(A) Peoria
All complaints and subsequent filings in cases which arise from the following
counties: Fulton, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Peoria, Putnam, Stark, Tazewell,
and Woodford will be filed at PEORIA, ILLINOIS.
(B) Springfield
All complaints and subsequent filings in cases which arise from the following
counties: Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, DeWitt, Greene, Logan, Macoupin,
Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Scott, and Shelby, will be
filed at SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.
(C) Rock Island
All complaints and subsequent filings in cases which arise from the following
counties: Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Rock
Island, Schuyler and Warren will be filed at ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS.
(D) Urbana
All complaints and subsequent filings in cases which arise from the following
counties: Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Macon,
Moultrie, Piatt, and Vermilion will be filed at URBANA, ILLINOIS.
(E) Assignment Procedures
(1) All complaints and subsequent filings in cases filed in the Central District of
Illinois must identify in the caption of such pleading or document the division
in which the case is pending.
(2) As part of the statement of jurisdiction, the initial pleadings in each case must
state the basis for filing in the division selected.
(3) All complaints, motions to amend a complaint, and amended complaints must
state if seeking relief identified in Civil Local Rule 40.1(E)(4)(b)(i) or (b)(ii).
(4) Assignment of Cases
(a) Cases are randomly assigned to judges regularly sitting in the
division where they arise; or
(b) Cases are randomly assigned or reassigned to judges in the District
regardless of where they arise, if:
(i) the civil action seeks to bar or mandate statewide
enforcement of a state law, including a rule, regulation,
policy, or order of the executive branch or a state agency,
whether by declaratory judgment and/or any form of
injunctive relief; or
(ii) the civil action seeks to bar or mandate nationwide
enforcement of a federal law, including a rule, regulation,
policy, or order of the executive branch or a federal agency,
whether by declaratory judgment and/or any form of
injunctive relief; unless:
A. a party objects within 14 days of assignment or
reassignment because:
1. the remedy sought does not have implications
beyond the parties before the Court; or
2. of the importance of having the case heard by
a local judge.
(iii) the civil action involves the following natures of suit: Habeas
Corpus – Alien Detainee; Habeas Corpus (28 U.S.C. § 2241);
Prisoner: Civil Rights; Prisoner Petitions – Prison Conditions; and
Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement.
Revised 9/2024
Committee Comments:
September 19, 2024
The Committee amended the rule to reflect the District’s procedures that were modified pursuant to the March 2024
Judicial Conference policy update that recommended district-wide assignment of cases that seek the remedies identified
in subsections (E)(4)(b).
