Judge Caroline Kate Moreland

Routine motions, unopposed motions, and agreed orders may be presented by email off call, with all parties CC'd.

Routine Motions, Unopposed Motions, and Agreed Orders may be presented to the Court off call via email. All parties should be CC’d on the email submission.

Page 2 | III. Motions

Contested and non-agreed routine motions are scheduled through the online e-filing system for the next available Motion Call or an existing status date.

Scheduling for presentation of contested motions and routine motions that are not agreed is done through the online e-filing system. Litigants may notice presentment of contested or routine motions on the next available 10:30 a.m. Motion Call or “piggy-back” motions onto existing status dates.

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Counsel for the movant in an emergency matter or TRO must email chamber materials before 3:00 p.m. to schedule with the law clerk.

Counsel for the movant must submit the file-stamped emergency motion and a copy of the verified complaint via email to the Court before 3:00 p.m. to discuss scheduling of emergency motion or TRO with the law clerk.

Page 4 | VI. Emergency Motions and TROs

Settlement memo must be submitted via email at least three business days before the settlement conference.

At least three (3) business days prior to the settlement conference, parties shall submit via e-mail, a 2-3 page settlement memo including: a. Nature of the case and brief factual summary; b. Outstanding legal issues and procedural history; and c. Settlement position.

Page 1 | Settlement Conference Order

Non-compliant courtesy copies may be rejected by the Court.

The Court may reject any courtesy copies not in compliance with this standing order.

Page 2 | II. Courtesy Copies

All served parties must receive notice of a motion for default even if they have not appeared.

All parties who have been served must be given notice of the motion for default, even if they have not filed an appearance.

Page 3 | III. Motions

The moving in an emergency must email file-stamped courtesy copies of the complaint, motion, and notice of motion to all opposing parties.

The movist must provide notice of the scheduled hearing on the emergency motion by emailing all opposing parties file-stamped courtesy copies of the complaint, motion, and notice of motion.

Page 4 | VI. Emergency Motions and TROs

Parties must email file-stamped courtesy copies of every pleading, motion, and notice of motion to the Court's chambers email.

The Court does not automatically receive copies of filings made through the Clerk’s electronic system; thus, parties must submit file-stamped courtesy copies of all pleadings, motions, and notices of motions to the Court via email to CCC.ChanceryCalendar10@cookcountyil.gov.

Page 1 | II. Courtesy Copies

At Clerk's Status, the movant must email the Court a complete set of courtesy copies (all briefs and relevant pleadings) as PDF attachments in one email to CCC.Chancerycalendar10@cookcountyil.gov.

At Clerk’s Status, the movant is required to supply the Court with a complete set of courtesy copies, including all briefs and any relevant pleadings. Copies should be formatted in accordance with the standing order and sent as PDF attachments in one email to CCC.Chancerycalendar10@cookcountyil.gov.

Page 1 | BRIEFING SCHEDULE ORDER

The Court may, at its discretion, later require hard-copy courtesy copies and will provide submission instructions upon request.

The Court may request hard copy courtesy copies at its discretion. The Court will notify parties if hard copy courtesy copies are necessary and advise parties on how to submit hard copy courtesy copies at the time of the request.

Page 2 | II. Courtesy Copies

If pleadings are not attached to the briefs, the movant must include file-stamped courtesy copies of the pleadings in the Clerk’s Status email.

If the pleadings are not attached as an exhibit to the briefs, the movant shall include file-stamped courtesy copies of the pleadings in the Clerk’s Status email.

Page 3 | V. Clerk’s Status

The movant must email courtesy copies of all parties’ briefs to the Law Clerk in a single email and CC all parties, including non-briefing parties.

The movant must send one email containing courtesy copies of all parties’ briefings to the Law Clerk at CCC.Chancerycalendar10@cookcountyil.gov. The movant must CC all parties, including those who did not brief the current motion.

Page 3 | V. Clerk’s Status

After a briefing schedule is set, courtesy copies of briefings may be deferred until the Clerk's Status date.

Once parties have entered into a briefing schedule on a motion, parties can wait to submit courtesy copies of the briefings (e.g., the response and reply) until the Clerk’s Status date.

Page 2 | II. Courtesy Copies

If the full courtesy-copy set is too large for a single email, parties should upload the files to the Court’s provided DropBox link.

If the full set of courtesy copies is too large to send in one email, parties should upload the files to the DropBox link provided by the Court upon request.

Page 3 | V. Clerk’s Status

Hard-copy courtesy copies are required only if the Court requests them, and the Court will provide submission instructions at that point.

The Court will notify parties if hard copy courtesy copies are necessary and advise the parties on how to send hard copy courtesy copies at the time of the request.

Page 4 | V. Clerk’s Status

Clerk’s statuses occur by email at 9:30 a.m. on the first Friday after a reply is due, with no appearance required.

Clerk’s Statuses are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on the first Friday after a reply is due. Clerk’s Statuses are conducted via email. No appearance is necessary.

Page 3 | V. Clerk’s Status

Interpreter requests to the law clerk should be made no fewer than three days before the scheduled court date, as soon as the need arises.

If an interpreter is needed, The party should contact the law clerk as soon as the need for an interpreter arises, but not later than the third (3) days before the scheduled court date.

Page 4 | VII. Court Reporters and Interpreters