Judge Dow is hearing motions on: July 17, 20, 22, and 23 @ 9:00 a.m. August 11, 14, 17, 19, 20, 25, 28, 31 at 9:00 a.m. All motions require a notice of motion with 3 business day notice (don't count the day the motion is filed, day it is heard, nor Saturday or Sunday). Courtesy copies are not necessary until further order of the Court.
In view of the current situation regarding
COVID-19, the Court recognizes that counsel and parties may wish (or need) to
conduct more business by telephone in the days and weeks to come than
ordinarily is the case, especially here in the Northern District of Illinois
where in-person status hearings remain the norm. The Court urges each lawyer
and litigant to consider whether a telephone appearance makes sense and if it
does, the Court will be happy to accommodate. If you would like to appear
by telephone for any hearing or status conference, please contact the Courtroom
Deputy, Carolyn Hoesly, preferably by email (Carolyn_Hoesly@ilnd.uscourts.gov), to advise her of the case number
and the name of the person who is expecting to participate.
In the interest of efficient case management, the Court requests that counsel file on the docket no less than 3 business days before the each status hearing a brief joint status report on all civil and criminal cases.
Parties may jointly contact the Courtroom Deputy at Carolyn_Hoesly@ilnd.uscourts.gov - all parties must be copied to avoid any ex parte communication with the court.
When a motion is filed on a criminal case and the defendant is in custody, a minimum of seven business days notice is required and the filer must e-mail the Courtroom Deputy, Carolyn Hoesly.
Motions noticed for a given day must be filed no later than 4:00 p.m. on the third business day preceding the day the motion is to be heard. Joint uncontested and agreed motions should be so identified in the title and the body of the motion.
