A term originally used in Illinois circuit court civil litigation (especially in Cook County) referring to the procedure for obtaining a date and time to present a written motion to the court. Although spindling originally referred to obtaining a presentment date from the clerk when filing a motion in conventional paper form, courts and practitioners sometimes use the term to describe scheduling motions electronically. Many counties and electronic filing service providers (EFSPs) enable counsel to select the presentment date from one of the judge's next available dates at the time of e-filing. This is generally the case in Cook County, though some judges may require counsel to contact the judge's clerk by email or telephone to schedule presentment dates.

Spindling the motion electronically or in paper form is the typical way to get onto the judge's regular motion call. The court's rules may provide that counsel need not file or spindle certain types of motions (for example, routine and most special routine motions in the Cook County Law Division's Motion Section).