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Citation rules/Bluepages/B10.1 Full Citation

Replace “at” with a comma

Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A full citation’s pincite follows the first page after a comma: “Alder v. Brisco, 512 U.S. 186, 195 (1994)”; “at” introduces the pincite of a short form.1

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  1. 1B10.1.2 Reporters and Pinpoint Citations; R. 3.2(a) Pages.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
PreviousRemove the procedural phraseNextReplace the governmental party's name

More in B10.1 Full Citation

  1. Abbreviate the history phrase
  2. Abbreviate to "ex rel."
  3. Add a comma after the citation
  4. Add the pincite for each reporter
  5. Move the parenthetical after the date
  6. Remove the department or district
  7. Remove the given name
  8. Remove the Illinois Decisions cite
  9. Replace “at” with a comma

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More in B10.1 Full Citation

  1. Abbreviate the history phrase
  2. Abbreviate to "ex rel."
  3. Add a comma after the citation
  4. Add the pincite for each reporter
  5. Move the parenthetical after the date
  6. Remove the department or district
  7. Remove the given name
  8. Remove the Illinois Decisions cite
  9. Replace “at” with a comma

Back to Bluepages

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