Circuit Court of Edwards County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit) Electronic Filing Rules

Applies to

Document received by fax

The Clerk will not file documents received by facsimile unless a Supreme Court Rule authorizes it.

The Clerk of the Court shall not file documents received by facsimile transmission unless otherwise authorized by Supreme Court Rule.

Noncompliant summonses, notices, and court orders setting court dates are subject to e-file rejection.

Summonses, notices, and court orders setting court dates that are not in compliance with this provision shall be subject to e-file rejection.

The clerk may not file documents received by fax unless a Supreme Court Rule authorizes it.

The Clerk of the Court shall not file documents received by facsimile transmission unless otherwise authorized by Supreme Court Rule

During family mediation, pleadings on mediated issues require leave of court, except for the listed mediation documents, agreed pleadings, qualifying sworn endangerment pleadings, withdrawal motions, and discovery requests and responses.

During this period, no pleadings related to issues to be mediated shall be filed without leave of court except: (a) Documents required for mediation; (b) Pleadings as to which stipulation is being made or agreement have been reached; (c) Sworn pleadings based upon asserted present or threatened serious endangerment to the physical or emotional health of the minor(s) or a party to the litigation based upon asserted facts or circumstances which have arisen subsequent to entry of the Mediation Order or of which the pleading party could not have known prior to entry of said order; (d) Motions for leave to withdraw as counsel for a party; and (e) Discovery requests and responses.