Circuit Court of Franklin County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit) Document Format Requirements
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Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings. This page is scoped to Circuit Court of Franklin County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit); use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 5, 2026CRITICAL
The main body of pleadings and other filed papers must be neatly typed or printed with spacing equivalent to at least double spacing, subject to the listed exclusions.
In all pleadings and other papers of any description whatever prepared for filing in all cases, civil or criminal, the main body thereof, exclusive of captions, signature and address blocks, indented quotations, verifications, acknowledgment and other similar parts thereof, shall be neatly typed or printed, with a space between lines at least equivalent to double-spaced typing.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 5, 2026CRITICAL
Pleadings and other papers in civil and criminal cases must be neatly typed or printed with at least double-spaced lines in the main body, while pro se parties may file neatly hand-printed pleadings and papers with similar spacing.
(a) Form of Pleadings and Other Papers. In all pleadings and other papers of any description whatever prepared for filing in all cases, civil or criminal, the main body thereof, exclusive of captions, signature and address blocks, indented quotations, verifications, acknowledgment, and other similar parts thereof, shall be neatly typed or printed, with a space between lines at least equivalent to double-spaced typing. Neatly hand-printed pleadings and papers, with similar spacing, may be filed by pro se parties.
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Neatly hand-printed pleadings and papers, with similar spacing, may be filed by pro se parties.
Summary: Pro se parties may file neatly hand-printed pleadings and papers with similar spacing.
What formatting rules apply to filings in Circuit Court of Franklin County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)?
Circuit Court of Franklin County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)'s formatting rule includes double spacing, the main body must be neatly typed or printed., and the spacing requirement excludes captions, signature and address blocks, indented quotations, verifications, acknowledgments, and similar parts.. The main body of pleadings and other filed papers must be neatly typed or printed with spacing equivalent to at least double spacing, subject to the listed exclusions.
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