Local Rule RULE 15.1: DOCUMENTS THAT REQUIRE LEAVE OF COURT FOR FILING
S.D. Ill. — Civil rule
RULE 15.1 DOCUMENTS THAT REQUIRE LEAVE OF COURT FOR FILING (See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15)
(a) Submission
(1) Any document that requires leave of the Court for filing must be filed on the docket as an exhibit to the motion requesting leave.
(2) The Court may request that any such document be submitted via email in Microsoft Word format to the chambers email address as listed on the Court's website.
(3) Should the Court grant leave to file the document, it is the requesting party's responsibility to file the document as a separate docket entry for it to be considered a part of the record and given full effect, within whatever timeframe the Court deems appropriate. The Clerk's Office will not file the document for the party.
(b) Amendment
(1) Amendment by interlineation is not permitted. An amended pleading must contain all claims against all parties, as if starting anew.
(2) All new or amended material in a proposed amended pleading must be underlined or submitted in redlined form. It is sufficient to simply underline the names of new parties the first place they appear in amended pleadings. Similarly, when new claims or defenses are raised by an amendment, it is sufficient that the number of the designated count or paragraph identifying the amendment be underlined. Minor spelling and stylistic changes need not be underlined. If leave is granted, a clean version of the operative pleading must be filed on the docket. This provision does not apply to appointed counsel appearing on behalf of a previously unrepresented party.
(3) Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, whenever an amended pleading is filed, any motion attacking the original pleading will be deemed moot.