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Citation rules/Archival materials/23.7 Case Materials

Remove the docket or the reporter

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts22nd edition only

Papers referring to a specific case identify it one way, by docket number or by the usual case citation depending on the court, so a citation carrying both is redundant.1

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  1. 1R. 23.7.1(b) Case information; R. 23.7.2(b) Other courts; R. 10.4 Court and Jurisdiction.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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  1. Abbreviate the court affiliation
  2. Add the docket or reporter citation
  3. Add the judge's honorific
  4. Add the reporter citation
  5. Capitalize the archival title
  6. Remove the docket or the reporter
  7. Remove the emphasis from the title
  8. Replace the abbreviation with the word
  9. Use "&" between the two authors

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More in Archival materials

  1. Abbreviate the court affiliation
  2. Add the docket or reporter citation
  3. Add the judge's honorific
  4. Add the reporter citation
  5. Capitalize the archival title
  6. Remove the docket or the reporter
  7. Remove the emphasis from the title
  8. Replace the abbreviation with the word
  9. Use "&" between the two authors

Back to Archival materials

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