Judge Hollis

Judge Pamela S. Hollis

Courtroom 644
Chambers: (312) 435-5534
Courtroom Deputy: (312) 435-5535

Chambers:

Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
219 South Dearborn Street
Chambers 648
Chicago, IL 60604

Staff:

Amy Sojka
Secretary

Lynda K. Austin
Courtroom Deputy

Debbie Silverstein
Law Clerk

Nicole Rahimzadeh
Law Clerk

Procedures for Cases Assigned to Judge Pamela S. Hollis

Hearings on Motions

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.

Motions and Confirmation Hearings in Chapter 13 Cases:

Trustee Motions:	Mondays at 9:00 a.m.
Original (New) Motions:	Mondays at 9:30 a.m.
Status Hearings:	Mondays at 10:30 a.m.
Confirmation Hearings:	Mondays at 11:00 a.m.

The court utilizes an open calendar procedure for the scheduling of original motions. This allows counsel and pro se litigants to self-select an available date and time on Judge Hollis’s calendar and to serve notice of that date and time without first obtaining permission from the courtroom deputy.

To calendar an emergency matter to be heard on shortened notice, movant must first contact the courtroom deputy, at (312) 435-5535. When filed, all emergency motions must be accompanied by a certification pursuant to Standing Order No. 4.

Continuing or Withdrawing Calendared Matters

Any party requesting an agreed continuance on original (new) motions ONLY should contact the courtroom deputy at (312) 435-5535 to obtain a date.

Any party wishing to withdraw a matter must first notify all parties to the matter that it is being withdrawn, and then contact the courtroom deputy at (312) 435-5535. The matter will be posted as “withdrawn” on the Court Calendar.

Motions That May Be Granted Without a Hearing

Motions to which no objection is expected may be listed as “WILL BE GRANTED WITHOUT A HEARING unless a party objecting to the motion asks that it be called” on the call sheet for the hearing date.

Effect of listing as “WILL BE GRANTED WITHOUT A HEARING unless a party objecting to the motion asks that it be called”:

	(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.

How to check whether a motion may be granted without a hearing:

Motions that will be granted without a hearing unless a party objecting to the motion asks that it be called will be marked as such in Judge Hollis’s Court Calendar on the day of or the day before the motion is to be presented.

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.

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;
3.	State in detail the basis for continuing the stay in effect or imposing the stay; and
4.	If a contested hearing is anticipated, attach an affidavit from the debtor or state that the debtor will appear at the hearing to testify.

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). Insured depository institutions must be served as required under Rule 7004(h).

Applications for approval of Attorneys’ Fees

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.

Cases filed under Chapter 13:

All attorneys seeking approval of their fees in Chapter 13 cases filed on or after May 1, 2007, must file an application in accordance with General Order No. 07-02 entered April 26, 2007. Fees up to $3,500 will be awarded through completion of the case without itemization of services provided that the application reflects that debtor entered into the current Model Retention Agreement.
For approval of fees in Chapter 13 cases filed prior to May 1, 2007, attorneys must file an application with an itemization of their time in tenths of an hour, unless they choose Option A or Option B for flat fees as described in the court’s Standing Order entered 9/28/05.
Reimbursement of expenses: Other than filing fees, expenses must be detailed on an attached sheet together with a photocopy of the receipt for each expense or other proof that the expense was actually incurred and paid. Reimbursement of costs associated with photocopying shall be limited to 10 cents per page absent proof of actual expense in a greater amount. A detailed itemization of documents photocopied, including number of pages, must also be included.

Pretrial Procedures

Every adversary proceeding is set for an initial status hearing, and such hearings are continued from time to time as necessary. Judge Hollis will set a discovery deadline at a status hearing when appropriate. At that hearing, or at the next status hearing after discovery has closed, the court generally sets a trial date and enters a trial order setting deadlines for expert disclosures, for motions in limine, and for filing and service of witness and exhibit lists.