Lowercase the article before the name
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
An established popular name keeps its article in a citation and loses it where a sentence names the case instead of citing it; a name that is not an established one loses a leading article in any event.1
- 1R. 10.2.1(d) “The.”.
- 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” from the party name