For communications with Chambers, please email Judge Holleb Hotaling's Courtroom Deputy, Ellen Reyes, at Ellen_Reyes@ilnd.uscourts.gov. Ensure you copy your opposing counsel on all communications with the Court.
To submit a proposed order to Judge Holleb Hotaling, please use Proposed_Order_HollebHotaling@ilnd.uscourts.gov.
Motion hearings will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. unless otherwise
scheduled by the Court. Joint, uncontested, and agreed motions must be
so identified in the title and body of the motion. All motion hearings
will be in person unless the parties are notified otherwise. No courtesy copies are
allowed, unless the Court specifically requests one from the parties.
Parties should not file a notice of motion with any submission; the
Court will schedule your motion hearing (typically on the next available
Tuesday or Thursday at 10:00 a.m.). Monitor the public docket for information regarding hearings. Status
reports will typically be by written submission.
The majority of settlement conferences will be WebEx videoconferences.
On occasion, the Court will set an in-person settlement conference. If
you desire a settlement conference, please contact the Courtroom Deputy.
Before your settlement conference, the Court will set an
off-the-record pre-conference telephone call for the purpose of
scheduling said settlement conference.
These phone calls typically take place on Mondays at 11:00
a.m.;
monitor your case docket for specific information applicable to your
case. The counsel that appears for this pre-settlement telephone
discussion must be
counsel who will represent their respective clients at the conference,
or are
able to discuss the issues of the case and to schedule the conference on
behalf
of their clients. The Court expects counsel to discuss issues in the
case that
may affect the settlement process. Counsel should review Judge Holleb
Hotaling's
Standing
Order on Settlement Conferences prior to the call. Judge Holleb Hotaling
typically holds settlement conferences on Tuesdays (1:00 p.m.),
Wednesdays (10:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.), and Thursdays (1:00 p.m.).
Law clerk vacancies are posted on Oscar. Applications may only be submitted on-line at https://oscar.uscourts.gov/. Please do not submit unsolicited paper or electronic applications to Chambers.
Judge
Holleb Hotaling will begin hosting externs in her Chambers in the
Summer of 2024. Judge Holleb Hotaling believes externships are an
invaluable experiential learning opportunity for law students and
partners with local law schools to field resumes and cover letters from
students who are interested in serving as an extern in her Chambers. You
may also submit a resume and cover letter directly to Chambers (kelly_fox@ilnd.uscourts.gov)
for consideration. Judge Holleb Hotaling’s Chambers will only email
those candidates who have been selected to interview for an externship.
