18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County Filing Bundling Requirements
5 rules from official source documents
Whether to bundle related filings together or file them promptly as completed. This page is scoped to 18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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.
Source text: Bulk filings of multiple cases or multiple documents combined into one PDF document shall not be accepted. Documents with different case numbers must be filed individually in separate transactions. Filing of individual documents within the same case will be accepted in a single electronic filing transaction.
Exhibits may be bundled with associated pleadings/motions in the same PDF if size allows; separately filed exhibits require DuPage Exhibit Cover Sheet Form 4393.
Source text: Electronically filed exhibits may be filed with their associated pleading, motion, or document in the same PDF as long as size limits allow for it. Any documents or exhibits filed separately from their associated pleading, motion, or document due to size limitations, even if (filed in the same transaction), shall be filed with the DuPage Exhibit Cover Sheet, Form 4393. Exhibits tendered without the appropriate cover sheet may be rejected for filing.
Bulk e-filings (multiple cases or multiple docs in one PDF) are prohibited; different cases filed separately, same case individual docs can be single transaction.
Source text: Bulk filings of multiple cases or multiple documents combined into one PDF document shall not be accepted. Documents with different case numbers must be filed individually in separate transactions. Filing of individual documents within the same case will be accepted in a single electronic filing transaction.
All grounds attacking a pleading or paper must be contained in a single motion, subject to page limits.
Source text: All grounds attacking a pleading or paper shall be contained in a single motion and shall be subject to the foregoing page limits.
Vouchers for account disbursements must be numbered, ordered, securely fastened under separate cover, and filed with the account.
Source text: Vouchers shall be numbered and arranged in the order of the disbursements, securely fastened together under a separate cover, and filed with the account.
Does 18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County require motion papers to be bundled?
No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. 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.
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