Write a case brief of: The opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in the case of Maddox v. Montgomery. It is located in Ingram, p. 817.
The brief must have the following sections:
Title of the Case: Who are the parties to the appeal?
Facts: a synopsis of the essential facts – brief but in sufficient detail to give the factual situation upon which the court made its decisions. You also need to state the appellate process in the case, i.e. how the case went up on appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals.
Issue: An interrogatory sentence that sets forth the issue or issues in the case, i.e. a statement in question form.
Decision: What the court did with respect to the lower court’s ruling, e.g. did they affirm the lower court or reverse, or did they remand the case to the lower court for additional consideration.
Reasoning: The rationale the judges used to decide the case.
Citations: The main cases cited by the court in support of its decision must be listed.
Rule of Law: a brief digest of the rule or rules of law that the court followed in deciding the case and which the court states is the correct statement of the law that must be followed.
Any dissenting or concurring opinions and what the judge or judges said in the concurring and dissenting opinion. Note that not all cases have concurring and/or dissenting opinions.
Listed in proper legal format with all parties identified
Identifies all critical facts and explains accurately and completely the appellate process involved in the case.
The issue is stated in a precise interrogatory form that identifies the critical issue(s) in the case.
The decision of the court is a concise statement of the actual determination of the Circuit Court of Appeals, i.e. whether the Court of Appeals upheld the District Court’s decision.
The statement of the reasoning of the court contains a clear, well-organized, and with a logical flow of legal analysis that led to the decision of the Court of Appeals.
All major cases cited by the Court of Appeals in support of its decision are cited by case name and proper citation format found in the Court’s opinion.
The statement of the rule of law of the case is clear and organized and accurately reflects the rule of law that is included in the Court of Appeals opinion.
Accurately state whether there were any concurring or dissenting opinions rendered by the Court of Appeals. If any concurring or dissenting opinions are identified, the student must summarize the opinion(s). Note that not all court opinions contain concurring or dissenting opinions.
The brief must have the following sections:
Title of the Case: Who are the parties to the appeal?
Facts: a synopsis of the essential facts – brief but in sufficient detail to give the factual situation upon which the court made its decisions. You also need to state the appellate process in the case, i.e. how the case went up on appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals.
Issue: An interrogatory sentence that sets forth the issue or issues in the case, i.e. a statement in question form.
Decision: What the court did with respect to the lower court’s ruling, e.g. did they affirm the lower court or reverse, or did they remand the case to the lower court for additional consideration.
Reasoning: The rationale the judges used to decide the case.
Citations: The main cases cited by the court in support of its decision must be listed.
Rule of Law: a brief digest of the rule or rules of law that the court followed in deciding the case and which the court states is the correct statement of the law that must be followed.
Any dissenting or concurring opinions and what the judge or judges said in the concurring and dissenting opinion. Note that not all cases have concurring and/or dissenting opinions.
Listed in proper legal format with all parties identified
Identifies all critical facts and explains accurately and completely the appellate process involved in the case.
The issue is stated in a precise interrogatory form that identifies the critical issue(s) in the case.
The decision of the court is a concise statement of the actual determination of the Circuit Court of Appeals, i.e. whether the Court of Appeals upheld the District Court’s decision.
The statement of the reasoning of the court contains a clear, well-organized, and with a logical flow of legal analysis that led to the decision of the Court of Appeals.
All major cases cited by the Court of Appeals in support of its decision are cited by case name and proper citation format found in the Court’s opinion.
The statement of the rule of law of the case is clear and organized and accurately reflects the rule of law that is included in the Court of Appeals opinion.
Accurately state whether there were any concurring or dissenting opinions rendered by the Court of Appeals. If any concurring or dissenting opinions are identified, the student must summarize the opinion(s). Note that not all court opinions contain concurring or dissenting opinions.