Judge Jerry A. Esrig

Electronic courtesy copies must be emailed seven days before presentment; paper copies are no longer accepted.

Electronic courtesy copies are due seven days prior to the presentment date. The court no longer accepts paper courtesy copies. Please email electronic courtesy copies to: law.calscc@cookcountyil.gov.

Page 2 | Explanatory Notes

Electronic courtesy copies are required; paper copies are not accepted.

Electronic courtesy copies (see reverse side) are due on . No paper copies will be accepted.

Page 1 | Briefing Schedule Order

Courtesy copies due by the clerk status date; failure to submit may result in the motion being stricken; no appearance required on that date.

Please note that courtesy copies are due on or before the date set in the order. There is no appearance by counsel on the Clerk's Status date. If the court has not received the required courtesy copies on or before the clerk status date, the motion may be stricken. The court does not hear motions on the clerk status date.

Page 2 | Explanatory Notes

Electronic courtesy copies must be emailed to law.calscc@cookcountyil.gov in Word format with specific subject line; exhibits may be PDF; email body must be empty.

Each party shall submit an electronic version of their brief(s) as an e-mail attachment to the following e-mail address: law.calscc@cookcountyil.gov. The subject line of the e-mail must include the case number and name, and a description of the attachment(s). All briefs must be submitted to the court in Word file format (.docx or .doc). Exhibits may be submitted in PDF format. The body of the e-mail shall not include any text.

Page 2 | Explanatory Notes

Dispositive motions must be presented at least 90 days before trial unless otherwise ordered.

Unless otherwise specified by order, dispositive motions shall be presented no later than 90 days before the trial date.

Page 2 | Explanatory Notes

Sur-replies are not permitted.

No surreplies will be permitted.

Page 2 | Explanatory Notes

Continuances of trial dates are rarely granted, require good cause (serious illness or death), must be filed early, and supported by an affidavit.

Trial dates are firm. Continuances will rarely be granted and only for good cause—usually involving serious illness (or death) of counsel, a party, or a necessary witness. A motion for continuance should be brought as early as possible and should be supported by an affidavit.

Page 2 | Explanatory Notes

Discovery schedule modifications require a court order, must not affect trial date, and failure to complete discovery is not grounds for continuance.

An agreement among counsel to waive discovery time constraints will not be recognized by the court unless it is memorialized in a court order. Any proposed modification to a discovery schedule must not affect the scheduled trial date. A failure to complete discovery is not a legitimate basis for continuing a trial.

Page 2 | Explanatory Notes

Reasonable briefing schedule extensions are granted if they do not affect hearing/trial dates and are requested before courtesy copies are due; parties should confer on agreed modifications.

The court will grant a reasonable request to extend a briefing schedule if the proposed modification does not affect a scheduled hearing date or trial date and the request is made before the day electronic courtesy copies are due. To the extent possible, the parties should confer and agree on a proposed modified schedule.

Page 2 | Explanatory Notes

Agreed schedule modifications require a phone call to the case coordinator and an emailed proposed order using the court's form, with all parties copied.

If the modified schedule is agreed, the parties must: (1) advise the court's case coordinator by phone (312-603-5923); and (2) submit a proposed order as an e-mail attachment to the following e-mail address: law.calscc@cookcountyil.gov. The subject line of the e-mail must include the case number and name, and the title of the order that is proposed. All such proposed orders must be submitted using the court's briefing schedule order (a fillable copy is available for download under the "Forms" section of Judge Esrig's webpage on the Circuit Court's website), and the parties shall indicate in the "7. Other" field that it is an agreed order modifying the briefing schedule entered on [date of previous order]. All parties must be copied on the e-mail to the court.

Page 2 | Explanatory Notes

Notify the case coordinator by voicemail at 312-603-5923 if the case settles after a trial date is set.

If your case should settle after a trial date has been scheduled, please advise the court's case coordinator by leaving a voicemail message (312-603-5923) at your earliest convenience.

Page 2 | Explanatory Notes