Circuit Court of Cook County Chambers Communication Rules
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Rules 401 to 450, page 9 of 10
Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes.
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- 312-603-5923
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.
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.
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All communications with the Court, court personnel, opposing counsel, parties, or witnesses must be civil and courteous.
All communications with the Court, court personnel, opposing counsel, parties or witnesses shall be presented in a civil and courteous manner.
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When a scheduled matter is settled, both parties may appear on Judge Castillo's 9:30 a.m. Zoom call (Monday thru Friday) to advise the court the hearing will not proceed.
In the event any matter scheduled for a hearing or trial is settled, both parties may appear on Judge Castillo's 9:30 a.m. Zoom call (Monday thru Friday) to advise the court that the scheduled hearing will not proceed as scheduled.
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To schedule a pre-trial conference, parties should speak with the judge directly or email chambers.
The court welcomes the opportunity to conduct pre-trials conferences in Law Division cases. To schedule a pre-trial, speak with the judge directly or send an e-mail to the address above.
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Contact the judge or email the court to obtain a motion presentment date and time.
Speak with the judge or e-mail the court for a presentment date and time.
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Pretrial conference dates and times should be requested via e-mail.
Dates and times for such conferences should be requested via e-mail.
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Email communications are preferred for contacting court staff.
Email communications are preferred.
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Counsel must notify courtroom clerk and case coordinator three days before court date if interpreter needed; notice may be by email.
If a case or hearing requires the services of an interpreter, counsel on the case must let the courtroom clerk and the case coordinator or other courtroom staff know three days before the court date. Such notice may be provided by email. A represented plaintiff is obliged to make such requests as instructed above if the party knows the defendant is unrepresented and requires an interpreter.
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Movant must notify Case Coordinator and Law Clerk by email in advance if they know they will withdraw a motion with a set hearing date.
If a hearing date on a motion has been set by court order, but the movant knows in advance that it will be withdrawing its motion for any reason, the movant must notify the Case Coordinator and Law Clerk (if assigned) by email in advance of the hearing.
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Judge O'Malley's chambers email address is karen.omalley@cookcountyil.gov.
karen.omalley@cookcountyil.gov
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- (312) 603-3384
Judge O'Malley's chambers phone number is (312) 603-3384.
(312) 603-3384
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Court Clerk Rita Patel's email address is Rapatel@cookcountycourt.com.
Court Clerk: Rita Patel Rapatel@cookcountycourt.com
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Litigants must follow up on missing orders through the courtroom email or clerk's phone if the order does not appear on the docket.
If an order does not appear on the clerk's electronic docketing system within a reasonable time, it is the litigants' responsibility with regard to the missing order, by contacting 1503's clerk at the courtroom-email or by phone at (312) 603-4852.
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Counsel may email the Courtroom Clerk directly for scheduling issues.
If, for some reason, you are having trouble scheduling a motion through the Clerk's Office, you may email the Courtroom Clerk directly to inquire about scheduling.
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Parties who resolve a motion before the hearing date should immediately contact the Courtroom Clerk.
If the parties reach an agreement on any motion prior to the hearing date, please immediately contact the Courtroom Clerk to avoid the Court spending time preparing for the hearing.
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Agreed orders may be emailed to the Courtroom Clerk before the call.
Agreed Orders are strongly encouraged to resolve a case or set a briefing schedule. Agreed orders and stipulations may be emailed to the Courtroom Clerk prior to the call.
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Agreed settlement orders and voluntary dismissal orders may be emailed to the clerk the day prior to the call.
The following draft orders may be emailed to the clerk the day prior to the call. (i) Agreed settlement orders where all relevant parties have affixed signature to the order. (ii) Voluntary dismissal orders by plaintiff where there is no pending counterclaim, hearing, or trial date set and no dispositive motion has been filed.
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Chambers email for submitting courtesy copies of pretrial submissions is ccc.d4rm111@cookcountyil.gov, with a copy to d4crt111orders@cookcountycourt.com.
Courtesy copies of including any objections to the opposing party’s submissions shall be submitted to the court at least seven (7) days prior to the pretrial conference via email (ccc.d4rm111@cookcountyil.gov with a copy to d4crt111orders@cookcountycourt.com ).
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A party should send file-stamped courtesy copies of any off-call matter and a proposed order, if applicable, to the Calendar 53 e-mail address (ccc.mfmlcalendar53@cookcountyil.gov).
A party should send file-stamped courtesy copies of any off-call matter and a proposed order, if applicable, to the Calendar 53 e-mail address (ccc.mfmlcalendar53@cookcountyil.gov).
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When the Court decides to hear an agreed-to motion sua sponte, the Law Clerk will email the movant and all parties to schedule the hearing.
If it does happen, the Law Clerk will e-mail the movant, with all other parties copied, to schedule the hearing.
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Questions about SPS Orders should be directed to the Secretary by phone or e-mail.
A party should call or e-mail the Secretary for any questions regarding them.
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Please allow 7-10 business days to receive an order from the Clerk’s automated email system. If an order has not been received, order requests should be sent to the Calendar 57 email. If more than one order is missing, please send ONE email with a list of all orders.
Please allow 7-10 business days to receive an order from the Clerk’s automated email system. If an order has not been received, order requests should be sent to the Calendar 57 email. If more than one order is missing, please send ONE email with a list of all orders.
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Emergency motions must be scheduled through the Judge’s law clerk.
Emergency motions are scheduled with the Judge’s law clerk.
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Technical or logistical questions should be directed to the Court Clerk via email.
If your email is asking a question of a technical or logistical nature, please direct that to the Court Clerk, Sarah, at skoneil@cookcountycourt.com.
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Tax deed prove-ups must be scheduled through the courtroom clerk.
Tax deed prove-ups are to be scheduled through the Courtroom clerk.
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- (312) 603-3914
Contact the administrative assistant for administrative concerns and order status follow-up.
For administrative concerns and follow-up on the status of entered court orders, please contact Daisy Valladares, the Court's administrative assistant. Daisy Valladares can be reached at daisy.valladares@cookcountyil.gov or via telephone at (312) 603-3914.
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A hearing date for citations to discover assets may be obtained from the Clerk's Office in Room #802.
A hearing date may be obtained from the Clerk's Office in Room #802
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- (312) 603-3905
Notify the judicial law clerk if a fully briefed matter is resolved and will not be heard.
As a courtesy to the Court, please contact Erica Thomas, the Court's judicial law clerk, via email at ccc.mfmlcalendar62@cookcountyil.gov or at (312) 603-3905, if any fully briefed matter has been resolved and will not be heard.
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- (312) 603-3905
Contact the judicial law clerk for legal matters or procedural concerns.
For legal matters or procedural concerns, please contact Erica Thomas, the Court's judicial law clerk. Erica Thomas can be reached at ccc.mfmlcalendar62@cookcountyil.gov or via telephone at (312) 603-3905.
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Parties may ask the deputy clerk about order entry status at the provided email address.
Parties may inquire about the status of order entry with the deputy clerk assigned to Room 1704 at Countycrt1704orders@cookcountycourt.com.
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- 312-603-6194
Any questions regarding scheduling or procedures should be directed to the County Division’s Court Coordinator, Kelly Wright, at Kelly.wright@cookcountyil.gov or 312-603-6194.
Any questions regarding scheduling or procedures should be directed to the County Division’s Court Coordinator, Kelly Wright, at Kelly.wright@cookcountyil.gov or 312-603-6194.
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All parties who have appeared must be copied on any email correspondence directed to the Court.
All parties who have appeared must be copied on any email-correspondence directed to the Court.
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Requests for pre-trial settlement conferences must be emailed to asbestos@cookcountyil.gov.
Any requests for a pre-trial settlement conference must be directed to asbestos@cookcountyil.gov
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Email chambers to obtain a motion presentment date and time.
E-mail the court at melissa.durkin@cookcountyil.gov for a presentment date and time.
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Attorneys should submit 3-5 possible agreed dates to melissa.durkin@cookcountyil.gov. Please include the case name and number. Copy all counsel of record on the communication with the Court. The judge will select the first available date for a pretrial.
Attorneys should submit 3-5 possible agreed dates to melissa.durkin@cookcountyil.gov. Please include the case name and number. Copy all counsel of record on the communication with the Court. The judge will select the first available date for a pretrial.
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Parties may request a pre-trial conference by email or in person with the clerk in Courtroom 2208.
Parties may request a pre-trial conference through email or in person with the clerk in Courtroom 2208.
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The Court reviews an emailed motion to determine whether it qualifies as an emergency and how to proceed.
The court will review the motion when it is emailed to determine whether it constitutes an emergency and proceed accordingly (see below).
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If the Court finds an emergency and determines no hearing is necessary, it will rule on the motion and advise the parties by email.
If the Court finds an emergency and finds a hearing is not necessary, the Court will rule on the motion and advise the parties by email.
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If the Court determines a matter is not an emergency, it will inform the parties by email.
(iii) If the Court determines that the matter is not an emergency the Court will inform the parties by email response.
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Contact law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov to schedule a pre-trial conference.
To schedule a pre-trial conference, contact law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov.
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An agreed HIPAA order may be brought to court while in session or submitted by email to law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov.
If agreed, then you can bring the HIPPA Order anytime while court is in session. A HIPPA Order can be submitted by email at law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov.
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Routine motions may be submitted by email to law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov.
Routine motions can be submitted by email at law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov.
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- 312-603-5133
Parties with questions about orders or who fail to receive an order should contact the Chancery Division Clerk by email or phone.
Please contact the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division if you have any questions or fail to receive an order: ChanceryDivservices@cookcountycourt.com | 312-603-5133.
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Submit proposed order for removal via email to ccc.chancerycalendar5@cookcountyil.gov.
If a case is removed to federal court, please submit a proposed order to the court at ccc.chancerycalendar5@cookcountyil.gov which “strikes the future court date of [date] for the reason that the case has been removed to the [e.g. Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.]”
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Clerk status conferences are conducted by email unless the court orders otherwise.
Unless otherwise necessary and ordered by the court, all Clerk Statuses shall be conducted by email.
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The court can be contacted by email or telephone for questions about court procedures.
For further questions, the court can be contacted by email or telephone.
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- (312) 603-6037
Chambers can be contacted by phone at (312) 603-6037.
Ante-Chambers - (312) 603-6037
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Court Clerk Anthony Tucker's email address is aztucker@cookcountycourt.com.
Court Clerk: Anthony Tucker aztucker@cookcountycourt.com
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Judge Sheahan's email address is patricia.sheahan@cookcountyil.gov, used for scheduling, pretrial orders, and settlement petition courtesy copies.
patricia.sheahan@cookcountyil.gov
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- (312) 603-6551
Judge Sheahan's phone number is (312) 603-6551.
(312) 603-6551
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