Judge Joseph C. Pedersen
Judge • 23rd Judicial Circuit Court, DeKalb County, Illinois
Limits & Logistics
Court-wideDocument Limits
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
- No Later Than 5 Days Before Scheduled Settlement Conference
Petition, Motion
- Email • At Least One Hour Before Pretrial Release Call
Pretrial Memorandum
- No Later Than Five Days Before the Scheduled Settlement Conference
Pretrial Memorandum, Affidavit of Income and Expenses
- 1 copy • No Later Than 5 Days Before Scheduled Settlement Conference
Adjournments
Court-wideRequest must include
Communication
Court-wideOther Contacts3 contacts
Clerk3 contacts
Chambers2 contacts
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wide23rd Judicial Circuit Court, DeKalb County, Illinois publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 1049 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 405- Applies to
- Pretrial memorandum
The judge may require each party to submit a pretrial memorandum containing information the judge specifies.
- Applies to
- Certificate of delivery
The Clerk must enter a certificate of delivery of the dismissal notice into the record.
- Applies to
- Settlement documents
Settlement documents must include the Judgment, Marital Settlement Agreement, applicable Allocation Judgment and Parenting Plan, a copy of the Certificate of Dissolution, and signed affidavits from each party.
Service
All 125Notice of the objection must be provided to all counsel of record, unrepresented parties, the Media Coordinator, and the Court Media Liaison.
- Service
- Electronic service to all parties
Electronic service is complete on the first court day after transmission and has the same legal effect as personal service of an original paper document.
Notice of the request must be provided to counsel of record, parties appearing without counsel, and the Court Media Liaison.
Filing Timing
All 122A witness objecting to the request must file a written objection before the proceeding begins.
The transmission date and time govern the electronic filing mark; pleadings received before midnight on an open courthouse day are deemed filed that day, while filings on a closed day are deemed filed the next business day.
A party's objection must be filed within three days after receiving notice of the media-coverage request.
Formatting
All 119- Format
Electronically filed documents must be unalterable PDFs that print with the same contents and formatting as the authoring program produces.
- Applies to
- Support order
Maintenance or support payments must be made under a Support Order using the Circuit Court Clerk’s form.
- Margins
- top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in
Each page margin must be at least one inch.
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