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After any court appearance, parties must email an agreed proposed order to ccc.chancerycalendar4@cookcountyil.gov.

After any appearance in Court, the Parties must email an agreed proposed order to ccc.chancerycalendar4@cookcountyil.gov.

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Parties must submit post-trial materials by email to the specified chambers address.

a. Post-Trial Submissions: Parties are to submit any post-trial materials via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov.

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Orders for a hearing set by the Court must be emailed to chambers by 9:30 AM the following business day.

Parties are to submit all orders via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov by 9:30 AM the following business day of their hearing set by the Court.

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Orders for a scheduled Case Management, Motion Presentment, or Status hearing must be emailed to chambers by 4:00 PM on the hearing date.

Parties are to submit all orders via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov by 4:00 PM on the same date as their scheduled Case Management, Motion Presentment, or Status hearing.

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Emergency motions, including TRO motions, are heard as add-ons between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM, and must be emailed to chambers to receive a hearing date.

Emergency motions, including emergency motions for TRO, shall be head as an add-on to the Court’s previously set matters (between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM during the Court’s hours of operation). In order to receive a hearing date from Judge Walker’s law clerk(s), all emergency motions, must be sent via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov.

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Parties must email routine motions, proposed orders, and relevant courtesy copies to chambers for law-clerk review during normal operating hours.

Routine motions and orders, along with proposed agreed orders will be reviewed by the Court’s law clerks during the Court’s normal hours of operation. Parties shall send all proposed orders and motions, along with all relevant courtesy copies via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov.

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Emergency movants must email the judge's law clerk explaining the emergency.

Movant must contact the Judge’s law clerk via email articulating the circumstances/reason which calls for the motion to be presented on an emergency basis.

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With the exception of court hearings and teleconferences specifically arranged by the Court, all communications with the Court shall be by email to jbridgetmitchell@gmail.com with cc's to all parties of record.

With the exception of court hearings and teleconferences specifically arranged by the Court, all communications with the Court shall be by email to jbridgetmitchell@gmail.com with cc's to all parties of record.

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Matters determined to require emergency scheduling can be heard at any time. Movants should contact the room 112 clerk to schedule any Emergency Motion.

Matters determined to require emergency scheduling can be heard at any time. Movants should contact the room 112 clerk to schedule any Emergency Motion.

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The Court's email inbox at carolyn.gallagher@cookcountyil.gov may be used ONLY to send courtesy copies; emails about any other matter will not be viewed.

The inbox at carolyn.gallagher@cookcountyil.gov is available for transmission of courtesy copies only. This is a courtesy. Other matters will not be viewed.

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For remote 10:00 a.m. appearances, any required proposed order must be emailed to the Clerk within one hour after the appearance.

Within one hour after appearance, any required proposed order shall be emailed* to the Clerk at probatecrt1807orders@cookcountycourt.com.

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For remote emergency motions, any required proposed order must be emailed to the Clerk within one hour after the appearance.

Within one hour after appearance, any required proposed order shall be emailed to the Clerk at probatecrt1807orders@cookcountycourt.com.

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A party wishing to present a TRO motion should deliver a copy of the motion papers (including the Complaint), marked “EMERGENCY,” to the Court via email, at CCC.ChanceryCalendar1@cookcountyil.gov.

A party wishing to present a TRO motion should deliver a copy of the motion papers (including the Complaint), marked “EMERGENCY,” to the Court via email, at CCC.ChanceryCalendar1@cookcountyil.gov.

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The movant must email the default-judgment/prove-up package to the Calendar 1 email address at least two full court days before the scheduled prove-up hearing.

an email to ccc.chancerycalendar1@cookcountyil.gov at least two full court days before the scheduled prove-up hearing with the following documents:

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Immediately contact the judicial law clerk if a fully briefed matter is resolved or the parties will not argue their briefs on the hearing date.

As a courtesy to the Court, please make immediate attempts to contact the Court's judicial law clerk if any fully briefed matter has been resolved and/or the parties will not argue their briefs on their scheduled hearing date.

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Emergency motions must be scheduled via email to Calendar 11 law clerks; phone calls not required; do not send notice to opposing parties until court confirms scheduling.

All emergency motions must be scheduled via email by one of the Calendar 11 law clerks. The party seeking to obtain a hearing on an emergency motion must contact Calendar 11 chambers after filing the same with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County by sending an email with a courtesy copy of the file- stamped motion, clearly marked “EMERGENCY MOTION,” along with all supporting documents, must be provided to the law clerk when scheduling the motion. Phone calls to the Calendar 11 law clerks is NOT required. Notice of the motion should not be sent to opposing parties until the court has confirmed scheduling.

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Emailed proposed agreed orders must be sent directly to the Court at daniel.tiernan2@cookcountyil.gov.

If emailed prior to the scheduled court date, the proposed order shall be sent directly to the court at daniel.tiernan2@cookcountyil.gov

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Any email or communication to the Court must include counsel for all parties of record or any pro se litigants on the copy.

Counsel for all parties of record or any pro se litigants must be carbon copied (“CC’d”) for any email or communication to the Court.

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Rescheduling of conferences and hearings must be coordinated with the law clerks by email.

Agreed Orders to modify briefing schedules and/or reset Case Management Conferences and Motion Hearings must be coordinated with Judge Atkins’ law clerks by emailing ccc.chancerycalendar16@cookcountyil.gov.

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(312) 603-6039

Parties seeking a hearing on an emergency motion must contact chambers via email or phone to obtain a hearing date.

Any party seeking to be heard by the court on an Emergency Motion must contact Judge Atkins' chambers via email (ccc.chancerycalendar16@cookcountyil.gov) or by telephone (at (312) 603-6039 or (312) 603-3419), to speak with the law clerks about obtaining a hearing date and time.

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Communications with the Judge must be via filed pleadings, motions, or agreed orders; staff contact is limited to administrative, procedural, or scheduling matters.

All communications with the Judge should be by filing of pleadings, motions, or agreed orders. Communications with Court Coordinator, or if she is not available, with the Presiding Judge's staff, are allowed only on administrative, procedural or scheduling matters.

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No contested or judgment motion may be presented at a case management conference, and no routine motion may be piggy-backed onto one without first obtaining permission from the law clerk by email or phone.

Under no circumstance shall any contested motion or any judgment motion be presented at a case management conference, and **no routine motion may be piggy-backed onto a case management conference without first contacting the law clerk via email or phone for permission.**

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Email correspondence to the Court must copy all known parties to avoid ex parte communication.

Email correspondence to the Court must copy all known parties to avoid any risk of ex parte communication.

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(312) 603-3878

If you cannot connect to the Court's Zoom call, you must immediately call (312) 603-3878 to report the technical difficulty.

In the event a litigant or attorney is unable to connect to Judge Robles’s Zoom hearing call, please IMMEDIATELY call (312) 603-3878 to let the Court know of your difficulty in connecting with the Zoom call.

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The Court will not move or strike CMC dates, modify deadlines, or litigate issues by email even with an Agreed Order absent exceptional circumstances or Court rescheduling, with a limited exception for duplicate/mistaken dates.

The Court will not strike or move case management conferences via email even with an Agreed Order unless those are exceptional circumstances or it is required due to Court rescheduling. The Court will not modify deadlines or litigate issues via email outside of official Court proceedings even by agreement, and parties should be prepared to appear as scheduled. However, in the event that a date was mistakenly not stricken in a previous order or the matter has multiple dates set for the same purpose, an Agreed Order striking unnecessary ______ date should be submitted.

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Participants must provide an email address to the Calendar 7 law clerks to receive the Zoom hearing invitation.

Litigants, defendants, and other participants will provide an email address to the Calendar 7 law clerks via CCC.ChanceryCalendar7@cookcountyil.gov to be sent an invitation to the Zoom proceeding.

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Parties must request an interpreter by contacting the law clerks at least two court days before the hearing.

At least two court days prior to the hearing, contact the law clerks at CCC.ChanceryCalendar7@cookcountyil.gov to request an interpreter.

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For a true emergency, contact Judge Bates' Court Coordinator by email; do not give yourself a court date.

Contact Judge Bates' Court Coordinator at CCC.MarkhamCR209@cookcountyil.gov if you have an emergency as defined below. DO NOT GIVE YOURSELF A COURT DATE!

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All identified trial materials must be emailed to the judge, copied to all counsel, prior to the conference.

ALL MATERIALS IDENTIFIED ABOVE MUST BE EMAILED TO THE JUDGE (COPIED TO ALL COUNSEL) PRIOR TO THE CONFERENCE AT: George.Canellis@cookcountyil.gov

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Emergency motions must be emailed with grounds; court may grant, set expedited briefing, or rule by email.

Emergency Motions must be submitted to ccc.lawcr2303@cookcountyil.gov and include the grounds for the emergency. If the Court in its discretion determines that an emergency hearing is necessary, the Court will either grant the motion and enter an order or an expedited briefing schedule will be entered and the Court will rule by email.

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All Calendar A email communications to the Court must use the designated email, copy all parties, and are limited to permitted purposes.

Any permitted communications with the Court with respect to Calendar A matters will be submitted to the email address for Calendar A listed above. All email correspondence to the Court must copy all parties. Such email communication is strictly limited to (1) the submission of orders; (2) the submission of routine or agreed motions; (3) the submission of Notices of Motion for matters set on the Court's 9:00 AM motion call. (4) any other email communication expressly permitted by this order. Counsel, parties, or others may not use email for any other purpose. Those emails will not be answered.

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Ex parte communications with the Court are prohibited; emails must copy all opposing parties and are limited to submitting proposed orders, routine/agreed motions, or expressly permitted content.

Communication with the Court – Ex parte communications with the Court are prohibited. Emails to the Court must copy all opposing counsels/self-represented litigants or they will be ignored. Permitted email communication with the Court is strictly limited to submitting proposed orders, routine/agreed motions, and any email expressly permitted in this standing order or by the Court. Note: pursuant to Rule 11(b), attorneys and self-represented litigants must include an email address to which documents and notices will be served in conformity with Rule 131(d) unless allowed otherwise by order of court.

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All written communications with court staff must include case name/docket number and copy all parties/attorneys of record.

All written communications with court staff must list the case name and docket number. All parties and attorneys of record must be copied on written communications with court staff.

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Pretrial Conferences are conducted by agreement of the parties on a Monday or Friday afternoon. To schedule a pre-trial conference, contact law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov. A pre-trial memorandum from each party should be provided no later than 3 days before the pre-trial conference.

Pretrial Conferences are conducted by agreement of the parties on a Monday or Friday afternoon. To schedule a pre-trial conference, contact law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov. A pre-trial memorandum from each party should be provided no later than 3 days before the pre-trial conference.

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All official court communication must use the Calendar C email address, include all parties, and avoid creating new threads for cases with existing threads.

Official communication with the Court must occur through the email address dedicated to Calendar C and include all parties. DO NOT CREATE A NEW EMAIL THREAD IF A THREAD ALREADY EXISTS FOR THE CASE.

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Parties must obtain a transfer order then schedule pre-trial conferences by emailing the judge with all parties cc'd, then send a confirming Order.

Once all parties are in agreement to go before Judge McKenna, the parties must obtain from Courtroom 2005 an Order transferring the case to Judge McKenna for pre-trial only. The parties can then schedule a date for pre-trial by emailing the Judge at scott.mckenna@cookcountyil.gov, with all parties cc’d on the email, indicating the case information and time frame requested for the pre-trial. Judge McKenna will provide available dates and, once a date has been confirmed, the parties must send an Order to the Judge scheduling the Conference.

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For cases which were assigned to Judge McKenna for trial - but in which all or some portion of a case involving minors, disabled persons or survival/wrongful death claims has settled - said Petition and proposed Order shall be presented to the Court by emailing it to the Judge.

For cases which were assigned to Judge McKenna for trial - but in which all or some portion of a case involving minors, disabled persons or survival/wrongful death claims has settled - said Petition and proposed Order shall be presented to the Court by emailing it to the Judge.

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

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

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All Calendar R court communications must use the designated email, cc all parties, and are limited to specific permitted uses.

Any communications with the Court with respect to Calendar R matters must be submitted to the email address for Calendar R listed above (Law.CalRcc@cookcountyil.gov). Any email correspondence to the Court must copy all parties who have appeared. Such email communication is strictly limited to (1) the submission of proposed agreed orders; (2) the submission of routine or agreed motions; (3) submission of courtesy copies for fully-briefed motions; and (4) other email communication expressly permitted by court order. Counsel, will not be answered.

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Emergency motions with proposed order must be submitted via email by 10:00 AM, include introductory paragraph, and notice to opposing parties.

Emergency Motions with a proposed Order must be submitted by 10:00 AM via email and include an introductory paragraph stating the grounds for the emergency. The movant must have an appearance on file and must give notice of the emergency motion to opposing parties according to circuit court rules.

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Courtroom email may only be used to submit courtesy copies and proposed orders; other uses are prohibited and may result in blocking.

Courtesy Copy/Proposed Order Email: ccc.chancerycalendar7@cookcountyil.gov. Email: Courtroom email may ONLY be used to (1) submit courtesy copies, and (2) submit proposed orders. The parties may not use this courtroom or court staff’s email for any other purpose, including improperly raising arguments or evidence.

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Official court communication must use the Calendar Z email address and copy all parties.

Official communication with the Court (i.e. routine motions, agreed motions, submitted Orders) will take place through the email address dedicated to Calendar Z: law.calZcc@cookcountyil.gov. All email correspondence to the Court must notice/copy all parties.

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All email communications with court staff must include case name and docket number, copy all parties/attorneys of record.

All emails written communications with court staff must list the case name and docket number. All parties and attorneys of record must be copied on all written communications with court staff. Email communications are preferred.

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Pre-approval for emergency motions requires submitting a copy via email to chambers by 2:30 PM the day prior.

Pre-approval to appear must be obtained from chambers by submitting a copy of the emergency motion via email for review no later than 2:30 PM the day prior.

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Emergency motions must be sent via email to chambers; hearing dates are not given by phone.

In order to receive a hearing date from Judge Walker’s law clerk(s), all emergency motions, must be sent via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov. THE COURT DOES NOT GIVE DATES AND TIMES FOR EMERGENCY MOTIONS VIA PHONE.

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Parties are to submit all orders via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov by 4:00 PM on the same date as their scheduled Case Management, Motion Presentment, or Status hearing. Parties should send Orders in Word Format (.doc or .docx). b. Parties are to submit all orders via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov by 9:30 AM the following business day of their hearing set by the Court.

Parties are to submit all orders via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov by 4:00 PM on the same date as their scheduled Case Management, Motion Presentment, or Status hearing. Parties should send Orders in Word Format (.doc or .docx). b. Parties are to submit all orders via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov by 9:30 AM the following business day of their hearing set by the Court.

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Zoom appearance requests require advance submission to Calendar X email with explanation, copy all parties, and are only approved for emergencies or exigent circumstances.

If extenuating circumstances require a Zoom appearance, requests must be made in advance to the Calendar X email explaining the circumstance and copying all parties/counsel. Approvals are limited to emergencies and exigent circumstances.

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Official communication with the Court noted throughout this Standing Order will take place through the email address dedicated to Calendar X: law.calXcc@cookcountyil.gov.

Official communication with the Court noted throughout this Standing Order will take place through the email address dedicated to Calendar X: law.calXcc@cookcountyil.gov.

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CMCs cannot be stricken or rescheduled via email unless extenuating circumstances or court rescheduling apply.

The Court will not strike or move case management conferences via email even with an Agreed Order unless there are extenuating circumstances or it is required due to Court rescheduling.

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A party may object to the entry of a routine motion by emailing Calendar X, copying all parties prior to the date and time the motion is set.

A party may object to the entry of a routine motion by emailing Calendar X, copying all parties prior to the date and time the motion is set.