Please note Judge Weisman temporary revised motion schedule. Judge Weisman will ONLY hear motions on these days during the following weeks:
January 11, 2021 - Monday and Wednesday
January 18, 2021 - Tuesday and Friday
January 25, 2021 - Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
February 1, 20201 - Tuesday
February 8, 2021 - Wednesday and Thursday
February 15, 2021 - Friday
February 22, 2021 - Wednesday and Thursday
March 1, 2021 - Tuesday and Friday
March 8, 2021 - Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
March 15, 2021 - Tuesday
March 22, 2021 - Wednesday and Thursday
March 29, 2021 Tuesday and Friday
Pursuant to the Court’s Ninth Amended General Order 20-0012, as of November 13, 2020, all civil hearings are being conducted remotely by telephone or video conference unless an in-person hearing is required by law. See 28 U.S.C. § 753(b). Civil hearings conducted remotely will not be recorded. Accordingly, the only record of such hearings will be the minute order issued by the Court. If any party believes a minute order is an incomplete or inaccurate accounting of a hearing, they should confer with all other parties and, if appropriate, file a motion with the Court to amend the minute order. Any party who wishes to amend a minute order should submit, along with the motion, an agreed proposed amended order or a statement that outlines the disagreement among the parties. See United States v. Winstead, 74 F.3d 1313, 1321-22 (D.C. Cir. 1996) (noting that non-compliance with the Court Reporter’s Act, 28 U.S.C. § 753, may be cured by the parties’ good faith efforts to reconstruct the record).
No motions should be noticed for hearing on days that are not listed on specified weeks.
Parties are asked to submit courtesy copies of all electronic filings. Please deliver courtesy copies to Judge Weisman’s chambers (Room 1318) within one business day of filing.
Please generate all electronic filings by printing to PDF from the original word processing file so that the text of the digital document is searchable. PDF images created by scanning are not searchable and should be used only for appendix or reference materials not available in PDF format.
Counsel should call Judge Weisman’s courtroom deputy (312-408-5058) as soon as possible if the parties resolve an issue that is scheduled for argument or under consideration by the Judge. After normal business hours, counsel may leave a message on the courtroom deputy’s voicemail.
The Court employs these policies and rules to facilitate the efficient and equitable disposition of civil cases. Judge Weisman appreciates your willingness to familiarize yourself with these materials and to act accordingly to ensure the successful implementation of all case management procedures.
The parties are directed to Local Rule 16.1 and the Standing Order Establishing Pretrial Procedure in the Northern District of Illinois to the extent that the Standing Order is not modified by the specific orders and procedures of this Court.
The Court is committed to supporting the development of our next generation of trial lawyers. The Court therefore strongly encourages parties to permit less experienced lawyers to actively participate in the proceedings by presenting argument at motion hearings, attending settlement conferences, or examining witnesses at hearings and trial.
