Circuit Court of Cook County Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

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

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

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

In settlements not supervised by the Probate Division, the plaintiff's attorney must file vouchers with the settling judge within 60 days of entry.

In all settlements where the distribution of the proceeds is not supervised by the Probate Division, the plaintiff's attorney must, within 60 days of entry, file and submit to the settling judge vouchers evidencing that: 1) the funds have been distributed and received in accordance with the settlement order and 2) the attorney expenses claimed in the settlement order are consistent with costs actually paid.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Dispositive motions and supporting materials must be filed and noticed for hearing by the court-set deadline, except by prior leave for good cause; failure results in denial as untimely.

All dispositive motions shall be filed and duly noticed for hearing such that the motion, as well as all the briefs, memoranda or exhibits in support of the motions, come before the court for initial presentation and entry of a briefing schedule no later than the deadline set by the court, except by prior leave of court and for good cause shown.

CRITICALCivil cases

If the non-movant fails to respond to a motion by the clerk's status date, the motion may be granted on that date.

Failure of the non-movant to respond to a motion by the clerk's status date may result in the motion being granted on that date.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

5 court days

Default motion documents must be delivered to Courtroom 2609 at least five court days before the date selected to present the motion.

**At least five (5) court days** prior to the date selected to present the motion, the following documents must be delivered to Courtroom 2609:

CRITICALCivil cases

Any brief filed after the clerk's status call will not be considered unless the Court grants leave.

No additional briefs filed after clerk's status will be considered without leave of Court.

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

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

CRITICALCivil cases

Any response to a motion must be filed by a date specified in the order.

_________________ 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;

CRITICALCivil cases

Any reply must be filed by a date specified in the order.

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

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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.

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days

Pre-trial memos must be delivered to courtroom 2501 at least 7 days before the pre-trial.

Pre-trial memos should be delivered to courtroom 2501 (7) days in advance of the scheduled pre-trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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).

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Motions to exceed brief 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.

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

8 months to complete written discovery

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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.

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

17 months to complete expert witness discovery

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

14 months to complete oral discovery

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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.

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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.

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

15 months to complete disclosure of expert witnesses

WARNING

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.

WARNINGCivil cases

Draft orders reflecting the Court's rulings must be provided to the Court promptly and no later than the close of business on the day of the appearance.

All draft orders reflecting the Court’s rulings must be provided promptly to the Court for entry following the appearance before the Court, but no later than the close of business.

WARNINGCivil cases

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.

WARNING

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.

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

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

WARNING

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.

WARNINGCivil cases

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 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.

WARNINGCivil cases

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.

WARNINGCivil cases

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).

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).

WARNINGCivil cases

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.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Without a case management order, the target disposition date is deemed 12 months after arraignment for Track III cases and 24 months for Track IV cases.

If the case does not have a case management order entered, the target disposition date will be deemed to be twelve months after arraignment for Track III cases and twenty four months for Track IV cases.

WARNING

Deadline

60 calendar days

Applies to

Loss mitigation affidavit

Loss mitigation affidavits supporting dispositive motions should be as timely as possible but must be dated within 60 days of the filing of the dispositive motion.

Loss mitigation affidavits in support of dispositive motions should be as timely as possible, but must be dated within 60-days of the filing of the dispositive motion.

WARNINGCivil cases

Properly served defendants must file an Appearance and Answer or otherwise plead within 35 days of the order, and failure to do so may result in a default order and judgment.

Defendant(s) who were properly served at the time of this order pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/2-203, are granted leave to file an Appearance and Answer, or otherwise plead, on or before 35 days from the date of this order. Failure to file an appearance and answer in this case may result in a default order and judgment being entered. Defendants who need legal assistance may find resources at https://chicagobarfoundation.org or https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/.

WARNINGCivil cases

Pretrial settlement submissions must be delivered to chambers by email at least 3 days before the conference.

Pretrial submissions should be delivered to the Court by email to Daniel.trevino@cookcountyil.gov at least 3 days prior to the conference.

WARNING

Late briefs may be stricken unless the court orders otherwise.

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

WARNINGCivil cases

Case dismissed with leave to reinstate upon motion supported by Bankruptcy Court documentation filed within 90 days of resolution of the bankruptcy.

Dismissed with leave to reinstate, without costs, upon motion supported by Bankruptcy Court documentation filed within 90 days of resolution of Defendant(s)' pending bankruptcy.

WARNINGCivil cases

Case dismissed with leave to reinstate upon motion supported by affidavit, filed and presented within one year of dismissal, if defendants default on a settlement agreement.

Dismissed, pursuant to Section 2-1009, with leave to reinstate upon Motion supported by Affidavit, filed and presented within one (1) year of this dismissal, if Defendant(s) default on the loan modification, repayment plan, or other settlement agreement.

WARNING

Deadline

3 court days

The proposed bond should be delivered to the Court's email address within 3 court business days of the hearing.

The proposed bond should be delivered to the Court's email address within 3 court business days of the hearing.

WARNING

Dispositive motions may be filed at any time after the order striking case management, but all dispositive motions from all parties must be filed no later than 20 months after that order.

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 no later than 20 months after the entry of the order striking the case from case management (4331).

WARNING

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 of judgment 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.