The most frequently cited and their abbreviations are:
| Affidavit | Aff. |
| Answer | Answer |
| Brief | Br. |
| Complaint | Compl. |
| Court | Ct. |
| Declaration | Decl. |
| Defendant | Def. |
| Deposition | Dep. |
| Discovery | Disc. |
| Document | Doc. |
| Exhibit | Ex. |
| Hearing | Hr'g |
| Interrogatory | Interrog. |
| Memorandum | Mem. |
| Motion | Mot. |
| Opinion | Op. |
| Petition | Pet. |
| Plaintiff | Pl. |
| Record | R. |
| Transcript | Tr. |