IMPORTANT
All parties are directed to read the Court’s Fifth Amended General Order 21-0027, dated October 11, 2022, available on the Northern District of Illinois homepage.
If a party is seeking relief from the Court, a motion must be filed. Pursuant to the Fifth Amended General Order, a notice of motion for presentment should not be filed. The Judge will notify parties of the need, if any, for a hearing by electronic means or in-court proceeding. For emergency motions, please refer to Judge Rowland’s standing order on Emergency Motions.
If you need to reach Courtroom Deputy Dawn Moreno about an emergency matter as described in Judge Rowland’s standing order on Emergency Motions or you were previously ordered by the Court to contact the courtroom deputy, the best way is to send Dawn an email at dawn_moreno@ilnd.uscourts.gov. The email should provide the case number in the subject line and contain a detailed message. Parties must “CC” counsel for all parties on the email.
Filings:
All electronic filings must be generated from the original word file to a PDF document so that the text is searchable. PDF images created by scanning paper documents may be used only for exhibit or reference materials not available in PDF format.
Courtesy copies:
In light of the General Orders regarding the pandemic, no courtesy copies may be submitted for filings unless the parties receive case-specific requests for copies from Judge Rowland.
