ANNOUNCEMENT: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE NOTICING A MOTION FOR PRESENTMENT!!
Motion hearings are
ordinarily scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. Before noticing a motion for presentment,
the moving party should call the Courtroom Deputy at (312) 435-5861 to confirm the scheduling of
the motion. Motions scheduled without consultation may be rescheduled or
stricken by the Court sua sponte. Motions require at least 3 business days'
notice to all parties, unless Judge Tharp orders otherwise. Counsel are
reminded to review the Court’s call sheet (generally posted at 3:00 p.m. on the
preceding day on the Court’s website and outside the courtroom) to determine
the order in which cases may be called.
This page and the links to the right contain important information about the Court's case management procedures. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with these procedures as well as those in the Local Rules. When there is a conflict, please follow the procedures outlined here.
These policies and rules have been designed to facilitate the prompt, efficient, and equitable disposition of civil cases on the Court's docket. The success of this Court’s trial procedures depends on your willingness to familiarize yourself with these materials and to act accordingly. Counsel will be expected to fully explain to the Court any failure to comply with the Court’s case management and pretrial procedures.
