Memorandum of Law Requirements. The fifteen (15) page limitation on all memoranda contained in Local Rule 7.1 shall be strictly enforced. A motion for leave to exceed that limit shall not be granted unless warranted.

Motion Practice. Civil and criminal motions are heard on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. but the Court is available to hear motions any day during the work week. For days and times that are outside of a Tuesday or Wednesday, please contact the courtroom deputy to ensure that the Court has availability. All electronically filed motions must be filed no later than the third business day preceding the day the motion is to be heard. Number of days notice: At least 3 business days from the date of the filing of the motion.

Courtesy Copies. Parties are to provide courtesy copies of substantive and/or dispositive motions, including all memorandums and briefs, as well as all response and reply briefs filed in connection with such motions. Motion Practice: The Court requires courtesy copies of all documents, including sentencing memoranda, that are over fifteen pages in length, including exhibits. Courtesy copies are to be delivered to Courtroom Deputy Yvette Montanez in room 1238 within 24 hours of filing. Confirmation of receipt will not be available. Courtesy copies need not be delivered in an envelope unless they contain materials that are under seal.

Proposed Orders for Electronic Entry. Proposed orders are not to be filed in ECF. Instead, they must be submitted in Microsoft Word format to the Court's proposed order e-mail inbox, Proposed_Order_Coleman@ilnd.uscourts.gov. The subject line of the e-mail must include the case number and name, the docket number of the corresponding motion, and the title of the order that is proposed. Such proposed orders must be served on all parties. The Court will not entertain or enter proposed orders that do not correspond to a pending motion unless the order is being submitted with prior leave of Court.