Use “United States” as the party name
Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
When the United States is the whole party its name is spelled out — “United States v. Halloway”.1
- 1R. 10.2.2 Additional Rules for Case Names in Citations; R. 10.2.1 General Rules for Case Names; B10.1.1(v) Case Names.
- 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not 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
- Use “United States” as the party name