In Bluebook practice, what is the proper short form for Mercurio v. United States after the initial full citation?

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In Bluebook practice, what is the proper short form for Mercurio v. United States after the initial full citation?

In Bluebook practice, once you’ve given the full citation of a case, subsequent references use a short form built from the lead party’s name. For a case captioned Mercurio v. United States, the lead party is Mercurio, so the proper short form is just Mercurio. This keeps citations concise and avoids repeating the other party’s name. Using the full caption again or adding “U.S.” or “United States” would be unnecessarily verbose and isn’t the standard short form. If needed later to avoid confusion with another Mercurio case, you could add a pinpoint or a year, but the basic short form remains Mercurio.

In Bluebook practice, once you’ve given the full citation of a case, subsequent references use a short form built from the lead party’s name. For a case captioned Mercurio v. United States, the lead party is Mercurio, so the proper short form is just Mercurio. This keeps citations concise and avoids repeating the other party’s name. Using the full caption again or adding “U.S.” or “United States” would be unnecessarily verbose and isn’t the standard short form. If needed later to avoid confusion with another Mercurio case, you could add a pinpoint or a year, but the basic short form remains Mercurio.

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