Judge Brian W. Jacobs
Judge • 18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wide18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 1655 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 693- Applies to
- Original signed document
Filers must retain signed originals until one year after judgment is final, allow inspection on five days’ notice, and provide hard copies to the Clerk within five business days of request.
- Applies to
- Order
A Traffic Division judge vacating a judgment must state the legal basis in a written order.
- Applies to
- Pleading
GAL must file a proper pleading to support or oppose relief.
Filing Timing
All 267- Deadline
- 3 court days
Pre-plea and pre-sentence reports must be delivered at least three court days before the sentence hearing, counting both the court date and the date of delivery.
Electronic documents are not officially filed without the electronic filing stamp.
- Deadline
- 3 calendar days
Probation officer must provide written reports to court personnel 3 days before the court date.
Service
All 266- Deadline
- 45 calendar days
- Applies to
- Case service plan
- Service
- Other
DCFS must provide a case/service plan within 45 days of placement.
- Service
- Other to all parties
An employer moving to vacate a conditional judgment must send the Notice of Motion, answer, and motion to vacate to the judgment creditor or their attorney and the judgment debtor.
- Service
- Other to all parties
The mediator must send the agreement to the parties and any appointed CASA/Guardian Ad Litem.
E-Filing
All 118- Applies to
- Civil case filings
All civil case filings must be electronically filed using the statewide eFileIL system.
Conventional paper filing remains available subject to Rule 2.02(a) and (b); the e-filing program must not prevent valid filings, and the Clerk scans conventionally filed documents into the electronic file.
Pro se parties must register for e-filing using a valid credit card, debit card, or other valid electronic payment method.
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