**District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman** was appointed to the Northern District of Illinois by President Barack Obama in 2010. Judge Coleman was born in 1960 in Chicago, Illinois. She served as an Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County from 1984 to 1989, then as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois from 1989 to 1993. She was Deputy State's Attorney and Chief of the Public Interest Bureau in Cook County from 1993 to 1996. She then served as a Judge on the Illinois Circuit Court in Cook County from 1996 to 2008 and on the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, from 2008 to 2010 before her federal appointment. **Education** - Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1984 - Northern Illinois University, B.A., 1981 **Career** - Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, First District (2008–2010) - Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County (1996–2008) - Deputy State's Attorney/Chief of Public Interest Bureau, Cook County (1993–1996) - Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (1989–1993) - Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County (1984–1989)
**Courthouse:** Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604 **Chambers:** Room 1260 **Phone:** (312) 435-6885 **Fax:** (312) 554-8078 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: Yvette Montanez, (312) 408-5159, Room 1238 - Court Reporter: Tracey McCullough, (312) 435-5570, Room 1232
Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman's rule states these limits: 5 pages. Joint status report limited to 5 pages.
Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman's rule states these limits: 5 pages. Joint status report required 3 business days before initial status hearing, max 5 pages.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. A plaintiff proposing a bond or security amount must explain in its briefing why that amount is proper based on potential costs and damages from a wrongful injunction.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Before or with a motion for entry of default, a Schedule A plaintiff must file an affidavit, declaration, or other document detailing 12 specific categories of information for each defendant and infringing product, with a written reason if any response cannot be provided.
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. A motion for a preliminary injunction may not be filed until at least 14 days after service of the complaint, TRO, and related documents on defendants.
Joint status report limited to 5 pages.
Joint status report required 3 business days before initial status hearing, max 5 pages.
A plaintiff proposing a bond or security amount must explain in its briefing why that amount is proper based on potential costs and damages from a wrongful injunction.
A motion for a preliminary injunction may not be filed until at least 14 days after service of the complaint, TRO, and related documents on defendants.
Before or with a motion for entry of default, a Schedule A plaintiff must file an affidavit, declaration, or other document detailing 12 specific categories of information for each defendant and infringing product, with a written reason if any response cannot be provided.