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Citation rules/Cases/10.8 Special Citation Forms

Use the paragraph symbol

Error²Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A paragraph number a database assigns is marked with the paragraph symbol; spelled out, a paragraph and a screen page look alike.¹

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1R. 10.8.1(a) Cases available on electronic media. Tables: R. 3.3(c) Multiple paragraphs.
2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.

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Add the month or remove “Former”
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More in 10.8 Special Citation Forms

Add “at” before the page
Add a comma after the order's title
Add the asterisk before the page
Add the court
Add the database number
Add the docket number
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Add the month or remove “Former”
Use the paragraph symbol

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