. I need a good faith effort (If I can find it 5 minutes I am going to be angry)

[Redacted]
-You can’t just list the publisher and page numbers, you need to list the case names as well
-Same for you, you need to look for blank cites, you need to see if you can figure out where that cite is coming from. I need a good faith effort (If neither of you find it and I do within 5 minutes I’m going to turn into the Hulk)


[Redacted]
-You did not notice that a cite went to the next page for a pinpoint cite
– didn’t count the words in a block quote to see if if it qualified as a block quote (50 or more)
-Compare is not a signal listed in bluebook
-You had a cite go 777, 777 there is no need for pinpoint if it’s on the same exact page

[Redacted]
-You were wrong you can use available at on pg. 164 bluebook
-Compare is not a signal listed in bluebook
-On cite 49 you should have read rule 21.4

[Redacted]
-If already cited use the short form for cases
-no pinpoint of 56
-Its F. Supp.(period) you forgot the period
-60-65 was very rough and need to make clearer what you’re doing
-look for cites
+Exception work on cite 53 (adding all the years)
*** The case in your cites (56) doesn’t start on page 1112, it starts on 1104, yet when you cite the full length you it as Cormier starting on 1112. This is absolutely unacceptable. This tells me you didn’t check the substance and even if this was your only mistake I would unequivocally send this back. This is an egregious mistake.
[Redacted]
-Good faith effort look for cities
+Great work on 53 (you don’t get exceptional because you put the date in the middle of the section number for the statute on one)
-I cannot stress this enough BRBS IS NOT THE CORRECT CITE FOR THE BENEFITS REVIEW BOARD turn to page 221 under the Department of Labor
-Supra. is not generally used for case names (unless they are really long case name..etc) check the rule before you use
-Very Messy in the 60s
-deleted whole cites and never replaced them with anything
-I had to redo 60-65 completely
-You were inconsistent sometimes you would use short form then next time you should have you wouldn’t
*** Same for you as with [Redacted] The case in your cites (56) doesn’t start on page 1112, it starts on 1104, yet when you cite the full length you it as Cormier starting on 1112. This is unacceptable. This tells me you didn’t check the substance as you should. This will not happen again or I am sending this back.   

[Redacted]
-If you think the text splits over page onto the other instead of picking 1 page just do a spanning pin point ie 74-75 to insure you got the material quoted
-Case names in full are not italicized (ALWD rules they are)
-No date only year for Benefit review board
-Nice job putting case name in front of the cite
-no more than 4 Id.s in a row

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[Redacted]
-Started out well but in cite 79 you forgot to abbreviate Director
-cite 79 there wasn’t a pinpoint
-Nice job putting case name in front of the cite
-no more than 4 Id.s in a row
-Case names in full are not italicized (ALWD rules they are but bluebook here)
-No date only year for Benefit review board

[Redacted]
Page 1113 does not exist in the  case yet you have  a cite listed as such. I wouldn’t even had hesitated to send this back. I don’t want to send this back but this mistake is pretty bad.  Do better. + great cite 101
Somethings are author’s choice for example when citing after each phrase in a list  
+great catch with the benefits review board cite with the date
-use short form when you can

[Redacted]
+Fantastic Catch on the Cormier case and page numbers.
-year only on Benefit review board cases
-can’t do supra and just list a bunch of notes, you could use a supra there but you would have to individually cite them. Nice try. I expect that next time you will do each individually with a supra cite

[Redacted]
I found your hard copy cites but could not find it in the gmail account could you please email them to that account just for record keeping.
–The link in cite 127 doesn’t work. This is a pretty sloppy error and I would probably send this back.
-Next time when referring to cited authorities above use supra
– I in Id. is always capitalized
-short form case name is italicized.

[Redacted]
– I in Id. is always capitalized
-short form case name is italicized.
-Great usage of supra however when you do it make sure you put an at int here to direct the reader’s attention
+Great catch on finding the correct URL

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[Redacted]
+Nice use of supra add an at to direct reader
-Statement in 152 was on not of

[Redacted]
-familiarize yourself with supra

I am going to continue to look at these until my due date so if you see anything or want to add anything let me know. I am attaching my changes so you can check out your section to see how I did it. As you can tell we all things we can work on. Have a good weekend, work hard,  and Go Browns!

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