7th Judicial Circuit Court, Greene County, Illinois Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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A motion must be filed with the Circuit Clerk, if the office is open, before an application is made to a judge for an order.

Every motion shall be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, if that office is open, before application to a judge for an order.

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The venue-waiver motion must be filed with the initial pleading and heard and ruled on before any other issue is taken up.

In any case brought pursuant to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act where neither petitioner nor respondent resides in the county; where the initial pleading is filed, counsel for the petitioner shall file with said pleading a written motion, which shall be set for hearing and ruled upon before any other issue is taken up, advising that the forum selected is not one of proper venue and seeking an appropriate order from the court allowing a waiver of the venue requirements of the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, 750 ILCS 5/104.

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Status reports must be submitted to the court no less than 30 days after the initial case management conference.

The court shall monitor each party’s participation in mediation through the use of status reports to certify participation, which status reports are to be submitted to the court no less than 30 days after the initial case management conference.

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If no appeal is filed, the Clerk must send notice about release of admitted exhibits 60 days after final judgment.

Sixty (60) days after entry of final judgment, if no appeal has been filed, the Clerk of the Court shall send notice to all attorneys of record or to the party pro se stating that all exhibits received into evidence shall be released to the party offering said exhibits.

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The objection must be filed within three days of receiving notice of the request for extended media coverage.

3. This objection is filed within three (3) days of receiving notice of the request for extended media coverage.

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The completed initial case management order must be submitted at the conclusion of the initial case management conference.

At the conclusion of the initial case management conference, the parties shall submit to the court a completed initial case management order in a form consistent with Appendix A to these rules, which shall provide, at a minimum, the following:

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The parties must file the witness list at least three days before the hearing.

Witness Lists: At least three (3) days prior to a hearing, the parties shall file a list containing names and e-mail addresses of the attorneys, parties, and witnesses (if any) who will attend the hearing.

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Proof of service of the post-hearing notice must be filed with the clerk within two days after the hearing.

c. If a motion is heard without prior notice under this rule, written notice of the hearing of the motion showing the title and number of the action, the name of the judge who heard the motion, date of the hearing, and the order of the court thereof, whether granted or denied, shall be served by the party obtaining the order upon all parties not theretofore found by the court to be in default for failure to plead and proof of service thereof shall be filed with the clerk within two (2) days after the hearing. Notice shall be given in the manner and to the persons described in Supreme Court Rule 11.

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The required financial affidavit must be filed with the clerk no later than the initial case management conference, absent good cause.

In all proceedings involving petitions for attorney's fees, court costs, maintenance, support and/or children and modification of any previous orders relating thereto, an affidavit of the parties showing, at a minimum, current income and debts, assets and liabilities shall be filed with the clerk at or before the initial case management conference, except for good cause shown.

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The summons used by the court requires an appearance within 30 days after service.

A summons requiring appearance within 30 days after service as set forth in Supreme Court Rule 101(d) will be utilized by this court.

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The judge must hear and decide all party objections before the proceedings begin.

(f) Discretion of the Judge. All party objections shall be heard and decided by the judge prior to the commencement of the proceedings.

CRITICALCivil cases

Approved mediators must complete the required continuing education and provide evidence of completion every two years.

Approved mediators are required to complete ten (10) hours of circuit approved continuing education every two (2) years of which two (2) hours must cover domestic violence issues and provide evidence of completion to the Chief/Presiding Judge every two (2) years.

CRITICALCivil cases

An appeal of denial or removal from the court-approved list must be made within ten days.

An applicant denied inclusion on or removed from the court-approved list may appeal the decision in writing within ten (10) days to the Chief Judge or his/her designee.

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The notice must advise that unclaimed exhibits will be subject to a disposal order if not claimed within 30 days.

The notice shall advise the attorneys or parties that if the exhibits are not claimed within 30 days of the Clerk's notice, an order disposing of all exhibits shall be signed by the trial judge or, if unavailable, the Presiding Judge of the County.

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Deadline

3 business days

An opposing party who wants to participate remotely must inform the Clerk of the Court at least three full business days before the hearing and provide an email address or, if none, a telephone number.

If an opposing party has not appeared and/or the party providing Notice does not have an opposing party's e-mail address or telephone number, the Notice shall also inform the opposing party that the party may participate in the hearing personally at the designated time and place, and alternatively, that if the party prefers to participate in the hearing remotely, the party should inform the Clerk of the Court at least three (3) full business day before the hearing of the party's desire to participate remotely and provide the Clerk the party's e-mail address or, if none, a telephone number. The Clerk will then forward that information to the presiding judge.

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A party who appears without service of summons must plead within the same time that would apply if summons had been served on the appearance date.

A party who appears without having been served with summons is required to plead within the same time as if served with summons on the day he appears.

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A party objecting to expanded media coverage must file a written objection stating the reasons at least three days before the proceeding.

A party objecting to expanded media coverage shall file a written objection, stating the reasons, at least three (3) days before commencement of the proceeding.

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The request is to be filed at least fourteen in advance of the proceeding; if filed less than fourteen in advance, the request must state why.

- 4. This request for extended media coverage is filed: _____ at least fourteen (14) in advance of the proceeding identified above; or _____ less than fourteen (14) in advance of the proceeding identified above because: _____ _____

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A party's objection must be filed at least three days before the proceedings begin.

3. The objection is filed at least three (3) days prior to commencement of the proceedings for which extended media coverage has been requested.

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Motions seeking the specified child-interest or parental-responsibility evaluations must be made at the earliest practical opportunity.

Motions that seek an evaluation of a child’s interests pursuant to 750 ILCS 5/604.10 or an investigation and report concerning parental responsibility pursuant to 750 ILCS 5/604.10 shall be made at the earliest practical opportunity.

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The objection must be filed with the Clerk before the witness’s testimony begins.

4. This objection is filed with the Clerk of the Court prior to the commencement of my testimony.

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The media coordinator must notify the judge at least 14 days before the proceeding, or as soon as practicable if it was scheduled less than 14 days in advance; the court may extend or reduce the notice period by order.

The media coordinator shall inform the judge at least 14 days in advance of the time the proceeding is scheduled to begin, but these times may be extended or reduced by court order. When the proceeding is not scheduled at least 14 days in advance, however, the media coordinator shall give notice of the request as soon as practicable after the proceeding is scheduled.

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An affidavit may not be filed with the court or counsel if it was executed more than 14 days before the hearing at which it is tendered.

No affidavit may be filed with the court or counsel if executed more than 14 days prior to the date of any hearing in which said affidavit is tendered.

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Deadline

2 court days

A motion generally may not be scheduled for hearing fewer than two court days after effective service, unless the Court allows it in its discretion.

d. No motion, unless allowed within the discretion of the Court, may be scheduled for hearing less than two (2) court days after the effective date of service as described in Supreme Court Rule 12.

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The final pre-trial memorandum must be presented to the court before commencement of trial.

Prior to the commencement of trial, the parties shall present to the court a final pre-trial memorandum, which includes, at a minimum, the following, in a form that substantially complies with Appendix B1 (with children) and Appendix B2 (without children).

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An objection must be filed as soon as practicable and noticed for hearing before the scheduled remote hearing.

Objections. If any party objects to conducting the noticed hearing remotely or to the platform designated, that party, as soon as practicable, shall file the party's objection in writing and notice the objection for hearing before the noticed remote hearing.

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A witness's objection must be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court before the matter begins.

4. I understand that this objection must be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court prior to the beginning of the matter.

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A mediating party may move to vacate a provisional order, with an affidavit asserting one of the specified grounds, within 21 days after the Clerk transmits the order; the judge may then vacate it and resume mediation.

h. While a provisional order shall not be effective until co-entry as provided below, the terms and conditions contained in said order shall be irrevocable by the parties pending action by the referring judge pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph i below; provided, however, that the mediating judge may, in his or her discretion, vacate a provisional order or any portion thereof, and resume judicial mediation for such period as said judge determines, upon the basis of motion and affidavit filed by a mediating party within 21 days after the Clerk’s transmittal of such provisional order and asserting evidentiary facts indicating that (1) the affiant misunderstood substantial practical or legal implications of the agreement forming the basis of such order or (2) there exists as to the agreement underlying the provisional order grounds recognized under Illinois law for rescission of a contract.

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An applicant may appeal a denial or removal in writing within ten days.

An applicant denied inclusion on or removed from the court-approved list may appeal the decision in writing within ten (10) days to the Chief Judge or his/her designee.

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A case management conference must be held no later than 30 days after mediation is completed.

A case management conference shall be held not later than 30 days after mediation has been completed.

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The Sheriff and Clerk must certify to the court within 14 days that destruction is complete.

Within 14 days the Sheriff and Clerk shall certify to the court that the destruction has been completed.

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File requests for extended media coverage as soon as practicable and at least 7 days before the proceeding, unless the court prescribes shorter notice or the proceeding was scheduled less than 7 days in advance.

(b) Requests. All requests for extended media coverage shall be filed with the circuit clerk as soon as practicable, but not less than 7 days in advance of the time the proceeding sought to be covered is scheduled to begin. Requests may be made on shorter notice as the court may prescribe or when a proceeding is not scheduled at least 7 days in advance (for example, an initial appearance in a criminal proceeding or a temporary restraining order in a civil proceeding).

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When the stated agreement and best-interest conditions are met, the mediating judge must enter and file a provisional order within 21 days after mediation, containing the positively approved agreed terms and identifying issues without such agreement or finding.

g. In cases in which agreement has been reached on all or some qualifying issues and the mediating judge has found that agreement on at least one such issue could reasonably be in the best interest of the child or children, the mediating judge shall, within 21 days after conclusion of a mediation, enter and file in the pending case a provisional order which shall contain the agreed terms and conditions with which the mediating judge has made positive finding and shall also specify issues as to which agreement was either not reached or was not the subject of positive finding by the mediating judge.

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Witness objections to extended media coverage must be filed before the proceeding begins.

All witnesses shall be advised by counsel proposing to introduce their testimony of their right to object to extended media coverage, and all objections by witnesses shall be filed prior to the commencement of the proceeding.

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If the attorneys do not agree to a witness appearing by video, the party calling the witness must file a motion at least 14 days before the hearing or trial.

If there is no agreement among the attorneys for a witness to appear by video, it is the responsibility of the litigant or attorney calling the witness to file a motion to allow the video appearance of a witness(es) at least 14 days in advance of the hearing/trial.

WARNING

The moving party is responsible for calling a filed motion for hearing; if it is not called within 90 days of filing, the court may strike it without notice.

4. Failure to Call Motion to Hearing. The burden of calling for hearing any motion previously filed is on the party making the motion. The court may at any time on its own motion set any such motion for hearing. 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 without notice.

WARNING

A party should file a written objection stating its reasons within 3 days after receiving notice, subject to any different timing or oral objection allowed by the court.

Any party that objects to extended media coverage should file a written objection, stating the reasons, within 3 days of receiving notice of the request. Objections may be made outside the 3-day window as the court prescribes. The court may also allow oral objections.

WARNING

A witness may object in writing or orally before testifying and as soon as practicable.

Witnesses may file a written objection or make an oral objection to extended media coverage prior to testifying and as soon as practicable.

WARNINGCivil cases

An appeal of removal must be made within ten days of the removal decision.

A removed guardian ad litem, child representative, or attorney for children may appeal the decision in writing within ten (10) days to the Chief Judge who shall decide the appeal after allowing the individual an opportunity to be heard.