United States District Court

Northern District Of Illinois

Local Rules

LR27.1. Depositions: Fees for Attorneys Appointed to Represent Absent Party

An order appointing an attorney to represent the absent expected adversary party and to cross-examine the proposed witness pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 27(a)(2) shall set the attorney’s compensation including expenses. The compensation so set shall be paid by the petitioner prior to the appearance of the appointed attorney at the examination.