Circuit Court of Jackson County, Illinois (1st Judicial Circuit) Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Statement of case and witness list

The statement of the case and witness list must be e-filed before the final pretrial.

A statement of the case and a list of witnesses shall be efiled with the Court prior to the final pretrial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Evidence depositions and exhibits

Evidence depositions and exhibits must be submitted electronically through the Court's e-file system.

All evidence depositions and exhibits are to be submitted electronically through the Court's efile system.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Counsel and self-represented litigants must submit proposed orders through Odyssey at least three days before a hearing or bring paper copies to the hearing.

5. Counsel and Self Represented Litigants shall electronically submit proposed Orders through Odyssey at least 3 days prior to said Hearing, or bring paper copies to the Hearing.

CRITICAL

Pleadings, exhibits, and proposed orders must be submitted electronically through the Circuit Clerk's office, except when the requirement has been waived for a self-represented litigant.

All pleadings, exhibits and proposed orders are to be submitted electronically through the Circuit Clerk's office; unless as a self represented litigant said requirement has been waived.

CRITICAL

Pleadings, motions, and other papers must be filed in person or by mail.

All pleadings, motions, and other papers shall be filed in person or via mail.

CRITICAL

Facsimile filing is prohibited.

Facsimile filing is not authorized.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Discovery materials

The specified interrogatories, answers, document discovery, and depositions must not be filed with the clerk.

Interrogatories under Supreme Court Rules 213 and 220, and the answers thereto, discovery of documents and other materials under Supreme Court Rule 214, and depositions under Supreme Court Rules 206 and 207 shall be served with proof of service upon other counsel or parties, but shall not be filed with the clerk of the court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Requests for admission and responses

Requests for admission of fact or document genuineness and their responses under Supreme Court Rule 216 must be filed of record.

Requests for admission of fact, requests for admission of the genuineness of documents, and the responses thereto pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 216 are not affected by this rule, and shall be filed of record.

CRITICAL

Civil-case documents must be electronically filed with the clerk using a Supreme Court of Illinois-approved system unless an exemption applies.

Unless exempt as provided in paragraph (c), all documents in civil cases shall be electronically filed with the clerk of court using an electronic filing system approved by the Supreme Court of Illinois.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Certification for exemption from e filing

A Certification for Exemption From E-filing shall be filed with the court-in person or by mail-and include a certification under section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The court shall provide, and parties shall be required to use, a standardized form expressly titled "Certification for Exemption From E-filing" adopted by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice.

A Certification for Exemption From E-filing shall be filed with the court-in person or by mail-and include a certification under section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The court shall provide, and parties shall be required to use, a standardized form expressly titled "Certification for Exemption From E-filing" adopted by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pleadings, exhibits, and proposed orders

Pleadings, exhibits, and proposed orders must be submitted electronically through the Circuit Clerk's office, unless the requirement has been waived for a self-represented litigant.

17. All pleadings, exhibits and proposed orders are to be submitted electronically through the Circuit Clerk's office; unless as a self represented litigant said requirement has been waived.

WARNING

Electronic filing is authorized where adopted by a county and approved by the Chief Judge.

Electronic filing shall be authorized as adopted by the various counties and approved by the Chief Judge.