United States District Court
Northern District Of Illinois
Local Rules
LR78.5. Motions: Request for Decision; Request for Status Report
Any party may on notice provided for by LR5.3 call a motion to the attention
of the court for decision.
Any party may also request the clerk to report on the status of any motion on
file for at least seven months without a ruling or on file and fully briefed
for at least sixty days. Such requests will be in writing. On receipt of a
request the clerk will promptly verify that the motion is pending and meets the
criteria fixed by this section. If it is not pending or does not meet the criteria,
the clerk will so notify the person making the request. If it is pending and
does meet the criteria, the clerk will thereupon notify the judge before whom the
motion is pending that a request has been received for a status report on the
motion. The clerk will not disclose the name of the requesting party to the
judge. If the judge provides information on the status of the motion, the clerk
will notify all parties. If the judge does not provide any information within ten
days of the clerk's notice to the judge, the clerk will notify all parties
that the motion is pending and that it has been called to the judge’s attention.