11th Judicial Circuit Court, McLean County, Illinois Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A party may seek to advance or postpone an arbitration hearing by written motion filed with the Circuit Clerk, stating a concise reason; the motion is heard by the Supervising Judge and may be granted for good cause.

Any party to a case may request advancement or postponement of a scheduled arbitration hearing date by filing 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.

CRITICAL

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 order of the court or by stipulation of the parties.

WARNING

A party may seek interim or emergency relief at any time, and mediation continues while the motion is pending unless the court orders otherwise or the mediator decides to adjourn.

A party may apply to the court for interim or emergency relief at any time. Mediation shall continue while such a motion is pending absent a contrary order of the court or a decision of the mediator to adjourn pending disposition of the motion.

WARNING

Matters returnable on a legal holiday are continued to the court’s next business day.

All matters returnable on said legal holidays shall be continued to the next business day of said court.

WARNING

Matters returnable on a legal holiday are continued to the court's next business day.

B. All matters returnable on said legal holidays shall be continued to the next business day of said court.

INFO

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

The mediator may adjourn the mediation conference at any time and may set times for reconvening the adjourned conference notwithstanding Section Nine (9) of this Rule. No further notification is required for parties present at the adjourned conference.