15th Judicial Circuit Court, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

The Clerk must not file documents received by fax unless a Supreme Court Rule or the Court authorizes it.

The Clerk shall not file documents received by facsimile transmission unless otherwise authorized by Supreme Court Rule or the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Settlement memorandum

Settlement memoranda must not be filed with the Clerk.

Unless the parties agree that the memoranda may be submitted to the Court confidentially, the party preparing a memorandum shall serve the memorandum on all other attorneys or SRLs but shall not file the memorandum with the Clerk.

CRITICAL

The Clerk may not file faxed documents unless a Supreme Court Rule or the Court authorizes it.

The Clerk shall not file documents received by facsimile transmission unless otherwise authorized by Supreme Court Rule or the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Wills and other testamentary documents

Wills and other testamentary documents cannot be accepted for electronic filing.

Wills and other testamentary documents shall not be accepted for electronic filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Application for waiver of court fees

A court-fee waiver application in a civil action must be e-filed unless the Court excuses e-filing.

An Application for Waiver of Court Fees in a civil action shall be in writing, on the form adopted by the Illinois Supreme Court, and signed by the applicant or, in the case of a minor or an incompetent adult, by another person having knowledge of the facts, and shall be e-filed in accordance with the Rules, unless e-filing is excused by the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pleading or document required to be filed by Conventional Filing

The e-filing program must not prevent conventional filing of any pleading or document required to be filed conventionally.

At no time shall the E-filing program prevent or exclude the ability to file any pleading or document that is required to be filed by Conventional Filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Testamentary document

Wills and other testamentary documents may not be filed electronically.

Wills and other testamentary documents shall not be accepted for electronic filing.

CRITICAL

Electronic filing is required in civil cases except as otherwise provided by the rules.

Except as otherwise set forth in these Rules and the Supreme Court Rules, the Court requires electronic filing in all civil cases.

CRITICAL

A user must register with the Clerk and an authorized e-filing vendor before e-filing.

Before E-filing any document, a user must register with the Clerk and the Court’s authorized E-filing Vendor.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil case filings

Electronic filing is required in all civil cases unless these Rules or the Supreme Court Rules provide otherwise.

Except as otherwise set forth in these Rules and the Supreme Court Rules, the Court requires electronic filing in all civil cases.

CRITICAL

All Filers must be registered through their Vendor.

All Filers shall be registered through their Vendor.

CRITICAL

Attorney registration must include the listed firm, attorney, contact, and filing-fee payment information.

Attorneys must register with the Clerk and shall at a minimum provide the following information: firm name; attorney names and ARDC registration numbers; address; phone number; e-mail address for E-service; staff contact information; and an approved method for paying filing fees.

CRITICAL

Users must register with the Clerk and the Court’s authorized E-filing Vendor before electronically filing any document.

Before E-filing any document, a user must register with the Clerk and the Court’s authorized E-filing Vendor.

WARNING

Discovery materials listed in the rule generally must not be filed with the Clerk, except requests to admit and their answers or responses.

Pursuant to S. Ct. R. 201(m), and unless otherwise ordered by the Court, depositions, interrogatories, requests to produce or inspect, answers, responses, and other similar discovery documents shall not be filed with the Clerk. This Rule does not apply to requests to admit facts or the genuineness of documents or the answers or responses to those requests.

WARNING

Applies to

Unapproved case or document type

The Clerk may reject an electronically filed case or document type that has not been approved.

Any unapproved case or document type filed electronically by a Filer may be rejected by the Clerk.

WARNING

Applies to

Written appearance

An SRL may e-file an appearance; if it is not e-filed, the SRL must sign it and have the signature acknowledged by an authorized person.

If the appearance is not e-filed, the SRL must sign the appearance, and the SRL’s signature must be acknowledged before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths under Illinois law.

WARNING

Discovery exhibits, reports, and other materials submitted in response to court discovery orders must not be filed with the Clerk.

The Clerk shall not accept for filing any exhibits, reports, or other materials in response to discovery orders entered by the Court.

WARNING

Attorneys and self-represented litigants in e-filed cases must have access to a free e-filing workstation during normal business hours.

The Clerk shall provide attorneys and SRLs in e-filed cases access to an e-file computer workstation. The E-filing workstation shall be available during normal business hours and without charge.

WARNING

The Clerk must accept and approve electronic filings made through a Vendor or the Clerk’s computer workstation.

The Clerk shall accept and approve filings electronically, through a Vendor or through the Clerk’s computer workstation.

WARNING

The Clerk may reject an electronically filed case or document type that has not been approved.

Any unapproved case or document type filed electronically by a Filer may be rejected by the Clerk.

WARNING

The e-filing program must not prevent conventional filing when conventional filing is required.

At no time shall the E-filing program prevent or exclude the ability to file any pleading or document that is required to be filed by Conventional Filing.

WARNING

When the Court excuses a party from e-filing, the Clerk must scan that party’s conventionally filed documents into the electronic file.

If the Court excuses a party from the obligation to electronically file documents, the Clerk shall scan documents filed by Conventional Filing by that party into the electronic file.

INFO

Self-represented litigants may e-file through a Vendor as prescribed by the Clerk.

SRLs may utilize E-filing through a Vendor in the manner prescribed by the Clerk.

INFO

With the specified approval, the Court may authorize or require e-filing in additional case types by written order, and the Clerk directs any phased implementation.

With approval of the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, the Court by written administrative order may authorize or require electronic filing of additional types of cases. The Clerk shall direct any phasing in of case types.

INFO

Electronic filings may be submitted through a vendor or the Clerk’s computer workstation.

The Clerk shall accept and approve filings electronically, through a Vendor or through the Clerk’s computer workstation.

INFO

When the Court excuses a party from e-filing, the Clerk must scan that party’s conventionally filed documents into the electronic file.

If the Court excuses a party from the obligation to electronically file documents, the Clerk shall scan documents filed by Conventional Filing by that party into the electronic file.

INFO

The Clerk must provide attorneys and SRLs in e-filed cases free access to an e-filing workstation during normal business hours.

The Clerk shall provide attorneys and SRLs in e-filed cases access to an e-file computer workstation. The E-filing workstation shall be available during normal business hours and without charge.

INFO

Self-represented litigants may e-file through a vendor as prescribed by the Clerk.

SRLs may utilize E-filing through a Vendor in the manner prescribed by the Clerk.