Circuit Court of Henry County, Illinois (14th Judicial Circuit) Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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The Chairperson must present the award to the Arbitration Administrator, who must then file it with the Circuit Court Clerk.

The Chairperson shall present the award to the Arbitration Administrator who shall then file same with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

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If the Clerk’s Office is open, the specified complaint or petition must be filed there before applying to a judge for the requested ex parte relief or order.

Every complaint or petition upon which it is sought to obtain ex parte, an order for the appointment of a receiver or a temporary restraining order, for a preliminary injunction, for an order of protection, or for an order of ne exeat republica shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk if that office is open before application to a judge for the order.

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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.

Upon the return date of the summons and the court finding that all parties have appeared the court shall assign an arbitration hearing date on the earliest available date thereafter, provided that not less than sixty (60) days written notice be given to the parties or their attorneys of record.

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

However, unless otherwise ordered by the court, the parties shall file with the court their initial disclosure under Supreme Court Rule 222 within fourteen (14) days of the first return court appearance date.

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

The panel shall render its decision and enter an award on the same day of the hearing.

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The mediator must file the report with the Circuit Court Clerk within 14 days after the last day of the mediation conference.

(j) Report of Mediator. The mediator shall report to the court in writing whether or not an agreement was reached by the parties, within fourteen (14) days after the last day of the mediation conference. The report shall designate, "full agreement," "partial agreement" or "no agreement." This report shall be signed by the mediator and shall be filed with the Circuit Court Clerk within fourteen (14) days after the last day of mediation conference.

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The mediator must report the existence of a signed or transcribed agreement to the court without comment within ten days.

The mediator shall report the existence of the signed or transcribed agreement to the court without comment within ten (10) days thereof.

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Unless the Court orders otherwise, summary-judgment and involuntary-dismissal motions must be filed no later than 90 days before trial.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, and pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 191, motions for summary judgment under section 2-1005 of the Code of Civil Procedure and motions for involuntary dismissal under section 2-619 of the Code of Civil Procedure must be filed not later than 90 days before the trial date.

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The hearing on a covered summary-judgment or involuntary-dismissal motion must be set at least 60 days before trial.

The date for hearing of such motion shall be set for a date not less than 60 days prior to the date of trial.

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Deadline

4 court days

In an action with an ordered pre-trial conference, the required pre-trial documents must be filed and served at least four court days before the conference.

In actions in which a pre-trial conference is ordered, the attorneys for each of the parties and each litigant not represented by an attorney shall file and serve such pre-trial typewritten documents required by the trial judge in the form required by the Court at least four court days prior to the conference.

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Unless otherwise ordered, evidence depositions and a typed index identifying the page and line of each unresolved objection must be presented to the trial judge at least ten days before the pre-trial conference.

Unless otherwise ordered, all evidence depositions shall be presented to the trial judge no later than ten (10) days prior to the pre-trial conference together with a typed index showing page and line of any unresolved objections.

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Motions in limine and responses must be filed four days before the pre-trial conference.

All motions in limine and responses to motions in limine shall be filed with the Court four days prior to the pre-trial conference, with copies served upon opposing counsel or to any party not represented by an attorney not later than seven days prior to the final pre-trial conference.

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Unless the Court orders otherwise, the first report is due by the first Monday of the month following one year after Letters of Office issue, and later reports are due annually until the estate closes.

The first such report or account shall be due, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, by the first Monday of the month following one year from the issuance of Letters of Office. Thereafter, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, an annual report or account will be due on each anniversary or until the estate is closed.

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Deadline

2 court days

The petitioner must complete and file the documents no later than two court days before the hearing.

Petitioner shall complete and file the document(s) no later than two court days prior to the hearing date,

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Deadline

20 business days

The mediator must prepare and file the prescribed Mediator's Report within 20 business days after mediation ends and, if ordered mediation remains pending, every 90 days from entry of the initial appointment order.

(i) Mediators Report. The mediator shall prepare and file a Mediator's Report on the prescribed form within twenty (20) business days of the termination of mediation and, if the ordered mediation has not yet been terminated, every ninety (90) days from the entry of the initial Order appointing the Mediator.

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For each case, the mediator must prepare a statistical report on the prescribed form and file it at least quarterly with the Court Administrator.

(ii) Statistics. The mediator shall prepare a statistical report for each case on the prescribed form and file them at least quarterly with the Court Administrator.

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The parties or their attorneys, if applicable, must present each mediated agreement to the court within 30 days after the final Mediator's Report is filed.

(A) Presentation of Order. Each mediated agreement shall be presented by the parties or their attorneys (if applicable) to the court within 30 days following the filing of the final Mediator's Report.

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The respondent may file a written answer specifying denied allegations and any affirmative defenses no later than three days before the hearing.

No later than three (3) days prior to the hearing, the respondent may file a written answer denying, with specificity, any of the allegations together with any affirmative defense.

WARNING

An attorney of record or unrepresented party may schedule a written motion to remove a case from the strike list for hearing on or before the strike day.

On or before the strike day, any attorney of record or party not represented by an attorney may schedule for hearing before the judge who is designated in the "strike list" notice, or that judge's designee, a written motion to remove the case from the strike list.

WARNING

An applicant denied inclusion on or removed from the approved list may appeal in writing to the Circuit Court Advisory Committee within 10 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 Circuit Court Advisory Committee.