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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Rule Set: Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Rule: 5.1

Jurisdiction: NDIL

Bluebook Citation: N.D. Ill. L.R. 5.1

All Rules: N.D. Ill. Local Rules, complete index

Text

Except as otherwise ordered, all filings shall be made in the divisional office of the division to which the case is assigned provided that a document initiating a case that should be filed in one of the divisions of this Court may be presented for filing to the assignment clerk of the other division. In such instances, the person filing the document should clearly indicate that it is to be filed in the other division. The case will be numbered and assigned as if it were filed in the proper division. Following the assignment, the clerk will promptly forward the papers to the proper divisional office.

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