3rd Judicial Circuit Court, Madison County, Illinois Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Plaintiff's counsel must confer with counsel for the other parties to estimate presentation time and, if more hearing time is anticipated, advise the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration at least 14 days before the hearing of the additional time needed.

It shall be the responsibility of counsel for the plaintiff to confer with counsel for all other parties to obtain an approximation of the length of time required for presentation of the case and advise the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration at least 14 days in advance of the hearing date in the event additional hearing time is anticipated and the length of such additional time.

CRITICALCivil cases

The parenting coordinator may not communicate ex parte with the court.

No ex parte communication by the parenting coordinator with the court shall be permitted.

CRITICALCivil cases

If a medical provider directed an expert to return pathology directly to the provider, Plaintiff’s counsel must inform the Court and all defendants’ counsel of the provider’s name and address and the instruction or request at least ten days before the expedited-trial motion hearing.

If Plaintiff’s expert has been instructed or directed by a medical provider to return pathology directly to the provider after the expert’s review/testing, Plaintiff’s Counsel shall inform the Court and all defendants’ counsel of the name and address of the provider and the instruction or request at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing on the motion for expedited trial.

CRITICAL

Subscribers and other participants must immediately, and no later than ten business days before a change takes effect, notify the other parties, Clerk, and Vendor of changes to the listed firm or contact information.

All Subscribers and other participants must immediately, but not later than ten business days prior to when such a change takes effect, notify other parties, the Clerk and the e- filing Vendor of any change of firm name, delivery address, fax number or e-mail address.

CRITICALCivil cases

Notice of a change of counsel must be given promptly to the Clerk and all counsel.

Notice of any changes of counsel shall promptly be given to the Clerk and to all counsel.

WARNING

Subscribers and other participants must notify the other parties, Clerk, and vendor of specified contact changes immediately and no later than ten business days before the change takes effect.

All Subscribers and other participants must immediately, but not later than ten business days prior to when such a change takes effect, notify other parties, the Clerk and the e- filing Vendor of any change of firm name, delivery address, fax number or e-mail address.

WARNINGCivil cases

A person needing assistance for a deaf or hearing-impaired participant must notify the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration at least seven days before the hearing.

assistance for the deaf or hearing impaired shall notify the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration of said need not less than seven (7) days prior to the hearing.

WARNINGCivil cases

When a judge or staff member gives an attorney a date for noticing a hearing, the judge or staff member must immediately notify the Clerk of the assigned date and the matter to be heard.

If a judge or a member of the judge’s staff gives an attorney a date upon which a hearing may be noticed up by that attorney, the judge or staff member must immediately notify the Clerk of the Circuit Court that such date has been assigned and of the matter to be heard.

WARNINGCivil cases

If the movant believes a special setting is appropriate, the movant must request a date and time from the judge’s file Clerk or a staff member, who will relay the request to the judge.

If a special setting is believed appropriate by the movant, a request for a date and time for a special setting must be made to the judge’s file Clerk or a member of the judge’s staff who will then relay the request to the judge.

WARNINGCivil cases

Plaintiff's counsel must immediately notify the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration in writing of any settlement or dismissal; failure to do so may result in sanctions.

Counsel for plaintiff shall give immediate notification in writing to the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration of any settlement of cases or dismissal. Failure to do so may result in the imposition of sanctions.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Contact

Email

For a continuance request, the Court may be contacted by email at pbalfeld@co.madison.il.us.

- 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.

INFOCivil cases

Contact

Phone

After the other witnesses’ depositions are complete, counsel unable to resolve a dispute concerning a plaintiff’s discovery deposition may contact the court by teleconference to discuss it.

Following the completion of the deposition as to all other witnesses, if counsel are unable to resolve the issues and the dispute concerns a discovery deposition of a plaintiff, counsel may attempt to reach the court via teleconference to discuss the dispute.

INFOCivil cases

Contact

Phone

If counsel cannot resolve a dispute about improper questioning in a plaintiff’s discovery deposition, counsel may attempt to reach the court by teleconference after the deposition as to other witnesses is complete.

(c) Plaintiff’s counsel may suspend the deposition as to a particular defendant or particular defendants that are asking questions that are unreasonably repetitive, harassing, oppressive and /or otherwise improper without withdrawing the witness from the entire deposition, subject to subsequent review by the court. Following the completion of the deposition as to all other witnesses, if counsel are unable to resolve the issues and the dispute concerns a discovery deposition of a plaintiff, counsel may attempt to reach the court via teleconference to discuss the dispute.