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Citation rules/Cases/10.3 Reporters and Other Sources

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Style note2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A decision of a state that prints a public-domain citation — the sequential number the court assigns to the decision — is cited by it, with the regional reporter beside it as a parallel cite.1

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  1. 1R. 10.3.1(b) Case citations in all other documents. Tables: T1.3 States and the District of Columbia; R. 10.3.3 Public Domain Format; R. 10.3.1(a) Parallel citations in state court documents.
  2. 2A style note: the rule in note 1 allows both forms and prefers one.
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  1. Add the appellate district
  2. Add the comma before the paragraph
  3. Add the public-domain citation
  4. Check the docket number's year
  5. Remove the date parenthetical
  6. Remove the early reporter's name
  7. Remove the period after “App”
  8. Replace the volume or the reporter
  9. Use a court token T1.3 prints

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More in 10.3 Reporters and Other Sources

  1. Add the appellate district
  2. Add the comma before the paragraph
  3. Add the public-domain citation
  4. Check the docket number's year
  5. Remove the date parenthetical
  6. Remove the early reporter's name
  7. Remove the period after “App”
  8. Replace the volume or the reporter
  9. Use a court token T1.3 prints

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