Template:West/doc

How to use this template
This template is used to cite cases heard by United States courts of appeals, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Supreme Court, state appellate courts, as well as cases from a few obsolete courts in the format established by Thompson-West.
 * Usage:

where code is the case law reporter code given below, volume is the first number of the case citation, series is the series of the case, page is the first page of the case in the reporter, court is the court where the case was adjudicated (skip for Supreme Court Reporter), year is the year the case was decided, and pinpoint is the page where the quoted material is referenced. This is usually included after naming a case, such as: Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp.,  .

Source selection
Different courts used different case reporters. The code specifies which case reporter:

Federal and Supreme Court Reporters

 * SCT for Supreme Court Reporter
 * F for Federal Reporter
 * SUPP for Federal Supplement
 * APPX for Federal Appendix

Regional Reporters

 * A for Atlantic Reporter
 * NE for North Eastern Reporter
 * NW for North Western Reporter
 * P for Pacific Reporter
 * SE for South Eastern Reporter
 * SW for South Western Reporter
 * S for Southern Reporter