7th Judicial Circuit Court, Macoupin County, Illinois Service and Proof of Service Rules

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Notice of the objection must be given to the requestor, court media liaison, counsel of record, and unrepresented parties.

Proper notice of this objection has been given to the requestor, the court media liaison, all counsel of record, and parties appearing without counsel.

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The moving party must give all other parties written hearing notice; notice close to trial must follow the Court’s directions, and other notice must follow Supreme Court Rule 11.

Written notice of the hearing of all motions shall be given by the party requesting hearing to all other parties. Notice of motion made within a court day of trial shall be given as directed by the Court. Notice for all other motions shall be given in the manner described in Supreme Court Rule 11.

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The hearing notice must be served with a copy of the written motion and all papers presented, or with a statement that those materials were previously served.

A copy of any written motion and of all papers presented or a statement that they previously have been served shall be served with the notice.

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The objector must give proper notice to the requestor, the court media liaison, all counsel of record, and parties appearing without counsel.

4. Proper notice has been given to the requestor, the court media liaison, all counsel of record, and parties appearing without counsel.

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Discovery requests must be served on the directed party, and proof of that service is required.

Proof of service of any request for discovery shall be made by certification of counsel briefly describing the request made, together with proof of service on the party to whom they were directed.

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Mediation sessions are confidential, and mediators must not be served with subpoenas or called as witnesses.

The content of all mediation sessions shall be confidential and the mediator(s) shall not be served with a subpoena or called as a witness.

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The mediating judge must give counsel, unrepresented parties, and the Clerk mailed or faxed notice of the mediation setting at least 10 days in advance.

Notice of such setting for mediation shall be given by the mediating judge at least 10 days in advance of the judicial mediation setting by mailed or faxed notice to counsel, unrepresented parties and the Clerk of the court in which the case is pending.

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Deadline

3 business days

Applies to

Exhibit

An exhibit may be used at a remote hearing only if a copy of the pre-marked exhibit was provided to all other parties and the Court at least three full business days beforehand.

No exhibit may be used during a remote hearing unless a copy of the pre-marked exhibit was provided to all other parties and the Court at least three (3) full business day before the hearing;

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Interested parties must receive due notice before a hearing on release of an exhibit at another time.

Any exhibit may be released at any other time by order of the judge presiding at the trial after due notice to all interested parties and hearing.

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After a Judicial Mediation Order is entered, the Clerk must immediately send copies to the Chief Judge, counsel for represented parties, and all parties.

Upon entry of a Judicial Mediation Order, the Clerk of the court in which the case is pending shall immediately send copies of said order to the Chief Judge and to counsel for represented parties and to all parties whether self-represented or represented.

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Applies to

Written appearance

Copies of a filed written appearance, general or special, must be served in the manner required for service of copies of pleadings.

If a written appearance, general or special, is filed, copies of the appearance shall be served in the manner required for the service of copies of pleading.

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Every order presented for entry must demonstrate proof of service on all opposing parties in compliance with Supreme Court Rule 11.

All orders presented to the court for entry shall demonstrate proof of service upon all opposing parties in compliance with Supreme Court Rule 11.

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The party’s objection must include proof of service showing that copies were provided to the listed recipients.

I have attached a proof of service showing a copy of this objection upon the Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, the Presiding Judge, Trial Court Administrator, all counsel of record, parties appearing without counsel and the media coordinator.

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Service

Court service to all parties

When a provisional order is filed, the Clerk must send copies to counsel and all parties, including unrepresented parties, and bring the order to the trial judge’s attention.

Upon filing of a provisional order, the Clerk of the Court shall send copies of same to counsel and to all parties whether represented or unrepresented, and shall bring such order to the attention of the trial judge.

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Proper notice must be given to the court media liaison, counsel of record, and parties appearing without counsel for the media-coverage request.

Proper notice has been given to the court media liaison, all counsel of record, and parties appearing without counsel.

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Service

Mail to all parties

The Clerk must immediately mail the notice of assignment to counsel and all parties.

Immediately mail copies of such notice to counsel and all self-represented and represented parties in the case;

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A copy of each discovery request served on a non-party must be served on the opposing party in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 104(b).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a copy of any discovery request served upon a non-party, including subpoenas for deposition for documents only, shall be filed with the clerk and served upon the opposing party in accord with Supreme Court Rule 104 (b).

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The Clerk must mail or fax the listed case records and party and counsel contact information to the mediating judge.

Mail or fax to the mediating judge copies of the following: 1. The Judicial Mediation Order; 2. Record sheets and all pleadings in the case; 3. All filed discovery material; 4. Completed pre-mediation questionnaires (containing, among other items, domestic violence-related inquiries); 5. All settlement conference memoranda filed in the case; and 6. Current mailing addresses, telephone and FAX numbers for the parties and counsel in the case.

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A mediator must not be served with a subpoena in a sanction or contempt proceeding.

The mediator shall not be served with a subpoena or called as a witness in a sanction or contempt proceeding.

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The party obtaining an order after a motion heard without prior notice must serve written hearing notice on parties not in default and file proof of that service.

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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When filing a written objection, the objector must simultaneously notify the requestor, court media liaison, counsel of record, and unrepresented parties.

(e) Notice of Objections. At the same time a written objection is filed, the objector shall provide notice of the objection to the requestor, the court media liaison, all counsel of record, and parties appearing without counsel.

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The media coordinator must provide the filed notice to counsel, unrepresented parties, and the specified court officials and judge.

A copy of the filed notice shall be provided by the media coordinator to all counsel of record, parties appearing without counsel, the appropriate court media liaison, the trial court administrator and the judge expected to preside.

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Once the hearing time, date, and platform are determined, the scheduling party must notify all other parties.

After the time, date, and platform have been determined, the party shall provide notice of the hearing to all other parties.

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An original discovery request, including interrogatories and requests for production, must be served on the party or parties to whom it is directed.

In all family matters an original request for discovery (including interrogatories and requests for production) shall be made by serving such request upon the party or parties upon whom they are directed.

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The media requestor must notify the court media liaison, counsel of record, and unrepresented parties when filing the request.

(c) Notice of Request. At the same time as the request is filed, the media requestor shall provide notice of the request to the court media liaison, all counsel of record, and parties appearing without counsel.

WARNING

Witnesses may obtain the circuit clerk’s assistance in providing objection copies to counsel, unrepresented parties, the media coordinator, and the judge.

Witnesses shall be entitled to the assistance of the clerk of the circuit court in providing copies of this objection to all counsel of record, parties appearing without counsel, the media coordinator and the judge.

WARNING

Notice of the request is to be provided to counsel of record, parties appearing without counsel, and the court media liaison.

- 5. Notice of this request has been provided to: Counsel of record: _____ Parties appearing without counsel: _____ The court media liaison: _____

WARNING

Failure to notify all counsel and unrepresented parties may result in denial of the media coverage request.

Failure to provide notice to all counsel of record and to parties appearing without counsel may result in denial of the request for extended media coverage.

WARNING

A witness may ask the Clerk for assistance providing copies of the objection to the listed recipients.

I hereby ask the Clerk of the Circuit Clerk for assistance in providing copies of this objection to the Chief Judge of the Seventh Circuit, the Presiding Judge, Trial Court Administrator, all counsel of record, parties appearing without counsel and the media coordinator.

WARNING

Counsel or a self-represented party seeking to introduce a witness’s testimony must notify the witness of the request for or grant of extended media coverage.

Any counsel or self-represented party, who seeks to introduce the testimony of a witness, shall notify the witness of the request for, or the granting of, extended media coverage.