Remove the municipal expression
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
“Mayor of Springfield v. Harlow”, not “Mayor of the City of Springfield”; but “Harlow v. City of Springfield” keeps it, because there the expression opens the party name.1
- Wrong
- Mayor of the City of Springfield
- Right
- Mayor of Springfield v. Harlow
- 1R. 10.2.1(a) Actions and parties cited; R. 10.2.1(f) Geographical terms.
- 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 municipal expression