Illinois Central District CourtFederal District · Illinois · ILCD · Court website 69,717 Cases on record 789 Filed in the past 12 months 20 Judges 56% Closed A year Half close within Cases filed by year
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What this court hears
5,137 15%
2,675 8%
2,309 7%
2,265 7%
1,783 5%
1,709 5%
1,348 4%
1,219 4%
42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights 5,267 18%
42:1983 Civil Rights Act 1,716 6%
28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) 1,226 4%
28:1345 Foreclosure 1,128 4%
42:1983 1,111 4%
28:1332 Diversity-Asbestos Litigation 968 3%
29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits 882 3%
28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentenc 880 3%
Federal Question 16,401 63%
Diversity 3,793 15%
U.S. Government Defendant 3,033 12%
U.S. Government Plaintiff 2,642 10%
None 14,383 56%
Plaintiff 5,962 23%
Both 3,957 15%
Defendant 1,521 6%
Judgment - Motion Before Trial 4,575 21%
Dismissed - Settled 3,944 18%
Dismissed - Other 3,790 18%
Dismissed - Voluntarily 2,287 11%
Judgment - Judgment on Default 1,721 8%
Transfer/Remand - MDL Transfer 1,068 5%
Dismissed - Want of Prosecution 1,035 5%
Transfer/Remand - Transfer to Another District 701 3%
How long cases take
Within a month 5,358 14%
1 to 3 months 4,565 12%
3 to 6 months 5,145 13%
6 to 12 months 6,365 16%
1 to 2 years 6,493 17%
Over 2 years 11,181 29%
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The bench
District Judges
Baker, Harold A.
Bernthal, David G.
Bruce, Colin Stirling
Darrow, Sara
Gorman, John A.
Herndon, David R.
Kauffman, Robert J.
Kennelly, Matthew F.
McCuskey, Michael P.
McDade, Joe Billy
Mihm, Michael M.
Mills, Richard
Myerscough, Sue E.
Reagan, Michael J.
Scott, Jeanne E.
Shadid, James E.
Magistrate Judges
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