3rd Judicial Circuit Court, Madison County, Illinois Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

If electronic service does not occur, the affected party is entitled to an extension of time unless extraordinary circumstances apply.

If electronic service on a party does not occur, the party to be served shall, absent extraordinary circumstances, be entitled to an order extending the date for any response or the period within which any right, duty or other act must be performed.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party seeking to defer mediation must move for a hearing before the scheduled mediation date, detail the supporting facts and circumstances, and show good cause.

A party may move to defer mediation by filing a motion with the court to defer the proceedings. The moving party shall set the motion to defer for hearing prior to the scheduled date for mediation. Notice of the hearing shall be provided to all interested parties, including any mediator who has been appointed. The motion shall set forth, in detail, the facts and circumstances supporting the motion. Mediation shall not be deferred except for good cause shown.

CRITICALCriminal cases

If time constraints or an emergency prevent a formal motion, the Court will accept a brief email requesting a continuance and file a copy with the blue sheet.

- 3. At a minimum, if a lawyer is unable to file a formal motion because of time constraints/emergency, the Court will accept a brief email requesting a continuance and will file a copy of that email along with the "blue sheet".

CRITICAL

Anyone prejudiced by an order giving a subsequent filing the effect of the first attempted filing is entitled to an extension of time to respond or perform an affected act.

Anyone prejudiced by the court’s order to accept a subsequent filing effective as of the date filing was first attempted as authorized above by this Rule 13, shall be entitled to an order extending the date for any response, or the period within which any right, duty or other act must be performed.

CRITICALCivil cases

A case removed from a trial date for failure to satisfy Paragraph (d) cannot be reset on another trial docket until those requirements are met.

If the Court removes a case from a trial date for failure to meet the requirements set forth in Paragraph (d), the case shall not be re-set on another trial docket until those requirements are met.

CRITICALCivil cases

A plaintiff who does not give a discovery deposition more than 60 days before trial may be barred from testifying or the case may be continued to a date more than 60 days after the deposition.

Any plaintiff who fails to give a discovery deposition more than sixty (60) days prior to trial may be barred from testifying at trial (including by evidence deposition) or the case may be continued to a date more than sixty (60) days from the discovery deposition.

CRITICALCivil cases

Further continuances will be denied and the case dismissed with prejudice unless justice requires otherwise.

Further continuances will not be granted, and the case will be dismissed with prejudice, unless justice requires otherwise.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A lawyer seeking a continuance may file a timely motion to continue with a proposed order with the Circuit Clerk.

- 1. File a timely Motion to Continue with proposed Order with the Circuit Clerk.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A lawyer may email a motion to continue and proposed order to the Court and the State's Attorney, after which the Court will file the motion and enter the order.

- 2. Email to the Court at pbalfeld@co.madison.il.us and to the State's Attorney at sbtwilliams@co.madison.il.us a Motion to Continue and proposed Order and the Court will cause the motion to be filed and the order entered.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party seeking to advance or postpone an arbitration hearing must file a written motion with the Circuit Clerk, serve the motion and hearing notice on the other parties and the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration, and include a concise reason; the motion is heard by the Supervising Judge, who may grant it for good cause.

Any party to a case may request advancement or postponement of a scheduled arbitration hearing date by filing a written motion with the office of the Circuit Clerk requesting such change. Such motion and notice of hearing thereon shall be served upon all other parties in the same manner as other motions and a copy of the motion and notice of time of hearing thereon shall likewise be served upon the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration. The motion shall be set for hearing on the calendar of the Supervising Judge for Arbitration and contain a concise statement of the reason for the change of hearing date. The Supervising Judge may grant such advancement or postponement upon good cause shown.

WARNINGCivil cases

The parties may extend the fact-witness discovery cutoff by agreement, as to some or all fact witnesses.

The parties may, by agreement, extend the close of discovery as to some or all fact witnesses.

WARNINGCivil cases

Mediation must be completed within seven weeks of the first conference unless the court orders an extension or the parties stipulate to one.

Mediation shall be completed within seven (7) weeks of the first mediation conference unless extended by the order of the court or by stipulation on the parties.

WARNINGCivil cases

The schedule deadlines may be extended by party agreement or by court order for good cause.

The foregoing schedule deadlines may be modified by agreement of the parties or upon order of the court for good cause shown.

WARNINGCriminal cases

If the State objects to a continuance request, the Court will promptly set it for hearing.

Obviously, if the State objects to any continuance request the Court will promptly set the matter for hearing.

WARNINGCivil cases

If a plaintiff does not give a discovery deposition more than 60 days before trial, the plaintiff may be barred from testifying or the case may be continued to a date more than 60 days after the deposition.

Any plaintiff who fails to give a discovery deposition more than sixty (60) days prior to trial may be barred from testifying at trial (including by evidence deposition) or the case may be continued to a date more than sixty (60) days from the discovery deposition.

WARNINGCivil cases

The parties may agree to extend or modify these deadlines, or the Court may do so for good cause; motions to extend deadlines close to trial or repeated extension motions are not favored.

These deadlines may be extended or modified in any case or group of cases by agreement of the parties or by order of the Court for good cause shown. Motions to extend a deadline close to the trial date of the case or repeated motions to extend will not be favored.

WARNINGCivil cases

The court may continue trial if the mediator determines further settlement discussions would be helpful.

The court may also continue the trial if the mediator determines that further discussions on settlement, through mediation or otherwise, would be helpful.

WARNINGCivil cases

If a plaintiff fails to give a discovery deposition more than 90 days before trial, the case may be continued to a date more than 90 days after the deposition.

Any plaintiff who fails to give a discovery deposition more than ninety (90) days prior to trial may be barred from testifying at trial (including by evidence deposition) or their case may be continued to a date more than ninety (90) days from the discovery deposition.

WARNINGCivil cases

The mediator may adjourn the conference and set its reconvening time; parties present at the adjourned conference need no further notification.

E) The mediator may adjourn the mediation conference at any time and may set times for reconvening the adjourned conference. No further notification is required for parties present at the adjourned conference.

WARNINGCivil cases

The schedule deadlines may be modified by party agreement or by court order upon a showing of good cause.

The foregoing schedule deadlines may be modified by agreement of the parties or upon order of the court for good cause shown.

WARNINGCivil cases

The schedule deadlines may be modified by party agreement or by court order for good cause shown.

The foregoing schedule deadlines may be modified by agreement of the parties or upon order of the court for good cause shown.

WARNING

A person prejudiced by an order giving a subsequent filing its original attempted filing date is entitled to an extension for a response or other act.

Anyone prejudiced by the court’s order to accept a subsequent filing effective as of the date filing was first attempted as authorized above by this Rule 13, shall be entitled to an order extending the date for any response, or the period within which any right, duty or other act must be performed.

WARNINGCivil cases

For good cause, the Court may remove a case from its assigned trial date on its own motion or a party’s motion; Plaintiff’s failure to satisfy Paragraph (d) may constitute good cause.

The Court, on its own motion or upon motion by any party and for good cause shown, may in any case which has already been assigned a trial date, remove that case from the assigned trial date. Plaintiff's failure to meet the requirements set forth in Paragraph (d) above may constitute a showing of good cause.

WARNINGCivil cases

The parties may extend the close of discovery for some or all fact witnesses by agreement.

The parties may, by agreement, extend the close of discovery as to some or all fact witnesses.

WARNINGCivil cases

The court may take action relating to any party or attorney who fails to comply with this rule or negotiate reasonably. Such action may include, but is not limited to, awarding costs and reasonable attorney fees relating to the settlement process and a continuance of the trial.

The court may take action relating to any party or attorney who fails to comply with this rule or negotiate reasonably. Such action may include, but is not limited to, awarding costs and reasonable attorney fees relating to the settlement process and a continuance of the trial.

WARNING

If electronic service does not occur, the party is entitled to an order extending the response date or time to perform an act, absent extraordinary circumstances.

If electronic service on a party does not occur, the party to be served shall, absent extraordinary circumstances, be entitled to an order extending the date for any response or the period within which any right, duty or other act must be performed.

WARNINGCivil cases

The parties may extend the close of discovery for some or all fact witnesses by agreement.

The parties may, by agreement, extend the close of discovery as to some or all fact witnesses.

WARNINGCivil cases

Discovery-deposition time limits may be expanded or modified by party agreement or by court order on a motion showing good cause.

The time limits for discovery depositions may be expanded or modified by agreement of the parties or by order of the Court upon Motion for good cause shown.

INFOCivil cases

The mediator may adjourn a mediation conference at any time and set its reconvening time; parties present at the adjourned conference need no further notification.

F. Adjournments. The mediator may adjourn the mediation conference at any time and may set times for reconvening the adjourned conference. No further notification is required for parties present at the adjourned conference.

INFOCivil cases

The parties may agree to waive or extend any deadline in this section, whether or not they file a formal notice of hearing.

The involved parties may waive or extend, by agreement, any deadline set forth in this section, with or without the filing of a formal notice of hearing.

INFOCivil cases

The parties may agree to waive or extend any deadline in the section, whether or not they file a formal notice of hearing.

(iii) The involved parties may waive or extend, by agreement, any deadline set forth in this section, with or without the filing of a formal notice of hearing.

INFOCivil cases

The court may continue the trial if the mediator determines that further settlement discussions would be helpful.

The court may also continue the trial if the mediator determines that further discussions on settlement, through mediation or otherwise, would be helpful.