Circuit Rule 9: Motions Concerning Custody Pending Trial or Appeal
Circuit Rules and Operating Procedures of the Seventh Circuit — Title II. Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a District Court
(a) All requests for release from custody pending trial shall be by motion. The defendant shall file a notice of appeal followed by a motion.
(b) All requests to reverse orders granting bail or enlargement pending trial or appeal shall be by motion. The government shall file a notice of appeal followed by a motion.
(c) All requests for release from custody after sentencing and pending the disposition of the appeal shall be by motion in the main case. There is no need for a separate notice of appeal.
(d) Any motion filed under this rule shall be accompanied by a memorandum of law.