Northern District of Illinois Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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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.

Summary: 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).

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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.

Summary: 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.

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

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

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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.

Summary: E-Filers must immediately report ECF connection difficulties and other technical failures to the ECF Help Desk, whose contact information is posted on the Court Web Site.

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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.

Summary: 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.

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Civil cases

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.

Summary: 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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:

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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.

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Civil 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).

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Civil 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.

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Civil cases

Motions concerning expert qualifications, methodologies, and related matters under Rules 702 or 703 and Daubert must be filed by the earlier of 60 days before trial or 10 days before the expert discovery cutoff.

Any motions concerning expert qualifications, methodologies, and related matters within Rule 702, Rule 703, and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579 (1993), and its progeny, must be filed at least sixty days prior to trial or ten days prior to the expert discovery cutoff date, whichever is earlier.

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Civil cases

Unless the Court schedules otherwise, motions in limine must be filed and served by the Final Pretrial Order due date.

Unless otherwise scheduled by the Court, any motions in limine must be filed and served no later than the date on which the Final Pretrial Order is due.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days

Responses to motions in limine must be filed and served within seven days after the motions are filed.

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

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Civil cases

Deadline

2 business days

The joint status report must be filed no later than two business days before the initial status conference.

In all new cases assigned to Judge Dow’s calendar (as distinguished from cases transferred from other judges to Judge Dow’s initial calendar), counsel are directed to confer, prepare, and file a joint status report, not to exceed five pages, no later than two business days prior to the initial status conference.

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Civil cases

Unless the Court orders otherwise, motions in limine must be filed three weeks before the pretrial order is filed.

Unless otherwise ordered, all motions in limine must be filed three weeks before the filing of the pretrial order.

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Civil cases

Each party must file proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law by the first day of trial.

No later than the first day of trial, each party shall file its proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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Civil cases

Plaintiff’s opening brief is due within 60 days after the administrative record is filed.

Plaintiff’s brief in support of reversing or remanding the decision subject to review is due within 60 days of the filing of the administrative record;

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Civil cases

The Social Security Administration’s responsive brief is due 45 days after Plaintiff’s brief is filed.

the Social Security Administration’s responsive brief is due 45 days after Plaintiff’s brief is filed;

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Civil cases

If Plaintiff files a reply brief, it is due 14 days after Defendant’s brief is filed.

and Plaintiff’s reply brief, if any, is due 14 days after Defendant’s brief is filed.

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Civil cases

Deadline

3 business days

The parties must file a joint status report at least three business days before the initial status hearing, unless the Court orders otherwise.

the parties are required to file a joint status report at least three business days before the initial status hearing unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

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Civil cases

Unless otherwise ordered, responses are due 5 business days after a motion is filed and replies are due 3 business days after responses; filings should be consolidated as much as reasonable.

Unless otherwise ordered, responses are due 5 business days after the motion’s filing, and replies are due 3 business days after the responses; again, consolidate as much as reasonable.

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Deadline

20 calendar days

In collective actions, parties must exchange documents for opt-in Plaintiffs who join before notice dissemination within twenty days of their opt-in notices being filed, and those Plaintiffs must file and serve answers to the Court’s Interrogatories within an additional twenty days.

In collective actions, an exchange of documents as referenced in Paragraph 1 shall occur with respect to opt-in Plaintiffs who join the action before the dissemination of a court- approved opt-in notice. The exchange of documents must occur within twenty days of their filing of opt-in notices with this Court, and such opt-in Plaintiffs must thereafter file and serve their respective answers to the Court's Interrogatories within an additional twenty days.

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Deadline

90 calendar days

Counsel must jointly file the Report Regarding Settlement by 90 days from the Order and after the settlement conference.

By _________________ [90 days from the date this Order is issued], after the settlement conference, counsel shall jointly file a Report Regarding Settlement that notifies the Court whether: (1) the parties have settled the case; (2) the parties have not settled the case but wish to continue settlement discussions for a specific period of time; (3) the parties wish to engage in a formal mediation conference before a specific mediator on or before a specific date;

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Civil cases

The Court may change the listed deadlines, and the submission dates in its minute entry before the Pre-Trial Conference control.

The Court may change the below deadlines and will specify exact submission deadlines in a minute entry before the Pre-Trial Conference. The dates in the minute entry shall govern timing of submission of the documents below.

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Civil cases

Daubert challenges are not motions in limine and must follow the applicable schedule for those motions.

Please note that motions challenging the admissibility of expert testimony under Daubert v. Merrell Lynch Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), are not deemed motions in limine and must be filed in accordance with the applicable schedule for such motions.

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Civil cases

The Court sets the filing date for the Proposed Pretrial Order, usually no later than two weeks before the Final Pretrial Conference.

The Court will set a date for filing the Proposed Pretrial Order, usually no later than two weeks prior to the Final Pretrial Conference.

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Civil cases

The Court will set the final pretrial order filing date in advance of trial.

In each case, the Court will set the date in advance of trial on which the parties must file the final pretrial order.

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Civil cases

Deadline

21 calendar days

A mediation schedule usually sets the plaintiff's proposal due 21 days before the settlement conference and the defendant's proposal due 10 days before, but these are general dates.

If a mediation schedule is to be set, usually it will include the settlement conference as well as dates for an exchange of mediation statements, generally with plaintiff's proposal due 21 days before the date chosen for the settlement conference, and with the defendant's proposal due 10 days before.

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Civil cases

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

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

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Civil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days ?

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

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

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

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

Summary: Materials referenced in the preceding section must be delivered directly to Judge Bucklo's court reporter at least seven days before trial.

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Civil cases

Deadline

21 calendar days ?

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.

Summary: 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.

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Civil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days ?

Defendant's counsel must respond in writing to plaintiff'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).

Summary: 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.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days ?

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.

Summary: 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.

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Civil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days ?

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.

Summary: 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.

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Civil cases

Deadline

5 business days ?

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:

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

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Civil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days ?

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.

Summary: 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.

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Deadline

30 calendar days ?

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.

Summary: 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.

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Deadline

1 business days ?

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

Summary: 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.

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Deadline

14 calendar days ?

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.

Summary: 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.

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Civil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days

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.

Summary: 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.

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Civil cases

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

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

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Civil cases

Deadline

60 calendar days ?

Required

Always ?

(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.

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

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Civil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days

(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.

Summary: 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.

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Civil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days

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

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

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Civil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days ?

Within 2 weeks of filing a "Schedule A" case, plaintiff shall file a memorandum, not to exceed 10 pages addressing the following topics:

Summary: Plaintiff must file the Schedule A memorandum within 2 weeks of filing the case.

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Civil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days ?

Any motion for a preliminary injunction must be filed at least 14 days after service on the defendants of the complaint, Temporary Restraining Order, motion for a temporary restraining order, and other relevant and applicable documents.

Summary: A motion for a preliminary injunction must be filed at least 14 days after service on defendants of the complaint, TRO, motion for TRO, and other relevant documents.

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Civil cases

Deadline

60 calendar days ?

The opening brief will generally be due within 60 days of the filing of the administrative record

Summary: Opening brief due within 60 days of the filing of the administrative record.

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Civil cases

Deadline

45 calendar days ?

the responsive brief will be due 45 days thereafter

Summary: Responsive brief due 45 days after the opening brief.

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Civil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days ?

the reply, if any, will be due 14 days thereafter

Summary: Reply brief, if any, due 14 days after the responsive brief.

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Deadline

14 calendar days ?

Unless the Court sets a different schedule, plaintiff's counsel must deliver plaintiff's settlement letter to defendant's counsel and the Court at least fourteen (14) days before the settlement conference

Summary: Plaintiff's counsel must deliver the plaintiff's settlement letter to defendant's counsel and the Court at least 14 days before the settlement conference, unless a different schedule is set.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

defendant's counsel must deliver defendant's settlement letter to plaintiff's counsel and the Court at least seven (7) days before the settlement conference

Summary: Defendant's counsel must deliver the defendant's settlement letter to plaintiff's counsel and the Court at least 7 days before the settlement conference.

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Civil cases

Objections to any of these instructions, and any requests for variation, should be brought to the Court’s attention at or before the final pretrial conference.

Summary: Objections to the preliminary jury instructions and requests for variation must be brought to the Court's attention at or before the final pretrial conference.

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Criminal cases

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

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

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Civil cases

Deadline

5 calendar days ?

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

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

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Civil cases

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.

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

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Civil cases

Deadline

5 business days ?

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

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

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Civil cases

within twenty-one (21) days after the close of discovery after the claim construction ruling, each party shall make its initial expert witness disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 on issues for which it bears the burden of proof;

Summary: Each party must make its initial expert disclosures on issues for which it bears the burden of proof within 21 days after discovery closes following the claim construction ruling, unless the Court orders otherwise.

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Civil cases

within thirty-five (35) days after the date for initial expert reports, each party shall make its rebuttal expert witness disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 on the issues for which the opposing party bears the burden of proof.

Summary: Each party must make rebuttal expert disclosures on issues for which the opposing party bears the burden of proof within 35 days after the date for initial expert reports, unless the Court orders otherwise.

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Civil cases

Depositions of expert witnesses shall be completed within thirty-five (35) days after exchange of expert rebuttal disclosures.

Summary: Expert witness depositions must be completed within 35 days after exchange of expert rebuttal disclosures.

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Civil cases

All dispositive motions shall be filed within twenty-eight (28) days after the scheduled date for the end of expert discovery.

Summary: All dispositive motions must be filed within 28 days after the scheduled end of expert discovery; a party may move for summary judgment earlier if circumstances warrant, subject to the trial judge's decision whether to consider it.

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Civil cases

Responses are due one week before the filing of the pretrial order.

Summary: Responses to motions in limine are due one week before the pretrial order is filed.

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Civil cases

If the case was previously remanded, the parties shall file a short joint statement within 14 days of assignment to Judge McLaughlin providing pertinent past case information.

Summary: For a previously remanded case, the parties must file a joint statement with pertinent past case information within 14 days of assignment to Judge McLaughlin.

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Civil cases

The motions themselves must be filed the earlier of: (a) the due date of the Proposed Final Pretrial Order; or (b) 3 weeks before trial.

Summary: Motions in limine must be filed by the earlier of the Proposed Final Pretrial Order due date or 3 weeks before trial.

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Deadline

42 calendar days ?

By _________________ [42 days from the date this Order is issued], and no earlier, Plaintiff shall answer the Court's Interrogatories (attached to this Order) under oath or penalty of perjury, serve a copy on Defendant, and file the answers with the Court entitled "Notice of Filing Answers to Court's Interrogatories."

Summary: Plaintiff must file the interrogatory answers with the Court by 42 days after the Order, and no earlier, using the specified title.

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Criminal cases

Deadline

5 business days

Each side shall provide the other with proposed voir dire questions 5 business days before the due date of the Joint Pretrial Statement, and confer by 2 business days before the due date in order to generate this section of the Statement.

Summary: Proposed voir dire questions must be exchanged 5 business days before the Joint Pretrial Statement due date, and parties must confer 2 business days before.

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Criminal cases

Deadline

5 business days

No later than 5 business days before the pretrial conference, the parties must serve on each other proposed stipulations.

Summary: Proposed stipulations must be served 5 business days before the pretrial conference.

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Criminal cases

Deadline

10 business days

The parties must exchange their respective proposed exhibit charts 10 business days before the deadline for filing the charts, and the objecting side must return the chart with the objection column filled in 5 business days before the deadline.

Summary: Proposed exhibit charts must be exchanged 10 business days before the filing deadline; objections must be returned 5 business days before the deadline.

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Civil cases

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

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

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Civil cases

The Court is flexible about these dates.

Summary: The Court may adjust the general mediation-statement deadlines.