Judge Jean M. Golden

All briefs shall be: (1) double spaced; (2) typed in 12-point font; and (3) set with 1-inch margins. Briefs shall not exceed 15 pages.

Agreed Orders: If the motion is agreed, the movant should so state in the motion. A proposed order marked as agreed should also be submitted.

TRIALS: Documents Required Upon Assignment: • Short statement of the case to be read to the jury in voir dire, including how long the trial will last. • Jointly prepared witness list to be read to the jury. • A complete list of all exhibits, including demonstrative exhibits, that each party intends to use at trial. • Copies of all Rule 213 disclosures. • Any stipulations between the parties. • Copies of each party’s motions in limine. • Four copies of proposed jury instructions (two marked, numbered and sorted in the order of the IPI system and two unmarked). • Any trial briefs, memoranda, or other information a party wishes to submit copied to all parties.

Any submission to the Court must contain the Clerk’s stamp and must be sent to every other party to the litigation in the same manner and form.

Petitions shall include: (1) an itemized and descriptive list of costs; (2) a copy of the fee agreement or counsel’s representation as to the contingency percentage; (3) a description of all lien claims, even if the lien does not attach to the proceeds; and (4) appropriate language where further probate proceedings are required.

A party submitting any document, motion, brief, or memoranda to the Court must disclose in writing on the submitted document that AI was used in the creation of the document and that the party has verified the existence and accuracy of any authority cited.