Discovery in Federal and State Courts in Illinois

1st Dist 2d Dist 7th Cir action admission Advisory Committee Notes allow amendments answer Antitrust asserted attorney attorney-client privilege claim or defense client confidential Cook County copy counsel court order defendant deponent deponent’s deposed disclose discovery deposition discovery plan discovery request District of Illinois document requests employee evidence deposition examination failure Fed.R.Civ.P federal court Federal Rule filed Illinois Supreme Court interrogatories issues lawyer leave of court limited litigation motion to compel N.D.Ill nonparty Northern District objections obtain officer opinions otherwise party seeking party’s pending person plaintiff pretrial conference procedures produce documents production protective order provides purposes pursuant record relevant requests to admit response S.Ct sanctions scope SD Local Rule specific stipulation subject matter subpoena summary judgment supra Supreme Court Rule taken taking a deposition taking the deposition tangible things testify testimony trade secrets transcript trial U.S. Supreme Court unless videotape waived written questions