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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS LOCAL RULESE ffective December 1, 2009IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOISH onorable David R. HerndonChief DISTRICT JudgeUnited STATES DISTRICT CourtEast St. Louis, IllinoisHonorable J. Phil GilbertDistrict JudgeUnited STATES DISTRICT CourtBenton, IllinoisHonorable G. Patrick MurphyDistrict JudgeUnited STATES DISTRICT CourtEast St. Louis, IllinoisHonorable Michael J. ReaganDistrict JudgeUnited STATES DISTRICT CourtEast St. Louis, IllinoisHonorable William D. StiehlSenior DISTRICT JudgeUnited STATES DISTRICT CourtEast St.

2 Louis, IllinoisHonorable Philip M. FrazierMagistrate JudgeUnited STATES DISTRICT CourtBenton, IllinoisHonorable Clifford J. ProudMagistrate JudgeUnited STATES DISTRICT CourtEast St. Louis, IllinoisHonorable Donald G. WilkersonMagistrate JudgeUnited STATES DISTRICT CourtEast St. Louis, IllinoisNancy J. RosenstengelClerk, UNITED STATES DISTRICT CourtEast St. Louis, IllinoisWEBSITE: Missouri Avenue301 W. Main StreetEast St. Louis, IL 62201 Benton, IL 62812(618) 482-9371(618) 439-7760 LOCAL RULES COMMITTEES tephen R. Wigginton, ChairpersonBelleville, IllinoisThomas P. CrosbyMarion, Illinois Donald M. FlackBelleville, IllinoisFrank N.

3 GundlachSt. Louis, MissouriFrederick J. HessBelleville, IllinoisKatie HoffmanUnited STATES DISTRICT CourtLaura JonesUnited STATES Attorney s OfficeJohn KujawskiBelleville, IllinoisKathy McCallisterUnited STATES Bankruptcy CourtMerry C. RhoadesEdwardsville, IllinoisChi Young ThrockmartinBelleville, ILHarry B. Wilson, , MissouriTABLE OF CONTENTSPageRULE SCOPE OF 1 RULE PAYMENT OF FEES AND 1(a) Advance Payment of Fees .. 1(b)In Forma 1(c) Payment of Costs and COURT Order Waiving 2 RULE SERVING AND FILING PLEADINGS AND OTHER 2(a) Designation of Lead 2(b) General Format of Papers Presented for 2(c) Electronic 2(d) Privacy Policy.

4 3 RULE MOTION 4 RULE PLEADINGS FILED BY 5(a) Forms Available .. 5(b) General Pleading 6(c) COURT 6 RULE PLEADINGS IN ACTIONS FOR REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVEDECISIONS .. 6 RULE AMENDED 7 RULE TRIAL 8(a) Presumptive Trial 8(b) Firm Trial Date .. 8(c) Continuances After Firm Trial Date Is 9(d) Parties Informed of Case 9(e) Trial Dates in Criminal Cases .. 9 RULE PRETRIAL CONFERENCES .. 9(a) Initial Conference of the Parties; Submission of Report .. 9(b) Final Pretrial Conference .. 9 RULE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES .. 10(a) Authorization of Alternative Methods of Dispute 10(b) Settlement 10 RULE CLASS 11(a) Scheduling and Discovery 11(b) Joint 11(c) Motion 11iRULE PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION OF ANY CLAIM 12 RULE INITIAL DISCLOSURE PRIOR TO DISCOVERY; FILING OF DISCLOSURE AND DISCOVERY; COOPERATIVE 12(a) Implementation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b) Filing of Disclosure and 13(c) Duplicative Disclosure.

5 14(d) Cooperative Discovery 14(e) Discovery in Criminal Cases .. 14 RULE INTERROGATORIES .. 14(a) 14(b) Copies Not Permitted .. 14(c) Sequential 14 RULE CASE ASSIGNMENT AND TRIAL 15 RULE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE 15 RULE COMMUNICATIONS WITH 15 RULE ASSESSMENT OF JURY 15 RULE TAXATION OF 16 RULE CONTINUANCES .. 16 RULE DEFAULT 16 RULE ASSIGNMENT OF MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE 17(a) Automatic References .. 17(b) Authorized 17(c) Selected References .. 17 RULE PROCEDURES BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE .. 18(a) In 18(b) Special Provisions for the Disposition of Civil Cases by a Magistrate Judge on Consent of the 18 RULE REVIEW AND APPEAL OF MAGISTRATE JUDGES ORDERS 19(a) Appeal of Non-Dispositive 19(b) Review of Dispositive Motions and Prisoner 19(c) Special Master 19(d) Appeal from Judgments in Misdemeanor 19(e) Appeal from Judgments in Civil Cases Disposed of on Consent of the Parties.

6 20iiRULE CUSTODY AND DISPOSITION OF 20(a) During 20(b) After Trial .. 20(c) 20 RULE OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS .. 20 RULE ADMISSION OF ATTORNEYS .. 21(a) General Admission of 21(b) Pro Hac Vice Admissions .. 21(c) Government 21(d) Non-Resident 21(e) Representation in Cases .. 22(f) 22(g) Withdrawals .. 22(h) 22(i) Duty of Attorneys to Accept 23(j) Representation by Supervised Senior Law 23(k) Registration Fee .. 23 RULE CONDUCT OF 23 RULE DISCIPLINARY 24(a) Disciplinary 24(b) Attorneys Convicted of 25(c) Discipline Imposed by Other 26(d) Disbarment on Consent or Resignation in Other 27(e) Disbarment on Consent While Under Disciplinary Investigation 28(f) Duties of the Clerk of COURT .

7 28(g) Jurisdiction .. 29 RULE REINSTATEMENT OF ATTORNEYS .. 29(a) After Disbarment or 29(b) Time of Application Following Disbarment .. 29(c) Hearing on Application .. 29(d) Duty of 30(e) Deposit for Costs of 30(f) Conditions of 30(g) Successive 30 RULE AUDIO-VISUAL REPRODUCTIONS OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGSPROHIBITED .. 30 RULE FAIR TRIAL, FREE PRESS .. 30(a) Duties of 30(b) Duties of COURT 32(c) Special Order in Certain Cases .. 32(d) Specific Directives or Order of the COURT .. 32iiiRULE DEATH PENALTY 33(a) Operation, Scope, and 33(b) Notices and Required 33(c) Preliminary 34(d) Appointment of 34(e) Stay of Execution.

8 35(f) List of 35 APPENDIX A CRIMINAL PROBATION 36(a) Presentence Interview .. 36(b) Presentence 36(c) Stipulation of Facts (Guilty Plea) .. 36(d) Submission of Offense 36(e) Subpoena of Records and OF CRIMINAL CASES; SPEEDY 37 APPENDIX B BANKRUPTCY CASES AND MATTERS DETERMINED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JURY ADOPTION OF LOCAL BANKRUPTCY 38 FORMSE ntry of Trial Practice and iiNotice of ivJoint Report of Parties and Proposed Scheduling and DiscoveryOrder .. viScheduling and Discovery viiiJoint Report of Parties and Proposed Scheduling and DiscoveryOrder (Class Action).

9 IxScheduling and Discovery Order (Class Action).. xiInstructions for Preparing the Final Pretrial xiiFinal Pretrial Order .. xiiiivTIMETABLE AND DEADLINES UNDER FEDERAL RULESAND CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM ACTS ervice of ComplaintWithin 120 days after complaint filed. [Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m)]AnswerWithin 21 days after actual service ofsummons and complaint;ORWithin 60 days if service has beenwaived (90 days if defendant wasaddressed outside any judicial DISTRICT ofthe ).[Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)]Initial DisclosuresAt or within 14 days after the Rule 26(f)conference.[Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)]Report of the Parties to the MagistrateWithin 14 days after the parties initialconference, and at least 7 days beforethe date of the scheduling and discoveryconference.

10 [Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f); SDIL-LR (a)]Discovery CutoffNo later than 115 days before first day ofpresumptive trial Motion DeadlineNo later than 100 days before first day ofpresumptive trial ConferenceThe parties may request a settlementconference at any time. The COURT mayset a settlement conference at itsdiscretion at any time. Parties shallsubmit ex parte settlement statements tothe Magistrate Judge 7 days before thesettlement conference.[SDIL-LR (b)]Final Pretrial ConferenceNo le ss than 7 days before presumptivetrial date. Parties shall confer and jointlysubmit a signed proposed final pretrialorder 3 days before the date of the finalpretrial conference.