Judge Christopher Threlkeld - 3rd Judicial Circuit Court | Court Rules

Limits & Logistics

Document Limits

Objection SubmissionCourt-wide

1 pgs

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason for Request

Filters:

Document Format Requirements1 rule

FormattingMandatoryCivil cases

Objections shall be made in a writing transmitted to the court via e-file and by email to the undersigned.

Applies to

Objection

Formatting

Objections must be made in writing

Threlkeld Standing Order · Sep 2023 · p. 1|SectionStanding Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

Document Filing Requirements3 rules

Filing RequirementsMandatoryCivil cases

Proposed orders shall be submitted with the Routine Motion.

Document: Routine motion

Must include

Proposed order

Threlkeld Standing Order · Sep 2023 · p. 1|SectionStanding Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

Filing RequirementsMandatoryCivil cases

The Routine Motion shall notify the opposing side that the motion is routine and that a failure to file an objection prior to the hearing date will result in the motion being granted.

Threlkeld Standing Order · Sep 2023 · p. 1|SectionStanding Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

Filing RequirementsNoteCivil cases

An objection need not state the basis for objection.

Threlkeld Standing Order · Sep 2023 · p. 1|SectionStanding Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

Filing & Service rules

Electronic Filing Rules

Objections must be transmitted to the court via e-file.

Objections shall be made in a writing transmitted to the court via e-file and by email to the undersigned.

Civil cases

Page 1 | Standing Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

Routine Motions must be filed electronically.

Routine Motions must be e-filed

Civil cases

Page 1 | Standing Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

Filing Timing and Cure Windows

A party opposing a Routine Motion must object before the scheduled hearing date.

A party opposing a Routine Motion must object to it before the scheduled hearing date.

Civil cases

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A Routine Motion must be noticed for ruling on the next Friday the court is open after the week it is filed.

Routine Motions must be e-filed and must be noticed for ruling on the next Friday court is open following the week that the motion is filed.

Civil cases

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Routine Motions generally may not be set when trial is scheduled within 90 days, except motions for voluntary dismissal; the Court will set Routine Motions in those cases for hearing.

Routine Motions may not be set in a case that is scheduled for a trial within 90 days, except motions for voluntary dismissal. Routine Motions in cases set for trial within 90 days will be set for hearing by the Court.

Civil cases

Page 1 | Standing Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

If a Routine Motion receives an objection, it will not be heard and no order will be entered until the Court reschedules it on the contested motion hearing docket.

Any Routine Motion that receives an objection will not be heard nor an order entered until it is rescheduled by the Court on its contested motion hearing docket.

Civil cases

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Routine Motions are heard in chambers Fridays at 10:00 a.m., and parties may not appear at the time stated in the Notice of Routine Motion.

The Court will hear Routine Motions in chambers every Friday at 10:00 a.m. No party may appear at the time set in the Notice of Routine Motion.

Civil cases

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Chambers Communication Rules

Objections must also be emailed to the undersigned.

Objections shall be made in a writing transmitted to the court via e-file and by email to the undersigned.

Civil cases

Page 1 | Standing Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 1070 rules apply across 3rd Judicial Circuit Court, Madison County, Illinois. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

Applies to
Company representative report
Defendants’ company representatives need not prepare reports unless their testimony relates to the plaintiff or one of the plaintiff’s work sites.
Applies to
Mediation agreement
Any mediation agreement must be written and signed by both parties and their counsel.
Applies to
Complaint for contribution
The complaint for contribution must identify separately the defendants against whom the action is brought.

Filing Timing

The Form A-1 and Form A-2 must be deposited no later than the date plaintiff deposits interrogatory answers in the CRD.
Qualifying defendants seeking to maintain a contribution action must file a complaint with the Circuit Clerk within 30 days after entry of the order.
When the assignment is made within 90 days before trial, the motion must be noticed for hearing within seven days of filing.

Service

Service
Electronic service
The Court encourages parties to use an electronic notification system such as LexisNexis whenever possible.
Applies to
Motion for additional time
Defendants seeking review of a non-plaintiff deponent’s discovery deposition must serve the motion for additional time within seven days of the deposition.
Parties who do not receive the requisite seven days' notice are not bound by the proceeding's results.

E-Filing

Mandatory e-filing resumed under this administrative order.
Electronic filing is authorized in designated cases, but filers may instead file covered documents in conventional paper format, which the Clerk scans into the electronic file.
A PIN holder must not knowingly permit anyone other than authorized law-firm attorneys or employees or qualifying designated co-counsel to use the PIN.

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Common questions about Judge Christopher Threlkeld's rules

What formatting rules apply to filings before Judge Christopher Threlkeld?

Judge Christopher Threlkeld's formatting rule includes objections must be made in writing.. An objection must be in writing and transmitted to the court by e-file and email to the undersigned.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

What must be included with routine motion filings before Judge Christopher Threlkeld?

The rule requires proposed order. A proposed order must be submitted with each Routine Motion.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

What must be included with objection filings before Judge Christopher Threlkeld?

An objection may omit its basis.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

How may parties contact Judge Christopher Threlkeld's chambers?

Objections must also be emailed to the undersigned.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

Is electronic filing required before Judge Christopher Threlkeld?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Routine Motions must be filed electronically.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

What filing deadlines apply to objection filings before Judge Christopher Threlkeld?

A party opposing a Routine Motion must object before the scheduled hearing date.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Standing Order Regarding Routine Motions in Judge Threlkeld's Courtroom

Complete rules summary for Judge Christopher Threlkeld

Routine Motions must be filed electronically.

A Routine Motion must be noticed for ruling on the next Friday the court is open after the week it is filed.

A proposed order must be submitted with each Routine Motion.

A Routine Motion must notify the opposing side that it is routine and that failing to object before the hearing date will result in the motion being granted.

Routine Motions are heard in chambers Fridays at 10:00 a.m., and parties may not appear at the time stated in the Notice of Routine Motion.

A party opposing a Routine Motion must object before the scheduled hearing date.

An objection must be in writing and transmitted to the court by e-file and email to the undersigned.

Objections must be transmitted to the court via e-file.

Objections must also be emailed to the undersigned.

An objection may omit its basis.

If a Routine Motion receives an objection, it will not be heard and no order will be entered until the Court reschedules it on the contested motion hearing docket.

Routine Motions generally may not be set when trial is scheduled within 90 days, except motions for voluntary dismissal; the Court will set Routine Motions in those cases for hearing.

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