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Citation rules/Cases/10.3 Reporters and Other Sources

Add the appellate district

Error²Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

An Illinois Appellate Court public-domain citation names its district in parentheses, (1st) through (5th); a supreme court citation carries none.¹

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1Ill. S. Ct. R. 6; R. 10.3.3 Public Domain Format; T1.3 States and the District of Columbia.
2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.

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More in 10.3 Reporters and Other Sources

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

More in 10.3 Reporters and Other Sources

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

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