Use this template to Case Brief:

Sample Case Brief Template [Insert Case Name] Parties: [note names and roles at trial and on appeal] Case Caption: [include citation, court, and date] Necessary Facts: [Depending on your professor's preferences, you may title this part \"Material Facts\" or \"Determinative Facts\" instead. Do not include contextual facts in your case brief unless your professor instructs you to. List facts as bullet points and avoid lengthy descriptive sentences or paragraphs of information.] Rejected Facts: [This section will not exist for every case.] Procedural History: Issue(s): [Your professor may prefer you use term \"Legal Issue\" instead. If the court is considering more than one issue in the case, state each issue separately. State the issue as a question.] Alleged Error/Arguments on Appeal: [separate out the arguments for each party in the case.] Holding(s): [There should be a separate holding for each issue that you have identified.] Reasoning/Rationale: [For each issue, make sure you have noted what law or rule the court used to resolve the issue, how the court explained that rule, and what facts the court applied to the rule. Take notes on the reasoning for each issue separately.] Disposition/Judgment: Cases with Multiple Opinions: For cases with multiple opinions, do the full brief for the majority opinion. Then, take specific notes for the other opinions on the Holding and Reasoning/Rationale