Circuit Court of Cook County Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Deadline

5 business days

Motions for default must be provided to the court by e-mail and a paper copy at least five business days before presentment.

At least five business days before presentment, motions for default are to be provided to this court by e-mail and by placing a paper copy in the basket outside courtroom 2008.

CRITICALCivil cases

Settlement Memoranda are due seven days before the settlement conference and must be delivered under Rule 6.

The Settlement Memorandum is due seven (7) days before the settlement conference, delivered in ===== PAGE 8 ===== accordance with Rule No. 6 above.

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Summary judgment motions must be filed at least 60 days before the scheduled trial date unless the court orders otherwise.

Motions for Summary Judgment shall be filed with the court no later than sixty (60) days prior to the scheduled trial date, unless otherwise ordered by the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

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Deadline

3 court days

A routine motion must be filed no later than three court days before its noticed 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.

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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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

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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;

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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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

A defendant who fails to file an appearance by the Appearance Deadline Date cannot contest the allegations or participate in the trial and will be subject to a default eviction order.

A defendant who fails to file an appearance on or before the "Appearance Deadline Date" will NOT be allowed to contest the allegations of the complaint or participate in the trial and will be subject to a default eviction order.

CRITICALCivil cases

Each Defendant must file an appearance by the Appearance Deadline Date.

Each Defendant must file his/her appearance on or before __________________, ____, (the "Appearance Deadline Date").

CRITICALCivil cases

Each Defendant must file his/her appearance by the Appearance Deadline Date.

Each Defendant must file his/her appearance on or before __________________, _______, (the "Appearance Deadline Date").

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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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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).

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).

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

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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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

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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 upon a motion of a party.

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Disclosure of expert witnesses must be completed no later than 15 months after entry of Order 4331.

Disclosure of expert witnesses is completed no later than | 15 months

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Mortgage foreclosure cases must be disposed of within three years from the date the case is instituted.

The period set forth for mortgage foreclosure cases is three (3) years from the date of institution of the case.

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Oral discovery must be completed no later than 14 months after entry of Order 4331.

Oral discovery completed no later than | 14 months

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Parties must comply with the discovery, dispositive motion filing, and trial-setting timeline.

The parties shall comply with the above-referenced timeline for discovery, filing of dispositive motions, and setting the case for trial.

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Expert witness discovery must be completed no later than 17 months after entry of Order 4331.

Expert witness discovery completed no later than | 17 months

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Written discovery must be completed no later than 8 months after entry of Order 4331.

Written discovery completed no later than | 8 months

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Deadline

48 hours

Attorneys must provide an Order to the court within 48 hours after an Order has been granted.

Upon the conclusion of a court call, attorneys must provide an Order to the court within 48 hours after an Order has been granted by the court.

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All discovery must be completed and all final dispositive motions filed no later than 20 months after entry of Order 4331.

All discovery completed and all final dispositive motions filed no later than | 20 months

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Deadline

7 court days

Movants must deliver required documents to the court at least 7 court days before presentment.

Movants must deliver to the court copies of the following documents, no later than seven (7) court days prior to presentment:

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The case must be set for trial no later than 24 months after entry of Order 4331.

Set for trial no later than | 24 months

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Responses to summary judgment motions must be filed within 14 days after the motion is filed.

Responses to motions for summary judgment shall be filed not later than 14 days after filing of ===== PAGE 10 ===== motion for

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Reply memoranda in support of summary judgment motions must be filed within 7 days after any response is filed.

All reply memoranda in support of summary judgment motions shall be filed not later than 7 days after filing of any response.

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Plaintiffs must file punitive damages motions under §2-604.1 at least 60 days before trial.

Plaintiffs shall file all motions pursuant to §2-604.1 not later than 60 days before trial.

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Plaintiffs must serve responses to master production requests within 90 days after complaint or 270 days before trial, whichever is earlier.

Plaintiffs shall provide defendants with responses to standard master production requests in the form approved by this Court not later than 90 days after the complaint is filed, or 270 days before the cause is set for trial, whichever is first.

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Upon defendant request, plaintiffs must be produced for defense medical evaluations no later than 210 days before trial.

Upon the request of any defendant, plaintiffs shall be produced for defense medical evaluations not later than 210 days before trial.

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Plaintiff must provide product identification and exposure witness disclosures at least 270 days before trial.

Plaintiff shall provide defendants with product identification and exposure witness disclosures no later than 270 days before the cause is set for trial.

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The plaintiffs and/or co-defendants shall file objections and/or counter-designate by page and line all other passages in such deposition or trial transcripts which they intend to offer, not later than 14 days before trial.

The plaintiffs and/or co-defendants shall file objections and/or counter-designate by page and line all other passages in such deposition or trial transcripts which they intend to offer, not later than 14 days before trial.

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Plaintiff must provide executed authorizations within 60 days after complaint filing or 300 days before trial, whichever is earlier.

In addition, plaintiff shall provide executed authorizations, including executed HIPAA (45 C.F.R. 164.512 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) authorizations, for medical records, union records, Social Security Administration records, death certificate if applicable, military records, not later than 60 days after filing the complaint, or 300 days before trial, whichever date is earlier.

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Motions for summary judgment must be filed at least 60 days before trial.

All motions for summary judgment shall be filed not later than 60 days before trial.

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Plaintiffs must appear for discovery depositions no later than 240 days before trial.

Plaintiffs shall appear for discovery depositions not later than 240 days before trial.

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Plaintiff must serve answers to master interrogatories within 90 days after complaint filing or 270 days before trial, whichever is earlier.

Plaintiff shall provide defendants with answers to the standard master interrogatories in the form approved by this Court not later than 90 days after the complaint is filed, or 270 days before the cause is set for trial, whichever is first.

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Upon defendant request, plaintiffs must supply pathology materials and radiology films no later than 180 days before trial.

Plaintiffs shall supply defendants with all pathology materials and radiology films of any description in their possession not later than 180 days before trial upon request of a defendant.

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Plaintiffs must supply medical treatment and lost earnings records within 90 days after complaint filing or 270 days before trial, whichever is earlier.

Plaintiffs shall supply defendants with all records in their possession relating to medical treatment and any claims for lost earnings not later than 90 days after filing the complaint, or 270 days before trial whichever date is earlier.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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

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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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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

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

CRITICALCivil cases

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

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

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

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