CHAMBERS OF SAMUEL L. BUFFORD
                          Bankruptcy Judge
                   Central District of California
                           Roybal Building
                 255 East Temple Street, Suite 1582
                    Los Angeles, California 90012

                           March 10, 1997 
 
Mr. Clarence A. Lee, Jr., 
Associate Director 
Administrative Offices of the 
United States Courts 
Washington, D.C. 20544 

     Re: ABA Resolution on Citations 

Dear Mr. Lee: 

     The main problem that I have with the ABA Resolution on 
Citations is the difficulty of numbering the paragraphs in an 
opinion. Numbering the paragraphs after an opinion is completed is a 
substantial job. The only practical solution is to number the 
paragraphs as the opinion is written. 

     It turns out that numbering the paragraphs is a much more 
complicated matter then might appear. I have asked our supervisor of 
training to inform me how to do it. I attach the 15-step set of 
instructions that she has provided, after consultation with 
WordPerfect. 

     It appears that these instructions work. However, the expertise 
required for setting up the outline program to number the paragraphs 
is probably beyond the technical expertise of most judges. 

     If the courts around the country have the technical expertise to 
set up the outline program to number the paragraphs, I have no 
reservations about implementing the requirement. 

     Please feel free to share the attached directions with all of 
the courts. 

                                   Very truly yours, 
 
                                   SAMUEL L. BUFFORD 
 
Attch. 

cc: Judge Geraldine Mund 
    Mr. Jon D. Ceretto 
    Ms. Sandi Brask 

                    CREATING A NEW OUTLINE STYLE 

     1. Click on Tools in the Menu bar. 

     2. Click on Outline. 

     3. Click on Options. 

     4. Click on Define Outline. 

     5. Click on Paragraph. 

     6. Click on Options. 

     7. Click on Setup. Change "default location" to "default 
        template." (This only has to be done one time no matter how 
        many outlining options you want.) Click on OK. 

     8. Click on Create. 

          a. Type in the name of the outline definition. 

          b. Type in a description if you want one. 

     9. Click on Create Style. 
 
     10. In the Styles Editor dialog box 

          a. Type in the name of the style. 

          b. Type in a description if you want one. 

          c. Make the following changes: 

               Select Format/Line/Spacing -- adjust line spacing (1.5 
               or 2.0), click on OK. 

               Select Insert -- click on Insert Tab 

               Delete [hd Left Ind] code 

               Tap the space bar twice 

          d. Click on OK. 

     11. The name of your new outline will appear in the Associated 
         Style text box. Click on OK. 

     12. The Outline Define dialog box will appear. Choose the 
         outline you want to use. Then, click on OK. 

     13. To use the new Outline feature, close the document. On a new 
         document click on Tools from the Menu bar. 

     14. Click on Outline. 

     15. Select the Outline Style you just created.