CALENDARS
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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A. General Bankruptcy cases, adversary proceedings, and other proceedings assigned to a judge constitute the judge’s calendar. B. Calendar of a Judge Who Dies, Resigns, or Retires When a judge dies, resigns, or retires, the clerk must reassign the judge’s calendar as soon as possible under the chief judge’s direction. The reassignment must either be pro rata by lot among the remaining judges or as necessary to promote efficient judicial administration. C. Calendar of a Newly Appointed Judge When a judge is first appointed, the clerk must create a calendar to which the clerk will transfer cases under the chief judge’s direction, either by lot from the calendars of other judges or by transfer in whole or part of the calendar of a judge who has died, retired, or resigned.
If transfer is by lot from the calendars of other sitting judges, a case or proceeding may not be transferred if the assigned judge certifies that reassignment would adversely affect the matter’s efficient disposition. 7 RULE 1072-5 REOPENED CASES A. Motions to Reopen. (1) Eastern Division Cases from Cook County. A motion to reopen a case from Cook County must be noticed for presentment to the judge assigned to the case.
If the assigned judge is no longer serving, the motion must be noticed for presentment to the chief judge. (2) Eastern Division Cases from Counties other than Cook County. A motion to reopen a case from a county other than Cook County must be noticed for presentment to the judge currently assigned to hear cases from that county. (3) Western Division Cases.
A motion to reopen a case from the Western Division must be noticed for presentment to the Western Division judge.
B. Assignment of Reopened Cases.
Reopened cases must be assigned as follows: (1) Eastern Division Cases from Cook County. A reopened Cook County case must be assigned to the judge previously assigned to the case. If the previously assigned judge is no longer serving, the case must be randomly assigned among the Eastern Division judges. (2) Eastern Division Cases from Counties other than Cook County.
A reopened case from a county other than Cook must be assigned to the judge hearing cases from that county. (3) Western Division Cases. A reopened Western Division case must be assigned to the Western Division judge.