Remove the descriptive term
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A case name drops a term describing a party it has already named: “Harlow v. Pemberton”, not “Harlow v. Pemberton, Executor”, and no “Plaintiff” or “Defendants” either.1
- Wrong
- Harlow v. Pemberton, Executor
- Right
- Harlow v. Pemberton
- 1R. 10.2.1(e) Descriptive terms; B10.1.1(i) Case Names.
- 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 descriptive term