United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois

General Rules

Rules 2.30 To 2.39 Reassignments And Transfers

Rule 2.34 Transfer Of Motions By Agreement Of Judges

A judge may with the agreement of the receiving judge transfer one or more pending motions to be ruled upon by the receiving judge without transferring the case. The transferring judge shall notify the Executive Committee of any transfer made under this rule. Such notice will be on a form approved by the Committee.

Notice of any transfer under this rule shall be sent to the parties. The notice shall indicate the name of the receiving judge. Any motion challenging the transfer on grounds other than the recusal of the receiving judge will not be entertained. Any such motion shall be filed with the receiving judge. Any motion for rehearing of a ruling by the receiving judge shall be presented to the receiving judge.