Circuit Court of Cook County Service and Proof of Service Rules

WARNINGCivil cases

Plaintiff's counsel must serve defendants with the intended order of trial at least 10 days before trial.

Plaintiff's counsel shall serve defendants with plaintiffs' intended order of trial of the cases in each trial-set group no later than 10 days prior to trial.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Motion

The movant must provide notice to all other parties when presenting an emergency motion.

The movant must provide notice to all other parties.

WARNINGCivil cases

Piggy-backing a motion requires proper notice to all parties and a courtesy copy to the court.

Parties may “piggy-back” motions to previously-scheduled court dates so long as they give all parties proper notice and provide the court with a courtesy copy.

WARNING

Service

Email to all parties

All parties of record must be copied on proposed order correspondence.

The parties shall copy all parties of record on the correspondence.

WARNINGCivil cases

Service

Email

All email transmittals for petitions to approve settlement must copy all counsel of record.

All email transmittals must copy all counsel of record.

WARNINGCivil cases

Pretrial memos should be delivered to the court and opposing counsel two days prior to the pretrial conference.

Memos should be delivered to the court and opposing counsel two (2) days prior to the conference.

WARNINGCivil cases

Proper notice is required for routine motions per Circuit Court Rule 2.1.

Proper notice is required. (See Circuit Court Rule 2.1).

WARNINGCivil cases

Any reply must be immediately served on all parties entitled to notice.

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

WARNINGCivil cases

Any response to a motion must be immediately served on all parties entitled to notice.

_________________ 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;

WARNING

Parties must notify opposing counsel when confidential memoranda are delivered to the court.

Parties shall notify opposing counsel of delivery of confidential memoranda to the court.

WARNING

Proper notice is required for routine motions per Circuit Court Rule 2.1.

Proper notice is required. (See Circuit Court Rule 2.1).

WARNING

Applies to

Emergency motion

Service

Email to all parties

Carbon copies all parties of record on the email (unless a temporary restraining order is sought without notice).

Carbon copies all parties of record on the email (unless a temporary restraining order is sought without notice).

INFO

Service

Electronic service

E-service through the court's e-filing manager may not be available in Cook County.

In Cook County, service through the court electronic filing manager pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) may not be available.

INFO

Litigants are encouraged to comply with Illinois Supreme Court Rule 12 on proof of service.

All litigants are encouraged to take the necessary steps to comply with Illinois Supreme Court Rule 12 regarding proof of service.

INFOCivil cases

Deadline

3 business days

Applies to

Agreed order

Service

Email

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

Agreed Orders. Agreed orders may be submitted to the Court by email at least three business 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.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Ptc memorandum

Service

Email to court

PTC memorandums should be emailed to the court 2-3 days before the scheduled PTC.

Memorandums should be emailed to the Court 2-3 days in advance of the PTC.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Insurance policy

After the case is at issue, each insurer should file, serve, and deliver a courtesy copy of its relevant insurance policy, which is Bates-numbered (including the application, and a certificate, if relevant and available).

After the case is at issue, each insurer should file, serve, and deliver a courtesy copy of its relevant insurance policy, which is Bates-numbered (including the application, and a certificate, if relevant and available).

INFOCivil cases

Service

Email to all parties

Orders returned for changes must be emailed to the court, copied to the parties, and copied to the deputy clerk.

Orders returned to 10J attorneys for changes are to be amended and emailed to the court and copied to the parties and the deputy clerk by 4:00p.m. of the same business day.

INFOCivil cases

Notice for fee petitions is given only to the State's Attorney and the court, via the Acting Courtroom Coordinator.

Proper notice is only to the Office of the State’s Attorney and the court, via the Acting Courtroom Coordinator.

INFOCivil cases

Service

Electronic service

Preferred electronic service provider is File&ServeXpress; parties opting out must be served via traditional means.

It is widely understood and agreed by members of the “J1” Asbestos Litigation bar that the preferred electronic service provider is File&ServeXpress. This platform allows the parties to exchange electronic notices in one central location. Any party that formally opts out of using this service provider (by means of all relevant parties) must be served with documents via the traditional means required by the applicable rules.

INFOCivil cases

Copies of master discovery requests need not be served; all parties are deemed to have received notice of the filing.

Copies of master discovery requests need not thereafter be served on any counsel and all parties shall be deemed to have received notice of a filing of written discovery.

INFOCivil cases

Plaintiff must provide notice to all parties of the trial date and any change in the trial date.

Plaintiff shall provide notice to all parties of the trial date and any change in the trial date.

INFOCivil cases

A defendant's responses to master discovery in one case are deemed served in all subsequent cases.

Once a defendant has served on plaintiffs counsel its responses to the plaintiff's master interrogatories and responses to plaintiffs master request for production of documents, that defendant shall be deemed to have served those same responses to the plaintiff's master discovery requests in every subsequent case.

CRITICAL

Motions must be personally served, emailed, or faxed if appropriate, no later than 4:00 p.m. on the second proceeding court day, or mailed no later than the fifth proceeding court day. See Illinois Supreme Court Rule 11 (b) (4): Cook County Circuit Court Rule 2.1 (c) (i).

Motions must be personally served, emailed, or faxed if appropriate, no later than 4:00 p.m. on the second proceeding court day, or mailed no later than the fifth proceeding court day. See Illinois Supreme Court Rule 11 (b) (4): Cook County Circuit Court Rule 2.1 (c) (i).

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Moving party must present proof of service on all motions.

On all motions, the moving party must present proof that they have served the motion on the opposing party as set forth in Circuit Court Rule 2.1 or in compliance with section 5/1-109 of the Illinois Rules of Civil Procedure or the Illinois Supreme Court Rules.