Circuit Court of Effingham County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit) Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

The Clerk must reject a citation petition that is not accompanied by the proposed citation or proposed order.

If the petition is not accompanied by the proposed citation or the proposed order, the Clerk shall reject the petition.

WARNING

When no appeal is pending and no record action has occurred for six months, the Court may dismiss for want of prosecution, and the case may not be redocketed without good cause and leave of Court.

In all cases where no appeal is pending and there has been no action of record for a period of six (6) months, the Court may summarily dismiss the cause of action for want of prosecution and it shall not thereafter be redocketed without good cause shown and leave of Court.

WARNING

electronic filing shall be filed during the regular business hours of the Circuit Clerk of the county in which the document is filed.

electronic filing shall be filed during the regular business hours of the Circuit Clerk of the county in which the document is filed.

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A summary judgment motion may not be heard until at least ten days after service of the notice of motion under Supreme Court Rule 11.

(e) Summary Judgment: A motion for summary judgment will not be heard before ten (10) days after service of the notice of motion under Supreme Court Rule 11.

CRITICAL

Such cases shall not be redocketed if a motion to reinstate is not filed within thirty (30) days from the date of said notice.

Such cases shall not be redocketed if a motion to reinstate is not filed within thirty (30) days from the date of said notice.

CRITICAL

Required Financial Affidavits are due by the proposed-parenting-plan deadline or at least five days before the contested-issues hearing, whichever is sooner, unless the Court orders otherwise; an affidavit filed for temporary relief need not be refilled for permanent relief absent a substantial change.

(d) Time for Filing Financial Affidavits: Financial Affidavits, when required, shall be filed within the same time period set forth in 750 ILCS 5/602.10 for submitting proposed parenting plans, or at least five (5) days prior to the hearing on contested issues, whichever is sooner, or as otherwise ordered by the court. If such Affidavit has been filed for purposes of a hearing on temporary relief, an additional Affidavit need not be filed prior to hearing for permanent relief unless there has been a substantial change of anything included therein.

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Deadline

48 hours

Materials intended for court review at a remote hearing must be submitted at least 48 hours beforehand through the county e-filing system or a designated Dropbox account.

All proposed exhibits, proposed orders, fully signed agreed orders, agreements or stipulations, and all other documents that any party intends to present to the court for review or consideration shall be submitted at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled remote hearing through the county e-filing system or to a designated Dropbox account, as designated by the Court or the Circuit Clerk, as follows:

CRITICAL

The mediation status date must be set no later than seven weeks after the Mediation Order is issued.

A mediation status date will be set for no later than seven (7) weeks from the date the Mediation Order was issued.

CRITICAL

The parties must contact the mediator within seven days after entry of the Mediation Order to arrange mediation.

Parties must contact the mediator within seven (7) days of the entry of the Mediation Order to set up mediation.

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The Mediator Report must be filed before the status date and within 14 days after the last day of the mediation conference.

A Mediator Report, in compliance with 710 ILCS 35/7(b) must be filed prior to the status date and within fourteen (14) days after the last day of the mediation conference, and shall state the following:

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The final draft of each mediated agreement must be presented to the court within 28 days after mediation concludes.

The final draft of each mediated agreement shall be presented to the court within twenty-eight (28) days following conclusion of mediation.

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The mediator must file a report in the Chief Judge’s prescribed form within 14 days after mediation terminates.

Within fourteen (14) days after the termination of mediation for any reason, the mediator shall file with the court a report in a form prescribed by the Chief Judge as to whether or not an agreement was reached by the parties.

CRITICAL

Unless the Court excuses the requirement, the petitioner must file receipts for all sums spent within 30 days after the withdrawal order is entered.

Unless otherwise excused by the Court, within 30 days after entry of the order for withdrawal, the petitioner shall file receipts for all sums expended.

WARNING

The moving party must call a filed motion for hearing within 90 days of filing or the court may strike it or set it for hearing.

5-3 Failure to Call Motions for Hearing: The burden of calling for hearing any motion previously filed is on the party making the motion. If any such motion is not called for hearing within ninety (90) days from the date it is filed, the court may strike the motion or set the motion for hearing.

WARNING

A defendant may notify the Clerk in writing that the claim is contested at least five days before the summons appearance date.

Notify the Clerk of the Court, in writing at least five (5) days prior to the appearance date on the summons, that he or she wishes to contest the claim