Judge Alfredo Maldonado
Judge • Circuit Court of Cook County
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideCircuit Court of Cook County publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 118 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Communication
All 59- Contact
Questions, comments, or concerns about the eFileIL e-filing system should be directed to Tyler Technologies at efiling.support@tylertech.com.
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Courtesy copies for Judge Daniel R. Degnan must be submitted via email to daniel.degnan@cookcountyil.gov.
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (312) 603-5943
Judge Daniel R. Degnan's chambers phone number is (312) 603-5943.
Filing Timing
All 12- Deadline
- 60 calendar days
Attorney fee petitions for court-appointed attorneys must be filed within 60 days after final order or 6 months after service/cost, whichever is earlier.
- Deadline
- 2 business days
Guardianship agreed order requests must be filed and submitted 2-5 business days prior to the scheduled court date.
- Deadline
- 2 business days
Guardians must email annual reports and guardian training certificates in PDF format, one email per case, 2-5 business days prior to assigned court date.
Filing Requirements
All 11- Applies to
- Complaint
- Must include
- caption
Chancery Division complaints must include specific caption designations based on the relief sought.
- Applies to
- Motion
- Must include
- caption
Motions to correct errors in criminal cases must be in writing, accompanied by affidavit, and notice must be served on the prosecution.
- Applies to
- Complaint
- Must include
- caption
All initiating papers must include the court name and department/division/district in the caption; small claims complaints must be endorsed 'Small Claims'.
E-Filing
All 9- Applies to
- Civil case filing
E-filing is mandatory for all Cook County civil cases through the eFileIL system as of July 1, 2018, except Quasi-Criminal, Housing, and Wills cases.
- Applies to
- Verified status report
Attorneys must e-file a verified status report via Odyssey system before submitting decedent's estate agreed order requests.
Attorneys must maintain accurate email address in Odyssey e-filing system and be filed as attorney of record to receive entered orders via email.
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