Judge Jo Beth Weber
Judge • Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideCircuit Court of Jefferson County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit) publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 122 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
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- Appearance
A party or counsel must file a written appearance containing the required contact information, serve it on parties who have appeared, and file it before addressing the court.
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- Appearance
If any party enters his appearance in writing without further pleading, such appearance shall comply with Rule 5(a), and shall be acknowledged before a person authorized to administer oaths under the laws of the State of Illinois. Any such acknowledgment shall include a statement by the acknowledging officer that the person who signed such entry of appearance personally appeared before the officer and acknowledged such entry of appearance as the signer's free and voluntary act. If any such entry of appearance or acknowledgment contains any waiver of notice or consent to immediate hearing, the entry of appearance shall set forth that the appearing party has received a copy of any pleading seeking relief with respect to him. A copy of any such pleading shall be attached to the entry of appearance and shall be made a part thereof, except in cases where a statute or rule provides a particular form of appearance, in which case the statutory form shall suffice.
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- Motion
An out-of-state attorney seeking to appear for another in this circuit must obtain a pro hac vice admission order before filing the appearance, on a motion by local counsel or an unrepresented party accompanied by the attorney’s affidavit and disclosure of prior Illinois cases.
Filing Timing
All 25Objections to an order to show cause must be filed at least 48 hours before the hearing, unless the court orders otherwise.
The moving party must file the matrimonial affidavit before any hearing, except when emergency relief is sought or the court directs otherwise for good cause.
The moving party must file the affidavit at the pretrial conference, at least three days before a contested hearing, or with a petition for ex parte relief, unless the court orders otherwise.
Service
All 20- Applies to
- Appearance
A copy of a written appearance must be served on all other parties who have appeared, using the method prescribed for service of pleadings.
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- Notice of hearing
The party seeking a hearing must give written notice to parties who have appeared and are not in default, and to parties whose time to appear has not expired.
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- Notice of hearing
Motion notice must be served in the manner and on the persons prescribed by Supreme Court Rule 11.
Fees
All 9- Applies to
- Appearance
One appearance fee is due when an attorney enters a single appearance for multiple parties; separate appearances require separate fees.
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- Appearance
A person cited in the specified supplementary proceedings is not required to pay an appearance fee.
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- Appearance
The appearance fee must be paid when the party first appears and submitted with the written appearance.
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