These 83 rules apply across Circuit Court of Cook County. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
Questions, comments, or concerns about the eFileIL e-filing system should be directed to Tyler Technologies at efiling.support@tylertech.com.
Courtesy copies for Judge Daniel R. Degnan must be submitted via email to daniel.degnan@cookcountyil.gov.
Judge Daniel R. Degnan's chambers phone number is (312) 603-5943.
Guardianship agreed order requests must be filed and submitted 2-5 business days prior to the scheduled court date.
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.
Decedent's estate agreed order requests must be filed and submitted 2-5 business days prior to the scheduled court date.
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.
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.
Required documents for guardianship agreed order requests submitted via email must be in PDF format.
Required documents for decedent's estate agreed order requests submitted via email must be in PDF format.
Calendar 14 mediation courtesy copies not exceeding 20 pages must be emailed in PDF format.
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Karen L. O'Malley is a judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County, the Illinois trial court serving Chicago and suburban Cook County.
Practitioners will find standing orders and a briefing schedule order in the published procedures.
Courtesy copies are required for petition to approve settlements. Details: delivery upon filing, by email. Settlement petitions for specified vulnerable parties must be filed with courtesy copies emailed to the judge, copying all counsel.
Judge Karen L. O'Malley's rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. The briefing order sets deadlines for the response and the reply in contested motion briefing.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Two copies of proposed jury instructions (marked and unmarked) sorted by IPI number are required for jury trials.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Parties must obtain a transfer order from Room 2005 to move the case to Room 2605 for pretrial purposes.
Parties may contact Judge Karen L. O'Malley's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email karen.omalley@cookcountyil.gov. Attorneys must submit 3-5 possible pretrial dates to the judge's email, including case name/number and copying all counsel.
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. Pretrial settlement submissions should be submitted at least 3 days before the conference, with parties agreeing on confidentiality.
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: method: service by email, recipient: the court. All email communications to the Court must copy all counsel of record.
Judge O'Malley's chambers email address is karen.omalley@cookcountyil.gov.
Judge O'Malley's chambers phone number is (312) 603-3384.
Court Clerk Rita Patel's email address is Rapatel@cookcountycourt.com.
Two copies of proposed jury instructions (marked and unmarked) sorted by IPI number are required for jury trials.
Attorneys must submit 3-5 possible pretrial dates to the judge's email, including case name/number and copying all counsel.
Parties must obtain a transfer order from Room 2005 to move the case to Room 2605 for pretrial purposes.
After the transfer order is entered, parties must submit a second order to the clerk or judge's email setting the pretrial date.
Pretrial settlement submissions should be submitted at least 3 days before the conference, with parties agreeing on confidentiality.
Settlement petitions for specified vulnerable parties must be filed with courtesy copies emailed to the judge, copying all counsel.
All email communications to the Court must copy all counsel of record.
The briefing order sets deadlines for the response and the reply in contested motion briefing.
The movant must deliver courtesy copies, briefs, pleadings, full deposition transcripts, exhibits, and an exhibit list to Room 2204 by hard copy and flash drive by 4:30 p.m. one day after the reply is due.
Materials submitted after the courtesy copy deadline will not be accepted or considered in the ruling.
The Court will set a hearing or ruling date after it receives the courtesy copies.
Courtesy copies will not be accepted unless accompanied by the briefing order.
Motions that do not comply with these procedures may be stricken and the Court will not rule on them.