Judge Ashley Kilbane
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Filings > 50 pages
Communication
Chambers
Phone
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Document Format Requirements4 rules
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026Mandatory
An electronic Excel copy of every Excel attachment to a filing or trial exhibit must be emailed to the staff attorney.
Excel Documents: if an attachment to a filing or trial exhibit includes an Excel document, an electronic copy in Excel format shall be emailed to the staff attorney.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026Mandatory
If deposition-testimony disputes remain after a good-faith conference, the parties must send the staff attorney hard-copy designations with objections at least 14 days before trial, using margin annotations or a separate outline.
If any disputes relating to the testimony remain after the good faith conference, the parties shall send hard copies of their respective designations with objections either annotated in the margins or outlined in a separate document to the Court's staff attorney at least fourteen (14) days in advance of trial.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026Mandatory
Proposed jury instructions and interrogatories must be submitted to the staff attorney in Microsoft Word format.
The proposed jury instructions and interrogatories shall be submitted in Microsoft Word format to the Court's staff attorney.
DOCX
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026Mandatory
Privilege logs must be prepared in Microsoft Excel and submitted electronically in Excel format to opposing counsel and the Court.
Privilege logs shall be prepared via Microsoft Excel and submitted to both opposing counsel and the Court electronically in Excel format.
Document Filing Requirements11 rules
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026Mandatory
After response deadlines, counsel and pro se parties must confer and, at least three days before trial, jointly notify the Court which motions are resolved or unopposed and which remain opposed.
After the deadline for responses, Counsel and pro se parties shall confer to resolve the motions in limine, and, at least (3) days prior to trial, the parties shall file a joint notice informing the Court which motions in limine are unopposed or resolved, and which remain opposed.
Document Type
Joint Motion In Limine Notice
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026Mandatory
Counsel and pro se parties must confer and submit a joint proposed set of jury instructions and interrogatories.
Counsel and pro se parties shall confer regarding jury instructions and interrogatories in order to submit a joint proposed set of jury instructions and interrogatories.
Document Type
Joint Jury Instructions And Interrogatories
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026Mandatory
Each privileged document submitted for in-camera review must bear its Document ID, and the Court will specify hand delivery or email based on page count.
Where privileged documents are submitted for in-camera review, each document shall be stamped with Document ID, and the Court will instruct whether the documents are to be hand-delivered or emailed depending upon the number of pages.
Document Type
Privileged Document
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026Mandatory
Each party must file a final pretrial statement seven days before the conference containing facts, legal issues, stipulations, witnesses, exhibits, unique issues, trial length, contemplated motions, and logistical needs.
The parties shall each file a final pretrial statement seven days before the final pretrial and shall include the following: • A brief statement of facts and legal issues; • Stipulations; • List of witnesses with brief summary of expected testimony; • List of exhibits expected to be used a trial; • Any anticipated unique legal issues; • An estimated length of trial; • Any contemplated pretrial motions; and • Special equipment or potential logistical requests.
Document Type
Final Pretrial Statement
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026Important
The final pretrial statement must update the previously submitted settlement statement.
The final pretrial statement shall update the previously-provided settlement statement.
Document Type
Final Pretrial Statement
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026Important
Opposing counsel must mark non-objections or objection bases, after which the privilege-claiming party must submit only unresolved objections to the Court.
Opposing counsel shall review the privilege log and note where there is no objection or the basis of their objection. The party claiming the privilege will then review the objections and submit to the Court only the remaining objections.
Document Type
Privilege Log
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
If any disagreement remains, the parties shall highlight disagreements to the Court.
Summary: Any remaining disagreement among the parties must be highlighted to the Court.
Document Type
Joint Jury Instructions And Interrogatories
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
The party challenging the proposed expert testimony shall file a complete copy of the expert’s report(s) and complete deposition transcripts, if the expert was deposed.
Summary: A party challenging expert testimony must file the expert’s complete reports and, if the expert was deposed, complete deposition transcripts.
Document Type
Daubert Motion
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Important?
The settlement conference statements need not be filed, but instead emailed to the staff attorney.
Summary: Settlement-conference statements do not need to be filed and instead must be emailed to the staff attorney.
Document Type
Settlement Conference Statement
We could not find this wording in the court's document. Open the source before relying on it.Important?
The Excel file should, at a minimum, have the following column headings: Document ID; Document Custodian; Date of Email/Document; Email Subject or Document Title; Title of Attachment to Email; From and To columns; Description; Type of Privilege Claimed; Basis for Objection/No Objection; Court’s Ruling.
Machine summary and details
Summary: The privilege-log Excel file should include the listed document-identification, custodian, date, title, attachment, sender and recipient, description, privilege, objection, and ruling fields.
Document Type
Privilege Log
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Note?
The parties should try to submit attachments to emails as one Document ID with the email, or else note and cross-reference the Document ID of the email and attachment
Summary: Email attachments should share one Document ID with the email or, alternatively, be cross-referenced to the email’s Document ID.
Document Type
Privilege Log
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
motions in limine must be filed 21 days before trial begins.
Motions in limine shall be filed twenty-one (21) days before the start of trial.
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The parties must exchange trial exhibits no later than seven days before trial.
The parties shall exchange trial exhibits no later than seven (7) days before trial.
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Seven days before a settlement conference, each party must provide a statement covering the claims for discussion, factual basis of disputes, and prior offers or settlement discussions.
Seven days before the settlement conference, each party shall provide the court with a brief statement outlining the claims to be discussed, the factual support of any disputes, and any offers or settlement discussion had to date.
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The joint notice on unresolved motions in limine must be filed at least three days before trial.
at least (3) days prior to trial, the parties shall file a joint notice informing the Court which motions in limine are unopposed or resolved, and which remain opposed.
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Proposed jury instructions and jury interrogatories are due seven days before trial.
Proposed jury instructions and jury interrogatories are due seven (7) days before trial.
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The joint proposed jury instructions must be submitted to the staff attorney at least one day before trial.
The parties shall submit a joint proposed set of jury instructions to the Court's staff attorney at least one (1) day before trial.
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Any remaining disputed deposition-testimony designations must be sent to the staff attorney at least 14 days before trial.
If any disputes relating to the testimony remain after the good faith conference, the parties shall send hard copies of their respective designations with objections either annotated in the margins or outlined in a separate document to the Court's staff attorney at least fourteen (14) days in advance of trial.
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Deposition testimony offered instead of a deponent’s attendance must be exchanged by counsel at least 30 days before trial.
Any party wishing to proffer deposition testimony at trial in lieu of the deponent's attendance shall exchange such deposition testimony by counsel at least thirty (30) days in advance of trial.
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A Daubert or expert-related motion must be filed by the Court’s deadline or, when no deadline was set, at least 45 days before trial.
Any motion challenging purported expert testimony shall be filed by the Expert Motion deadline set by the Court. If no Expert Motion deadline was set, then any motion challenging purposed expert testimony shall be filed at least forty-five (45) days before trial.
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Page 1 | Motion Practice
Courtesy Copy Requirements
A party must provide the staff attorney one hard copy when a document, aggregate set of trial exhibits, motion including exhibits, or response or reply brief exceeds 50 pages, and noncompliance may cause delay.
Courtesy Copies: Where a document exceeds 50 pages, the parties shall provide a hard copy to the Court’s staff attorney. This applies to trial exhibits where the total page number for all exhibits exceed 50 pages, and upon filing any motion that exceeds 50 pages in length, including exhibits. The same applies for response and reply briefing. Failure to comply with this order may result in delay.
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Page 1 | Motion Practice
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Responses to motions in limine are due under Civil Rule 6(c), and reply briefs are not permitted.
Responses due pursuant to Civ. R. 6(c). No replies are permitted.
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Page 1 | Trials
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Counsel and pro se parties seeking a trial continuance must comply with Supreme Rule 41 and Local Rule 17.
Trial Continuances. Counsel and pro se parties shall follow Sup. R. 41 and Local Rule 17 regarding continuance of trial.
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A party seeking an extension or continuance should file a motion identifying whether it is joint, unopposed, or opposed.
In the event that a party or all parties wish to extend a deadline or continue a hearing, court conference, or trial, the party or parties should file a motion that states whether the motion is joint, unopposed, or opposed.
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Page 1 | Calendaring and Continuances
Chambers Communication Rules
After a good-faith effort fails, parties should email the Court’s staff attorney a proposed Zoom-conference date and time and a brief description of the dispute, after which the Court may order briefing.
If after a good-faith attempt to resolve the issues a dispute remains, the parties should contact the Court’s staff attorney by email with a suggested date and time for a Zoom conference with the Court, and include a brief description of the issues to be discussed. Thereafter, the Court may order a briefing.
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Page 1 | General