11th Judicial Circuit Court, McLean County, Illinois Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Deposition transcripts and recordings must be marked as exhibits under Eleventh Circuit Rule 10(F).

Transcripts and recordings shall be marked as exhibits pursuant to Eleventh Circuit Rule 10 (F).

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Format

PDF

E-filed pleadings must comply with applicable Supreme Court formatting rules and be in PDF format.

All e-filed pleadings shall be formatted in accordance with the applicable Supreme Court rules governing formatting of document pleadings and must be in PDF format.

CRITICAL

The court must use the Supreme Court Rule 291 summons form for Administrative Review Act proceedings and the Rule 292 form for review of Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission orders.

The form of summons set forth in Supreme Court Rule 291 for proceedings under the Administrative Review Act and the form of summons set forth in Supreme Court Rule 292 to review an order of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission will be exclusively utilized by this court in such cases.

CRITICAL

When a defendant in a criminal case is sentenced to imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections, the written order must substantially follow the most current Conference of Chief Judges-approved form.

In all criminal cases, where a defendant is sentenced to imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections, a written order shall be entered in substantially the same form as the most current version approved by the Conference of Chief Judges of the order entitled "Judgment--Sentence to Illinois Department of Corrections."

CRITICAL

The summons must display “THIS IS AN ARBITRATION CASE.” in uppercase letters in its upper right-hand corner.

The summons shall state in upper case letters on the upper right-hand corner "THIS IS AN ARBITRATION CASE."

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Each exhibit offered at pretrial or trial must be marked with its exhibit number, case number, and the identity of the offering party.

Exhibits to be offered to the Court at pre-trial or trial are to be marked by the party with the exhibit number, case number and indication of party offering the exhibit (e.g. plaintiff/petitioner, respondent/defendant, third-party defendant).

CRITICAL

Scanned filings must not be upside down, blank, indecipherable, or scanned at insufficient resolution.

Scanned documents which are upside down, blank, indecipherable or scanned at an insufficient resolution.

CRITICAL

E-filed signatures must comply with the amended Illinois Supreme Court Electronic Signature Standards and 5 ILCS 175/1 et seq.

All e-filed signatures must comply with the Illinois Supreme Court Electronic Signature Standards (December 8, 2017) as amended and 5 ILCS 175/1 et seq.

CRITICAL

If a document exceeds the size limit, the filer must split it into documents under 25 MB each, and all documents in one transaction may total no more than 50 MB.

If a document exceeds the maximum size allowed, the filer shall file multiple documents, each under the maximum file size. Currently the maximum file size allowed for each document is 25 MB, with a total maximum size of all documents filed in one transaction at 50 MB.

CRITICAL

Parties must use the prescribed form to stipulate to a two-arbitrator panel.

Three arbitrators shall constitute a panel unless the parties stipulate using the prescribed form to a two arbitrator panel.

CRITICAL

The appointment application must be in writing.

- B. Attorneys seeking appointment in child parenting responsibility and parenting time case shall apply in writing to the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.

CRITICAL

An e-filed document that conventionally requires an original signature must bear the authorizing attorney's or party's facsimile or typographical signature.

E-filed documents that require an original signature when conventionally filed shall bear a facsimile or typographical signature of the attorney or party authorizing such filing, (e.g. "/s/ John Doe, Attorney"), and shall be deemed to have been signed in-person by the individual identified.

WARNING

Unless excused by the court, sureties must submit property schedules in a court-approved form.

Unless excused by the court sureties shall execute and file schedules of property in a form approved by the court.

WARNING

THE CASE NUMBER SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE.

THE CASE NUMBER SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE.

WARNING

The electronic exhibit file must comply with the cited Illinois Supreme Court requirements and standards.

Said exhibit file shall be in compliance with IL Supreme Court M.R. 18368 (January 22, 2016) and the IL Supreme Court Standards and Requirements for Electronic Filing the Record on Appeal (revised).