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Citation rules/Bluepages/B10.1 Full Citation

Shorten the party to the surname

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

An individual party is named by surname alone: “Harlow v. Pemberton”, not “Ruth Ann Harlow v. James T. Pemberton”.1

Wrong
Ruth Ann Harlow v. James T. Pemberton
Right
Harlow v. Pemberton
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  1. 1B10.1.1(ii) Case Names; R. 10.2.1(g) Given names or initials.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
PreviousReplace the governmental party's nameNextUse the public-domain citation alone

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. Shorten the party to the surname

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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. Shorten the party to the surname

Back to Bluepages

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