SCOPE OF RULES

(a) (b) These rules shall be known as the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Parties are encouraged to cite to these rules as “SDIL-LR.” These Local Rules take effect on October 30, 2023 and supersede all previous Local Rules. These Local Rules shall apply in all civil and criminal proceedings in the Southern District of Illinois regardless of when the case was filed.