| Effective Date | |
| 10/30/2023 | Local Rules for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois |
| 9/22/2025 | Local Rules and Appendices for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois |
| 9/22/2025 | APPENDIX A: CRIMINAL RULES |
| 9/22/2025 | APPENDIX B: BANKRUPTCY CASES AND PROCEEDINGS |
| 9/22/2025 | APPENDIX C: MEDIATION PLAN |
| 9/22/2025 | APPENDIX D: ELECTRONIC CASE FILING RULES |
| 9/22/2025 | APPENDIX E: TRANSCRIPT POLICY |
| 9/22/2025 | APPENDIX F: HIGHLY SENSITIVE DOCUMENT GUIDANCE |
| 9/22/2025 | APPENDIX G: TRIAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES |
The revised Local Rules and Appendices take effect on 9/22/2025. Please review the revised Local Rules and Appendices in their entirety and specifically note:
- “New” Local Rules: (1) SDIL-LR 1.2, District Advisory Committee on Local Rules; (2) SDIL-LR 5.2, Procedures for Requesting, Filing, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents (current Administrative Order No. 286); (3) SDIL-LR 79.2, Custody and Disposition of Controlled Substances, Weapons, and Child Pornography (former Administrative Order No. 212); (4) Cr41.1, Public Access to Search Warrant Proceedings (former Administrative Order No. 172); and (5) Cr44.1, Attorney’s Obligations Regarding Appeals.
- “New“ Appendices: Appendix C, Mediation Plan (former Administrative Order No. 301); Appendix D, ECF Rules; Appendix E, Transcript Policy (former Administrative Order No. 329); Appendix F, Highly Sensitive Document Guidance; and Appendix G, Trial Practices and Procedures (former Appendix C to the Local Rules).
- Revisions to Local Rules: Revisions to the Local Rules specifically including clarifications to SDIL-LR 54.2, 79.1, 83.1, 83.3, 83.5, 83.8, 83.13, and Cr32.1.