Local Rules - :: U.S. District Court - Southern District Of Illinois
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOISLOCAL RULESEffective December 1, 2009
THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOISHonorable Nancy J. RosenstengelChief District JudgeUnited States District CourtEast St. Louis, IllinoisHonorable Staci M. YandleDistrict JudgeUnited States District CourtBenton, IllinoisHonorable J. Phil GilbertSenior District JudgeUnited States District CourtEast St. Louis, IllinoisHonorable Reona J. DalyMagistrate JudgeUnited States District CourtBenton, IllinoisHonorable Mark A. BeattyMagistrate JudgeUnited States District CourtEast St. Louis, IllinoisHonorable Gilbert C. SisonMagistrate JudgeUnited States District CourtEast St. Louis, IllinoisHonorable Donald G. WilkersonRecalled Magistrate JudgeUnited States District CourtEast St. Louis, IllinoisMargaret M. RobertieClerk of CourtUnited States District CourtEast St. Louis, Illinoiswww.ilsd.uscourts.gov750 Missouri AvenueEast St. Louis, IL 62201(618) 482-9371301 W. Main StreetBenton, IL 62812(618) 439-7760Listing of Judges and Clerk of Court revised April 2019
LOCAL RULES COMMITTEEStephen R. Wigginton, ChairpersonBelleville, IllinoisLaura JonesUnited States Attorney’s OfficeThomas P. CrosbyMarion, IllinoisJohn KujawskiBelleville, IllinoisDonald M. FlackBelleville, IllinoisKathy McCallisterUnited States Bankruptcy CourtFrank N. GundlachSt. Louis, MissouriMerry C. RhoadesEdwardsville, IllinoisFrederick J. HessBelleville, IllinoisChi Young ThrockmartinBelleville, ILKatie HoffmanUnited States District CourtHarry B. Wilson, Jr.Clayton, Missouri
TABLE OF CONTENTSPageRULE 1.1SCOPE OF RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1RULE 3.1PAYMENT OF FEES AND COSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(a)Advance Payment of Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)In Forma Pauperis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Payment of Costs and Court Order Waiving Costs . . . . . . . . . . . .1112RULE 5.1SERVING AND FILING PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS . . . . . . . .(a)Designation of Lead Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)General Format of Papers Presented for Filing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Electronic Filing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(d)Privacy Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22223RULE 7.1MOTION PRACTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4RULE 8.1PLEADINGS FILED BY PRISONERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(a)Forms Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)General Pleading Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Court Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RULE 9.1PLEADINGS IN ACTIONS FOR REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVEDECISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6RULE 15.1AMENDED PLEADINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7RULE 16.1TRIAL DATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(a)Presumptive Trial Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)Firm Trial Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Continuances After Firm Trial Date Is Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(d)Parties Informed of Case Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(e)Trial Dates in Criminal Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RULE 16.2PRETRIAL CONFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9(a)Initial Conference of the Parties; Submission of Report . . . . . . . . 9(b)Final Pretrial Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9RULE 16.3SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10(a)Authorization of Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution . . . . 10(b)Settlement Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10RULE 23.1CLASS ACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(a)Scheduling and Discovery Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)Joint Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Motion Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i556688899911111111
RULE 24.1PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION OF ANY CLAIM OFUNCONSTITUTIONALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12RULE 26.1INITIAL DISCLOSURE PRIOR TO DISCOVERY; FILING OFDISCLOSURE AND DISCOVERY; COOPERATIVE DISCOVERY . . . .(a)Implementation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 . . . . . . . .(b)Filing of Disclosure and Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Duplicative Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(d)Cooperative Discovery Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(e)Discovery in Criminal Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121213141414RULE 33.1INTERROGATORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(a)Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)Copies Not Permitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Sequential Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14141414RULE 40.1CASE ASSIGNMENT AND TRIAL CALENDARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15RULE 51.1INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15RULE 53.1COMMUNICATIONS WITH JURORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15RULE 54.1ASSESSMENT OF JURY COSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15RULE 54.2TAXATION OF COSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16RULE 54.3CONTINUANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16RULE 55.1DEFAULT JUDGMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16RULE 72.1ASSIGNMENT OF MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGES . . . . . . . . .(a)Automatic References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)Authorized References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Selected References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RULE 72.2PROCEDURES BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE . . . . . . . . . . . . 18(a)In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18(b)Special Provisions for the Disposition of Civil Cases by aMagistrate Judge on Consent of the Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18RULE 73.1REVIEW AND APPEAL OF MAGISTRATE JUDGES’ ORDERS ORRECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(a)Appeal of Non-Dispositive Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)Review of Dispositive Motions and Prisoner Litigation . . . . . . . .(c)Special Master Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(d)Appeal from Judgments in Misdemeanor Cases . . . . . . . . . . . .(e)Appeal from Judgments in Civil Cases Disposed of on Consentof the Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii17171717191919191920
RULE 79.1CUSTODY AND DISPOSITION OF EXHIBITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(a)During Trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)After Trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RULE 80.1OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20RULE 83.1ADMISSION OF ATTORNEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(a)General Admission of Attorneys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)Pro Hac Vice Admissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Government Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(d)Non-Resident Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(e)Representation in Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(f)Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(g)Withdrawals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(h)Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(i)Duty of Attorneys to Accept Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(j)Representation by Supervised Senior Law Students . . . . . . . . .(k)Registration Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RULE 83.2CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23RULE 83.3DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24(a)Disciplinary Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24(b)Attorneys Convicted of Crimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25(c)Discipline Imposed by Other Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26(d)Disbarment on Consent or Resignation in Other Court . . . . . . . 27(e)Disbarment on Consent While Under Disciplinary Investigation orProsecution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28(f)Duties of the Clerk of Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28(g)Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29RULE 83.4REINSTATEMENT OF ATTORNEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(a)After Disbarment or Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)Time of Application Following Disbarment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Hearing on Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(d)Duty of Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(e)Deposit for Costs of Proceeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(f)Conditions of Reinstatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(g)Successive Petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RULE 83.5AUDIO-VISUAL REPRODUCTIONS OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGSPROHIBITED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30RULE 83.6FAIR TRIAL, FREE PRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(a)Duties of Lawyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)Duties of Court Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Special Order in Certain Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(d)Specific Directives or Order of the Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303030323232
RULE 83.7APPENDIX ADEATH PENALTY CASES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(a)Operation, Scope, and Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)Notices and Required Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Preliminary Consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(d)Appointment of Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(e)Stay of Execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(f)List of Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33333334343535CRIMINAL RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Cr32.1CONFIDENTIAL PROBATION RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(a)Presentence Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)Presentence Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(c)Stipulation of Facts (Guilty Plea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(d)Submission of Offense Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(e)Subpoena of Records and Testimony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cr50.1DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES; SPEEDY TRIAL . . . . . . . . . . . 37APPENDIX B363636363637BANKRUPTCY CASES AND PROCEEDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Br1001.1MATTERS DETERMINED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGES . . . . . . . 38Br9015.1JURY TRIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Br9029.1ADOPTION OF LOCAL BANKRUPTCY RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38FORMSEntry of Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iUniform Trial Practice and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiNotice of Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ivJoint Report of Parties and Proposed Scheduling and DiscoveryOrder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viScheduling and Discovery Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viiiJoint Report of Parties and Proposed Scheduling and DiscoveryOrder (Class Action) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ixScheduling and Discovery Order (Class Action) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiInstructions for Preparing the Final Pretrial Order . . . . . . . . . . . xiiFinal Pretrial Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiiiiv
TIMETABLE AND DEADLINES UNDER FEDERAL RULESAND CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM ACTService of ComplaintWithin 120 days after complaint filed.[Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m)]AnswerWithin 21 days after actual service ofsummons and complaint;ORWithin 60 days if service has beenwaived (90 days if defendant wasaddressed outside any judicial district ofthe U.S.).[Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)]Initial DisclosuresAt or within 14 days after the Rule 26(f)conference.[Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)]Report of the Parties to the MagistrateWithin 14 days after the parties’ initialconference, and at least 7 days beforethe date of the scheduling and discoveryconference.[Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f); SDIL-LR 16.2(a)]Discovery CutoffNo later than 115 days before first day ofpresumptive trial month.Dispositive Motion DeadlineNo later than 100 days before first day ofpresumptive trial month.Settlement ConferenceThe parties may request a settlementconference at any time. The court mayset a settlement conference at itsdiscretion at any time. Parties shallsubmit ex parte settlement statements tothe Magistrate Judge 7 days before thesettlement conference.[SDIL-LR 16.3(b)]Final Pretrial ConferenceNo less than 7 days before presumptivetrial date. Parties shall confer and jointlysubmit a signed proposed final pretrialorder 3 days before the date of the finalpretrial conference.[SDIL-LR 16.2(b)]
TIMETABLE AND DEADLINES UNDER FEDERAL RULESAND CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM ACTPresumptive Trial MonthTrack A: 8 to 10 months after firstappearance of a defendant or defaultdate.Track B: 11 to 14 months after firstappearance of a defendant or defaultdate.Track C: 15 to 18 months after firstappearance of a defendant or defaultdate.Track D: 19 to 24 months after firstappearance of a defendant or defaultdate.[SDIL-LR 16.1(a)]vi
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOISLOCAL RULESEffective December 1, 2009RULE 1.1 SCOPE OF RULES(a)These rules shall be known as the Local Rules of the United States DistrictCourt for the Southern District of Illinois. Parties are encouraged to cite tothese rules as “SDIL-LR.”(b)These rules became effective on December 1, 2009, and supersede allprevious Local Rules. These rules shall apply in all civil and criminalproceedings in the Southern District of Illinois regardless of when the casewas filed.RULE 3.1 PAYMENT OF FEES AND COSTS(See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1911, 1915, 2254)(a)Advance Payment of FeesExcept as may now or hereafter be required or permitted by law, by direction of the JudicialConference of the United States, or by special Order of the Court in exceptionalcircumstances, all fees, including those fees required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914, shall be paidto the Clerk of Court in advance of filing the document or documents involved. OnSeptember 1, 2009, the Court implemented online fee payments via Pay.gov, and all feesshall be paid in accordance with the CM/ECF User’s Manual in effect on the date of thefiling. All electronic filers are required to use the Pay.gov Internet payment module inCM/ECF. Payments for filing fees, pro hac vice attorney admission fees, and notice ofappeal fees must be paid by credit card over the Internet. Users will be automaticallydirected through the Pay.gov payment process. The Notice of Filing Fee Events List andthe Notice of Refund Policy of Electronic Filing Fees is contained in the CM/ECF User’sManual or available online at www.ilsd.uscourts.gov. All parties are strongly encouragedto read and have a working knowledge of the CM/ECF User’s Manual and should staycurrent on all revisions to it.(b)In Forma PauperisA petitioner or plaintiff who wishes to seek leave to file in forma pauperis under28 U.S.C. § 1915 shall submit an affidavit which sets forth information to establish that heor she is unable to pay the fees and costs, shall sign and verify an oath or affirmation, andshall answer additional questions concerning his or her financial status as the Court mayrequire. An example of an affidavit is contained in the Appendix of Forms to the RulesGoverning Section 2254 cases in the United States District Courts titled “Model Form ForUse in Applications for Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S. C. Section 2254.” A blank copy ofthis affidavit as well as a form motion to proceed in forma pauperis may be obtained bysending a written request to the Clerk of Court at either the East St. Louis or Bentonaddress listed in Local Rule 8.1(d).A petitioner or plaintiff in custody must also submit a certified copy of his or her prison trustfund account statement for the six-month period preceding the filing of the complaint. Allpetitioners and plaintiffs are under a continuing obligation to keep the Clerk of Court andLocal Rules - (Revised 12/09)Page 1
U.S. District CourtSouthern District of Illinoiseach opposing party informed of any change in his or her location. This shall be done inwriting and not later than 7 days after a transfer or other change in address occurs.(c)Payment of Costs and Court Order Waiving Costs(1)At the time application is made under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 for leave tocommence any civil action without being required to prepay fees andcosts or give security for the same, the applicant and his or herattorney will be deemed to have entered into a stipulation that therecovery, if any, secured in the action shall be paid to the Clerk ofCourt, who shall pay therefrom all unpaid costs taxed against plaintiffand remit the balance to plaintiff. If notice is filed with the Clerk ofCourt that an attorney’s contingent fee contract has been entered intoby plaintiff, the balance shall be paid to plaintiff and his or her attorneyin accordance with an Order of the Court.(2)Any person seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis shall submitsufficient copies of the complaint to effect service upon all defendants.The original of the complaint shall be retained by the Clerk of Court.Upon good cause shown, this paragraph of the Local Rules may bewaived by the Court at the time leave to proceed in forma pauperis isgranted.RULE 5.1 SERVING AND FILING PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS(See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5, 7.1, 11; Fed. R. Crim. P. 49)(a)Designation of Lead CounselWhen a party’s initial pleading is filed, “Lead Counsel” shall be designated as the attorneyfor that party who will be responsible for receipt of service of every document required tobe filed or served and for receipt of telephone conferences.(b)General Format of Papers Presented for FilingAll pleadings, motions, documents, and other papers presented for filing shall be on 8 ½”x 11” white paper of good quality, flat and unfolded, and shall be plainly typewritten, printed,or prepared by a clearly legible duplication process and double-spaced, except for quotedmaterial. Each page shall be numbered consecutively.This rule does not apply to (a) exhibits submitted for filing and (b) documents filed inremoved actions prior to removal from state court.(c)Electronic FilingAll parties must file documents by electronic means that comply with proceduresestablished by the Court unless specifically exempted for good cause shown. Filing adocument electronically does not alter the filing deadline for that document. Filing must becompleted before midnight (Central Time) to be considered timely filed that day, unless aspecific time is set by the Court. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(d) andFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 45(c), whenever a document is served electronically,three days are added to the prescribed response time.Local Rules - (Revised 12/09)Page 2
U.S. District CourtSouthern District of Illinois(d)Privacy Policy – See Amended Administrative Order 107In order to promote electronic access to case files while also protecting personal privacyand other legitimate interests, parties shall refrain from including, or shall redact whereinclusion is necessary, the following personal identifiers from all pleadings filed with theClerk of Court, which includes exhibits attached thereto, unless otherwise ordered.(1)Social Security Numbers. If an individual’s social security numbermust be included, only the last four digits of that number should beused.(2)Names of Minor Children. If the involvement of a minor child must bementioned, only the initials of that child should be used.(3)Dates of Birth. If an individual’s date of birth must be included in adocument, only the year should be used.(4)Drivers’ License Numbers. If a driver’s license number must beincluded, only the last four digits should be used.(5)Financial Account Numbers. If financial account numbers are relevant,only the last four digits should be used.(6)Home Addresses. In criminal cases only, if home addresses must beused, only the city and state should be used. [Limited to criminalcases only by interlineation on March 15, 2012 - see Federal Ruleof Civil Procedure 5.2, Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1,and Amended Administrative Order 107].The responsibility for redacting these personal identifiers rests solely with counsel and theparties. The Clerk of Court will not review each pleading for compliance with this rule.Counsel and the parties are cautioned that failure to redact these personal identifiers maysubject them to discipline.In compliance with the E-Government Act of 2002, a party wishing to file a documentcontaining the personal data identifiers listed above must file a redacted version in thepublic file (file electronically for ECF cases or manually for non-ECF cases). In additionto the public filing, a party may file, but is not required to file, the personal data identifierslisted above by filing the information under seal in accordance with the directions below.A party wishing to file the unredacted information may file either (a) a reference list underseal, or (b) an unredacted version of the document under seal. When a party finds itnecessary to file the unredacted information under seal, the Court prefers a reference listto the filing of a complete document. The reference list shall contain the complete personalidentifier(s) and the redacted identifier(s) used in its (their) place in the filing. All referencesin the case to the redacted identifiers included in the reference list will be construed to referto the corresponding complete personal data identifier. The reference list must be filedunder seal and may be amended as of right. Parties are responsible for maintainingpossession of original, unredacted documents and information redacted from publicly fileddocuments. Upon request, counsel may be required to furnish the unredacted information.(For further details, See Amended Administrative Order 107.)Local Rules - (Revised 12/09)Page 3
U.S. District CourtSouthern District of IllinoisRULE 7.1 MOTION PRACTICE(See Fed. R. Civ. P. 7, 56, 78; Fed. R. Crim. P. 12)NOTE: The requirements for motions in class actions are located in SDIL-LR23.1. To the extent anything in this Local Rule is in conflict with SDIL-LR 23.1,SDIL-LR 23.1 takes priority.(a)A motion shall state its grounds with particularity and shall set forth the reliefsought.(b)Each motion shall include or have attached to it a certification that a copy hasbeen properly served upon each party to the action as required by theFederal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of CriminalProcedure.(c)Motions to remand, to dismiss, for judgment on the pleadings, for summaryjudgment, to suppress, and all post-trial motions shall be supported by abrief. The motion and brief may be combined into a single submission.(1)An adverse party in a civil case shall have 30 days after service of amotion listed above to file a response.(2)An adverse party in a criminal case shall have 14 days after serviceof a motion to suppress to file a response.Failure to timely file a response to a motion may, in the Court’s discretion, beconsidered an admission of the merits of the motion. Reply briefs, if any,shall be filed within 14 days of the service of a response. Reply briefs arenot favored and should be filed only in exceptional circumstances. Theparty filing the reply brief shall state the exceptional circumstances. Under nocircumstances will sur-reply briefs be accepted. If a party believes it isnecessary to supplement its brief with new authority due to a change in thelaw or facts that occurred after the filing of its brief, the party must seek leaveof court to file a supplemental brief. The supplemental authority shall be filedin accordance with the supplemental authority provisions found in FederalRule of Appellate Procedure 28(j).(d)All briefs shall contain a short, concise statement of the party’s position,together with citations to relevant legal authority and to the record.Allegations of fact not supported by citation may, in the Court’s discretion, notbe considered. No brief shall be submitted which is longer than 20 doublespaced typewritten pages in 12 point font. Reply briefs shall not exceed 5pages. Requests for additional pages are not allowed.(e)Any brief in support of or in opposition to a motion for summary judgmentshall contain citation to relevant legal authority and to the record, togetherwith any affidavits or documentary material designated pursuant to FederalRule of Civil Procedure 56 supporting the party’s position.(f)All motions to dismiss, for judgment on the pleadings, and for summaryjudgment must be filed no later than 100 days before the first day of thepresumptive trial month.Local Rules - (Revised 12/09)Page 4
U.S. District CourtSouthern District of Illinois(g)For all motions other than those listed in subsection (c) above, a supportingbrief is not required. A party opposing a motion not listed in subsection (c)shall have 14 days after service of the motion to file a written response.Failure to file a timely response to a motion may, in the Court’s discretion, beconsidered an admission of the merits of the motion. A reply, if any, shall befiled within 7 days of the service of the response. Reply briefs are notfavored and should be filed only in exceptional circumstances. Theparty filing the reply brief shall state the exceptional circumstances. Under nocircumstances will sur-reply briefs be accepted. If a party believes it isnecessary to supplement its brief with new authority due to a change in thelaw or the facts that occurred after the filing of its brief, the party must seekleave of court to file a supplemental brief. The supplemental authority shallbe filed in accordance with the supplemental authority provisions found inFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 28(j).(h)A party may not schedule or notice a hearing for oral argument on a pendingmotion. Any party desiring oral argument on a motion shall file a formalmotion and state the reason why oral argument is requested. Any motionmay be either:(1)scheduled by the Court for oral argument at a specified time;(2)scheduled for determination by telephone conference call;(3)referred to a United States Magistrate Judge for determination orrecommendation; or(4)determined upon the pleadings and the motion papers without oralargument.RULE 8.1 PLEADINGS FILED BY PRISONERS(See 42 U.S.C. § 1983; 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915, 2241, 2254, 2255; Fed. R. Civ.P. 1-15; Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United StatesDistrict Courts; Rules Governing Section 2255 Cases in the UnitedStates District Courts)(a)Forms Available(1)Civil Complaints and Habeas Corpus PleadingsPrisoners who wish to file a civil complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, anapplication for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, apetition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, or a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255may obtain forms and instructions by sending a written request to theClerk of Court at the East St. Louis address listed below. Prisonerswho wish to file a civil complaint are referred to the Federal Rules ofCivil Procedure generally, and in particular, Rules 1 through 15.Prisoners who wish to file a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or amotion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 are referred to the Rules GoverningSect
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