Which option lists the proper district court reporter abbreviations?

Which option lists the proper district court reporter abbreviations?

• A. F.Supp., F.Supp.2d, F.Supp.3d
• B. F.Supp.
• C. F.Supp.3d
• D. F.Supp. 4th

Answer: (B)

District court opinions are published in the Federal Supplement, and the standard abbreviation used in citations is F. Supp. The Federal Supplement has separate series for later volumes, cited as F. Supp. 2d and F. Supp. 3d when those specific series are involved. The option that shows only F. Supp. matches the general, universally accepted form for the district court reporter abbreviation; the other choices mix in a specific series or use an format that doesn’t conform to standard practice (such as a space before a non-existent fourth series). Therefore, the single, proper abbreviation to rely on in general is F. Supp.

District court opinions are published in the Federal Supplement, and the standard abbreviation used in citations is F. Supp. The Federal Supplement has separate series for later volumes, cited as F. Supp. 2d and F. Supp. 3d when those specific series are involved. The option that shows only F. Supp. matches the general, universally accepted form for the district court reporter abbreviation; the other choices mix in a specific series or use an format that doesn’t conform to standard practice (such as a space before a non-existent fourth series). Therefore, the single, proper abbreviation to rely on in general is F. Supp.