| Court
Schedule |
Arraignments may be set for Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9:30
a.m.
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| Initial
Status Conference |
Upon assignment of cases to Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys, an initial
status hearing date will be set by means of a minute order. At the
initial status conference the parties will: 1) inform the court of the
nature and scope of the case, 2) identify settlement opportunities, 3)
set the discovery parameters, and 4) schedule future conferences and,
when necessary, motions.
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| Motion
Practice |
Status hearings are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9:00
a.m.Motions are heard on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9:00
a.m. Motions and other documents must be electronically filed in
compliance with Local Rule
5.2(a), or the original and one copy must be delivered to the
clerk's office on the 20th floor if the party is not a registered
e-filer. Noticed motions require three business days' notice. Attorneys
and Parties are advised that they shall submit one hard copy of all
electronically-filed documents EITHER by filing the copy in the
lobby drop-box OR submitting a courtesy copy directly to
Chambers. Do not submit a hard copy to both the drop-box and
Chambers. Nor is it necessary to mail a copy into Chambers if
the above has been met. Unless the court
has told a party it need not appear, counsel is expected to be present
whether or not the motion is agreed.
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| Discovery Motions |
- Meeting Requirement
The court encourages the parties to resolve discovery disputes and discourages the filing of discovery motions. Discovery disputes are normally resolved at a status call or a pretrial conference without briefing. If the matter is not resolved, then the court will set a briefing schedule.
- With regard to the filing of motions for discovery and production of documents under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26-37, the court will not hear or consider any discovery motions unless the parties have complied with Local Rule 37.2.
- In any motion for discovery or production of documents, the movant shall state when and how the movant complied with Local Rule 37.2. Failure to comply with these rules will result in the imposition of sanctions. Most often the court will rule on these motions after oral argument at the motion call and without briefing. The court will also consider these motions at a status call or a settlement conference.
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| Submitting a Proposed Order, Agreed or Otherwise, for Electronic Entry by the Judge |
Proposed Orders are technically not to be "filed." Rather, they are to be "submitted" to the judge to consider, to modify, if appropriate, and to enter electronically. For example, proposed orders such as stipulated protective orders require court approval before actually being given full effect. To prevent confusion, such proposed orders must be attached to an e-mail sent to the e-mail address of the assigned judge, Proposed_Order_Keys@ilnd.uscourts.gov The subject line of the e-mail must include the case number and name, the docket number of the corresponding motion, if any, and the title of the order that is proposed as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF). All such documents must be submitted to the court in a format compatible with WordPerfect, which is a "Save As" option in most word processing software. Such proposed orders should also be served on all parties. |
