Granting Plea For Purging In Cook
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You can address the judge to “The Honorable First Name Last Name” or “Judge First Name Last Name” or “Judge Last Name.” It is redundant to say “Honorable Judge” so use either “Judge” or “Honorable.”
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, briefs in support of or opposition to a motion should be no more than 15 pages, and reply briefs should be no more than 10. Before filing a motion, the movant's counsel must ask opposing counsel whether there is an objection to the motion.
Counsel must behave professionally at all times during depositions. Depositions must be civil, and attorneys must be respectful to witnesses, to the court reporter, and to other attorneys. Counsel must conduct themselves as if they were present in open court.
Pursuant to Local Rule 83.14, an attorney who is not a member of the General Bar of the Northern District of Illinois may appear in a case only upon being granted leave to appear pro hac vice. A petition for admission under Rule 83.14 is made on a form approved by the Executive Committee.
Local Rule 83.17 provides that once an attorney has filed an appearance form on behalf of a party, no additional appearances or substitutions may be made without leave of court. The Rule also provides that the attorney may not withdraw without leave of court.
Each paper original filed and each paper judge's copy shall be flat and unfolded on opaque, unglazed, white paper 8½ x 11 inches in size. It shall be plainly written, typed, printed, or prepared by means of a duplicating process, without erasures or interlineations which materially deface it.
The court's jurisdiction is split into an eastern division, including Cook, DuPage, McHenry, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Lake, and Will counties, with its sessions held in Chicago and Wheaton; and a western division, including Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago ...
Local Civil Rule 6.3. Motions for Reconsideration: The updated rule (which dispenses with the “reargument” nomenclature) adds page limits to motions for reconsideration. The memorandum in support and in opposition cannot exceed 10 pages, while a reply may not exceed five pages.
An answer to a complaint or cross-claim, or a reply to a counterclaim, must be served within 21 days after service of the complaint, cross-claim or counterclaim. FRCP 12 (a)(1). United States defendants must answer within sixty (60) days after the United States attorney is served.
Rule 56.1 Statement. Along with the required pre-motion conference request, any party seeking leave to file a motion for summary judgment must also file a Local Rule 56.1 Statement. Each numbered paragraph in the Rule 56.1 Statement must contain only one factual assertion.