18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County Electronic Filing Rules

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The e-filing vendor must make electronically filed and served documents available to subscribers and authorized court users in accordance with the contract and the Supreme Court's Electronic Access Policy.

The e-filing vendor shall make electronically filed documents, and documents being served electronically through the e-filing vendor’s system, available to subscribers and the designated court authorized users through the e-filing vendor’s system in accordance with the current contract between the Clerk and the e-filing vendor, and consistent with the Supreme Court’s Electronic Access Policy for Circuit Court Records of the Illinois Courts.

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Pro se filings

Pro se litigants may e-file through an approved vendor using individual transactional agreements and credit card payment.

(d) Pro se litigants may utilize e-filing through a vendor on the internet by means of individual transactional agreements and credit card payment.

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The Vendor must issue a confirmation to the Subscriber showing the time and date of receipt, serving as proof of submission.

Upon receipt by the Vendor, and submission of an electronic document to the Clerk, the Vendor shall issue a confirmation to the Subscriber. The confirmation shall indicate the time and date of receipt and serve as proof that the document has been submitted to the Clerk.

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Pro se litigants may use e-filing through an internet vendor under individual transactional agreements with credit card payment.

Pro se litigants may utilize e-filing through a vendor on the internet by means of individual transactional agreements and credit card payment.

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The Clerk is required to provide free access to an e-file computer workstation during normal business hours.

(e) Without charge during normal business hours, the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall provide attorneys and parties in e-file cases access to an e-file computer workstation.

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The Clerk accepts and approves filings electronically through a Vendor or the Clerk's computer workstation.

The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall accept and approve filings electronically through a Vendor or through the Clerk's computer workstation.

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Approved eFileIL EFSPs are appointed as agents of the Clerk for electronic filing, receipt, service, and retrieval of pleadings and documents.

Approved EFSP’s for eFileIL and E-Filing vendor(s) with Electronic Information Project Agreements executed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court are hereby appointed to be the agent of the Clerk of the Circuit Court regarding electronic filing, receipt, service and/or retrieval of any pleading or document via the e-filing vendor system.

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Applies to

Court record

All electronic court records in the listed civil case types are designated the official court record.

This Court hereby authorizes all electronic court records to be the official court record. This includes all civil (AD, AR, CH, DC, DN, ED, EV, FA, FC, GC, GR, LA, LM, MH, MR, OP, PR, SC, and TX) case types.

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Judgment

Domestic Relations Judges will review and consider entering final judgments and parental allocation judgments submitted electronically, subject to specified conditions.

The Domestic Relations Judges will review and consider entering final judgments and parental allocation judgments presented to them electronically, subject to the following conditions:

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceeding documents

Notices of appeal and post-judgment enforcement documents may be e-filed and served per Supreme Court Rules.

Any notice of appeal and post judgment enforcement proceeding documents may be e-filed and served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules.

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Routine motion

Routine motions that require no notice may be dropped off with the Court any regular business day.

Routine Motions not requiring notice to any other person or party can be dropped off with the Court any day during regular business hours.

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E-filing is permitted for documents in sealed cases, and conventional paper filing is allowed when mandatory e-filing does not apply.

Documents in confidential, impounded, or sealed cases may be electronically filed. For cases not subject to mandatory E-Filing, documents may be submitted conventionally to the clerk’s office for filing.

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Physical exhibits

Physical items that can be represented by a photograph may be digitized and e-filed.

Physical items for which a photograph may be substituted may be electronically imaged and e-filed.

INFOCivil cases

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Proposed settlement documents

Parties and attorneys may email fully executed proposed settlement documents to the Court for the assigned Judge's review and possible entry.

Parties and their attorneys can email their fully executed proposed settlement documents to include the Judgment, Marital Settlement Agreement, Allocation Judgment and Parenting Plan (if applicable) and copy of the Certificate of Dissolution (half/sheet) to the Court for the assigned Judge’s review and possible entry.

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Applies to

Civil cases

All civil cases except Will Filing (WF) are authorized as permissible electronic filing case types.

This Court hereby authorizes all civil cases with the exception of WF (Will Filing) as permissible electronic filing case types.

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Applies to

Motion

Motions for permission to file physical items and their notices may be e-filed.

The Motion and Notice of Motion for permission to file any of these physical items may be done electronically.

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Each attorney must register with an approved e-filing vendor.

Each attorney shall register with an approved attorney legal e-filing vendor

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Pro se litigants may e-file through an internet vendor using individual transactional agreements and credit card payment.

Pro se litigants may utilize e-filing through a vendor on the internet by means of individual semi-annual transaction agreements and credit card payment.