Which is the correct Bluebook citation for Seaside Farm, Inc. v. United States, a 2016 unpublished Fourth Circuit decision with a Lexis reference?

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Which is the correct Bluebook citation for Seaside Farm, Inc. v. United States, a 2016 unpublished Fourth Circuit decision with a Lexis reference?

This uses the proper Bluebook format for citing a U.S. Court of Appeals unpublished decision with a Lexis reference. Start with the case name, then the docket number prefixed by No., followed by the year, then the Lexis citation, and finally the court with the decision date in parentheses. Months are abbreviated, and the full docket number must be correct, including all digits. The date is shown as Dec. 2, 2016, not December 2, 2016, and the Lexis citation comes before the parenthetical explaining the court and date. So the correct form reads: Seaside Farm, Inc. v. United States, No. 15-2562, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 21537 (4th Cir. Dec. 2, 2016).

This uses the proper Bluebook format for citing a U.S. Court of Appeals unpublished decision with a Lexis reference. Start with the case name, then the docket number prefixed by No., followed by the year, then the Lexis citation, and finally the court with the decision date in parentheses. Months are abbreviated, and the full docket number must be correct, including all digits. The date is shown as Dec. 2, 2016, not December 2, 2016, and the Lexis citation comes before the parenthetical explaining the court and date.

So the correct form reads: Seaside Farm, Inc. v. United States, No. 15-2562, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 21537 (4th Cir. Dec. 2, 2016).

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