Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Frank R. Fuhr

Judge • Circuit Court of Henry County, Illinois (14th Judicial Circuit)

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Motion Or Supporting Or Opposing Writing
10 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Contested Motion

  • Not Less Than 10 Days Before Hearing

Courtesy copies

  • 1 copy • Hand Delivery • Same Day As Filing

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason For RequestProposed Rescheduled Date

Communication

Court-wide
Phone
Scheduling

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Circuit Court of Henry County, Illinois (14th Judicial Circuit) publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 173 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Motion

    Except in traffic cases, parties seeking relief must request it by written motion.

  • Applies to
    Expungement request form

    Do not list convictions in the expungement section.

  • Applies to
    Expungement request form

    List all eligible arrests or charges on your record.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Motion

    Except in traffic cases, a party seeking relief must send a copy of its motion with notice to all other parties of record.

  • Applies to
    Motion

    When a party is identified as the People of the State of Illinois, the notice and motion must be sent to the Henry County State's Attorney's office.

  • Applies to
    Motion and notice of hearing

    The motion and hearing notice must be served on other parties’ counsel and pro se parties, and provided to the Supervising Judge for Arbitration’s calendar and the Arbitration Administrator.

Filing Timing

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  • After all parties have appeared, the court assigns the earliest available arbitration hearing date and must provide at least 60 days’ written notice.

  • Unless the court orders otherwise, parties must file their Rule 222 initial disclosures within 14 days of the first return court appearance date.

  • The panel must render its decision and enter the award on the day of the hearing.

Formatting

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  • All citations must conform to Supreme Court Rule 6.

  • Margins
    top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

    Submitted documents must be double-spaced, have at least one-inch margins on every side, and use type no smaller than 12 characters per inch; noncompliance may justify refusal to consider the document.

  • Witness lists provided under this requirement must be typewritten.

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