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Cite a treatise in CSM format
A treatise citation gives the volume number (if any), author, title, edition (if more than one), year of publication for the volume cited, the section or paragraph number, and the page (CSM §3:1[A]). Within parentheses only “California” is abbreviated, to “Cal.”; no abbreviations are used outside parentheses.
The CSM form
Governed by CSM §3:1[A]. Every field in the builder cites the section it follows.
(4 Witkin, Summary of Cal. Law (9th ed. 1987) Real Property, § 800, pp. 977-978.)