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Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Nathan A. Frisch

Judge • Circuit Court of Christian County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit)

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Letter
2 pgs

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason for Request

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Circuit 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

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  • 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.

  • Applies to
    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.

  • Applies to
    Discovery service certification

    Identical discovery requests directed to multiple parties may be covered in one certification.

Filing Timing

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  • All 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

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  • 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.

  • Applies to
    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.

  • Applies to
    Motion hearing notice

    Notice of a motion made within a court day of trial must be given as the court directs.

Formatting

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  • The notice attached to each summons must highlight or place in bold type Rules 9-8 and 9-10(b) and (c).

  • Format
    PDF

    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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