Video Teleconferencing for Certain Criminal Proceedings

Under Section 15002(b)(1) of the CARES Act, Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 and General Orders 20-0012 and 20-0022, as amended, the Chief Judge of this Court authorized the use of videoconferencing, or teleconferencing if videoconferencing is not reasonably available, for the following proceedings, so long as the defendant gives written or verbal consent after consultation with counsel:

i. Detention hearings under 18 U.S.C. § 3142;

ii. Initial appearances under Criminal Rule 5;

iii. Preliminary hearings under Criminal Rule 5.1;

iv. Waivers of indictment under Criminal Rule 7(b);

v. Arraignments under Criminal Rule 10;

vi. Probation and supervised release revocation hearings under Criminal Rule 32.1;

vii. Pretrial release revocation hearings under 18 U.S.C. § 3148;

viii. Appearances under Criminal Rule 40;

ix. Misdemeanor pleas and sentencings under Criminal Rule 43(b)(2); and

x. Juvenile proceedings under Title 18, Chapter 403, except for contested transfer hearings, juvenile delinquency adjudication, or trial proceedings.

Notice of Consent to Certain Criminal Proceedings By Video Conferencing.

After consultation with counsel, the defendant may file the Notice of Consent on the docket or email the Notice of Consent to Proposed_Order_Jensen@ilnd.uscourts.gov.

Detention Hearings

For detention hearings, the parties are directed to confer and advise the Court if an in-person detention hearing will be waived by the defendant, or whether either party is seeking a continuance. A defendant who does not object to detention should, before the date of the detention hearing, notify chambers either orally (through counsel) or in writing that the defendant has no objection to detention and is waiving the detention hearing. Any such waiver would be without prejudice to the court’s reconsideration of the issue of pretrial release at a later date.