Chief Judge Doyle

Chief Judge Carol A. Doyle

Courtroom 742
Chambers: (312) 435-6010
Courtroom Deputy: (312) 435-5676

Chambers:

Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
219 South Dearborn Street
Chambers 738
Chicago, IL 60604

Staff:

Kathleen Wachtel
Secretary

Tina Devine
Courtroom Deputy

Mary Eileen Weicher
Law Clerk

Procedures for Cases Assigned to Chief Judge Carol A. Doyle

Hearings on Motion

PLEASE SEE ORIGINAL MOTION/ADVERSARY SCHEDULE FOR DATES JUDGE NOT SITTING

Motions in Chapter 7 and 11 Cases:

	Original (New) Motions:	Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.
	Status Hearings:	Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

To calendar an emergency matter to be heard on shortened notice, movant must first contact the courtroom deputy at 312-435-5676.

Motions Granted Without a Hearing

Routine motions (as defined in Local Rule 9013-9) and other motions to which no objection is expected may be listed as “Will Be Granted Without a Hearing” on the call sheet for the hearing date.

A. Effect of listing as “Will Be Granted Without a Hearing”:

(1)	If no party requests that the motion be called, it will be granted without hearing in open court.
(2)	If a party asks the Courtroom Deputy to call the motion, it will be called.
(3)	If the motion is called, the court will either grant the motion over the objection or continue it to give the movant an opportunity to be heard.

B. How to check whether a motion “Will Be Granted Without a Hearing”:

If a motion “Will Be Granted Without a Hearing,” it will be marked as such in Court Calendar the day before the motion is to be presented. The Court Calendar for each judge is on the court’s web site.

Courtesy Copies of Motions (copies to be delivered to chambers)

None requested.

Motions for Relief from Automatic Stay

All motions for relief from the automatic stay must be accompanied by a Required Statement to Accompany All Motions for Relief From Stay, as required in Standing Order entered February 17, 2004.

Motion to Continue Stay in Effect

Motions to continue the automatic stay in effect pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(c)(3) or to impose the automatic stay under § 362(c)(4) should:

1.	State the case number of previous cases dismissed within one year of the filing of the present case;
2.	Include copies of Schedules I and J from previous cases dismissed within one year of the filing of the present case, and Schedules I and J from the current case; and
3.	State in detail the bases for continuing the stay in effect or imposing the stay.

Service of Motions

For all contested matters (as defined in Bankruptcy Rule 9014), the motion or request must be served in compliance with Rule 7004. Corporations must be served as required under Rule 7004(b)(3) on an officer, managing or general agent, or on any agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process. Service of a corporation at a P.O. Box to which payments are sent is not sufficient under Rule 7004(b)(3).

Draft Orders to Follow

Pursuant to Standing Order Regarding Draft Orders to Follow, when a motion has been heard by the court and the party seeking relief is to present a draft order after the hearing, the motion will be denied if the order is not received in Judge Doyle’s chambers within fourteen (14) calendar days of the hearing on the motion.

Motions for Approval of Professional Fees and Expenses

Cases filed under Chapters 7, 11 and 12:

	All attorneys or other professionals in cases filed under Chapters 7, 11 and 12 seeking approval of their fees must submit an itemization of their time in tenths of an hour and in the format required under Local Rule 5082-1.

Requests for reimbursement of the following items of expense pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §330(a)(1)(B) will be treated as follows:
1.	Costs associated with facsimile transmissions will be considered overhead absent proof of an actual expense attributable to the particular case in which the request is made.
2.	Reimbursement of costs associated with photocopying will be limited to 10 cents per page absent proof of actual expense in a greater amount.

Objections to Claims

Pursuant to Standing Order Regarding Claim Objections, each claim objection must be presented in court in accordance with the rules for presenting motions and must identify the claimant and claim number. A copy of the claim must be attached to the objection. Notice to the claimant must be served on the person who signed the claim form at the address specified on the claim form.

Objections to Exemptions

Pursuant to Standing Order Regarding Objections to Exemptions, an objection to an exemption claimed by a debtor must be presented in court in accordance with the rules for presenting motions, with a copy of the schedule that lists the claimed exemption attached to the objection.

Pretrial Procedures

At the first status on adversary proceedings, the court generally requires the parties to hold a Rule 26(f) conference and file a Rule 26(f) report with proposed discovery deadlines. At the second status, the court generally sets discovery deadlines, and schedules a status hearing after the discovery cut-off. At the status hearing after discovery has closed, the court generally sets a date (often within one month) for preparation of a Pretrial Statement (example on the court’s web site at Trial Preparation/Final Pretrial Order [Short Form]), and a trial date (generally within two months).

Trial Procedures

Each party should bring enough pre-marked copies of each exhibit to provide a copy to the court, opposing counsel and witnesses.