Court Rules
Judge

Judge Stephen E. Balogh

Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies

Circuit Court of Boone County, Illinois (17th Judicial Circuit)

Limits & Logistics

Document Limits

BriefCourt-wide
15 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Motion, Position Statement, Memorandum, Pleading

  • Email

Brief

Court-wide

Courtesy copies

Court-wide
  • Civil, Criminal:
  • Civil:No Later Than 4:30 Pm Three Business Days Before The Virtual Hearing

Jury Instructions

Court-wide
  • 2 copies

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason For Request
10Calendar Daysnotice

Communication

Phone
Court-wide

Clerk

987-2510
Phone
Court-wide

Clerk

815-544-0371
Phone
Court-wide
Hours: Car phones, cellular phones, speakerphones, public telephone booths, and phones in other public places are prohibited.
Filters:

Document Format Requirements1 rule

FormattingCivil cases

Judge’s copies of motions, position statements, memoranda, and other pleadings should be sent as PDFs.

Judge’s copies of motions, position statements, memoranda and other pleadings should be sent as PDF copies directly to the judge’s email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Required Format

PDF

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Filing & Service rules

Service and Proof of Service Rules

Correspondence to the judge must also be copied to opposing counsel or, for a self-represented party, the opposing party.

Any correspondence to the judge must be copied to the opposing counsel, or if self-represented, to the opposing party.

Civil cases

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Courtesy Copy Requirements

Do not send paper to Judge Balogh; send judge’s copies of motions, position statements, memoranda, and other pleadings as PDF copies by email.

Do not send any paper to Judge Balogh. Judge’s copies of motions, position statements, memoranda and other pleadings should be sent as PDF copies directly to the judge’s email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Civil cases

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Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 423 rules apply across Circuit Court of Boone County, Illinois (17th Judicial Circuit). Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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  • A party or attorney retaining security-risk physical exhibits must file a receipt on a clerk-provided form.

  • Applies to
    Receiver report

    The court may order the receiver to file other special reports.

  • Applies to
    Receiver report

    The court may prescribe the forms used for receiver reports.

Service

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  • Unless the issuing judge orders otherwise, warrants, bench warrants, and body attachments for felony offenses issued in Winnebago County may be served nationwide.

  • Unless the issuing judge orders otherwise, warrants, bench warrants, and body attachments for misdemeanor domestic battery, violation of an order of protection, and DUI offenses issued in Winnebago County may be served in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Iowa.

  • Unless the issuing judge orders otherwise, warrants, bench warrants, and body attachments for other criminal and misdemeanor offenses issued in Winnebago County may be served in Winnebago, Boone, DeKalb, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, and Stephenson Counties, Illinois.

Filing Timing

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  • File the specified motion slip with the circuit clerk by noon on the day before the contested motion hearing.

  • Pre-trial motions must be filed within 21 days after the initial pre-trial conference unless good cause is shown and the court grants leave to file later.

  • The receiver must file a final report when the receivership terminates.

Sealing

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  • Search warrant records must be impounded upon filing.

  • Search warrant records must remain impounded until further court order, regardless of whether the warrant has been executed, returned, or concluded.

  • Impounded search warrant records are unavailable to the public but available to parties of record and as otherwise directed by court order.

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About Judge Stephen E. Balogh

Associate Judge, assigned to Boone County per his profile on the circuit's site. He was on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps for three years and was honorably discharged as a sergeant. He obtained a bachelor of science from the University of Maryland and a juris doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law. He was appointed to the bench on November 7, 2016; before that he was a partner with the Rockford, Illinois, law firm WilliamsMcCarthy LLP, where he was part of the firm's litigation group. His profile states that most civil cases filed in Boone County are assigned to him.

Common questions about Judge Stephen E. Balogh's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Stephen E. Balogh?

Courtesy-copy rule applies for motions, position statements, memorandums, and pleadings. Details: by email. Do not send paper to Judge Balogh; send judge’s copies of motions, position statements, memoranda, and other pleadings as PDF copies by email.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Courtesy Copies

What formatting rules apply to filings before Judge Stephen E. Balogh?

Judge Stephen E. Balogh's formatting rule includes file format PDF. Judge’s copies of motions, position statements, memoranda, and other pleadings should be sent as PDFs.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Courtesy Copies

What rule applies to serving the opposing party before Judge Stephen E. Balogh?

Details: recipient: the opposing party. Correspondence to the judge must also be copied to opposing counsel or, for a self-represented party, the opposing party.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Courtesy Copies
Complete rules summary for Judge Stephen E. Balogh

Do not send paper to Judge Balogh; send judge’s copies of motions, position statements, memoranda, and other pleadings as PDF copies by email.

Judge’s copies of motions, position statements, memoranda, and other pleadings should be sent as PDFs.

Correspondence to the judge must also be copied to opposing counsel or, for a self-represented party, the opposing party.

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