18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
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Pre-motion conference and letter requirements before filing motions, including sequential steps. This page is scoped to 18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Except for emergency matters, motions must be previously scheduled for hearing with the Court or Court’s secretary before being heard.
Source text: With the exception of emergency matters, no motion shall be heard unless previously scheduled for hearing with the Court or with the Court’s secretary.
Petitioners seeking default by publication must first obtain leave of court.
Source text: (b) If the petitioner is seeking a default by way of publication, the petitioner must first seek leave of court in order to do so.
Adoption, arbitration, family, mental health, and other specified case categories are exempt from Initial Case Management Conference requirements.
Source text: The following case categories are excepted from the “Initial Case Management Conference” requirement under Supreme Court Rule 218(A): (1) Adoption (AD) (2) Arbitration (AR) – Non-Jury (3) Family (FA) (4) Mental Health (MH) (5) Miscellaneous Remedy (MR) (6) Governmental Corporation (GC) (7) Order of Protection (OP) (8) Ordinance Violation (OV) (9) Probate (PR) (10) Small Claims (SC) (11) Tax (TX)
Does 18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?
18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. Except for emergency matters, motions must be previously scheduled for hearing with the Court or Court’s secretary before being heard.
Does 18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?
18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. Adoption, arbitration, family, mental health, and other specified case categories are exempt from Initial Case Management Conference requirements.
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