Judge Michael F. Otto

Settlement petitions must be presented to the court in hard copy as unfiled petitions in the Courtroom 2208 basket, and must not be filed until court approval.

Petitions to settle cases involving minors, disabled persons and survival and wrongful death claims shall be presented to the Court in hard copy by placing the unfiled petition in the basket outside of Courtroom 2208. Petitions must not be filed until approved by the Court.

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Emergency motions with a proposed order must be submitted by 10:00 AM by email and must include an introductory paragraph stating the grounds for the emergency.

Emergency Motions with a proposed Order must be submitted by 10:00 AM via email and include an introductory paragraph stating the grounds for the emergency.

Contested motions must be non-submitted through the Odyssey system to obtain a presentment date, unless piggy-backed onto a previously scheduled court date with notice and a courtesy copy.

Parties may “piggy-back” motions to previously-scheduled court dates so long as they give all parties proper notice and provide the court with a courtesy copy. Unless piggy-backing, parties MUST obtain a date and time for presentment of contested motions by spindling the motion through the Odyssey system.

Wrongful death, survival, and minor-injury dismissal orders may not be handled as routine or agreed submit, dismissal of such matters goes through Section 4 petitions to approve settlement.

Parties shall not submit as routine or agreed any orders dismissing wrongful death, survival, or minors’ cases, INCLUDING partial dismissals pursuant to settlement with some but not all defendants. For Petitions to Approve settlement and dismissal of such matters, see Section 4 below.

If any party objects to a routine motion, the movant must spindle the motion and put it on for presentment under paragraph 2(b).

If any party objects to a routine motion, the movant must rule on it in a way that is not supported by the motion for presentment per 2(b) below.

Routine motions marked agreed may be submitted by email (copying all parties) or at a scheduled case management conference.

marked agreed, may be submitted by email, cc’ing all parties, or at any scheduled case management conference.

Each party should deliver an unfiled pre-trial memorandum to the court at least two days before the scheduled pre-trial conference.

Once a pre-trial conference is scheduled, each party should deliver to the court at least two days before the pre-trial conference an unfiled pre-trial memorandum of five pages or less

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Emergency motions must be submitted no later than 10:00 AM.

Emergency Motions with a proposed Order must be submitted by 10:00 AM via email and include an introductory paragraph stating the grounds for the emergency.

Contested motions must be scheduled for initial present at least 3 court days in advance.

scheduled for initial presentment at least 3 court days in advance.

The initial case management conference is scheduled 60 days after the Complaint is filed, with notice sent to all parties of record.

Electronic notices/post cards will be sent to all attorneys and self-represented parties of record for the initial CMC date, 60 days from the date of filing of the Complaint.

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The movant must provide notice to all other parties when presenting an emergency motion.

The movant must provide notice to all other parties.

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Piggy-backing a motion requires proper notice to all parties and a courtesy copy to the court.

Parties may “piggy-back” motions to previously-scheduled court dates so long as they give all parties proper notice and provide the court with a courtesy copy.

For fully-briefed motions pending as of February 1, 2024, the movant must submit a paper courtesy copy set by March 15, 2024, including all briefs, tabbed exhibits, transcripts, orders, case management order, and a cover letter listing trial and other future dates, or the motion may be deemed abandoned.

PENDING FULLY-BRIEFED MOTIONS: For any parties to cases pending on Calendar R with motions which are already fully-briefed as of February 1, 2024, but as to which no ruling has yet been issued. Movant must submit a full set of courtesy copies in hard-copy format (paper) no later than March 15, 2024, regardless of whether courtesy copies have previously been submitted in any format. Failure to do so will be considered abandonment of the motion, which may result in its summary denial. Courtesy copies must include (all printed double-sided if possible): All Briefs on the motion; All Exhibits, tabbed for identification (except initials printed in miniscript format); Any transcripts of argument which has previously been heard on the motion, if a court reporter was present; All orders previously entered relating to the motion (including briefing schedule orders, and any orders setting the matter for ruling or continuing the matter for ruling); Most recent order entered in the case; Current Case Management Order; Cover letter noting (i) trial date and (ii) any other future dates in 2005.

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Physical courtesy-copy sets must have tabbed exhibits and must be printed double-sided.

In the physical copy all exhibits must be tabbed and all materials must be printed double-sided.

A complete courtesy-copy set must be sent electronically to the Calendar R email and another physical set delivered to Room 2208.

Courtesy copies should be one complete set sent electronically to the Calendar R email, and one complete set of physical courtesy copies delivered to Room 2208.

Parties must submit only one copy of each exhibit, pleading, or deposition with a courtesy-copy set.

Submit only one copy of any exhibit, pleading, or deposition.

Parties must not submit courtesy copies of contested-motion briefs until all briefing is complete.

Other than the copy provided to the court for presentment (see 2(b) above), parties should not submit copies of any briefs relating to contested motions until all briefing is complete.

All communications with the Court must be emailed to the Calendar R email address, must copy all parties who have appeared, and are limited to proposed agreed orders, routine or agreed motions, courtesy copies for fully-briefed motions, and court-permitted communications.

Any communications with the Court with respect to Calendar R matters must be submitted to the email address for Calendar R listed above (Law.CalRcc@cookcountyil.gov). Any email correspondence to the Court must copy all parties who have appeared. Such email communication is strictly limited to (1) the submission of proposed agreed orders; (2) the submission of routine or agreed motions; (3) submission of courtesy copies for fully-briefed motions; and (4) other email communication expressly permitted by court order.

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Parties may request a pre-trial conference by email or in person with the clerk in Courtroom 2208.

Parties may request a pre-trial conference through email or in person with the clerk in Courtroom 2208.

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