7th Judicial Circuit Court, Macoupin County, Illinois Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

The required list of hearing attendees must be filed at least three days before the hearing.

At least three (3) days prior to a hearing, the parties shall file a list containing names and e-mail addresses of the attorneys, parties, and witnesses (if any) who will attend the hearing.

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A motion must be filed with the Circuit Clerk before applying to a judge for an order, provided the Clerk’s office is open.

Every motion shall be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, if that office is open, before application to a judge for an order.

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A motion and affidavit seeking to vacate a provisional order must be filed within 21 days after the Clerk transmits the order.

For good cause, the mediating judge may, in his or her discretion, vacate a provisional order or any portion thereof, and resume judicial mediation for such period as said judge determines, upon the basis of motion and affidavit filed by a mediating party within 21 days after the Clerk’s transmittal of such provisional order and asserting evidentiary facts indicating that (1) the affiant misunderstood substantial practical or legal implications of the agreement forming the basis of such order or (2) there exists as to the agreement underlying the provisional order grounds recognized under Illinois law for rescission of a contract.

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Deadline

2 court days

A motion generally may not be scheduled for hearing less than two court days after effective service, unless the Court allows it in its discretion.

No motion, unless allowed within the discretion of the Court, may be scheduled for hearing less than two (2) court days after the effective date of service as described in Supreme Court Rule 12.

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Mediation status reports must be submitted no less than 30 days after the initial case management conference.

The court shall monitor each party’s participation in mediation through the use of status reports to certify participation, which status reports are to be submitted to the court no less than 30 days after the initial case management conference.

CRITICAL

Requests for extended media coverage must go through the media coordinator, who must notify the judge at least 14 days before the proceeding or as soon as practicable if it was scheduled less than 14 days ahead; the judge may alter the timing by order.

All requests for extended media coverage shall be made through the media coordinator. The media coordinator shall inform the judge at least 14 days in advance of the time the proceeding is scheduled to begin, but these times may be extended or reduced by court order. When the proceeding is not scheduled at least 14 days in advance, however, the media coordinator shall give notice of the request as soon as practicable after the proceeding is scheduled.

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Exhibits must be claimed within 30 days of the Clerk's notice or an order disposing of them will be signed.

The notice shall advise the attorneys or parties that if the exhibits are not claimed within 30 days of the Clerk's notice, an order disposing of all exhibits shall be signed by the trial judge or, if unavailable, the Presiding Judge of the County.

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A witness’s objection must be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court before the matter begins.

I understand that this objection must be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court prior to the beginning of the matter.

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The objection must be filed within three days after receiving notice of the request for extended media coverage.

3. This objection is filed within three (3) days of receiving notice of the request for extended media coverage.

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The motion to allow a witness to appear by video must be filed at least 14 days before the hearing or trial.

If there is no agreement among the attorneys for a witness to appear by video, it is the responsibility of the litigant or attorney calling the witness to file a motion to allow the video appearance of a witness(es) at least 14 days in advance of the hearing/trial.

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The Sheriff and Clerk must certify to the court within 14 days that destruction is complete.

Within 14 days the Sheriff and Clerk shall certify to the court that the destruction has been completed.

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The financial affidavit is due with the clerk at or before the initial case management conference, unless good cause is shown.

In all proceedings involving petitions for attorney's fees, court costs, maintenance, support and/or children and modification of any previous orders relating thereto, an affidavit of the parties showing, at a minimum, current income and debts, assets and liabilities shall be filed with the clerk at or before the initial case management conference, except for good cause shown.

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An applicant may appeal a denial or removal in writing to the Chief Judge or designee 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 Chief Judge or his/her designee.

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The parties must present the final pre-trial memorandum to the court before trial begins.

Prior to the commencement of trial, the parties shall present to the court a final pre-trial memorandum

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The completed initial case management order must be submitted to the court at the conclusion of the initial case management conference.

At the conclusion of the initial case management conference, the parties shall submit to the court a completed initial case management order

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A party’s objection must be filed at least three days before the proceedings begin.

The objection is filed at least three (3) days prior to commencement of the proceedings for which extended media coverage has been requested.

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The objection must be filed with the Clerk before the witness's testimony begins.

This objection is filed with the Clerk of the Court prior to the commencement of my testimony.

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A written objection to a remote hearing or its platform must be filed as soon as practicable and before the noticed remote hearing.

If any party objects to conducting the noticed hearing remotely or to the platform designated, that party, as soon as practicable, shall file the party's objection in writing and notice the objection for hearing before the noticed remote hearing.

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A party must file a written objection stating its reasons at least three days before the proceeding begins.

A party objecting to expanded media coverage shall file a written objection, stating the reasons, at least three (3) days before commencement of the proceeding.

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In qualifying cases, the mediating judge must enter and file the provisional order within 21 days after mediation concludes.

In cases in which agreement has been reached on all or some qualifying issues and the mediating judge has found that agreement on at least one such issue could reasonably be in the best interest of the child or children, the mediating judge shall, within 21 days after conclusion of a mediation, enter and file in the pending case a provisional order which shall contain the agreed terms and conditions with which the mediating judge has made positive finding and shall also specify issues as to which agreement was either not reached or was not the subject of positive finding by the mediating judge.

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Requests for extended media coverage must be filed as soon as practicable and at least 7 days before the proceeding, subject to specified shorter-notice circumstances.

(b) Requests. All requests for extended media coverage shall be filed with the circuit clerk as soon as practicable, but not less than 7 days in advance of the time the proceeding sought to be covered is scheduled to begin. Requests may be made on shorter notice as the court may prescribe or when a proceeding is not scheduled at least 7 days in advance (for example, an initial appearance in a criminal proceeding or a temporary restraining order in a civil proceeding).

CRITICALCivil cases

An appeal of removal must be made within ten days.

A removed guardian ad litem, child representative, or attorney for children may appeal the decision in writing within ten (10) days to the Chief Judge who shall decide the appeal after allowing the individual an opportunity to be heard.

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If no appeal has been filed, the Clerk must send notice 60 days after final judgment that exhibits may be released to the offering party.

Sixty (60) days after entry of final judgment, if no appeal has been filed, the Clerk of the Court shall send notice to all attorneys of record or to the party pro se stating that all exhibits received into evidence shall be released to the party offering said exhibits.

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An affidavit tendered at a hearing may not have been executed more than 14 days before that hearing.

No affidavit may be filed with the court or counsel if executed more than 14 days prior to the date of any hearing in which said affidavit is tendered.

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Counsel proposing to introduce a witness’s testimony must advise the witness of the right to object, and a witness’s objection must be filed before the proceeding begins.

All witnesses shall be advised by counsel proposing to introduce their testimony of their right to object to extended media coverage, and all objections by witnesses shall be filed prior to the commencement of the proceeding.

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A party who appears without service of summons must plead within the period that would apply if summons had been served on the appearance date.

A party who appears without having been served with summons is required to plead within the same time as if served with summons on the day he appears.

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A party should file a written objection stating its reasons within 3 days of notice, unless the court prescribes otherwise or allows an oral objection.

Any party that objects to extended media coverage should file a written objection, stating the reasons, within 3 days of receiving notice of the request. Objections may be made outside the 3-day window as the court prescribes. The court may also allow oral objections.

CRITICALCivil cases

An appeal of a denial or removal from the mediator list must be made within ten 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 Chief Judge or his/her designee.

CRITICAL

Proof of service for notice after a motion heard without prior notice must be filed with the clerk within two days after the hearing.

If a motion is heard without prior notice under this rule, written notice of the hearing of the motion showing the title and number of the action, the name of the judge who heard the motion, date of the hearing, and the order of the court thereof, whether granted or denied, shall be served by the party obtaining the order upon all parties not theretofore found by the court to be in default for failure to plead and proof of service thereof shall be filed with the clerk within two (2) days after the hearing.

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All media equipment and personnel must be in place at least 15 minutes before the proceeding is scheduled to begin.

All media equipment and personnel shall be in place at least fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled time of commencement of the proceeding.

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The court uses a summons requiring appearance within 30 days after service.

A summons requiring appearance within 30 days after service as set forth in Supreme Court Rule 101(d) will be utilized by this court.

WARNING

The moving party is responsible for calling a filed motion for hearing; if it is not called within 90 days of filing, the Court may strike it without notice.

The burden of calling for hearing any motion previously filed is on the party making the motion. The court may at any time on its own motion set any such motion for hearing. If any such motion is not called for hearing within ninety (90) days from the date it is filed, the court may strike the motion without notice.

WARNING

The judge may extend or shorten objection filing time and may extend objection rights to other persons in appropriate circumstances.

Time for filing of objections may be extended or reduced at the discretion of the judge, who also, in appropriate circumstances, may extend the right of objection to persons not specifically provided for in this policy.

WARNING

Motions seeking a child-interests evaluation or a parental-responsibility investigation and report must be made at the earliest practical opportunity.

Motions that seek an evaluation of a child’s interests pursuant to 750 ILCS 5/604.10 or an investigation and report concerning parental responsibility pursuant to 750 ILCS 5/604.10 shall be made at the earliest practical opportunity.

INFO

A witness may object in writing or orally before testifying and as soon as practicable.

Witnesses may file a written objection or make an oral objection to extended media coverage prior to testifying and as soon as practicable.