18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County Filing Timing and Cure Windows

INFOCivil cases

E-filing vendor subscriber agreements must be reviewed and approved by the Chief Judge or designee and Circuit Clerk; vendors must give 30 calendar days' notice before agreement changes take effect.

The Chief Judge of the Court or his/her designee, in coordination with the Clerk of the Court, shall review and approve the terms of the subscriber agreement. The vendor shall provide at least thirty (30) days’ notice prior to the effective date of any subscriber agreement changes.

INFO

Filing a notice of appeal automatically tolls the time to file the report of proceedings until any scheduled waiver hearing is resolved.

Upon filing a notice of appeal, any hearing scheduled under this subpart shall automatically operate as an order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 323(e) to toll the time to file a report of proceedings in the reviewing court under Supreme Court Rule 326 until any hearing is resolved.

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A petition may be filed any time after limited custody, but the adjudicatory hearing is delayed until the applicable section 3-3 time period has expired.

A petition may be filed any time after the minor is taken into limited custody, but the adjudicatory hearing on such a petition will be delayed pending expiration of the applicable time-period under section 3-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. 705 ILCS 405/3-3.

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If an automatic status date falls on a day the Court is not in session, the status is set for the next court day.

In the event an automatic status date falls on a date when the Court is not in session, the status will be set for the next court day.

INFO

The Clerk sets a status date approximately 60 days from receipt of a transferred case file.

In addition, the Clerk of the Court shall set a status date approximately sixty days from the date of receipt of the file in the courtroom to which the case is assigned.

INFO

A supplemental petition may be filed without leave of court within fourteen days after the original petition, with notice to all parties and DCFS.

Within the fourteen (14) day period following the filing of the original petition, any party may file a supplemental petition without leave of court. Notice shall be given to all parties and the Department of Children and Family Services.

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The arbitration panel must render its decision and enter an award on the same day as the hearing.

The panel shall render its decision and enter an award on the same day of the hearing.

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Probate cases receive an automatic status date one year from filing.

All Probate (PR) cases shall be given an automatic status date one (1) year from the date of filing, returnable at the time normally set for hearing such cases.

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Calendar days are used for calculating time frames for filing requests and objections under the Policy for Extended Media Coverage.

Calendar days shall be used for the purpose of calculating the time frames for the filing of requests and objections contained in the Policy for Extended Media Coverage in the Circuit Court of Illinois.

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For cases transferred from another county, the Clerk must set a status date approximately 60 days from receipt of the file and send notice of that date to all parties who have appeared.

In addition, the Clerk of the Court shall set a status date approximately sixty days from the date of receipt of the file in the courtroom to which the case is assigned. The Clerk shall send notice to all parties who have appeared of that status date.

INFO

Calendar days are used for calculating time frames for extended media coverage requests and objections.

Calendar days shall be used for the purpose of calculating the time frames for the filing of requests and objections contained in the Policy for Extended Media Coverage in the Circuit Court of Illinois.

CRITICALCivil cases

Written settlement or dispositive orders must be submitted on or before the scheduled mediation conference status date, with immediate notice to the Judge and Program.

Upon settlement of any mediation case pending before the Court, the parties shall immediately notify the Judge in writing and submit the written settlement or other dispositive order on or before the scheduled mediation conference status date.

CRITICAL

Each party shall comply with the provisions of Supreme Court Rule 222. Within 60 days after the filing of an appearance

Each party shall comply with the provisions of Supreme Court Rule 222. Within 60 days after the filing of an appearance

CRITICAL

In jury cases subject to arbitration, a case management conference is not required unless the arbitration award is rejected, in which case the conference must be held within 45 days of the rejection filing.

Injury cases subject to mandatory arbitration (AR), a case management conference is not required unless and until a rejection of the arbitration award is filed pursuant to Court Rule 93. A case management conference shall be held within forty-five (45) days of the rejection filing.

WARNING

The clerk must schedule a turnover date on the judge's calendar of the issuing a Wage Deduction Summons must be at least 21 days from the return date, unless creditor specifically may waive the turnover date.

At the time of issuance of a Wage Deduction Summons this the Circuit Court Clerk shall set a set turnover date on the calendar of the assigned judge, unless the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney specifically requests that no “turnover date” be set. The “turnover date” shall be at least twenty-four (21) days, but not in any case date from the return date of the summons.

WARNING

Any motion not called for hearing within 60 days of filing may be stricken by motion or by the Court without notice.

If motion was not called for hearing within sixty (60) days of filing it may be stricken upon motion, or by one's own motion by the Court, without notice to any party.

INFOCivil cases

The Court will continue the case to a specific date for the purpose of filing the financial institution voucher.

(h) The Court shall continue the case to a specific date for the purpose of filing a specific date for the purpose of having a voucher from the financial institution filed.