Filing Bundling Requirements

FSC Trial Notebook required in three-ring binder (max 3 inches), tabbed, one-sided, with table of contents, lodged 3 court days before FSC.

Three sets of tabbed, internally paginated exhibits in three-ring binders required, one set delivered 3 court days before FSC.

Proposed orders must be lodged separately, not attached to moving papers.

Parties must jointly prepare tabbed 3-ring binders with trial documents organized by specified tabs.

Evidentiary exhibits must be tabbed, internally paginated, marked, and organized numerically in three-ring binders.

Motions in limine, opposition, and reply papers must be bound in 3" three-ring binders, tabbed, indexed, lodged 3 calendar days before FSC; no proposed orders.

Three sets of tabbed, numerically organized exhibit binders not exceeding 3" per binder required for court, judicial assistant, witnesses; sets to opposing parties before trial.

Trial Binder with specified tabs, one-sided conformed copies in three-ring binder required, lodged 3 calendar days before FSC.

Trial binders with specified documents are required, must be tabbed, in three-ring binders with table of contents, lodged at FSC.

Three sets of trial exhibit binders are required at trial, tabbed, paginated, in three-ring binders.

Motions in limine must be submitted in a separate tabbed binder with a table of contents.

Jury trial binders are required, court trial binders discretionary; must be tabbed 3-ring binders with TOC, lodged 2 calendar days before FSC.

Case-dispositive motions must be bundled and heard together on cut-off date.

Motions must be filed within 14 days of reserving a hearing date or the reservation expires.

At least 12 weeks required between dispositive/Daubert motions deadline and final pretrial conference.

At least 2 weeks required between final pretrial conference and trial start.

Daubert motions must be filed and heard by dispositive motion deadline.

Exhibits accompanying motions, oppositions, or replies should be filed separately on ECF.

Joint discovery statements should be limited to one issue or closely related issues, and separate statements should be filed for discrete disputes.

Initial case management conference can be moved 21 days after dispositive motion hearing.

Further case management conference scheduled 4-8 weeks before close of fact discovery.

Later-filing party must cite to earlier exhibit; joint appendix encouraged.

All stipulations must be filed as joint motions.

Multiple motions by same party on same date must be briefed together in single 25-page memorandum.

Summary judgment and Daubert motions consolidated on single hearing date; 25-page limit without leave.

Specific sentencing filing deadlines: PSR objections 14 days, 5k1.1 departures 7 days, summary charts 7 days

Parties may select Friday hearing dates 30-60 days after filing, or following Monday if Friday is federal holiday; do not contact chambers.

Multiple motions by same party on same date must be briefed together.

Multiple parties moving for same relief must coordinate hearing dates and consolidate briefing.

Multiple parties seeking same relief should coordinate hearing dates.

Opposing parties should coordinate briefing or use joinder to avoid duplication.

Required attachments must be filed as separate documents, not bundled with the Joint Pretrial Order.

Required attachments must be filed as separate documents, not bundled with the joint pretrial order.

Parties must jointly submit two sets of specified trial materials 4 days before trial, printed double-sided, in 4-inch or less binders with index and tabs.

All motions in limine must be filed with the Joint Pretrial Order.

Exhibits may be bundled with associated pleadings/motions in the same PDF if size allows; separately filed exhibits require DuPage Exhibit Cover Sheet Form 4393.

Bulk e-filings (multiple cases or multiple docs in one PDF) are prohibited; different cases filed separately, same case individual docs can be single transaction.

All grounds attacking a pleading or paper must be contained in a single motion, subject to page limits.

Vouchers for account disbursements must be numbered, ordered, securely fastened under separate cover, and filed with the account.

Motion papers must be filed promptly after service.

Motion papers must be filed via ECF promptly after reply papers are served.

Court typically sets consolidated briefing schedule with initial motion and cross-motion with single opposition brief

Exhibits must be submitted by judge-set deadline or will be returned.

All files must be provided on a single storage device (USB, CD, or DVD).

Motions for summary judgment discouraged in ERISA cases.

Bankruptcy appeals decided on papers without hearing.

Encouraged bundling of cross-motions into 4 briefs instead of 6.

Parties filing cross-motions may agree to 4-brief schedule and adjusted limits, submitting stipulated motion with proposed order.

Local Rule 7(E) does not apply; hearings scheduled only if Court determines necessary after reviewing briefs.

No separate briefing on in limine requests is permitted; submissions must be combined, unless the Court allows otherwise.

Parties must refrain from filing summary judgment briefs until all briefing is complete, then file consecutively in order of moving papers, oppositions, replies.