Judge Dennis R. Atteberry
Judge • Circuit Court of Christian County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit)
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideCircuit Court of Christian County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit) publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 118 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 54- Applies to
- Motion hearing notice
A motion hearing notice must identify the motion judge, action title and number, hearing date and time, and nature of the motion.
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- Discovery service certification
- Must include
- certificate of service
Counsel must file a certification briefly describing the discovery requests and showing service on the directed party.
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- Discovery service certification
Identical discovery requests directed to multiple parties may be covered in one certification.
Filing Timing
All 27All rules and amendments must be filed with the Administrative Director of Illinois Courts within ten days after adoption.
A motion to reinstate must be filed within 30 days of the dismissal notice to avoid the case not being redocketed.
When required, a Financial Affidavit is due by the earlier of the parenting-plan deadline under 750 ILCS 5/602.10 or at least five days before the contested-issues hearing, unless the court orders otherwise; a temporary-relief affidavit need not be refiled for permanent relief absent a substantial change.
Service
All 25- Applies to
- Motion hearing notice
The party requesting a hearing on a motion must give written notice to the specified parties who have appeared or whose time to appear has not expired.
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- Motion hearing notice
The motion hearing notice must be served with copies of the written motion and accompanying papers, or a statement that those materials were previously served.
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- Motion hearing notice
Notice of a motion made within a court day of trial must be given as the court directs.
Formatting
All 4The notice attached to each summons must highlight or place in bold type Rules 9-8 and 9-10(b) and (c).
- Format
All submissions for remote hearings must be in PDF format.
Each listed document must be submitted as a separate file named to identify the offering party and the document’s nature.
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