Rule 2 requires inclusion of the court name in the parenthetical if a reader cannot tell what court decided the case from the citation. Given the citation 92 P.3d 841 (Or. 2003), which element is included to identify the deciding court in the parenthetical?

• A. The year only
• B. The acronym for the court (Or.)
• C. The judge's name
• D. The jurisdiction name spelled out

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that the deciding court is identified in a parenthetical by its abbreviated court name. In the citation 92 P.3d 841 (Or. 2003), the parenthetical uses the abbreviation “Or.” to mark Oregon. This short form tells you exactly which court decided the case, without needing to spell out the full court name; the year 2003 simply notes when the decision was issued. The acronym is the standard, concise way to convey the deciding court in this context, whereas the year alone wouldn’t identify the court, and other details like a judge’s name or a spelled-out jurisdiction are not the norm for signaling the court in such parentheticals.