Remove “The” from the case name
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A party's name drops a leading “The” on either side of the “v.”, kept only for the Crown, a popular name, or an in rem res: “Daily Ledger v. Univ. of Or.”, not “The Daily Ledger v. The University of Oregon”.1
- Wrong
- The Daily Ledger v. The University of Oregon
- Right
- Daily Ledger v. Univ. of Or.
- 1R. 10.2.1(d) “The.”; B10.1.1(v) Case Names.
- 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