Circuit Court of Grundy County, Illinois (13th Judicial Circuit) Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

The Clerk must place a file mark in the upper right-hand corner of the first page of each document presented.

Upon presentment to the Clerk, the Clerk shall place a file mark on the first page of each document in the upper right-hand corner.

CRITICAL

Pleadings must reserve at least a 2-by-2-inch space in the upper right portion of the first page for the Clerk’s file mark.

contain a space at least 2 by 2 inches at the upper right portion of the first page for the Clerk's file mark

CRITICAL

Pleadings must not contain a backing sheet.

shall not contain a backing sheet

CRITICAL

A pleading longer than one page must be stapled at both the upper right and upper left corners.

if such pleading contains more than one page, shall be stapled at the upper right and left corners.

CRITICAL

Documents must use only one side of each page, except forms and exhibits.

With the exception of forms and exhibits, only one side of each page shall be used.

CRITICAL

The required arrest-warrant warning in covered hearing notices must be in bold type or underlined.

Notices of hearing to discover assets, petitions for adjudication of contempt, and any other hearing where a warrant of arrest may issue for a party's failure to appear after receipt of notice shall, in addition to the time, date and place of hearing, include the following words in bold type or underlined: "Your failure to appear at this hearing may result in the issuance of a warrant for your arrest."

CRITICAL

Documents exceeding the file-size allowance must be divided into appropriately sized parts; each document is currently limited to 25 MB and each filing transaction to 35 MB, subject to possible increases as technology advances.

If a document exceeds the maximum size allowed, the filer will file multiple documents, each under the maximum file size. In such case, the filer will be responsible for dividing the document into appropriately sized parts. Currently the maximum file size allowed for each document is 25MB, with a total maximum size of all documents filed in one transaction at 35MB. Maximum file size allowances may increase as technology advances allow.

WARNING

Written interrogatories must be spaced to allow the answering party to write answers on them.

The interrogatories shall be reasonably spaced so as to permit the answering party to make his answer on the interrogatories served on him.

WARNING

Electronically filed pleadings must, to the extent practicable, follow the EFM’s formatting requirements.

All electronically filed pleadings shall, to the extent practicable, be formatted in accordance with the requirements set by the EFM.

WARNING

An attorney’s document that does not comply with applicable formatting requirements may be rejected.

Documents filed by attorneys that do not comply with the format specified by the applicable order, statute, or rule may be rejected.

WARNING

A noncompliant document filed by a pro se party must be reviewed by the court for acceptance before it is rejected.

Documents filed by pro se parties that do not comply with the format specified by the applicable order, statute, or rule shall be reviewed for acceptance by the court prior to rejection.