Court action	Abbreviation/Instructions
Affirmed	aff’d
Affirmed on other grounds	aff’d on other grounds
Affirmed in part, reversed in part	aff’d in part, rev’d in part
Appeal denied	appeal denied Include only if the case - not the denial - was decided in the last two years, or if the denial is particularly important to the discussion
Appeal dismissed	Appeal dismissed
Appeal docketed	Appeal docketed
Appeal filed	appeal filed Do not include after the higher court decides the case.
Certiorari denied	cert. denied If the cited case - not the denial of certiorari - was decided within the last two years or if the denial is particularly important to the discussion.
Certiorari dismissed	cert. dismissed Include if the case-not the dismissal-was decided within the last two years.
Certiorari granted	cert. granted Do not include “cert. granted” information after the higher court decides the case.
Certifying question to	certifying question to
Enforced	enforced
Mandamus denied	mandamus denied
Modified	modified
Overruled	overruled
Petition for certiorari filed	petition for cert. filed Do not include this information after the higher court decides the case
Reversed	rev’d
Reversed in part on other grounds	rev’d in part on other grounds
Reversed in part, affirmed in part	rev’d in part and aff’d in part
Superseded	superseded
Vacated	vacated
Withdrawn	withdrawn