Northern District of Illinois Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

If new exhibits are admitted during Plaintiff’s rebuttal case, Plaintiff must consult Defendant and file an updated list after resting and before closing arguments, distinguishing rebuttal exhibits.

If Plaintiff puts on a rebuttal case, if new exhibits are admitted, after Plaintiff rests and before closing arguments, after consulting with Defendant, Plaintiff must file an updated exhibit list, including the exhibits admitted during Plaintiff’s case-in- chief and the exhibits admitted during Plaintiff’s rebuttal case, and distinguish which exhibits were admitted during the rebuttal case.

CRITICALCivil cases

If Plaintiff presents a rebuttal case and new exhibits are admitted, Plaintiff must file the updated list after resting and before closing arguments, after consulting Defendant.

If Plaintiff puts on a rebuttal case, if new exhibits are admitted, after Plaintiff rests and before closing arguments, after consulting with Defendant, Plaintiff must file an updated exhibit list, including the exhibits admitted during Plaintiff’s case-in- chief and the exhibits admitted during Plaintiff’s rebuttal case, and distinguish which exhibits were admitted during the rebuttal case. Plaintiff must also provide to the Courtroom Deputy a USB Key/Thumb Drive and a binder of hard copies including only the new exhibits admitted during Plaintiff’s rebuttal case.

CRITICALCivil cases

Defendant must file its admitted-exhibits list after resting and before closing arguments, following consultation with Plaintiff.

After Defendant rests and before closing arguments, after consulting with Plaintiff, Defendant must file on the docket its list of Defendant’s exhibits which were admitted into evidence during trial, following the same instructions included above regarding Plaintiff’s list. Defendant must also provide to the Courtroom Deputy a USB Key/Thumb Drive and Hard Copies, as described above.

CRITICALCivil cases

Plaintiff must e-file the Pre-Trial Statement and its listed components 49 days before the Pre-Trial Conference, subject to the Court’s later-specified deadlines.

49 days (7 weeks) before the Pre-Trial Conference, Plaintiff shall e-file Plaintiff’s Pre-Trial Statement, comprised of the below items (listed in Section I.a–d) using CM/ECF.

CRITICALCivil cases

The final Pretrial Order must not be filed on CM/ECF until the Court has approved and signed it.

The final Pretrial Order will not be filed on CM/ECF until it is approved and signed by the Court.

CRITICAL

A document filed electronically is deemed filed at the date and time stated on the Notice of Electronic Filing, except for documents first filed in paper form and later submitted electronically under Section III(B)(4).

Except in the case of documents first filed in paper form and subsequently submitted elechonically under S III(B)(4), a document filed electronically is deemed filed at the date and time stated on the Notice of Electronic Filing from the court.

CRITICAL

Electronic filing does not alter filing deadlines, and electronic filings must be completed before midnight Central Time in the Northern District of Illinois to be considered timely filed that day.

Filing a document electronically does not alter the filing deadline for that document. Filing must be completed before midnight Cenhal Time in the Northern District of Illinois in order to be considered timely filed that day.

CRITICALCivil cases

The general schedule sets listed motion, response, pretrial-material, and conference deadlines, but the Court sets case-specific dates and alone may vary deadlines.

In each case, the Court will set specific dates, however, generally the schedule prior to the trial date will proceed as follows: (a) motions in limine and Daubert motions due 4 weeks prior to trial; (b) responses to motions in limine and Daubert motions due 3 weeks prior to trial; (c) pretrial order, proposed voir dire, and proposed jury instructions due 3 weeks prior to trial; and (d) the final pretrial conference will be held 2 weeks pri- or to trial. Deadlines may be varied only by the Court.

WARNING

Any difficulty connecting to ECF and any other technical failure experienced should be immediatelyreported to the ECF Help Desk. The Court Web Site shall provide information as to how to contact the ECF Help Desk.

Any difficulty connecting to ECF and any other technical failure experienced should be immediatelyreported to the ECF Help Desk. The Court Web Site shall provide information as to how to contact the ECF Help Desk.

WARNING

An E-Filer whose filing is untimely due to a technical failure may seek appropriate relief from the court.

An E-Filer whose filing is made untimely as a result of a technical failure may seek appropriate relief from the court.

INFOCivil cases

The Court will schedule the Pre-Trial Conference two to three weeks before trial begins.

The Court will schedule the Pre-Trial Conference two to three weeks before the commencement of trial.

INFO

Electronic transmission of a document to ECF together with the court's Notice of Electronic Filing constitutes filing of the document and entry on the docket.

Elechonic transmission of a document to ECF consistent with these rules, together with the transmission of a Notice of Electronic Filing from the court, constitutes filing of the document for all purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the local rules of this court, and constitutes entry of the document on the docket kept by the Clerk of the Court under Fed. R. Civ. P. 58 and 79 and Fed. R. Crim. P. 49 and 55.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The deadline for motions in limine also covers Santiago motions unless set separately.

Unless set separately, the deadline on motions in limine includes Santiago motions by the government to allow co-conspirator statements.

CRITICALCivil cases

The parties must meet and confer no later than 7 days before the final pretrial order is due to discuss their drafts and reach agreement to the extent possible.

The parties must meet and confer no later than seven (7) days before the final pretrial order is due to discuss their respective drafts and to reach agreement to the extent possible.

CRITICALCivil cases

Defendant's counsel must respond in writing to plaintiff's draft pretrial order no later than 14 days before the final pretrial order is due.

Defendant's counsel must respond in writing to plain ti ff’s draft no later than fourteen (14) days before the final pretrial order is due, including any objections, changes, and additions to plaintiff's draft, as well as defendant's portions of the draft pretrial order (e.g., defendant’s witness and exhibit lists, and objections to exhibits and deposition testimony listed by plaintiff).

CRITICALCivil cases

directly to Judge Bucklo's court reporter at least seven (7) days prior to trial.

directly to Judge Bucklo's court reporter at least seven (7) days prior to trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Plaintiff's counsel must prepare the initial draft of the final pretrial order and provide it to defendant's counsel no later than 21 days before the final pretrial order is due.

Plaintiff's counsel has the responsibility to prepare the initial draft of the final pretrial order and must provide a draft to defendant's counsel no later than twenty-one (21) days before the date the final pretrial order is due.

CRITICALCivil cases

Responses to motions in limine must be filed and served no later than 14 days after the motions in limine are filed and served.

Any responses must be filed and served no later than fourteen (14) days thereafter.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions in limine must be filed and served concurrently with the final pretrial order.

Any motions in limine must be filed and served along with the final pretrial order.

CRITICALCivil cases

After Defendant rests and before closing arguments, Defendant must consult Plaintiff and docket a list of Defendant’s admitted trial exhibits following the instructions for Plaintiff’s list.

After Defendant rests and before closing arguments, after consulting with Plaintiff, Defendant must file on the docket its list of Defendant’s exhibits which were admitted into evidence during trial, following the same instructions included above regarding Plaintiff’s list.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

28 calendar days

Each party must deliver the specified materials to chambers 28 days before the Pre-Trial Conference.

28 days (4 weeks) before the Pre-Trial Conference, each party shall have delivered to chambers the following:

CRITICALCivil cases

After Defendant rests and before closing arguments, Defendant must consult Plaintiff and file its admitted-exhibit list following the instructions for Plaintiff’s list.

After Defendant rests and before closing arguments, after consulting with Plaintiff, Defendant must file on the docket its list of Defendant’s exhibits which were admitted into evidence during trial, following the same instructions included above regarding Plaintiff’s list.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

42 calendar days

Defendant’s Pre-Trial Statement and Objections are due 42 days before the Pre-Trial Conference.

42 days (6 weeks) before the Pre-Trial Conference, Defendant shall e-file Defendant’s Pre-Trial Statement and Objections, comprised of the below items (listed in Section II.a–g) using CM/ECF.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

1 calendar days

Within one calendar day after Plaintiff’s case-in-chief closes, Plaintiff must consult Defendant and file a docket list of its trial exhibits admitted into evidence.

No later than one calendar day after the closing of Plaintiff’s case-in-chief, after consulting with Defendant, Plaintiff must file on the docket its list of Plaintiff’s exhibits which were admitted into evidence during trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

28 calendar days

The jointly prepared Pre-Trial Memorandum is due 28 days before the Pre-Trial Conference.

28 days (4 weeks) before the Pre-Trial Conference, Plaintiff shall e-file the parties’ jointly prepared Pre-Trial Memorandum. Additionally, Plaintiff shall e- mail a Microsoft Word version of the Pre-Trial Memorandum to Proposed_Order_Valderrama@ilnd.uscourts.gov.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

28 calendar days

The jointly prepared Pre-Trial Memorandum must be e-filed 28 days before the Pre-Trial Conference.

28 days (4 weeks) before the Pre-Trial Conference, Plaintiff shall e-file the parties’ jointly prepared Pre-Trial Memorandum.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

35 calendar days

Plaintiff’s Pre-Trial Objections are due 35 days before the Pre-Trial Conference.

35 days (5 weeks) before the Pre-Trial Conference, Plaintiff shall e-file Plaintiff’s Pre-Trial Objections, comprised of the below items (listed in Section III.a– d) using CM/ECF.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

1 calendar days

Within one calendar day after Plaintiff’s case-in-chief closes, Plaintiff must confer with Defendant about admitted exhibits and docket a list of Plaintiff’s admitted exhibits.

No later than one calendar day after the close of Plaintiff’s case-in-chief, Plaintiff must confer with Defendant about admitted exhibits and file on the docket its list of Plaintiff’s exhibits which were admitted into evidence during trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Plaintiff must submit the Pre-Trial Statement 49 days before the Pre-Trial Conference, unless the Court’s minute entry specifies different controlling deadlines.

49 days (7 weeks) before the Pre-Trial Conference, Plaintiff shall e-file Plaintiff’s Pre-Trial Statement, comprised of the below items (listed in Section I.a–d) using CM/ECF.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

35 calendar days

Plaintiff’s Pre-Trial Objections must be e-filed 35 days before the Pre-Trial Conference.

35 days (5 weeks) before the Pre-Trial Conference, Plaintiff shall e-file Plaintiff’s Pre-Trial Objections, comprised of the below items (listed in Section III.a– d) using CM/ECF.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

1 calendar days

Plaintiff must confer with Defendant and file its admitted-exhibit list no later than one calendar day after its case-in-chief closes.

As explained in detail in Exhibit 3, no later than one calendar day after the close of Plaintiff’s case-in-chief, Plaintiff must confer with Defendant about admitted exhibits and file on the docket its list of Plaintiff’s exhibits which were admitted into evidence during trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

If new exhibits are admitted during Plaintiff’s rebuttal case, Plaintiff must consult Defendant and file an updated list after resting and before closing arguments, identifying rebuttal exhibits separately.

If Plaintiff puts on a rebuttal case, if new exhibits are admitted, after Plaintiff rests and before closing arguments, after consulting with Defendant, Plaintiff must file an updated exhibit list, including the exhibits admitted during Plaintiff’s case-in- chief and the exhibits admitted during Plaintiff’s rebuttal case, and distinguish which exhibits were admitted during the rebuttal case.

CRITICALCivil cases

Each party must deliver the specified materials to chambers five days after the Pre-Trial Conference.

5 days following the Pre-Trial Conference, each party shall have delivered to chambers the following:

CRITICALCivil cases

If a designation dispute is unresolved, the proposed new designation takes effect 14 days after notice of the dispute unless the producer files a motion to maintain the designation within that period, and the producer bears the burden of proving proper designation.

If they cannot resolve the dispute, the proposed new designation shall be applied fourteen (14) days after notice of the dispute unless within that fourteen day period the producer files a motion with the Court to maintain the producer's designation. The producer bears the burden of proving that the information is properly designated as Confidential or Highly Confidential.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

5 business days

The joint Initial Status Report must be filed at least five business days before the initial status hearing.

At least five business days prior to the initial status hearing in this case, please file a joint Initial Status Report for New Case, not to exceed five pages, containing the following information:

CRITICALCivil cases

If any jurisdictional information provided in the Initial Status Report changes, a supplement to the statement of the basis for federal jurisdiction must be filed within 14 days of the change.

NOTE 2: A supplement to the statement of the basis for federal jurisdiction shall be filed within 14 days of any change in the information provided in the Initial Status Report.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

21 calendar days

Plaintiff’s counsel must prepare the initial Pretrial Order draft and provide it to defendant’s counsel at least 21 days before the Pretrial Order is due.

Plaintiff’s counsel has the responsibility to prepare the initial draft of the Pretrial Order and must provide a draft to defendant’s counsel no later than twenty-one (21) days before the date the Pretrial Order is due.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

21 calendar days

If the Court has not set another briefing schedule, motions in limine are due at least 21 days before the Pretrial Order and responses are due at least 14 days before it.

If no briefing schedule has otherwise been set by the Court, motions in limine shall be filed no later than twenty-one (21) days before the Pretrial Order is to be filed and responses shall be filed no later than fourteen (14) days before the Pretrial Order is to be filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days

Defendant’s counsel must provide a written response at least 14 days before the Pretrial Order is due, including objections, changes, additions, and defendant’s portions of the draft.

Defendant’s counsel must respond in writing to plaintiff’s draft by no later than fourteen (14) days before the Pretrial Order is due, including any objections, changes, and additions to plaintiff’s draft, as well as defendant’s portions of the draft Pretrial Order (e.g., defendant’s witness list, exhibit list, and objections to exhibits and deposition or other prior testimony listed by plaintiff).

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 business days

After an after-hours arrest warrant is granted, the probation officer must forward the original Probation Form 12C to the Clerk of Court for filing by the next business day.

The United States Probation Officer shall forward the original Form 12C to the Clerk of Court the next business day to file the document.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days

The mediator must email the Certification of Session report to ADR@ilnd.uscourts.gov within 14 calendar days after each mediation session closes.

Within 14 calendar days of the close of each mediation session and on the form Certification of Session provided by the court, the mediator must email a report to ADR@ilnd.uscourts.gov

CRITICALCivil cases

The ADR certification is due no later than the date specified in the case management order, unless otherwise ordered.

Unless otherwise ordered, and no later than the date specified in the case management order, the parties, through their attorneys, must e-file with the court a certification

CRITICAL

A written response setting forth the reasons for the requested deferral must be filed with the chief judge within 14 days after the copy of the clerk's petition was transmitted to the United States attorney.

a written response to the petition setting forth the reasons for the requested deferral must be filed with the chief judge within 14 days of the date the copy of the clerk's petition was transmitted to the United States attorney.

CRITICALCivil cases

Unless otherwise ordered, the mediation must be held within 60 days after entry of the case management order or the order of referral.

(b) Deadline for Conducting Mediation. Unless otherwise ordered, the mediation must be held within 60 days after entry of the case management order or the order of referral, whichever is appropriate.

CRITICAL

A party added after a case is transferred to a magistrate judge on consent must consent within 30 days of appearance or the case will be transferred back to the district judge.

If the additional party does not consent to proceed before a magistrate judge within 30 days of appearance, the magistrate judge will transfer the case to the calendar of the district judge to whom the case was previously assigned.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days

A motion for relief from a court-ordered mediation referral must be filed with the ADR Magistrate Judge within 14 calendar days of the referral.

Any party whose case has been ordered to mediation may file with the ADR Magistrate Judge, within 14 calendar days of court ordered referral, a motion for relief from the court ordered referral.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days

Each party must submit a written mediation statement directly to the mediator no later than 10 calendar days before the first mediation session, unless the mediator establishes a different time.

(a) Time for Submission. No later than 10 calendar days before the first mediation session, or in the time established by the mediator, each party must submit directly to the mediator, a written mediation statement. The statement may be transmitted solely to the mediator. Whether the statement will be sent solely to the mediator, or exchanged by the parties, will be determined at the ADR L.R. 4-6 conference.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

5 business days

Each party must file its response to motions in limine five business days before the Final Pretrial Conference, unless the Court sets another date.

Five business days prior to the Final Pretrial Conference, or on the date otherwise set by the Court, each party shall file its response.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

10 business days

Motions in limine must be filed ten business days before the Final Pretrial Conference, unless the Court sets another date.

Ten business days prior to the Final Pretrial Conference, or on the date otherwise set by the Court, each party shall file its motions in limine within a single pleading not to exceed 30 pages, with each issue separately numbered and argued within the pleading.

CRITICALCivil cases

Daubert motions must be filed separately as soon as reasonably possible and no later than two months before the final pretrial conference.

Such Daubert motions should be filed separately and as soon as reasonably possible but no later than two (2) months prior to the final pretrial conference.