Free Style Guide - Illinois

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Style Guide for Electronic Case Filing

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Table of Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Style Conventions for Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Style Conventions for Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debtor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plaintiff/Defendants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Street Designators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geographic Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5

States and Territories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Introduction
This guide contains the preferred style practices for all users of the CM/ECF application in the Northern District of Illinois. Style consistency is the key to efficient searches in CM/ECF. The format in which a name is entered will affect the search results in CM/ECF.

Style Conventions for Names
C Use upper and lower case characters when entering names in CM/ECF. Patrick MacDougal Wallace D Smith The Cookie Company · Use only the following punctuations; Hyphens (-) < Mary Smith-Baker

Apostrophes (') < Kathleen O'Brien

Comma (,) < < between city and state on creditor entry screen between individual creditor's last and first name on creditor entry screen

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Use single spacing between all names and initials. J J Jones C W Bradford Ltd

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Enter generations such as Jr, Sr, II, III in the generation field.

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If a party has multiple names such as Robert Kramer Johns Martin, add the extra names in the middle name field. Last name field: Middle name field: First name field: Martin Kramer Johns Robert

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Business names should be entered in the last name field. Do not use the first name or middle name fields when entering business names. Do not use the ampersand sign (&) unless it is part of a company name B & D Company Cameron & Associates J & J Trucking

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Enter acronyms without spaces and periods. US for United States HUD for Housing Urban Department FBI for Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Business names beginning with the words "The, A or An" should be entered beginning with "The, A or An." Enter The Cookie Company as; Last name field: First Name Field: Middle name field: The Cookie Company Leave blank Leave blank

Enter A Toy Store Inc as; Last name field: First name field: Middle name field: A Toy Store Inc Leave blank Leave blank

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Enter titles and prefixes such as Dr, Rev and Trustee in the first name field. Enter Trustee Douglas Smith as; Last name field: Smith

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First name field: Trustee Douglas Enter Dr David Smith as; Last name field: Smith First name field: Dr David · Enter suffixes such as MD or DDS in the last name field. Enter Roger Thomas DDS as; Last name field: Thomas DDS First name field: Roger Enter Daniel A Hasioka MD as; Last name field: Hasioka MD First name field: Daniel Middle name field: A · When selecting a party from the Party Pick List, select the party only if you find an exact name match. If an exact match is not found, select add/create new party to record.

Style Conventions for Addresses
Debtor
· · When entering an initial only in the middle name field, do not enter a period with the initial When there is a street address and a mailing address for a debtor, pick up the mailing address only.

Attorney
· The preferred format for telephone numbers is (210) 261-3851.

Creditors
· Addresses must not exceed four (4) lines.

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When needed, use the second and/or third line of the address for building name, suite number, floor, firm name, or attention. Cookie Factory Inc Attn Groover Smith First National Cookie Blvd 123 Cookie Street Chicago IL 60604

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The city, state, and zip code must be the only information on the last address line. Foreign addresses must have the full name of the post office and country of destination printed in capital letters. The country name or APO destination must be the only information on address 4 line. Name field: Address 1: Address 2: Address 4: Alfonso Diaz Rio de Danubec y Rio Florido CD JUAREZ CHIHUAHUA MEXICO #1050 Name field: Address 1: Address 2: Address 4: Sgt John C Company 237 Armor Unit #21103 Box 512 APO AE 09014

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Plaintiff/Defendants
· DO NOT add addresses when adding/selecting a plaintiff or defendant. If an record already exist with an address, delete the address when the Party Information Screen displays.

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Abbreviations
When using abbreviations, use the approved standard abbreviations.

Standard
And Account Association Attention Attorney Corporation Company Department & Acct Assoc Attn Atty Corp Co Dept Drive Federal Finance In care of Incorporate International Limited Medical Dr Fed Fin C/O Inc Intl Ltd Med National Number Secretary Square System Terrace Turnpike United States Natl # Secy Sq Sys Terr Tpke US

Street Designators
Apartment Avenue Basement Boulevard Center Circle Court Drive Expressway Floor Freeway Apt Ave Bsmt Blvd Ctr Cir Ct Dr Expy Fl Fwy Highway Interstate Highway Lane Parkway Place Post Office Box Road Room Square Street Suite Hwy IH Ln Pkwy Pl POB Rd Rm Sq St Ste

Geographic Directions
North South East West = = = = N S E W Northeast = Southwest = Southeast = Northwest = NE SW SE NW

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States and Territories
AL AK AZ AR AS CA CO CT DE DC FL GA GU HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME TT MD MA MX MI TT MS MO Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas American Samoa California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Marshall Island Maryland Massachusetts Mexico Michigan Micronesia Mississippi Missouri MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND CM OH OK OR TT PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA VI WA WV WI WY Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota N. Mariana Isl. Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Palau Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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