1-2 page case brief bluebook citation onBlackburn v. Walker Oriental Rug Galleries, Inc., 1998 US Dist LEXIS 4517 (ED PA 4/9/98)

The case brief should be 1-2 pages in length. See the attached rubric for grading information.

Please remember to CITE YOUR SOURCES! Even if you just used the case itself, please list it - in BB format - at the bottom of your brief.

Case briefs are used to highlight the key information contained within a case for use within the legal community as court cases can be quite lengthy.

When writing case briefs, all information must be properly cited. Make sure you are not copying and pasting from your source. Most of the material should be paraphrased; quotations should make up no more than 10% of the brief.Note: since the purpose to is highlight and summarize key information, merely copying and pasting from the case does not accomplish this goal. You must summarize the facts in your own words, using quotations sparingly.