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Courtroom Demeanor
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Courtroom
Demeanor
Attorneys
may sit or stand anywhere they desire while addressing the
Court, the jury, or any witness, providing the attorney may
clearly be heard. Attorneys who are soft-spoken will be required
to use the microphone at the podium. Attorneys must only request
permission to approach a witness once and need not seek
permission thereafter. Side-bar conferences are permitted only
in extraordinary circumstances, since adequate time is available
at the end of the day to discuss witness problems and other
issues.
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To the extent Judge Reagan’s
preferences conflict with the Federal Rules of Criminal and
Civil Procedure, the Rules govern.
Attorneys must examine this
website on a regular basis, since changes may be made to these
preferences without notice.
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Case Filing
On January 20, 2004, this
District court transitioned to a system of electronic filings
referred to as "CM/ECF." That system requires
electronic, rather than paper, filing of all pleadings - with
a few narrow exceptions (e.g., pleadings filed by
prisoners; sealed documents in criminal cases). Additionally.
the Court's own orders are sent to the parties electronically
rather than by regular mail. Participation in CM/ECF is
mandatory.
For a limited grace period
following January 20, 2004, the Clerk's Office of this Court
provided paper copies of order to lawyers not registered as a
CM/ECF "user." (If you have not registered to
participate in CM/ECF, be advised that the Clerk's Office will
no longer provide paper copies of orders as of March 1, 2004.)
Attorneys with questions about
CM/ECF should consult the Court's web-site at www.ilsd.uscourts.gov,
which includes the Electronic Filing Rules and the Electronic
Case Filing User's Manual. Additionally, the web-site explains
how attorneys can register as "users" of the CM/ECF
system and provides information regarding training opportunities
on CM/ECF. Depending upon the volume of requests at any given
time, it may take up to three business days to obtain a
password.
NOTE_1: When a CM/ECF user files
a motion electronically, the system automatically assigns a
deadline for filing the response to that motion. That deadline
appears in the docketing entry with the filing of the motion. Please
be aware that the system's automatic motion response
deadline may not be accurate if the Court, by separate Order,
has delineated a specific deadline for filing responsive
memoranda. In other words, any Court-imposed deadline trumps
the system-generated deadline.
NOTE_2: Judge Reagan's law
clerks, on a weekly basis, print activity reports for their
cases. They also receive daily NEFs (notices of electronic
filing) for certain cases. This system does not always result
in immediate notification as to newly-filed motions. For this
reason, if an attorney e-files an urgent or time-sensitive
motion, he/she should: (a) deliver a paper courtesy copy to
the Law Clerk assigned to the case, (b) fax a copy directly to
chambers (marked to the attention of the assigned law clerk)
at 618-482-9126, or (c) telephone the Law Clerk assigned to
the case and alert him/her that the motion has been filed.
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