Circuit Court of Cook County Electronic Filing Rules

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Emergency motion

Emergency motions with a proposed order must be emailed to the Calendar B email account by 4:00 p.m. to be heard at 9:15 a.m. the next day.

Emergency Motions with a proposed Order must be submitted via email (with notice to all parties) to Calendar B email account by 4:00 p.m. to be heard at 9:15 a.m. the next day.

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Motion

Motions shall be e-filed and spindled on the motion call using Odyssey.

Motions shall be e-filed and spindled on the motion call using Odyssey.

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Petition

Settlement petitions for minors, disabled, survival, wrongful death must be emailed unfiled; not filed until approved.

Petitions to settle cases involving minors, disabled persons and survival and wrongful death claims shall be presented to the Court electronically by emailing the unfiled petition to the email listed above. Petitions must not be filed until approved

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Motion

Agreed motions and orders must be submitted via email by 9:30 AM Monday-Thursday or at a case management conference.

Motions and orders presented by agreement, marked agreed, shall be submitted by email no later than 9:30 AM Monday through Thursday, with notice to all parties, or at any scheduled case management conference.

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Emergency motions must be submitted via hard copy and email to the Court by 4:00 p.m. the day before hearing.

Emergency Motions – Movants must notify the Court of any emergency motions with a proposed order via hard copy and email to Courtroom 2206 by 4:00 p.m. the day before the motion is set to be heard.

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Routine or agreed motions and proposed orders may be submitted by email by 4:00 p.m. business day prior to presentment.

Routine or agreed motions and proposed orders, marked as such and with notice to all parties, may be submitted to the Court by email by 4:00 p.m. on the business day prior to scheduled presentment.

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Petition to approve settlement

Settlement petitions for minors/disabled/etc must be emailed unfiled; do not file until approved.

Petitions to approve settlement orders in cases involving minors, disabled persons, and survival and wrongful death claims shall be presented to the Court electronically by emailing the unfiled petition to the email listed above. Do not file the petitions until approved by the Court.

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Motion

Motions must be e-filed on the Clerk’s Office Electronic filing system. Motions that are not properly filed and scheduled on the call will not be heard. Attorneys are not allowed to select their own dates and times for presentation of motions (other than piggy-backing as discussed below).

Motions must be e-filed on the Clerk’s Office Electronic filing system. Motions that are not properly filed and scheduled on the call will not be heard. Attorneys are not allowed to select their own dates and times for presentation of motions (other than piggy-backing as discussed below).

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Routine motion

Routine motions must be e-filed and scheduled no sooner than 5 days after notice is served.

Routine Motions must be e-filed and must be scheduled for ruling no sooner than 5 days after notice is served upon parties entitled to notice. All routine motions must include a proposed order.

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Routine motion

Routine motions are presented M-F 9:00am; in-person submissions are left in the designated bin in courtroom 2201.

Routine motions can be presented every day of the week (Monday through Friday) at 9:00 am. If noticed for in person presentation, please leave the routine motion in the designated bin in courtroom 2201.

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Regular motion

Regular motions are heard M, Tu, Th, F 9:30am; spindled via Odyssey get 9:30am date. Properly served motions may piggyback on status calls at 10:00, 10:15, 10:45am; no spindling for those times.

Regular Motions are heard on Mondays, Tuesday, Thursdays, and Fridays at 9:30 am. Any motion that is spindled through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County (Odyssey) will receive a date at 9:30 am to appear on the docket. Exception: A properly served notice of motion and motion can be set for presentment as a piggyback on a status call at 10:00 am, 10:15 am. or 10:45 am. You cannot spindle a motion for 10:00 am, 10:15 am or 10:45 am.

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Settlement petitions for minors, disabled persons, survival, or wrongful death claims must be emailed unfiled for approval and may not be filed until approved.

Petitions to approve settlement orders in cases involving minors, disabled persons, and survival and wrongful death claims shall be presented to the Court electronically by emailing the unfiled petition to the email listed above. Do not file the petitions until approved by the Court.

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Motions must be spindled through Odyssey or piggy-backed onto a previously set date. Routine motions need not be spindled through Odyssey.

Motions must be spindled through Odyssey or piggy-backed onto a previously set date. Routine motions need not be spindled through Odyssey.

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Post trial motion

After being filed in Odyssey, any such motions may be emailed to Judge McKenna, who will consult with counsel on a resolution to the motion.

After being filed in Odyssey, any such motions may be emailed to Judge McKenna, who will consult with counsel on a resolution to the motion.

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Administrative record

All administrative records must be submitted electronically and include a table of contents.

All administrative records, regardless of exhibit length, must be submitted electronically with a table of contents.

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Contested motion

Contested Motions. Scheduling for presentation of contested motions and routine motions that are not agreed is done through the online e-filing system. Litigants may notice presentment of contested or routine motions on the next available 10:30 a.m. Motion Call or “piggy-back” motions onto existing status dates.

Contested Motions. Scheduling for presentation of contested motions and routine motions that are not agreed is done through the online e-filing system. Litigants may notice presentment of contested or routine motions on the next available 10:30 a.m. Motion Call or “piggy-back” motions onto existing status dates.

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Non-routine motions must be scheduled with the Court Coordinator or e-filed.

All other motions must be scheduled either with the Court Coordinator or through E-Filing.

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Motion

Motions to withdraw attorney with no substitute must be e-filed onto the motion call and are not routine; substitution motions are routine.

Motions for withdrawal of attorney when there is no substituting attorney are NOT considered “routine motions.” They are to be E-filed onto the motion call. Motions for substitution of attorneys ARE considered routine.

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Contested motion

Unless piggy-backing, parties MUST obtain a date and time for presentment of contested motions by spindling the motion through the Odyssey system.

Unless piggy-backing, parties MUST obtain a date and time for presentment of contested motions by spindling the motion through the Odyssey system.

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Petition to settle

Settlement petitions for minors, disabled, survival, wrongful death must be presented in hard copy and not filed until court approved.

Petitions to settle cases involving minors, disabled persons and survival and wrongful death claims shall be presented to the Court in hard copy by placing the unfiled petition in the basket outside of Courtroom 2208. Petitions must not be filed until approved by the Court.

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Routine motions must be e-filed via the Odyssey system; parties with e-filing exemptions may file in room 802 of the Daley Center.

Routine motions must be filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County through e-filing on Odyssey or, if a party has received an e-filing exemption, in room 802 of the Daley Center. Any issues with e-filing on Odyssey should be directed to the Clerk’s Office at (312) 603-5133.

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Regular motions must be e-filed via the Odyssey system; parties with e-filing exemptions may file in room 802 of the Daley Center.

Regular motions must be filed with the Clerk’s Office through e-filing on Odyssey or, if a party has received an e-filing exemption, in room 802 of the Daley Center. Any issues with e-filing on Odyssey should be directed to the Clerk’s Office at (312) 603-5133.

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Petition to approve settlement

Petitions to settle cases involving minors, disabled persons, survival, or wrongful death claims must be dropped off in Room 2204.

Petitions to settle cases involving minors, disabled persons and survival and wrongful death claims shall be delivered to the court by dropping off in 2204.

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Motion

Contested motions must be spindled via the Odyssey system for in-person hearing.

Any regular motion to which there is no agreement must be spindled on the Motion Call through Odyssey for in-person hearing.

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Emergency motion

Emergency Motions must be submitted to the Calendar Z email and dropped off in Room 2204, include grounds for emergency and a proposed order.

Emergency Motions, with a proposed Order, must be submitted to law.calZcc@cookcountyil.gov AND dropped off in 2204 and include the grounds for the emergency.

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Notice of motion

EVERY NOTICE OF MOTION SHOULD SET THE MOTION FOR IN-PERSON HEARING AND SHOULD BE SPINDLED VIA THE ODYSSEY SYSTEM FOR AN ACTUAL DATE/TIME.

EVERY NOTICE OF MOTION SHOULD SET THE MOTION FOR IN-PERSON HEARING AND SHOULD BE SPINDLED VIA THE ODYSSEY SYSTEM FOR AN ACTUAL DATE/TIME.

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Agreed order

Agreed Motions and Orders may be emailed or dropped off, and do not need to be spindled via Odyssey.

The Court will accept Agreed Motions and/or Orders by email or drop off rather than spindling a Court date through Odyssey.

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Routine motion

Routine motions may be emailed or dropped off with a proposed order, and need not be spindled via Odyssey.

Any routine motion should be emailed to the Court at law.calZcc@cookcountyil.gov, or dropped off in 2204, on the date set for presentment, with a proposed Order. Routine motions need not be spindled through Odyssey.

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Agreed dismissal order

Agreed Dismissal Orders may be submitted via email or dropped off in Courtroom 2204.

The Court will accept Agreed Dismissal Orders, whether via settlement or 2-1009 voluntary dismissal, by email or by dropping off in 2204.

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E-filing is mandatory for all civil cases except Quasi Criminal, Housing, and Wills per Illinois Supreme Court order.

As of July 1, 2018, E-Filing became mandatory in Illinois for all Civil Areas (except Quasi Criminal, Housing and Wills). Illinois Supreme Court Order M.R. 18368.

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Default motion supporting materials

All supporting materials for default motions must be e-filed; non-compliant motions will not be heard.

Default Motions must entirely comply with this Order or they will not be heard. All supporting materials set forth below are to be e-filed.

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Motion

All motions must be filed electronically.

Motions must be e-filed.

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Motion

If authorized, piggyback motions must be electronically filed after updating notice.

If authorized by Judge Walker’s law clerk(s), the Movant will update the Notice of motion to the set date they requested to piggy back and electronically file the motion and notice with the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office.

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The court does not accept paper motions; all filings must be electronic.

THIS COURTROOM IS PAPERLESS. THIS COURT DOES NOT ACCEPT PAPER MOTIONS. NO EXCEPTIONS.

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Motion

Regular motions must be electronically filed on the Chancery Division's Odyssey docket.

Regular motions MUST be electronically filed on the Chancery Division’s electronic docket (Odyssey).

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Petition to approve settlement

Petitions to approve settlement must be presented electronically via email to Calendar X with the unfiled petition and proposed order.

Petitions to approve settlement orders in shall be presented to the Court electronically by emailing the unfiled petition and proposed order to the Calendar X email.

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Routine motion

Routine motions are not required to be filed via Odyssey e-filing system and require no appearance, but must be set for 8:45 a.m. and served on all parties 7 days prior.

These motions need not be spindled through Odyssey and require no appearance, but the party filing a routine motion must set the motion for 8:45 a.m. on a date of their choosing and send the motion to all parties of record seven days before the motion is set so that other parties may object.

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Regular motion

Regular Motions are any motions that do not fall into the two categories above. Regular Motions must be spindled through Odyssey for hearing or piggy-backed onto a CMC date.

Regular Motions are any motions that do not fall into the two categories above. Regular Motions must be spindled through Odyssey for hearing or piggy-backed onto a CMC date.

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Approved settlement petition

Once approved, the Court will advise that the Petition should be e-filed and the Court will enter the order.

Once approved, the Court will advise that the Petition should be e-filed and the Court will enter the order.

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Motion

All motions must be filed electronically.

Motions must be e-filed.

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Proposed agreed order

Proposed agreed orders must be submitted via email in Microsoft Word format, not filed, with all parties copied, and followed by a phone call to the case coordinator.

Proposed agreed orders may be submitted electronically. Proposed agreed orders are not to be filed. Rather, they are to be submitted to the judge to consider, to modify, if appropriate, and to enter. For example, proposed agreed orders such as stipulated protective orders require court approval before actually being given full effect. Proposed agreed orders must be attached to an e-mail sent to following e-mail address: law.calncc@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 documents must be submitted in Microsoft Word format. All other parties to the case must be copied on the email. Please advise the court’s case coordinator by phone (312-603-4804) after submitting a proposed agreed order.

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Except for emergency motions, all parties must file submissions electronically with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Except for Emergency Motions, each party shall file his/her/its submission electronically with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

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Briefs and exhibits

Briefs and exhibits must be filed electronically with the Clerk.

Each party shall file their briefs and exhibits electronically with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

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Motion

Regular Motions must be spindled electronically through the Chancery Clerk’s office e-filing system.

Regular Motions must be spindled electronically through the Chancery Clerk’s office e-filing system.

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Motions prove up documentation trial exhibits proof of service affidavits

Motions, prove-up documentation, trial exhibits, and proof of service affidavits must be e-filed through the Clerk's ODYSSEY system.

Motions, all Prove-Up documentation, Trial Exhibits and Proof of Service affidavits must be E-filed with the Clerk's electronic filing system (i.e. ODYSSEY) not less than five (5) days prior to any hearing or trial.

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Motion

Each party must E-file its Motion, Response, and Reply within the time ordered by the court.

Each party is responsible for E-filing its Motion, Response and Reply within the time ordered by the court.

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Default judgment motion

Default judgment and prove-up motions must be e-filed.

On ALL motions for default judgment and prove up, the moving party must e-file the following documents not less than five (5) days prior to the hearing date.

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Motions must be filed and noticed for presentment through the Clerk's office, or in room 802 for parties with an e-filing exemption; emergency ex parte motions are excepted.

All motions, except emergency motions ex parte, must be filed and noticed for presentment through the Cook County Clerk's office or, for parties with an e-filing exemption, in Daley Center room 802.

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Motion

Motions must be e-filed.

Motions must be e-filed.

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Default motion supporting materials

All supporting materials for default motions must be e-filed.

All supporting materials set forth below are to be e-filed.