18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County Filing Rules

Documents requiring personal service for jurisdiction may not be e-served, must be served conventionally.

Exhibits filed separately from associated documents due to size limits must include DuPage Exhibit Cover Sheet (Form 4393), or may be rejected.

E-filed pleadings received before midnight on open court days deemed filed that day; filed on closed days deemed next business day.

Commencing January 1, 2016, all civil case fillings must be made electronically.

E-filed pleadings must follow paper pleading formatting rules and include case title, case number, and nature of filing.

Vendors collect required filing fees from subscribers via direct billing, unless fee is waived by court order or law.

Parties with legal basis to file under seal without prior order must e-file a motion for leave to seal, include standards explanation, and not attach the document to the motion.

Parties prejudiced by a court order accepting a subsequent filing effective as of the first attempt date are entitled to an extension of response or performance deadlines absent extraordinary circumstances.

Bulk filings of multiple cases or combined PDFs are prohibited; different case numbers must be filed individually, same case documents may be in single transaction.

Paper courtesy copies customarily required for court must be provided in e-file cases unless court orders otherwise.

Except for emergency matters, motions must be previously scheduled for hearing with the Court or Court’s secretary before being heard.

Motions and supporting/opposing writings are limited to 15 pages, excluding supporting documents, without prior leave.

Notice of speedy trial demand must be given to the assigned judge within 7 days of filing.