23rd Judicial Circuit Court, DeKalb County, Illinois Document Format Requirements

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Signatures and dates must be in black or blue ink or in an electronic format approved by the Supreme Court.

Signatures and dates shall be in black or blue ink or in an electronic format approved by the Supreme Court.

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A party's objection must use Form 3 or a substantially similar form.

The objection shall be filed using Form 3, in the Appendix, or a substantially similar form.

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Attorneys and litigants may duplicate county-specific forms supplied by the Clerk if the copies retain the same standard heading and content.

The duplication of county-specific forms available from the Clerk of the Circuit Court, by attorneys or litigants, is acceptable provided they contain the same standard heading and content as the Clerk's previously supplied form.

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Noncompliant attorney filings may be rejected; noncompliant filings by self-represented parties must be reviewed by the court before rejection.

Documents filed by attorneys that do not comply with the format specified by the applicable statute or rule may be rejected. Documents filed by self-represented parties that do not comply with the applicable statute or rule shall be reviewed for acceptance by the court prior to rejection.

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Filed documents must not contain staples.

Documents to be filed shall not contain staples.

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Documents must use at least 12-point plain or block type; Times New Roman or a sans-serif type is suggested.

Documents shall be a minimum of 12 point type. The font shall be a plain or block type. Suggested use is Times New Roman or any San Serif type for reproduction and scanning purposes.

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Discovery and depositions may not be attached as exhibits unless a statute or Supreme Court Rule requires it.

Discovery and depositions shall not be attached as exhibits, except as required by Statute or Supreme Court Rule.

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An attorney’s document that does not comply with the format required by the applicable statute or rule may be rejected.

Documents filed by attorneys that do not comply with the format specified by the applicable statute or rule may be rejected.

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Printed documents are acceptable only if the type is dark enough to reproduce clearly when photocopied or scanned.

Printing is not acceptable unless the type is dark enough to reproduce clearly when photocopied or scanned for computer imaging.

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Original filings may not include duplicate or reproduced copies of previously filed documents unless a statute or Supreme Court Rule requires them.

Original documents filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall not have attachments that are duplicates or reproductions of previously filed documents, unless required by Statute or Supreme Court Rule.

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Electronically filed pleadings should follow the formatting rules for paper pleadings to the extent practicable.

All electronically filed pleadings shall, to the extent practicable, be formatted in accordance with the applicable rules governing formatting of paper document pleadings.

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A noncompliant document filed by a self-represented party must be reviewed by the court for acceptance before it may be rejected.

Documents filed by self-represented parties that do not comply with the applicable statute or rule shall be reviewed for acceptance by the court prior to rejection.

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An order granting a marriage-license petition may use the Clerk-provided form or a substantially similar format.

An order granting such petition may be entered on the form provided by the Clerk, or in a format substantially similar to it

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An order granting the marriage-license petition may use a Clerk-provided form or a substantially similar format.

An order granting such petition may be entered on the form provided by the Clerk, or in a format substantially similar to it.

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Format

PDF

Documents available only in paper format may be scanned and converted to PDF for electronic filing.

Documents only available in paper format may be scanned and converted to PDF for electronic filing.

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Any number of media representatives may be designated to perform online journalism during a court proceeding.

Any number of media representatives may be designated to perform onllne journalism (live-tweeting, blogging, posting case developments) during a court proceeding.

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Attorneys and litigants may duplicate Clerk-provided forms if the copies retain the same standard heading and content.

The duplication of forms available from the Clerk of the Circuit Court, by attorneys or litigants, is acceptable provided they contain the same standard heading and content as the Clerk’s previously supplied form.

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The stated document-size limitations do not apply to original estate planning documents.

The above referenced size limitations shall not apply to the filing of original estate planning documents

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Times New Roman or a sans serif typeface is suggested to aid reproduction and scanning.

Suggested use is Times New Roman or any San Serif type for reproduction and scanning purposes.