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