The Illinois appellate district court that heard the case. Legal databases will also use the same citation format even though there may not necessarily be a print "page" equivalent online. The page number on which the case begins in the print version of the reporter. The abbreviation of the name of the reporter, in this example North Eastern Reporter 2d Series. The abbreviation of the name of the reporter, in this example Illinois Appellate Reports 3d Series. The volume number within the reporter (See the What is a Reporter? box on this page). Words in case names other than last names are abbreviated according to Table 6 in the Bluebook. If the parties are people instead of companies, only the last names will be used (e.g., Burns v. North Eastern Reporter Example (Unofficial reporter format) (Official Reporter format, for cases decided prior to July 1, 2011) This is when you would follow the Bluebook and use the North Eastern Reporter. 1990).Ĭite to the regional reporter in non-Illinois courts. 2d 244 (1990).Ĭited to an out-of-state (non-Illinois) Court "Illinois" is used as the party name instead of "People" when citing to a non-Illinois court. Be sure to also check local court rules of the jurisdiction in which the case is being cited for possible variations. 1974).Ĭite to the regional reporter in non-Illinois courts. The same case cited to an out-of-state (non-Illinois) court If multiple criminal cases were all being referred to as People, the reader might not be able to tell which case was being referenced. However, in this example Harston is used rather than People for clarity. The general rule is to use the first party name in a short cite. The same case's short cite forms cited to an Illinois Court Pinpoint citing directs the reader to the specific part of the document from which you obtained information. The same case with a pinpoint cite cited to an Illinois Court The Bluebook states the inclusion of the appellate district is optional but its inclusion in the parenthetical is required for the Basic Legal Research class. Sample Second District Illinois Appellate Court Opinion In general, cite to the case name, official reporter volume, name of the official reporter abbreviated, page number on which the opinion begins, pinpoint page(s) (if applicable), court district and year.
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If the court is a district court, the parenthetical must also include the district in which the case was decided.įor additional Illinois-specific citation information, see the PDF Style Manual for the Illinois Supreme and Appellate Courts (2017), available with the Illinois Courts Resources for Lawyers. If you do cite to a regional reporter, the parenthetical information must identify the court.
You may optionally parallel cite to the North Eastern Reporter and/or the Illinois Decisions reporter but you must first cite to the official reporter or the public domain cite.Illinois Supreme Court Rule 6 requires practitioners citing Illinois cases in Illinois courts to use Illinois official reporters for decisions issued prior to Jand the public domain citation format for decisions on or after July 1, 2011.
This practice is incorrect when citing Illinois cases in Illinois courts. 262), the Bluebook instructs you to cite to the North Eastern Reporter if a case is cited therein. Important: in the "Illinois" entry in Table 1 (p. Always consult the Bluebook for additional information on correct citation format. Complicated variations are not shown in these samples. The samples in this section cover basic citation format for case law.
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