Shorten the party name
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A party name drops “State of”, “Commonwealth of” and “People of” — “Dukakis v. Massachusetts”, not “Dukakis v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts” — except in that state’s own courts.1
- Wrong
- Dukakis v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Right
- Dukakis v. Massachusetts
- 1R. 10.2.1(f) Geographical terms. Tables: T10 Geographical Terms.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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