Circuit Court of Cook County Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Routine motion orders will be entered without appearance if no objection is received by 12:00 p.m. the same day.

Absent receipt of an objection by 12:00 p.m. the same day, orders will be entered off call without appearance.

Deadline

60 calendar days

Dispositive motions must be filed and noticed for hearing such that initial presentation occurs no later than 60 days before the trial date.

Unless otherwise specified in a case management order or otherwise ordered by the court, all dispositive motions shall be filed and duly noticed for hearing such that the motion comes before the court for initial presentation and entry of a briefing schedule not later than sixty (60) days before the trial date, except by prior leave of court and for good cause shown.

Emergency motions must be submitted via email by 9:30 AM.

Emergency Motions with a proposed Order must be submitted by 9:30 AM via email

Motions must only be sent or delivered to the Court on the date of presentment.

Please only send or deliver motions to the Court on the date of presentment.

Deadline

2 calendar days

Pre-trial memoranda must be delivered via email at least two days before the pre-trial conference.

Each party should deliver to the court at least two days before the pre-trial conference an unfiled pre-trial memorandum by email

Deadline

1 business days

Routine/agreed motions submitted by email must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the business day prior to scheduled 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.

Deadline

1 calendar days

Emergency motions must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. the calendar day prior to hearing.

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.

Deadline

2 calendar days

Pre-trial memoranda must be delivered by email at least two days before the pre-trial conference.

At least two days before the pre-trial conference, each party should deliver to the court an unfiled pre-trial memorandum by email containing: (1) a summary of the allegations, defenses, facts, claimed injuries and damages; and (2) the last demand, offer, and policy limits.

Applies to

Order

Orders memorializing court rulings must be delivered by 1:00 PM on the day of the hearing.

You are required to deliver to the Court an order memorializing the Court’s ruling not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day of your hearing.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Applies to

Trial materials

Trial materials and exhibits must be delivered to the court 14 days before final pre-trial conference or trial date.

Parties shall deliver previously exchanged trial materials and copies of all exhibits that may be used at the trial to the Court 14 days before the final pre-trial conference (and if no final pre-trial conference is scheduled, then 14 days before the trial date).

Emergency motions and TROs must be submitted via email to the Court before 3:00 p.m. for scheduling discussions.

Counsel for the movant must submit the file-stamped emergency motion and a copy of the verified complaint via email to the Court before 3:00 p.m. to discuss scheduling of an emergency motion or TRO with the law clerk.

Deadline

2 calendar days

Pre-trial memoranda must be delivered at least 2 days before the pre-trial conference.

each party should deliver to the court at least two days before the pre-trial conference an unfiled pre-trial memorandum

Deadline

0 calendar days

Motions to extend page limits must be filed before the subject motion; agreed orders for page limit extensions are not accepted.

Motions to extend the page limit must be filed prior to the subject motion or they will not be considered. Agreed orders to extend the page limit are not accepted.

Deadline

0 calendar days

Emergency motions must be filed before requesting a hearing or before the Court considers the motion.

Filing: All emergency motions must be filed before the movant requests a hearing and the Court considers the motion.

Deadline

60 calendar days

Motions for summary judgment are prohibited within 60 days of a set trial date.

Motions for Summary Judgment cannot be filed within sixty (60) days of a set trial date.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Certificate for motion to default must be dated no more than 10 days before presentment.

The certificate must be dated no more than ten (10) days before presentment of the motion.

Deadline

2 business days

Prove up materials must be submitted at least two court days before scheduled court date.

All materials must be submitted at least two days prior to the court date.

Deadline

30 calendar days

Trial materials must be submitted no less than 30 days before pretrial or trial.

must be submitted to the Court by joint submissions no less than thirty (30) days before the scheduled pretrial or trial (whichever is sooner).

Deadline

5 business days

Evidentiary hearing materials must be submitted no less than 5 court days before hearing.

The parties must jointly submit the following materials to the Court no less than five (5) court days before the scheduled start of the evidentiary hearing

Written rulings must be entered into the Clerk’s website by the date specified on the briefing schedule.

Written rulings shall be entered into Clerk’s website by the date indicated for ruling on the briefing schedule.

Trial materials must be submitted two weeks before trial start, delivered to Chambers; non-compliance may result in sanctions.

The parties’ trial materials (listed below) must be submitted two weeks before trial is scheduled to begin. Trial materials must be delivered to Chambers. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in dismissal, default or other appropriate order.

Deadline

1 calendar days

Emergency motions are held daily at 9 AM; a copy of the motion must be delivered by 2:30 PM the day prior.

Emergency Motions: Daily at 9:00 AM. A copy of the motion must be delivered no later than 2:30 PM the day before.

Deadline

2 calendar days

Remote appearance requests must be made at least 2 days before the next court date, either orally or by written motion with proper notice.

Requests to appear remotely shall be made either orally while appearing for court or by filing a written motion in at least two (2) days in advance of the next court date with proper notice of motion sent to the opposing parties.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Trial materials must be delivered via email at least 14 days before the pre-trial conference.

The parties’ Trial Materials must be delivered via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov and the opposing counsel (or opposing Pro Se litigant) NO LESS THAN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS BEFORE THE PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Objections to trial materials must be delivered via email within 7 days after submission of trial materials.

Seven (7) days after the submission of the Trial Materials, each party must deliver via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov and serve on opposing counsel, any objections to the Trial Materials.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Settlement conference memorandum must be submitted at least 14 days before the settlement conference.

At least fourteen (14) days prior to the settlement conference, each party MUST submit to the Court via email to the chambers email of ccc.chancerycalendar3@cookcountyil.gov and exchange with opposing counsel(s) a brief memorandum advising the Court of the nature of the claims and defenses, as well as the most recent settlement demand and offer.

Routine motions must be sent to the Court by 8:45 a.m. on the scheduled hearing date.

The party must send the motion to the Court by 8:45 a.m. on the date it is set.

Deadline

3 calendar days

Pre-trial memoranda must be submitted at least 3 days before the scheduled pre-trial conference.

Parties may submit a pre-trial memorandum by three days before the conference by drop off or via email containing (1) a summary of the allegations/defenses, evidence, claimed injuries and specials/damages, and; (2) the last demand/offer/policy limit.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Witness lists and exhibits must be provided to all parties, the GAL, and the Court at least one week before trial on the 2:00 p.m. call, or the witnesses and exhibits will be excluded.

For all matters set for trial or hearing on the 2:00 p.m. call, a witness list and exhibits must be tendered to all parties, the GAL and the Court 1 week prior to the commencement of the trial or those witnesses and exhibits will be considered in one of the parties.

The fully briefed motion packet must be submitted to the Court at or shortly before 9:15 a.m. on the clerk's status date.

At or shortly before 9:15 a.m. on the clerk’s status date, the movant shall submit to the Court by email, with a copy to all opposing parties, file-stamped PDF copies of all of the briefs and any exhibits, and including a copy of the operative pleading.

Objections to a routine motion must be made by written filing or email before 8:45 a.m. on the noticed date.

Any party may object to a routine motion. Objections may be made by a written filing or by email before 8:45 a.m. on the noticed date.

Deadline

2 business days

For a routine motion, the notice, motion, proof of service, and draft order must be emailed to the court at least two full court days before the noticed date.

A copy of the notice, motion, proof of service, and draft order must be emailed to ccc.chancerycalendar4@cookcountyil.gov at least two full court days before the noticed date.

Deadline

2 calendar days

Each party must email a pretrial memorandum to Calendar 4 and all counsel at least 2 days before the settlement conference, and must not file it with the Clerk.

Not less than two (2) days before the conference, each party shall email to Calendar 4 and all counsel of record, a pretrial memorandum. Do not file the pretrial memorandum in the Clerk’s Office.

Deadline

7 calendar days

The parties must exchange proposed exhibit lists with exhibits attached at least seven days before the pre-trial conference.

At least seven (7) days before the scheduled pre-trial conference, the parties must exchange copies of their proposed exhibit lists with exhibits attached.

Deadline

60 calendar days

All dispositive motions must be filed and noticed so that initial presentment and briefing-schedule entry occur no later than 60 days before the trial date unless a court order provides otherwise.

Unless otherwise specified in a case management order or otherwise ordered by the court, all dispositive motions shall be filed and duly noticed for hearing such that the motion comes before the court for initial presentation and entry of a briefing schedule not later than sixty (60) days before the trial date, except by prior leave of court and for good cause shown.

Agreed proposed orders must be emailed to the Court by noon on the day of presentment.

Following any appearance in front of this Court, Parties must send an agreed proposed order to ccc.chancerycalendar4@cookcountyil.gov by noon the day of presentment.

Deadline

1 calendar days

The deadline to email non-TRO emergency motion papers is 2:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing.

A complete set of the motion papers, marked “EMERGENCY,” must be emailed to the Court via email, at CCC-USChanceryCalendar4@cookcountyil.gov by no later than 2:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing date.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Trial materials must go to the court by email (text-searchable PDF with bookmarks) and hard copy, and are due 14 days before the trial conference (or 14 days before trial if no conference is set).

Courtesy copies of trial materials shall be sent to the court via email in text-searchable PDF format with bookmarks and hard copies. Parties must review the Uniform Standing Order for All Commercial Calendars regarding deadlines for submitting trial materials. Materials are due 14 days before the trial conference. If no trial conference is scheduled, materials are due 14 days before the trial.

Deadline

1 hours

There is a strict deadline to tender orders: within one hour of the court appearance when appearing via Zoom, or immediately to the Clerk after rulings when appearing in person.

Orders tendered for the court’s consideration shall be tendered in both PDF and Word formats within the hour of court appearance when appearing via Zoom. If the order appearing on the paper, all orders must be tendered to the Clerk immediately after the court’s rulings. Failure to tender the order in a timely manner may result in the court entering its own.

Any response to a motion must be filed on or before the date set by the court.

_________________ shall file any response to the motion(s) on or before ________________, with a copy thereof to be immediately served upon all parties entitled to notice pursuant to rule;

Any reply must be filed on or before the date set by the court.

________ shall file any reply on or before _____________, with a copy thereof to be immediately served upon all parties entitled to notice pursuant to rule;

Deadline

31 calendar days

Motions to expedite the initial case management date cannot be filed until at least 31 days after service of process.

All motions to expedite the initial case management date shall be filed no earlier than 31 days after service of process is effectuated.

Expedited case management motions not filed per instructions will be struck from the call.

Expedited case management motions that are not filed according to the instructions above shall be struck from the call with the original case management date to stand.

Motions in law and municipal cases over $10,000 must be noticed only for Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.

Motions on law and municipal cases over $10,000 should be noticed for Tuesday only at 9:30 am.

Motions in contract and replevin cases must be noticed only for Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.

Contract and replevin cases: Motions should be noticed for Tuesday only at 10:30 am.

Motions on pending arbitration matters must be noticed only for Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.

Arbitration Matters: Motions on pending arbitration matters should be noticed for Tuesday only at 9:30 am.

Motions in post-judgment municipal cases under $10,000 must be scheduled only for Monday or Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.

Post judgment cases: Motions on post judgment municipal cases less than $10,000 should only be scheduled for Monday or Wednesday at 1:30 pm.

All post-judgment matters in non-bulk filer consumer debt cases must be scheduled only for Monday or Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.

Non-Bulk filer Consumer Debt Post judgment cases: all post judgment matters on non-bulk filer consumer debt cases should only be scheduled for Monday or Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.

Bulk filer post-judgment matters must be scheduled only for Fridays at 1:30 p.m.

Bulk filer Post judgment matters: Bulk filer Post judgment matters shall only be scheduled for Fridays at 1:30 p.m.

Deadline

1 calendar days

Emergency motions and supporting papers must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. the day before presentment.

The Motion must be filed with the Clerk of the Court and a courtesy copy of the motion marked “EMERGENCY MOTION” and all supporting papers, including proof of service, must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. on the day before presentment.

Name-change petitions are heard only on Tuesdays at 11 a.m.

Petitions for name change are heard on Tuesdays only at 11 am.

Deadline

30 calendar days

Motions to vacate a voluntary dismissal must be filed within 30 days of dismissal; otherwise plaintiff must file a new action unless the parties enter an agreed dismissal order.

Motions to vacate a voluntary dismissal must be filed within 30 days of the date of dismissal or a new action must be filed by plaintiff, unless an agreed order of dismissal is entered.

Counsel for the movant in an emergency matter or TRO must email chamber materials before 3:00 p.m. to schedule with the law clerk.

Counsel for the movant must submit the file-stamped emergency motion and a copy of the verified complaint via email to the Court before 3:00 p.m. to discuss scheduling of emergency motion or TRO with the law clerk.

Routine motions must be calendared for the 9:30 a.m. motion call on any court day.

A routine motion should be noticed for 9:30 a.m. on any court day.

Deadline

2 working days

Routine motion papers must be emailed to chambers at least two full court days before the planned hearing date.

A copy of the notice, motion, proof of service, and draft order must be emailed to ccc.chancerycalendar1@cookcountyil.gov at least two full court days before the noticed date.

Objections to a routine motion must be filed in writing and emailed to the calendar address before 9:30 a.m. on the noticed date.

Objections may be made by a written filing and emailed to ccc.chancerycalendar1@cookcountyil.gov before 9:30 a.m. on the date noticed.

Proposed orders following morning calls must be submitted by 1:00 p.m.

Orders following the morning calls must be submitted by 1:00 p.m.

Proposed orders following the afternoon call must be submitted by 4:00 p.m.

Orders following the afternoon call must be submitted by 4:00 p.m.

Deadline

2 business days

Default motions are on the 10:30 a.m. call, are not routine, and require an email with specified documents at least two full court days beforehand.

Motions for Default must be noticed up on the 10:30 a.m. motion call. The Court does not consider motions for default to be routine motions. The Court requires an email to ccc.chancerycalendar1@cookcountyil.gov at least two full court days before the motion with the following documents:

Courtesy copies sent after noon will never be set for a same-day hearing.

Courtesy copies sent after noon will never be set for a same-day hearing.

Courtesy copies sent to the Court after 4:30 p.m. will not be reviewed until the next day.

Please note that courtesy copies sent to the Court after 4:30 p.m. on a date certain will be reviewed the next day.

Deadline

1 business days

Complete emergency motion papers marked “EMERGENCY” must be emailed to the Court by 2:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing.

A complete set of the motion papers, marked “EMERGENCY,” must be emailed to the Court via email, at ccc.ChanceryCalendar1@cookcountyil.gov by no later than 2:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing date.

The motion must be filed and noticed for the 10:30 a.m. motion call, and spindling is not required.

be filed and noticed for the 10:30 a.m. motion call but need not be spindled.

Draft orders reflecting the court's rulings must be submitted to the Court by the close of business on the same day.

All draft orders reflecting the Court’s rulings must be provided promptly to the Court, but no later than the court date on the close of business that same day.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Settlement conference worksheets must be delivered to the court at least 14 days before the status date.

The worksheets shall not be filed with the clerk, but delivered to the court no later than fourteen (14) days before the status date set for the conference.

Proposed and revised orders must be submitted within 24 hours after the hearing; if not received within 72 hours, the court may enter its own order, strike the motion, or dismiss for want of prosecution.

Proposed orders and revised orders are due to the Court no later than 24 hours after the hearing. If proposed orders and revised orders are not received by the Court 72 hours after the hearing, the Court may enter its own order without input from the parties, strike the motion, and/or may subject the case to hostile to the case.

Motions to extend the page limit must be filed before the subject motion or they will not be considered, and agreed orders extending page limits are not accepted.

Motions to extend the page limit must be filed prior to the subject motion or either they or their aggregates will not be considered. Agreed orders to extend the page limit are not accepted.

Emergency motions must be filed before requesting a hearing.

All emergency motions must be filed before the movant requests a hearing and the Court considers the motion.

Deadline

60 calendar days

Motions for summary judgment cannot be filed within 60 days of a set trial date.

Motions for Summary Judgment cannot be filed within sixty (60) days of a set trial date.

Deadline

3 calendar days

Pre-trial memoranda must be submitted three days before the hearing.

Parties shall submit a pre-trial memorandum to ccc.lawcr2303@cookcountyil.gov containing the date and time of the pretrial, any history of settlement negotiations, a summary of the facts, demand and offer. The memoranda are to be short (3-5 pages) and submitted to the Court three days before the hearing.

Motions must be submitted at 9:00 AM on the hearing date.

On at 9:00 AM, I shall electronically submit the attached: Motion for to the Honorable Judge Cleary via email address ccc.lawcr2303@cookcountyil.gov.

Deadline

60 calendar days

Dispositive motions must be presented no later than 60 days before trial.

Unless otherwise specified by order, dispositive motions shall be presented no later than 60 days before the trial date.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Requests to Produce at Trial under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 237 must be prepared and delivered to the Court no less than 7 days before the final pre-trial conference.

Requests to Produce at Trial (Supreme Court Rule 237) must be made and delivered to the Court seven days before the final pre-trial conference;

Deadline

45 calendar days

At least 45 days before the trial date (or other court-set date), the parties must confer and exchange trial materials, exhibits, and demonstrative evidence.

45 days prior to the trial date, or other specific date set by the Court, the parties must confer and exchange the above materials as well as all their trial exhibits and demonstrative evidence.

Deadline

35 calendar days

Responses opposing motions in limine must be filed no later than 35 days before the trial date.

Not later than 35 days before the trial date, parties may file responses opposing any motions in limine.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Parties must deliver their previously exchanged trial materials and copies of all potential trial exhibits, to the Court 14 days before the final pre-trial conference (or 14 days before trial if no conference is set).

Parties shall provide previously exchanged trial materials and copies of all exhibits that may be used at the trial to the Court 14 days before the final pretrial conference (and if no final pre-trial conference is scheduled, then 14 days before the trial date).

Documents are timely filed if received before midnight on the deadline date.

Generally, Illinois Supreme Court Rule 9(d) provides that documents submitted for filing with the Clerk of the Court are timely filed if received before midnight on the deadline date for submission.

E-filed submissions made under orders granting time to plead or setting briefing schedules are timely only if submitted by 4:30 PM.

absent explicit language otherwise in a specific order, electronically filed document submissions made pursuant to the terms of an order of this Court permitting time to appear, answer, or otherwise plead, or addressing a briefing schedule shall only be considered timely filed if submitted at or before 4:30 PM.

In mortgage foreclosure cases, after the order striking the case from case management (4331) is entered, parties have 8 months to complete written discovery, 14 months to complete oral discovery, 15 months to disclose expert witnesses, 17 months to complete expert witness discovery, must file ALL dispositive motions from ALL parties no later than 20 months, and the case must be set for trial no later than 24 months.

Effective for cases instituted on or after July 1, 2022, the following timeline shall be followed for discovery and filing of dispositive motions: (1) Upon entry of an order striking the case from case management (4331), the Court will concurrently enter a pre-trial timeline order in which the cases shall have the same: (i) 8 months to complete written discovery; (ii) 14 months to complete oral discovery; (iii) 15 months to complete disclosure of expert witnesses; and (iv) 17 months to complete expert witness discovery; (2) The parties may file dispositive motions at any point after the entry of the order striking the case from the case management (4331); however, ALL dispositive motions from ALL parties shall be filed no later than 20 months after the entry of the order striking the case from case management (4331); (3) As need arises, the case shall be set for trial no later than 24 months upon entry of the order striking the case from the case management (4331).

Uncontested motions for entry of judgment of foreclosure and sale must be noticed for the Court's 9:15 AM default call.

Motions for Entry of Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale in which no appearance or answer was filed or in which the only appearance or answer filed is by the United States of America, a special representative, or any other defendant(s) not contesting the entry of judgment shall be noticed for the Court's 9:15 AM default call.

The emergency motion's courtesy-copy delivery consumes before 10 a.m. results in a hearing the next court day; delivery after 10 a.m. results in a hearing the second court day.

If the motion before 10 am, I will hear the motion the next court day. If the motion after 10 am, I will hear the motion the second court day following the motion.

Deadline

24 hours

Emergency motions filed with less than 24 hours' notice to opposing counsel will be denied unless highly compelling reasons exist.

Emergency motions brought with less than 24-hour notice to opposing counsel will be denied outright absent highly compelling reasons.

Deadline

1 calendar days

Emergency-motion pleadings and notices must be emailed to chambers no later than one day before the hearing and received by 4:00 p.m.

Pleadings and Notices must be emailed to ccc.mfmlcalendar56@cookcountyil.gov no later than 1 day prior to the hearing and received before 4:00 p.m.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Trial materials must be exchanged 14 days before trial and submitted to the court 7 days before trial.

The parties must exchange proposed trial materials at least 14 days before the trial date. Each party must submit trial materials to the court not less than 7 days before the trial date.

All orders must be emailed by noon on the day of the party's court appearance.

All orders must be sent by 12:00 PM (noon) on the day of the party’s court appearance.

Deadline

3 court days

Routine motions must be filed no later than three court days before the presentation date.

Routine motions may not be filed any later than three court days before the presentation date set in the Notice of Routine Motion.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Settlement Memorandum due 7 days before settlement conference.

The Settlement Memorandum is due seven (7) days before the settlement conference, delivered in accordance with Rule No. 6 above.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Hearing date must be at least 7 calendar days after the last brief is due.

The scheduled hearing date cannot be earlier than one (1) week after the due date of the last brief.

Deadline

3 calendar days

Pretrial settlement submissions should be submitted at least 3 days before the conference, with parties agreeing on confidentiality.

D. Pretrial settlement submissions should be submitted to the Court at least 3 days prior to the conference. Parties are to agree whether or not the settlement submissions will be confidential.

Materials submitted after the courtesy copy deadline will not be accepted or considered in the ruling.

4. Materials submitted after the date above will not be accepted or considered in the ruling;

Proposed court orders must be submitted to the courtroom by noon on your court date.

Proposed court orders from matters heard on the Court's morning call are due by noon on the day of your court date.

Emergency motions must be filed with the clerk’s office before they are presented to the court.

Emergency motions must be filed with the clerk’s store before presentment.

Deadline

3 business days

Pre-trial materials must be delivered no later than 3 business days before the pre-trial conference (or by the scheduling order deadline), subject to a dismissal-agreement exception.

All counsel must deliver pre-trial materials to the Court in the basket outside Courtroom 1503 or through the U.S. Mail or third-party carrier, no later than three (3) business days before the pre-trial conference, unless the parties intend to ask the court to enter the agreed dismissal order on the date of the pre-trial conference. The specific deadline for delivery of your pre-trial materials will be included in your scheduling order. Failure to deliver pre-trial materials by the date in your scheduling order may result in the case being struck for certain or advised.

All parties must be present by 9:00 a.m. on trial day; arrival after 9:30 a.m. may result in dismissal or default judgment.

All jury trials are conducted in person in Courtroom 1503 of the Daley Center. All attorneys and parties must check-in and be present by 9:00 a.m. on day of trial. Arrival later than 9:30 a.m. for scheduled trial may result in the case being dismissed for want of prosecution or the entry of an ex parte judgment.

Deadline

30 calendar days

Motions to vacate a voluntary dismissal must be filed within 30 days of dismissal, or a new action must be filed, unless an agreed order grants leave to reinstate and retains jurisdiction.

Motions to vacate a voluntary dismissal must be filed within 30 days of the date of dismissal or a new action must be filed by plaintiff, unless an agreed order of dismissal is signed by both plaintiff and defendant and the order specifically states that leave to reinstate is granted and the court retains jurisdiction.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Motions in limine must be filed at least 14 days before trial; exhibit objections not raised beforehand are deemed waived.

Parties have fourteen days before trial to file motions in limine, and any objections to exhibits that could have been raised before trial but are not are deemed waived.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Each party must prepare and submit proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law within fourteen days after trial, exchanging them with counsel and sending them to the Calendar 53 e-mail address.

Each party should prepare proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, not to exceed fifteen pages, within fourteen days after trial. They should be exchanged between counsel and sent to the Calendar 53 e-mail address (ccc.mfmlcalendar53@cookcountyil.gov).

Orders to be entered that week must be submitted to the Calendar 53 e-mail by noon each Thursday.

All orders to be entered that week should be submitted to the Calendar 53 e-mail address (ccc.mfmlcalendar53@cookcountyil.gov) by noon each Thursday.

All motions must be set for hearing in the Clerk’s office, Room 802, on the correct call; otherwise they will not be heard.

All motions must be set for hearing in the Clerk’s office, Room 802. Motions that are not properly set on the correct call will not be heard.

Emergency motions seeking next-court-day hearing must be presented for scheduling no later than 3:30 p.m. the preceding court day; emergency motions will not be scheduled for Thursday hearings.

A party who seeks to have an emergency motion heard on the next court day must present the emergency motion for scheduling no later than 3:30 p.m. on the preceding day, or earlier if General Administrative Order No. 2018-5 so requires, or if the “preceding day” is a Wednesday, as no motions will be scheduled for a Thursday hearing.

Deadline

48 hours

Proposed orders must be submitted to the calendar email within 48 hours after the hearing; otherwise the matter must be re-noticed, while late dismissal orders may be submitted off call.

Proposed orders are due to the Calendar 57 email NO LATER THAN 48 hours after the hearing. Any order not received within 48 hours must be re-noticed. Late dismissals may be submitted off call.

After the order striking the case from case management, parties have 8 months for written discovery, 14 months for oral discovery, 15 months for expert disclosure, and 17 months for expert discovery.

Upon entry of an order striking the case from case management (4331), the Court will simultaneously enter a pre-trial timeline in which the parties shall have: 8 months to complete written discovery; 14 months to complete oral discovery; 15 months to complete disclosure of expert witnesses; and 17 months to complete expert witness discovery.

Deadline

60 calendar days

Dispositive motions may be filed after the order striking the case from case management, and all dispositive motions must be on or before the sixtieth day after the close of oral discovery.

The parties may file dispositive motions at any point after the entry of the order striking the case from case management (4331); however, ALL dispositive motions from ALL parties shall be filed on or before the sixtieth day after the close of oral discovery.

During a loss mitigation hold, the discovery timeline continues to run and is not tolled or stayed unless a briefing schedule has been entered on a dispositive motion or a party moves the court.

The parties may use the time for discovery to conduct loss mitigation and settlement discussions if the case is on loss mitigation hold, but the timeline will continue to run and will not be tolled or stayed unless a briefing schedule has been entered on a dispositive motion or tun upon a motion of a party.

Failure to strictly follow the discovery timeline may result in sua sponte dismissal for want of prosecution.

Failure to strictly follow this timeline may result in the case being dismissed sua sponte for want of prosecution.

Proposed court orders must be emailed by 2:00 p.m. on the same day they are heard.

Parties are responsible for tendering proposed Court Orders (in Microsoft Word format via email to CHANCERY.CALENDAR13@COOKCOUNTYIL.GOV) the same day they are heard by 2:00 p.m.

Deadline

31 calendar days

Motions to expedite may not be filed earlier than 31 days after service of process on all named defendants and filing of the service of process affidavit.

All motions to expedite and advance from the initial case management date shall be filed no earlier than 31 days after the service of process is effectuated on ALL named defendants and the service of process affidavit is filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Deadline

0 calendar days

After hearings, parties must deliver proposed order by 5:00 PM CT on the day of hearing.

After hearings, the parties are required to deliver to the Court an Order in .pdf format memorializing the Court’s ruling no later than 5:00 PM CT on the day of your hearing, unless otherwise directed by the Court.

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

Motions requesting permission to exceed page limits must be filed before the pertinent filing deadline.

Motions to file a brief in excess of these limitations must be filed in advance of the filing deadline.

Routine motions and 'Routine Order' draft orders may be submitted at 8:45 a.m. Monday-Friday by email or to the basket outside Courtroom 2202.

Routine Motions and accompanying Orders (marked as “Routine Order”) may be noticed and submitted at 8:45AM Monday-Friday to the B email address or to the basket outside Courtroom 2202.

Deadline

3 business days

Contested motions must be scheduled for initial present at least 3 court days in advance.

scheduled for initial presentment at least 3 court days in advance.

Emergency motions must be submitted no later than 10:00 AM.

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.

Deadline

2 calendar days

Each party should deliver an unfiled pre-trial memorandum to the court at least two days before the scheduled pre-trial conference.

Once a pre-trial conference is scheduled, each party should deliver to the court at least two days before the pre-trial conference an unfiled pre-trial memorandum of five pages or less

Briefs filed after the briefing deadline may be stricken by the court.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, any brief filed after a briefing deadline may be stricken.

The briefing schedule order gives the respondent a specified number of days to file a response.

the respondent is given ______________ days to respond (___/___/___);

The movant is given a specified number of days after the response to file a reply.

the movant is given ______________ days thereafter to reply (___/___/___)

Proposed orders must be submitted by 4 p.m. on the day of the court appearance.

Please send proposed orders in Word form by 4 p.m. on the day of your Court appearance.

Proposed orders must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the remote proceeding.

Orders must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. of the day of the proceeding.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Settlement conference submissions must be filed seven days before the conference.

Submissions are due seven (7) days prior to the scheduled settlement conference.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Pretrial settlement submissions must be submitted at least 5 days before the conference.

Pretrial settlement submissions should be submitted to the Court at least five (5) days prior to the conference.

Proposed orders must be emailed to the Court on the day the case is on the call; failure to do so may result in involuntary dismissal for want of prosecution (DWP).

All proposed orders must be sent to the Court on the day the subject case was before the Court. Failure to submit an order to the Court on the date the subject case was on the call may result in the case being involuntarily dismissed for want of prosecution. (i.e. DWP)

Deadline

5 calendar days

Motions, prove-up documentation, trial exhibits, and proof of service affidavits must be e-filed at least 5 days before any hearing or trial; late filings may result in continuance or exclusion of trial exhibits.

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.

Deadline

5 calendar days

For all default judgment and prove-up motions, the moving party must e-file the required documents at least 5 days before the hearing.

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.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Prove-Up Affidavit must be E-filed not less than 5 days prior to the hearing.

the plaintiff must E-file a Prove-Up Affidavit in support of the required elements of proof for judgment not less than five (5) days prior to the hearing

Emergency motions must be filed with the Clerk before any hearing date and time is scheduled.

Emergency Motions must be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court before any hearing date and time will be scheduled.

Deadline

48 hours

Written reports, evaluations, and assessments offered into evidence must be uploaded into the Proposed Exhibits folder on Sharepoint for the hearing date or may be stricken.

Written reports/evaluations/assessments offered into evidence shall be tendered to all parties and the court at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing date and uploaded into the Proposed Exhibits folder on Sharepoint for the date the matter will be heard or they may be stricken.

Deadline

1 calendar days

Proposed orders for prove-ups must be emailed to the Judge no later than one day before the hearing.

All proposed orders for prove-ups must be provided to the Judge via email no later than a day before the matter is heard.

Deadline

1 calendar days

Emergency motions must be submitted by 1:00 PM the day before desired presentment, with file-stamped copies of motion, exhibits, and complaint; notice to opposing parties required.

A party must submit a file-stamped copy of the emergency motion, any exhibits, and the complaint setting forth the underlying cause of action to the Court and request a hearing no later than 1:00 p.m. on the day before desired presentment. Once file-stamped courtesy copies are received, the Court will review the matter and set a hearing date. The movant must provide notice to the opposing parties or their counsel. Emergency motions should not be spindled for presentment.

Deadline

3 hours

Proposed orders must be emailed within 3 hours of court appearance.

Parties are responsible for tendering proposed orders, reviewed and approved by all parties, as a Word document via email to ccc.chancerycalendar6@cookcountyil.gov within 3 hours of their court appearance.

Deadline

1 weeks

Trial materials must be exchanged and presented to the Court one week before final pretrial or one week before trial if no final pretrial.

One week prior to the final pretrial, each party shall exchange and present the Court with all 'Trial Materials' enumerated below. If no final pretrial is scheduled, the trial materials shall be exchanged and presented to the Court one week prior to trial.

Deadline

3 calendar days

Each party must deliver an unfiled pre-trial memorandum by email to the court at least three days before the pre-trial conference.

At least three days before the pre-trial conference, each party should deliver to the court an unfiled pre-trial memorandum by email

Deadline

2 business days

Routine motions and draft orders must be submitted at least two court days before the order is entered.

Motions should be emailed to Johan.Townsend@cookcountyil.gov and the draft order should be emailed to lawcal5orders@cookcountycourt.com at least two court days before the order will be entered by this Court.

Deadline

3 business days

Parties must email the Court the most recent substantive/CMC order and Initial Status Report at least 3 business days prior to initial case management hearing.

At least three business days prior to the initial case management hearing date, counsel for the parties shall email the Court the most recent substantive or CMC Order and an Initial Status Report (ISR).

Deadline

3 business days

Parties must email a Status Report to the Court at least 3 business days prior to any subsequent case management hearing, including specified content.

At least three business days prior to any subsequent case management hearing date, counsel for the parties shall email the Court a Status Report, including the following: 1. Status of completed and outstanding written and oral discovery, including Supreme Court Rule 213 f(1), f(2) and f(3) disclosures and depositions; 2. Identification of pending motions and status of briefing schedules; 3. Anticipated future discovery and future motions.

Deadline

3 business days

Parties must send a proposed CMC Order using the required form at least 3 business days before the hearing.

The parties are directed to confer and send to the Court a proposed CMC Order (use the Law Division Active Case Management Order form) at least three business days before the scheduled hearing.

Emergency motions are presented Monday-Friday at 11:00 a.m., movant must email the efiled motion to Court for presentment.

Emergency Motions will be presented Monday through Friday at 11:00 a.m. Counsel for movant shall email the Court the efiled Emergency Motion and noticed for presentment.

Deadline

2 business days

Objections to routine motions must be emailed to Court at least 2 business days prior to noticed date.

A party objecting to the Routine Motion shall email the Court, so advising, at least two business days prior to the noticed date and a hearing date will be set.

Deadline

2 business days

Routine motions with no objection will be entered within 2 business days of submission.

Routine Motions will be entered within 2 business days of submission.

Deadline

3 calendar days

Party desiring briefing schedule for contested motion must notify Court at least 3 days prior to requested hearing date.

A party desiring a briefing schedule shall notify the Court of that request at least three days prior to the requested hearing date.

Deadline

3 business days

Routine motion movant must email motion, notice of motion, and proposed order at least 3 business days prior to noticed date.

The movant shall email any Motion, Notice of Motion and proposed Order to the Court at least three business days prior to the noticed date.

Proposed orders must be submitted by 5:00 PM the same day as the court proceeding.

Proposed orders to be submitted by the litigants to the Court following a court proceeding shall be submitted to the Court in Microsoft word format via email to calendar15.chancery@cookcountyil.gov no later than 5:00 PM the same day as the court proceeding. Failure to timely submit an order may result in the Court entering its own order without input from the parties, striking the matter, subjecting the case to dismissal for want of prosecution, and/or any other appropriate sanction at the Court’s discretion.

Deadline

8 months

Written discovery must be completed within 8 months of pre-trial timeline order.

8 months to complete written discovery

Deadline

14 months

Oral discovery must be completed within 14 months of pre-trial timeline order.

14 months to complete oral discovery

Deadline

15 months

Expert witness disclosure must be completed within 15 months of pre-trial timeline order.

15 months to complete disclosure of expert witnesses

Deadline

17 months

Expert witness discovery must be completed within 17 months of pre-trial timeline order.

17 months to complete expert witness discovery

Deadline

20 months

All dispositive motions must be filed within 20 months of the pre-trial timeline order.

ALL dispositive motions from ALL parties shall be filed no later than 20 months after the entry of the pre-trial timeline discovery order.

Deadline

24 months

Trial must be set no later than 24 months after pre-trial timeline order.

As the need arises, the case shall be set for trial no later than 24 months upon entry of the pre-trial timeline discovery order.

Emergency motions received after 2:00 PM are handled the next business day.

Without exception, emergency motions received by the Court after the 2:00 PM cut off will be handled the next business day.

Deadline

1 business days

Emergency motions received on a holiday or weekend are handled the next business day.

Without exception, emergency motions received by the Court on a Court holiday or weekend will be handled on the next business day.

On the business day before a court holiday, emergency motions must be submitted before noon; after noon they are handled the next business day.

Without exception, requests for an emergency motion hearing of any sort submitted to the Court for review on the business date immediately preceding a Court holiday are due to the Court before noon. Emergency motions received by the Court after the noon cut off on the business day immediately preceding a Court holiday will be handled the next business day (i.e., the business day after the Court holiday). If a Court holiday is on a Monday, the business day immediately preceding the Court holiday is the previous Friday.

Deadline

3 business days

Agreed orders may be submitted by email at least three business days before the scheduled court date; if no order is received, the parties must appear.

Agreed orders may be submitted to the Court by email at least three business days before the scheduled court date.

Courtesy copies for TRO matters submitted after 4:30 p.m. are reviewed the next court day.

Please note that courtesy copies sent to the Court after 4:30 p.m. on a date certain will be reviewed the next day.

Courtesy copies submitted after noon cannot be set for a same-day emergency hearing.

Courtesy copies sent after noon will never be set for a same-day hearing.

Deadline

5 days

Routine Motions must be scheduled for ruling 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.

Continuance motions based on expert witness unavailability must be filed with due diligence.

Motions based on the unavailability of expert witnesses shall be brought with due diligence.

Cases commence at 10:30 AM as scheduled by the court.

Trial audiences fall in the Calendar Corpsections as scheduled, starting at 10:30 AM.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Parties must exchange pretrial submissions 14 days before the pretrial conference.

The parties must exchange witness lists, exhibit lists, jury instructions, statement of the case and all preliminary motions fourteen (14) days before the pretrial conference.

Deadline

7 calendar days

All pretrial items must be provided to the court seven days before the pretrial conference.

All these items must be provided to the court seven (7) days prior to the pretrial conference in hard copy format (not electronic).

Non-compliant courtesy copies may be rejected by the Court.

The Court may reject any courtesy copies not in compliance with this standing order.

If the Court denies routine-motion treatment, the movant must re-notice the motion for the regular motion call and present it there.

If the Court declines to entertain a motion as routine, the movant must re-notice the motion for the regular motion call and present it then.

Deadline

2 business days

Agreed orders may be emailed at least two full court days before the scheduled date; if no approved order is received, the parties must appear.

Agreed Orders: Agreed orders may be submitted to the Court by email at least two full court days before the scheduled court date. The Court cannot guarantee that the Agreed Order will be approved, entered, and sent to the parties by the Clerk of the Court by the scheduled court date. Accordingly, if the parties do not receive an agreed order before the scheduled court date, they must appear on the scheduled date.

Contested fully briefed motions are given a clerk's status at 9:30 a.m., conducted by email with no appearance needed.

When a briefing schedule is set on a contested motion, the Court will set a clerk’s status for the fully briefed motion at 9:30 a.m. The clerk’s status date is conducted entirely by email, with no need to appear in person or by Zoom.

The regular motion call is at 10:30 a.m., unless a motion is routine, emergency, piggybacked, or otherwise scheduled by the Court.

Motions are heard at 10:30 a.m. This applies to all motions that are not routine, nor emergency, nor piggybacked, nor otherwise allowed in the Court’s discretion.

Deadline

2 calendar days

The pre-trial settlement memo must be emailed to the Court at least two calendar days before the settlement conference.

This memo should be delivered to the Court via e-mail at least two calendar days before the settlement conference.

If default is granted, a prove-up hearing is set on the 11:00 a.m. call.

If the Court grants the motion for default, a prove-up hearing will be scheduled on the 11:00 a.m. call at least...

If the Court decides a TRO motion is not a genuine emergency, the movant must notice the motion for the regular 10:30 a.m. motion call.

The Court may, after reviewing the motion, decline to treat a TRO motion as a genuine “emergency” and direct the movant to notice the motion on the regular motion call (which is 10:30 a.m. on any day of the week).

Routine motions are accepted Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Routine motions and orders will be accepted off-call Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Memoranda of judgment should be presented at confirmation or may be submitted off-call within 14 days; after 14 days they must be noticed for a hearing.

The Court prefers that if a personal deficiency judgment is sought, a memorandum be presented at the time the sale is confirmed. A memorandum may be submitted to be signed off-call within 14 days after the confirmation of sale, provided the plaintiff submits a stamped copy of the order approving sale. Memoranda of judgment submitted beyond 14 days will not be signed off call and will need to be noticed up for a hearing.

Deadline

3 calendar days

A pre-trial memorandum may be submitted by drop-off or email three days before the conference.

Parties may submit a pre-trial memorandum at three days before the conference by drop off or via email containing (1) a summary of the allegations/defenses, evidence, claimed and special and, by (2) the last demand/offer/policy limit.

Engaging in loss to mitigate settlement discussions during discovery does not extend or toll the pretrial timeline unless the Court specifically orders a stay.

(5) The parties may use the time for discovery to conduct loss mitigation and settlement discussions if the case, the time will continue; the timeline will continue to run and will not be tolled or stayed unless done so by order of the Court.

Emergency motion hearings are held in-person at 11:00 a.m.

I will hear emergency motions in-person at 11 am.

A courtesy-copy email received after 5:00 p.m. is treated as received the next business day.

Documents considered to be Courtesy Copies transmitted to ccc.mfmlcalendar56@cookcountyil.gov after 5:00 p.m. will be considered received on the following BUSINESS DAY.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Indigent parties needing an interpreter must contact the court at least 5 days before the hearing.

Any indigent party who cannot afford an interpreter shall, at least five (5) days prior to the hearing, contact the court about scheduling an interpreter.

Deadline

3 business days

Settlement statements must be delivered no later than 3 business days before the settlement conference.

Each side must deliver a one-page statement describing the facts and their settlement position, including prior efforts at settlement, to the basket outside Courtroom 1503 or through the U.S. Mail or third-party carrier, no later than three (3) business days before the date scheduled for a settlement conference.

Failure to timely submit the Settlement Conference Memorandum may result in the striking of the settlement conference date.

Failure to timely submit the Settlement Conference Memorandum in advance of the settlement conference may result in the striking of the settlement conference date.

Deadline

45 calendar days

Status reports and status orders must be sent to the Calendar 53 email address 45-60 days after the initial case-management conference or the previous report.

A written report apprising the Court of the status of the case and a status order establishing the deadline for a subsequent one should be sent to the Calendar 53 e-mail address (ccc.mfmlcalendar53@cookcountyil.gov) forty-five to sixty days after the initial case-management conference or the previous report.

Deadline

2 business days

Exhibits and service plans must be uploaded to SharePoint at least two business days before the hearing.

All exhibits, service plans for use at any court hearing should be uploaded to Share Point at least two (2) business days before the matter is set to be heard

Proposed orders must be uploaded to the SharePoint 'Proposed Order' folder by 4:00 p.m. on the hearing day.

They are to be uploaded to Share Point "Proposed Order" folder no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day the matter is heard.

Filing frivolous motions to delay the case may result in the motion being facially stricken and the movant subject to sanctions.

Any deliberate and obvious attempt by a party to delay the prosecution of the case by filing frivolous motions will subject the motion to being facially stricken and potentially subject the movant to appropriate sanctions, at the Court’s discretion.

Motions seeking leave to file a brief exceeding page limits must be filed before the filing deadline.

Motions to file a brief in excess of these limitations must be filed in advance of the filing deadline.

Draft orders must be emailed to the Court promptly after the appearance and no later than close of business.

All draft orders reflecting the Court’s rulings must be provided promptly to the Court for entry via email to Martha-Victoria.Jimenez@cookcountyil.gov following the appearance before the Court but no later than the close of business.

Routine orders will be entered without a hearing if no objection is received by 12:00 p.m. same day.

Absent receipt of an objection by 12:00 p.m. the same day, orders will be entered off call without appearance.

Deadline

60 calendar days

The initial case management conference is scheduled 60 days after the Complaint is filed, with notice sent to all parties of record.

Electronic notices/post cards will be sent to all attorneys and self-represented parties of record for the initial CMC date, 60 days from the date of filing of the Complaint.

The matter is set for a Clerk Status to be held on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday at 10:35 A.M. in Courtroom 2201.

A CLERK STATUS WILL BE HELD Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday _____________ at 10:35 A.M. in Courtroom 2201

Stricken motions will not be accepted as emergency motions and must be re-noticed on the regular motions call.

This Court will NOT accept stricken motions on an emergency motion basis. All stricken Motions must be re-noticed on the regular motions call.

A motion for entry of default order must be granted before scheduling a motion for prove-up.

First, a motion for entry of default order is to be granted before setting or scheduling a date to present a motion for prove-up.

Emergency motion email submissions prior to 3:00 p.m. are reviewed that day; later submissions may not be reviewed until the next court day.

You must also attach a file-stamped courtesy copy of the motion marked "EMERGENCY MOTION" and all supporting documents, to the courtroom email prior to 3:00 p.m. or it may not be reviewed until the next following day when Court is in session.

Deadline

3 calendar days

Pretrial settlement submissions should be submitted at least 3 calendar days before the conference.

Pretrial settlement submissions should be submitted to the Court at least 3 days prior to the conference. Parties are to agree whether or not the settlement submissions will be confidential. The Court has no preference in this regard.

After Court approval, counsel may file the settlement petition and, if necessary, schedule a hearing date for presentment.

Once the petition has been approved, counsel may file the petition, and if necessary, a hearing date may be schedule for presentment.

Initial CMC is set 60 days after complaint filing, with electronic notices sent to all parties.

Newly filed cases will comply with the ISCR 218 initial case management process in the Law Division Motion Section. Electronic notices/post cards will be sent to all attorneys and self-represented parties of record for the initial CMC date, 60 days from the date of filing of the Complaint.

Deadline

3 calendar days

Applies to

Pre trial memorandum

Pre-trial memoranda are due 3 days before the pre-trial conference.

Parties may submit a pre-trial memorandum by 3 days before the Conference to the Calendar Z email.

Status and case management calls occur daily at 10:00 a.m.

Statuses and case management calls are heard daily at 10:00 a.m.

Prove-ups following a default order are handled on the regular motion call at 10:00 a.m. unless the Court directs otherwise.

Unless otherwise directed by the Court, "prove-ups" following the entry of an order of default will only be handled on the regular motion call at 10:00 a.m.

Scheduled court holidays are not counted as court business days when computing the courtesy copy deadline.

Please keep in mind that scheduled court holidays do NOT count as court business days.

The Court may modify the case management timeline for good cause, either on its own motion or on a party's motion.

(6) The Court retains the authority to modify this timeline for good cause on its own motion or by a motion of a party where appropriate.

Piggy-backed motions may be brought on any regularly set date if proper notice is given to all parties who appeared.

“Piggy-backed” motions may be brought on any regularly set date if proper notice has been given to all parties who filed an appearance

Fee petitions may be presented at 9:00 a.m. or when the case is already scheduled to be heard.

Fee Petitions may be presented at 9:00 a.m. or at a time when the case is already set to be heard.

The Court may reset the discovery timeline based on filed motions, rulings, case history or a party's request.

The Court reserves the right to reset the discovery timeline of a case depending on motions that have been filed, rulings on rulings presented to the Court, the procedural history and posture of the case, or upon a party's motion to reset the discovery timeline.

Deadline

5 business days

Agreed orders must be emailed at least five business days before the court date.

Please email at least five (5) business days in advance.

Parties may request remote appearance for trials or evidentiary hearings by filing a motion in advance.

Parties may request to appear remotely by motion filed in advance.