Federal Civil Practice

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2019 Articles

Appeal Rules Trap Appellants By Michael R. Lied September 2019 Summaries of Nestorovic v. Metro. Water Reclamation District and In re Wade.
Authentication of Electronic Evidence Is a Little Easier By Michael R. Lied December 2019 An overview of the impact of the 2018 amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence.
Billable hours: The necessary vs. the not so necessary By Arsenio L. Mims March 2019 It is imperative for attorneys to bill accurately, descriptively, correctly, efficiently, and with the utmost judgment to uphold the integrity and the standards of the legal profession.
Filing under seal in federal court: A suggestion for reform By Daniel R. Thies June 2019 In Illinois, motions to seal must be filed before or simultaneously with the main filing to which it relates.
I am appointing you to handle a 2255 case By Stanley N. Wasser March 2019 The basics for handling your appointment to a case brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
Interlocutory Appeal Fails Due to Procedural Misstep By Michael R. Lied December 2019 A summary of Groves v. United States.
Nationwide Injunctions and the Sanctuary City Controversy By Carter S. Plotkin September 2019 A brief introduction to nationwide injunctions and discussion of the City of Chicago v. Barr  sanctuary city controversy.
The northern district’s MIDP in cases removed from state court By Timothy J. Chorvat June 2019 The Northern District of Illinois’s Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Program changes discovery procedures, particularly when cases are removed from state court.
Settlement Assistance Program By Kathryn Kelly September 2019 The Settlement Assistance Program is a court-wide program that provides pro se litigants the benefit of a free attorney at settlement conferences.
Supreme Court signals continued concern about cy pres awards in class actions By Nemura Pencyla June 2019 In Frank v. Gaos, the U.S. Supreme Court did not rule on the cy pres issue but rather remanded for the courts below to address the plaintiffs’ standing in light of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins.