All local rules for N.D. Ill., integrated with this judge's published requirements.
Neither a motion nor brief in support of or in opposition to any motion nor objections to a report and recommendation or order of a magistrate judge or special master, shall exceed 15 pages without prior approval of the court. Local Rule 7.1 ↗
Neither a motion nor brief in support of or in opposition to any motion nor objections to a report and recommendation or order of a magistrate judge or special master, shall exceed 15 pages without prior approval of the court. Local Rule 7.1 ↗
Neither a motion nor brief in support of or in opposition to any motion nor objections to a report and recommendation or order of a magistrate judge or special master, shall exceed 15 pages without prior approval of the court. Local Rule 7.1 ↗
Absent leave of Court, memoranda of law must comply with the fifteen (15) page limitation set forth in Local Rule 7.1.
Please generate all electronic filings by printing to PDF from the original word processing file so that the text of the digital document is searchable. PDF images created by scanning are not searchable and should be used only for appendix or reference materials not available in PDF format.
(b) A judge may require a motion or an objection to a magistrate judge’s order to be accompanied by a notice of presentment specifying the date and time on which, and judge before whom, the motion or objection is to be presented. The date of presentment shall be not more than 14 days following the date on which the motion or objection is delivered to the court pursuant to LR 78.1. Local Rule 5.3(b) ↗
Except where a judge fixes a different time in accordance with this rule, the original of any motion shall be filed by 4:30 p.m. of the second business day preceding the date of presentment. A judge may fix a time for delivery longer than that provided by this rule, or elect to hear motions less frequently than daily, or both. Local Rule 78.1 ↗
The Court normally hears motions and holds status hearings on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9:15 a.m. Number of days notice: 3 business days. Civil & Criminal motions: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9:15 a.m.
Parties are asked to submit courtesy copies of all electronic filings. Please deliver courtesy copies to Judge Weisman's chambers (Room 1010) within one business day of filing.
Parties should not file proposed orders. Rather, they should email the proposed order to Judge Weisman (Proposed_Order_Weisman@ilnd.uscourts.gov) for his consideration and modification, if appropriate. Please include in the subject line of the e-mail the case number and name, the docket number of the corresponding motion, if any, and the title of the order that is proposed. All such documents must be submitted in a format compatible with Word. Any proposed order must also be served on all other parties to the case by copying the e-mail submission to all parties of record.
The court may set a briefing schedule. Oral argument may be allowed in the court’s discretion. Local Rule 78.3 ↗
The Court normally hears motions and holds status hearings on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9:15 a.m. In the interest of the efficient expenditure of resources, the Court will attempt to avoid unnecessary appearances and accommodate telephonic appearances when appropriate. All motions must be filed no later than three business days before the day the motion is to be heard (e.g., for a motion to be heard on Thursday, it must be filed no later than Monday of that week). The Court requests that the body of any motion state whether the motion is joint or if the other parties have authorized the movant to state that the parties either agree to the motion or have no objection to it. Absent leave of Court, memoranda of law must comply with the fifteen (15) page limitation set forth in Local Rule 7.1. Moving counsel may call chambers (312) 435-5656 or the courtroom deputy (312) 408-5058 after 4:00 p.m. on the day immediately before the motion is scheduled to be heard to find out if an appearance will be required. If counsel seeks information regarding the need to appear on a more prompt timeframe, counsel may call chambers with such a request. The Court will make every effort to provide a sufficiently timely response. Unless the Court has told a party it need not appear, counsel for all parties are expected to be present even if the motion is agreed. If no appearance is required, moving counsel must notify other counsel in the case. Please note that Judge Weisman ordinarily will hear argument and rule on discovery motions on the date they are noticed for presentment. If Judge Weisman thinks a response is necessary, the presentment date may be stricken and another hearing date will be set as appropriate or the Court will rule on the papers submitted via the CM/ECF system. The Court prefers that the parties jointly email the courtroom deputy to reschedule any hearing date.
Any judge wishing to refer a matter in a civil case pending on that judge’s calendar to a magistrate judge may do so following procedures approved by the Executive Committee. Local Rule 72.1 ↗
The Court believes that parties can and should resolve most discovery disputes. The Court will not hear or consider any discovery motions unless the parties have complied with the meet-and-confer requirement under Local Rule 37.2. Any discovery motion must state with specificity when and how the movant complied with Local Rule 37.2. Parties are reminded that compliance with Local Rule 37.2 requires a good faith effort to resolve discovery disputes and, other than in exceptional circumstances, requires communication that takes place face-to-face or by telephone. The Court prefers a face-to-face meeting; the mere exchange of correspondence, including e-mail, normally will not be sufficient to comply with Local Rule 37.2. The Court considers failure to seriously engage in the meet-and-confer process to be grounds for denial of the motion. All parties must be fully prepared to argue any discovery motion on the date it is noticed for presentment. The Court ordinarily will decide discovery motions after oral argument and without briefing. If Judge Weisman thinks a response to a motion is necessary, the presentment date may be stricken and another hearing date will be set as appropriate or the Court will rule on the papers submitted via the CM/ECF system.
All statements of undisputed material facts offered by the moving party under Local Rule 56.1(a)(3), or statements of additional facts offered by the responding party under Local Rule 56.1(b)(3), must list the facts in short, numbered paragraphs that refrain from argument. Argument must be reserved for the moving party's memorandum of law. Each numbered fact statement must contain a specific citation to affidavits, depositions or other materials that support the fact statement, as well as to the tab(s) in the appendix where those materials may be found. Failure to provide support for a statement of fact may result in that alleged "fact" being disregarded. All responses to statements of undisputed material fact offered by the responding party under Local Rule 56.1(b)(3), or responses to statements of additional fact offered by the moving party under Local Rule 56.1(a), shall be in a format similar to that used in answering a complaint... In accordance with Local Rule 56.1, absent prior leave of Court, a movant shall not file more than eighty (80) separately numbered statements of undisputed material fact, and a party responding to a summary judgment motion shall not file more than forty (40) separately numbered statements of additional fact under Local Rule 56.1(b)(3)(B). The Court reminds parties that the fact statements under Local Rule 56.1(a)(3) and Local Rule 56.1(b)(3)(B) "shall consist of short numbered paragraphs." Source ↗