Judge LaShonda A. Hunt

Courtroom 719
Chambers: (312) 435-6867
Courtroom Deputy: (312) 435-6868

Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
219 South Dearborn Street
Chambers 756
Chicago, IL 60604

SPECIAL PROCEDURES IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY

Effective May 6, 2021, all of Judge Hunt’s regularly scheduled court calls will be held via Zoom for Government in accordance with the Third Amended General Order 20-03. This form Notice of Motion must be used for matters being set for hearing.

The meeting ID and passcode below will be used for the Chicago and Joliet court calls. A unique meeting ID and passcode will be provided for trials and other specially scheduled matters.

Meeting ID: 161 165 5696
Passcode: 7490911

To join the ZoomGov Meeting:
-Join by website: https://www.zoomgov.com/join
-Join by phone: (669) 254-5252 or (646) 828-7666

For further information, click here.

Staff Information

Shurray Winston
Courtroom Deputy

Erica Aranda
Paralegal

Patrick Lombardi
Law Clerk

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Procedures

Procedures for Cases Assigned to Judge LaShonda A. Hunt

Court Schedule

Please refer to the Chicago Schedule for information about dates and times that court will be held for proceedings in Cook County Chapter 7 cases only and all Chapter 11 cases (regardless of the debtor’s residence).

Please refer to the Joliet Schedule for information about dates and times that court will be held for proceedings in Joliet Chapter 7, Chapter 12, and Chapter 13 cases.

CLICK HERE FOR DATES THE JUDGE IS NOT SITTING.

Remote Court Calls During the COVID-19 Emergency

Judge Hunt’s Zoom Hearing Procedures
Beginning May 6, 2021 and until further notice, all court hearings before Judge Hunt will take place remotely via Zoom for Government. Regularly scheduled court calls will have the same meeting ID 161 165 5696 and passcode 7490911. Parties may appear by video at this link: https://www.zoomgov.com/join, or by telephone by calling Zoom for Government at 1-669-254-5252 or 1-646-828-7666 and then entering the meeting ID and passcode.
1.	Upon joining the meeting, you will be placed in a waiting room. Please wait patiently while court staff assists in moving you from the waiting room to the main room where the hearing will take place.
2.	Please make sure that your appearance name is your full first and last name. If you have any issues with changing your name, notify court staff and they will assist you.
3.	A participant joining by telephone may be moved into a separate breakout room for further clearance before being admitted into the hearing.
4.	You are encouraged to join the hearing at least fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled hearing time for the first matter on which you intend to appear. Breakout rooms will be open so that attorneys may conduct business just as they would if appearing in person.
5.	Attorneys who are appearing to represent parties are expected to turn on their cameras when participating in the hearing and to be in appropriate business attire. All others should keep their video off and audio on “mute” until their cases are called. If you are appearing by telephone, under no circumstances should you place the call on hold.
6.	To ensure the quality of the record, it is highly recommended that all parties use a headset or earbuds with a microphone for court hearings. Using a separate headset microphone instead of a built-in computer microphone reduces distortion, eliminates background noise, and ensures that everything you say will be picked up. The use of speakerphones is prohibited.
7.	Local Rule 5073-1 prohibits participants from recording or broadcasting court proceedings.
8.	Remember that the practices observed in the courtroom are even more important during remote hearings. You must (a) say your name slowly and distinctly, (b) speak slowly at all times, and (c) make every effort not to interrupt others.

Motions Granted Without Hearing

All matters noticed for hearing before Judge Hunt only must include the language contained within this form Notion of Motion.

Routine motions (as defined in Local Rule 9013-9) and other motions to which no objection is filed pursuant to the objection procedure in Third Amended General Order 20-03 may be granted in advance in chambers. Those matters will be marked as “Will Be Granted Without a Hearing in the Absence of Objection” on the Court Calendar by no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day before the motion is to be presented. All other matters will be called in open court.

Emergency Motions

See Local Rule 9013-2.

Motion for Relief from Automatic Stay

All motions for relief from the automatic stay must be accompanied by a properly completed Required Statement to Accompany All Motions for Relief From Stay, pursuant to Local Rule 4001-1(A).

Motion to Extend or Impose the Automatic Stay

Motions to extend the automatic stay in effect pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(c)(3) or to impose the automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. § 362(c)(4) must:

A.	State the case number of previous cases dismissed within one year of the filing of the present case;
B.	Include copies of Schedules I and J from previous cases dismissed within one year of the filing of the present case, and Schedules I and J from the current case;
C.	State in detail the basis for continuing the stay in effect or imposing the stay; and
D.	Be accompanied by a factual affidavit from the Debtor(s) explaining the reason(s) why each of the previous cases were dismissed and why the automatic stay should be continued, extended, or imposed in the present case.

Motion for Default Judgment

Motions for default judgment must be accompanied by: (1) an affidavit establishing the default per Bankruptcy Rule 7055; and (2) as applicable, an affidavit establishing compliance with the Service Members Civil Relief Act, including an attached Status Report generated in accordance with such Act.

Motions for default judgment must also be accompanied by 2 orders: (a) an order granting the motion for default judgment; and (b) a judgment order.

Orders

All motions must be accompanied by a proposed, draft order filed on CM/ECF as Fillable Form Orders.

Certain exceptions may apply as follows:

If the draft order is made on an approved court form that is not readily adaptable to the Fillable Form Order requirement (e.g. bar date orders);
If the draft order contains original signatures (e.g. agreed orders signed by the parties or counsel); or
If the draft order is so complex so as to not be readily adaptable into the Fillable Form Order requirement (e.g. orders with multiple exhibits, or in excess of two pages or containing complex formatting).

Draft Order to Follow

When parties request to present a draft order after the hearing, the order is due within fourteen (14) calendar days of the hearing date unless otherwise ordered by the court.

The draft order is to be filed on the docket via CM/ECF and related to the original motion using the event "Proposed Order." The parties must call the Courtroom Deputy to advise that the proposed order has been filed.

If the draft order is not received by the deadline date, the motion will be reinstated on the next court calendar. Counsel must appear and provide the draft order or the matter may be denied/dismissed for want of prosecution.

Courtesy Copies

None requested.

Applications
for Awards of Attorney Fees

Cases filed under Chapters 7, 11 and 12:
Attorneys or other professionals filing applications for compensation in cases under Chapters 7, 11, and 12 must submit an itemization of their time in tenths of an hour and in the format required under Local Rule 5082-1.

Cases filed under Chapter 13:
Attorneys filing applications for compensation in cases under Chapter 13 must comply with Local Rule 5082-2 and must attach an executed copy of the Court-Approved Retention Agreement, if applicable.

Pretrial Procedures

Status Hearings and Discovery: Each adversary proceeding is set for an initial status hearing, at which time a discovery cutoff will usually be set. The court may extend that deadline for good cause, but generally, at the status hearing following the close of discovery, a firm trial date will be set.

Final Pretrial Order: The final pretrial order will contain a deadline for the filing of the parties’ prehearing statement, briefs, stipulations of fact, disputed facts, and witness and exhibit lists. In addition, a deadline will be set for objecting to witnesses and exhibits, and exchanging the exhibits themselves. Strict compliance with the final pretrial order is required. .

Trial Procedures

Discussed in court on a case-by-case basis.

Remote Trials and Hearings During the COVID-19 Emergency

In accordance with the court’s General Amended Order 20-05, all trials, evidentiary hearings, and extended hearings on contested matters, will be conducted by videoconference using the Zoom for Government platform. Parties will not be permitted to appear in person at the courthouse.

Parties may contact the Courtroom Deputy to request that a contested matter be set for a videoconference hearing at a date or time other than the regularly scheduled Chicago or Joliet court calls.

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Judge LaShonda A. Hunt

SPECIAL PROCEDURES IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY

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