Proposed Jury instruction are to be submitted with the Pretrial order. The court requests that counsel use the pattern of instructions adopted by the Northern District of Illinois or Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions. Trials All trial dates are firm and will be set according to the court's availability. Exhibits are to be marked and numbered before trial. See Local General Rule 1.31.
Trial briefs are optional.
The original shall be bound according to the local rules. The courts copy shall be placed in a 3-ring binder and appropriately tabbed. No party or attorney shall communicate or attempt to communicate with any juror without prior authorization of the Court.