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Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Christopher L. Weber

Judge • Circuit Court of Crawford County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Circuit Court of Crawford County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit) publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 124 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Appearance

    A written appearance must include the party’s or counsel’s name, address, and telephone number.

  • Applies to
    Pro se appearance

    A pro se appearance filed without further pleading must be acknowledged under oath, and any appearance waiving notice or consenting to an immediate hearing must confirm receipt of and attach the relevant pleading, subject to the statutory-form exception.

  • Applies to
    Pleading or appearance
    Must include
    caption, case number

    Civil pleadings and appearances must identify the circuit, county, parties and their designations, and case number to be accepted for filing.

Filing Timing

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  • A summary judgment motion may not be heard until at least ten days after service of its notice.

  • If the Clerk’s office is open, the complaint or petition seeking the specified ex parte relief must be filed there before application is made to a judge.

  • If a motion is not called for hearing within 90 days of filing—or within 30 days in a criminal case—the court may set it for hearing and may overrule or deny it because of the delay.

Service

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  • A copy of the appearance must be served on all other parties who have appeared, using the method prescribed for serving pleadings.

  • The moving party must give written hearing notice to appeared parties not in default and to parties whose time to appear has not expired.

  • Service
    Personal service to all parties

    Personal service of a motion hearing notice must occur before 4:00 p.m. on the second court day before the hearing; mailed notice is governed by Supreme Court Rule 12(c).

Communication

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  • Contact
    Phone to clerk
    Phone
    618-544-3512

    The Crawford County Circuit Clerk may be contacted by phone for remote login credentials or phone dial-in information.

  • Contact
    Phone to clerk
    Phone
    618-445-2016

    The Edwards County Circuit Clerk may be contacted by phone for remote login credentials or phone dial-in information.

  • Contact
    Phone to clerk
    Phone
    618-435-9800

    The Franklin County Circuit Clerk may be contacted by phone for remote login credentials or phone dial-in information.

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