GOVT 404
In the Circuit Court for the County of [choose a county]
State of [choose a state]
[Name of the Plaintiff],
Plaintiff,
Case No. [Make up a case number]
v.
Judge [Put your full name here]
[Name of the Defendant],
Defendant.
Opinion of the Court
Introduction
[Note that judicial opinions do not always caption the ntroduction, statement of facts, discussion,!nd
ïnclusion3ections of the opinion, but occasionally do, and you should for your Opinion to make it easier to
organize. Your introduction should indicate that the dispute between the parties came before the court at trial,
summarize the nature of the dispute in a sentence or two, and state that after hearing all of the evidence
presented by the parties at trial, the court has rendered the following opinion.]
Statement of Facts
[Here you will describe the hypothetical facts that you have prepared. Describe the facts with enough detail that
you will have some facts to analyze in the discussion section below.]
Discussion
[The discussion section is biggest section of the opinion. This is where you will summarize the law, apply the
law to the facts, justify the conclusion you reach, and explain why the losing partyàargument was
unpersuasive. You may divide your discussion section into subsections with subheadings if you think that helps
organize your discussion.]
Conclusion
[The conclusion simply restates the courtàultimate conclusion, finding in favor of one party and against the
other. For purposes of your assignment, it can be as short as one sentence, and as long as a paragraph.]

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