Court Rules

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

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.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Email

    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

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  • 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.

  • Deadline
    2 business days

    Decedent's estate agreed order requests must be filed and submitted 2-5 business days prior to the scheduled court date.

E-Filing

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  • 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.

Formatting

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  • Format
    PDF

    Required documents for guardianship agreed order requests submitted via email must be in PDF format.

  • Format
    PDF

    Required documents for decedent's estate agreed order requests submitted via email must be in PDF format.

  • Format
    PDF

    Calendar 14 mediation courtesy copies not exceeding 20 pages must be emailed in PDF format.

About Judge Patricia O'Brien Sheahan

Patricia O'Brien Sheahan is a judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County, the trial court serving Chicago and suburban Cook County.

Practitioners will find final procedures with sample orders and a standing order dated May 23, 2023.

Common questions about Judge Patricia O'Brien Sheahan's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Patricia O'Brien Sheahan?

Courtesy copies are required for petition to approve settlements. Details: delivery upon filing, by email. Settlement petitions for wrongful death, survival, minors, or disabled individuals must be filed with courtesy copies via email to the judge, and all email transmittals must copy all counsel of record.

View ruleSource: page 2, section III. PETITIONS TO APPROVE SETTLEMENT

How may parties contact Judge Patricia O'Brien Sheahan's chambers?

Parties may contact Judge Patricia O'Brien Sheahan's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email patricia.sheahan@cookcountyil.gov. Attorneys should submit 3-5 possible pretrial dates/times to the judge's email, including case name/number and copying all counsel of record.

View ruleSource: page 2, section II. PRETRIAL A. Dates

When is a filing treated as filed before Judge Patricia O'Brien Sheahan?

The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. Pretrial settlement submissions should be submitted at least 3 calendar days before the conference.

View ruleSource: page 2, section II. PRETRIAL D. Pretrial settlement submissions
Complete rules summary for Judge Patricia O'Brien Sheahan

Judge Sheahan's phone number is (312) 603-6551.

Court Clerk Anthony Tucker's email address is aztucker@cookcountycourt.com.

Judge Sheahan's email address is patricia.sheahan@cookcountyil.gov, used for scheduling, pretrial orders, and settlement petition courtesy copies.

Attorneys should submit 3-5 possible pretrial dates/times to the judge's email, including case name/number and copying all counsel of record.

Pretrial settlement submissions should be submitted at least 3 calendar days before the conference.

Settlement petitions for wrongful death, survival, minors, or disabled individuals must be filed with courtesy copies via email to the judge, and all email transmittals must copy all counsel of record.

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