Often it's most convenient to create citations from within the Document Reviewer, but in some cases, you may want to create a citation to a fact directly on the Facts tab of your case.
For example, this method may be useful if you have an existing fact in your chronology for which you want to add a new citation, or if the document file type is not supported or is otherwise difficult to view in Casefleet's reviewer. In these cases, you can create accurate citations without even opening the Document Reviewer.
NOTE: The citation is what links the fact to the source and tells us which page or location within the source provides evidence of the fact. A single fact may have multiple citations within the same or different sources of evidence.
As an example, proof of the fact "X read the contract before signing it" may be found on page 31 of the source titled "Deposition of X".
To create a citation without the document reviewer, visit the Facts tab of your case, and either click the "Create Fact" button to add a citation to a new fact, or click the pencil icon to edit a fact that already exists:
On the Edit Fact modal, click the text that says "+ New Citation":
You'll now see a prompt to either select an existing document in your case or upload a new source to cite. The document (or other type of source) selected should contain proof for this fact.
NOTE: If a duplicate document is uploaded which already exists as a source in the case, the existing source document will be used.
After choosing the source, you can specify the "Pin Cite" and the "Source Text" for the citation:
Pin Cite: The specific location in the Source where the proof for the fact is found. The pin cite is generally a short phrase that begins with the word "at".
Source Text: The actual text or words in the source document that prove the fact on the page referred to in the pin cite.
For sources that have pages (such as PDF documents, Word documents, and the like), Casefleet will verify that the value you enter in the Pin Cite field matches a particular page in the source. You'll see an extra field for documents with pages called "Document Page Number". Casefleet ensures that you're only able to enter values in this field that match pages that actually exist in the document.
After you've entered the details for the citation, simply hit "Save," and you'll see your new citation.
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