Use pp$.1-29$ and $1-30$ for reference. Your brief should be $1$ to $2$ pages in Times New Roman font, $12$ point font. In your brief, you should include the following information:

Identify the parties.

Possible questions to answer would be: Who is the plaintiff? The defendant? The appellant? The appellee?

What is the history of the case?

Possible questions to answer would be: Who won at trial court? Who won at the lower appellate level? Who won in this decision? Please note that this is the history of the case in court$$not the facts of the case.

What are the facts?

Possible questions to answer would be: What happened that caused the plaintiff to sue? What facts did the Court find relevant in its decision?

What is the plaintiff's theory?

Possible questions to answer would be: Why he thinks he should win? What facts does the plaintiff think are important?

What is the defendant's theory?

Possible questions to answer would be: Why she thinks she should win? What facts does the defendant think are important?

What is the legal issue?

Tip: this will be a question that can be answered with yes or no and should end with a question mark.

What is the holding of the Court?

Tip: this will be either yes or no and will answer the legal issue.

What is the reasoning of the Court?

Possible questions to answer would be: what facts and laws did the Court rely on to decide the case?; why was the case decided in the winner's favor?; why did the other side lose?