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Can you abbreviate the first word in a party's name?

Yes, but only in a citation, not in text.

How do we abbreviate the word "Company" in a case name?

Do we abbreviate the word "Company" in text and in cites, or only in cites?

How do we abbreviate the word "Corporation" in a case name?

Do we abbreviate the word "Corporation" in text and in cites, or only in cites?

If there's a word in a case name that can be made into an acronym, like FDIC, can you use the acronym?

Only if the acronym is "widely known," which appears to mean federal agencies (like the SEC) and organizations (like the NAACP) that are national in scope.

One of the parties in a case I'm citing is Acme Co., Ltd. Does its name need any abbreviation?

Yes: delete everything after "Co."

Rule 10.2.1(h) says to omit redundant business terms and, here, "Ltd." is redundant because the name already has "Co." in it.

If you saw a word in a case name that was long, would be easy to abbreviate, and seemed like it could come up in litigation frequently, what Table would you look in to see if, indeed, it needed abbreviation?

My case is

Colorado Roofing Supply Company v. Rogers

Should I abbreviate "Colorado" to "Colo."?

Yes.

Abbreviate geographic terms as indicated in Table T.10. The only exception is where the geographic entity is a party to the case. That exception does not apply here because "Colorado" is merely a word in the plaintiff's name; in other words, the State of Colorado isn't suing or being sued.

My case is

Churchill v. Colorado

Should I abbreviate "Colorado" to "Colo."?

No.

Abbreviate geographic terms as indicated in Table T.10 unless, as here, the geographic entity is actually a party to the case.

How do I abbreviate "State of Colorado" in the following citation?

Churchill v. State of Colorado, 25 P.2d 547 (Colo. 2011).

Churchill v. State

(We don't need to specify that it's from Colorado because the parenthetical shows that where it says "Colo.")

How do I abbreviate "State of Colorado" in the following citation?

Churchill v. State of Colorado, 25 U.S. 547 (2011).

Churchill v. Colorado

(We can't tell from the parenthetical which state this is, so we need to be specific in the case name.)

If you had to abbreviate the name of a geographic entity (a state, territory, city, or foreign country), which Table would you consult?

F. Supp. is the reporter for which court system?

The federal trial courts.

F., F.2d, and F.3d are the reporters for which court system?

The federal circuit courts.