Remove the emphasis from the parentheses
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A case's common name takes the case name's own italics or underlining, and the parentheses around it stay plain: “Alder v. Brisco (Alder II)”.1
- 1R. 10.2.1(k) Common names different from name in reporter. Tables: R. 2.1(f) Punctuation; R. 10.9(c) Text.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
More in 10.2 Case Names
- Abbreviate the case name
- Abbreviate the procedural phrase
- Abbreviate the state in the party name
- Add a procedural phrase to the case name
- Lowercase the article before the name
- Lowercase the word after the abbreviation
- Remove “of America” from the party
- Remove “The” from the case name
- Remove the emphasis from the parentheses