Judge Thomas J. Foster
Judge • Circuit Court of Gallatin County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)
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Applies court-wideCircuit Court of Gallatin County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit) publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 127 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
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- Written appearance
A party or attorney may not address the court before filing a written appearance.
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- Written appearance
A party or counsel must file an appearance containing their name, address, and telephone number and serve a copy on every other party who has appeared.
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- Written appearance
An acknowledgment of a pro se written appearance must state that the signer personally appeared and acknowledged the appearance as a free and voluntary act.
Service
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- Written appearance
A copy of the written appearance must be served on all other parties who have appeared, using the manner prescribed for serving pleadings.
The party seeking a motion hearing must give written notice to parties who have appeared and are not in default, and to parties whose time to appear has not expired.
Motion-hearing notice must be served in the manner and on the persons prescribed by Supreme Court Rule 11.
Filing Timing
All 17A summary-judgment motion may not be heard earlier than ten days after service of its notice of motion.
When the Clerk’s office is open, a complaint or petition seeking specified ex parte relief must be filed with the Clerk before application is made to a judge.
Discovery portions reasonably anticipated to be used at trial or needed for a motion must be filed at the start of trial or when the motion is filed.
Fees
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- Appearance
Local counsel who files the required written appearance does not owe an appearance fee.
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- Appearance
An attorney entering one appearance for multiple parties pays one appearance fee.
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- Appearance
Separate appearances for multiple parties require separate appearance fees, whether entered by the same or different counsel.
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