Which is the correct full citation for Pacific Scene, Inc. v. Penasquitos, Inc. given its reporter and volume?

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Which is the correct full citation for Pacific Scene, Inc. v. Penasquitos, Inc. given its reporter and volume?

In Bluebook-style case citations, you pair the exact volume with the exact starting page where the case begins in that reporter. For California Supreme Court decisions, the reporter is abbreviated Cal. and the citation takes the form: party name, volume Cal. page. Pacific Scene, Inc. v. Penasquitos, Inc. is published in volume 250 of California Reports, starting on page 651. That makes the correct full citation Pacific Scene, Inc. v. Penasquitos, Inc., 250 Cal. 651. The other options place the case on a different page within the same volume (650 or 652) or in a different volume entirely (251 Cal. 651), which would not match the actual publication location of this case.

In Bluebook-style case citations, you pair the exact volume with the exact starting page where the case begins in that reporter. For California Supreme Court decisions, the reporter is abbreviated Cal. and the citation takes the form: party name, volume Cal. page.

Pacific Scene, Inc. v. Penasquitos, Inc. is published in volume 250 of California Reports, starting on page 651. That makes the correct full citation Pacific Scene, Inc. v. Penasquitos, Inc., 250 Cal. 651. The other options place the case on a different page within the same volume (650 or 652) or in a different volume entirely (251 Cal. 651), which would not match the actual publication location of this case.

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