Important
Judge Rowland will not hear motions on Thursday, February 20, 2020 and Wednesday, February 26, 2020. No motions should be noticed for hearing on those days.
If you have questions about a case assigned to Judge Mary Rowland, read through Judge Rowland’s Case Management Procedures before contacting this Court's courtroom deputy or chambers.
For all cases reassigned to Judge Rowland, please carefully read the Standing Order on Cases Reassigned to Judge Mary M. Rowland.
If you have read through the procedures and do not have an answer to your question, please contact this Court's courtroom deputy, Dawn Moreno. The best way to contact Dawn is to send her an email at dawn_moreno@ilnd.uscourts.gov. Parties must “CC” counsel for all parties on the email. You may also reach Dawn by calling (312) 435-5857. If she does not answer, please leave a detailed voicemail message including the case number and she will contact you as soon as possible.
Filings and Motions:
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.
Civil motions must be noticed for 9:45 a.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Three business days notice is required. For example, motions noticed for Tuesdays should be filed the preceding Thursday, and motions noticed for Thursdays should be filed the preceding Monday. Counsel should be prepared to argue motions on the day that they are noticed. All motions should be filed with a notice of motion, with the exception of pro hac vice motions. A notice of motion should be filed as a separate document after the motion is filed.
Courtesy Copies:
Courtesy copies are required only for: (1) any filing that totals 50 or more pages (including exhibits); (2) any motion for summary judgment (including all related briefs and exhibits); and (3) motions for temporary restraining order. Courtesy copies should be bound and tabbed as stated in Local Rule 5.2(d). Courtesy copies should be printed on both sides of the paper whenever possible. The printed CM/ECF header must be at the top of every page. Courtesy copies should be delivered to Judge Rowland’s courtroom deputy’s office (Rm. 1226) within one business day of filing, by 5:00pm. They need not be delivered in an envelope unless the filing contains under-seal material.
