Judge Nichole C. Patton
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Petition To Approve Settlement
- Email • Before E Filing
Courtesy copies
Court-wideCommunication
Clerk33 contacts
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- (312) 603-7546
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Chambers2 contacts
- nichole.patton@cookcountyil.gov
- (312) 603-6037
Other Contacts1 contacts
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Document Filing Requirements10 rules
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A complete and jointly prepared list of all exhibits, including demonstrative exhibits, each party intends to use at trial, and whether the opposing side has any objections. In the event of objections, the nature of the objections must be noted, i.e., foundation, relevance, motion in limine, etc.
Summary: Parties must jointly prepare a complete list of all exhibits with objections noted.
Document Type
Exhibit List
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Jointly prepared statement of the case to be read to the venire, including the expected length of the trial (i.e., number of days/weeks);
Summary: Parties must jointly prepare a statement of the case for the venire, including expected trial length.
Document Type
Statement Of Case
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Jointly prepared list of all potential witnesses to be read to the jury;
Summary: Parties must jointly prepare a list of all potential witnesses for the jury.
Document Type
Witness List
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Copies of each party's motions in limine;
Summary: Parties must provide copies of each party's motions in limine.
Document Type
Motions In Limine
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Two copies of proposed jury instructions (one marked with IPI numbering and citations and the other unmarked for the jury), which are to be sorted in the order of their numbering under the IPI system.
Summary: Parties must provide two copies of proposed jury instructions, one marked and one unmarked, sorted by IPI numbering.
Document Type
Proposed Jury Instructions
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A list of each party's Supreme Court Rule 216 Request for Admission of Facts and responses thereto, if any;
Summary: Parties must provide a list of Supreme Court Rule 216 requests for admission and responses.
Document Type
Requests For Admission
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Parties must first obtain an Order from Room 2005 transferring the case to Room 2407 for pre-trial purposes only.
Summary: Parties must obtain a transfer order from Room 2005 before pretrial settlement conference.
Document Type
Transfer Order
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After the transfer order is entered, the parties must present a second order to the courtroom clerk or nichole.patton@cookcountyil.gov setting it for the agreed date and time assigned by the Judge.
Summary: After transfer order, parties must present a second order setting the pretrial date to chambers or clerk.
Document Type
Pretrial Settlement Order
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Any stipulations between the parties;
Summary: Parties must provide any stipulations between them.
Document Type
Stipulations
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If evidence depositions are to be used, the parties must meet and confer with regards to objections before copies of transcripts are submitted to the Court;
Summary: Parties must meet and confer on objections before submitting evidence deposition transcripts.
Document Type
Evidence Deposition Transcripts
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Pretrial settlement submissions must be submitted at least 5 days before the conference.
Pretrial settlement submissions should be submitted to the Court at least five (5) days prior to the conference.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
All email transmittals for petitions to approve settlement must copy all counsel of record.
All email transmittals must copy all counsel of record.
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Courtesy Copy Requirements
Petitions to approve settlement must be emailed to chambers before e-filing, copying all counsel.
Petitions to Approve Settlement in cases involving wrongful death, survival, minor(s) or disabled individuals must be emailed to nichole.patton@cookcountyil.gov or hand-delivered to Courtroom 2407 before e-filing.
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Chambers Communication Rules
Attorneys must email 3-5 possible dates for pretrial settlement conference to chambers, including case name/number and copying all counsel.
Attorneys should submit 3-5 possible dates and times that work for all parties to nichole.patton@cookcountyil.gov. Please include the case name and number. Copy all counsel of record on the communication with the Court.
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Chambers can be contacted by phone at (312) 603-6037.
Ante-Chambers - (312) 603-6037
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