15th Judicial Circuit Court, Ogle County, Illinois Document Format Requirements

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Margins

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Format

PDF

E-filed documents must use at least 12-point body text, 8½-by-11-inch pages, one-inch minimum margins, a blank 2-by-2-inch top-right corner on the first pleading page, and PDF format.

Documents shall be formatted as follows: (1) The size of the type in the body of the text must be no less than 12- point font. (2) The size of the pages must be 8 ½ by 11 inches. (3) The margins on each side of the page must be a minimum of 1 inch. (4) The top right 2-inch by 2-inch corner of the first page of each pleading must be left blank for the Clerk’s stamp. (d) PDF Format. All electronically filed documents must be in PDF format.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Application for waiver of court fees

A civil court-fee waiver application must use the form adopted by the Illinois Supreme Court.

An Application for Waiver of Court Fees in a civil action shall be in writing, on the form adopted by the Illinois Supreme Court, and signed by the applicant or, in the case of a minor or an incompetent adult, by another person having knowledge of the facts, and shall be e-filed in accordance with the Rules, unless e-filing is excused by the Court.

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A filing may not exceed the Vendor’s maximum file size; larger documents must be divided into separately filed parts below that maximum.

The maximum file size allowable is as determined by a Vendor’s program. If a document exceeds the maximum size allowed, the Filer must divide the document into appropriately sized parts and file multiple documents, each under the maximum file size.

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Margins

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Documents must use at least 12-point body text, letter-size pages, margins of at least one inch, and leave the first page’s top-right 2-by-2-inch corner blank.

The size of the type in the body of the text must be no less than 12-point font. (2) The size of the pages must be 8 ½ by 11 inches. (3) The margins on each side of the page must be a minimum of 1 inch. (4) The top right 2-inch by 2-inch corner of the first page of each pleading must be left blank for the Clerk’s stamp.

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Format

PDF

All electronically filed documents must be in PDF format.

All electronically filed documents must be in PDF format.

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A paper-filed pleading, notice, or other paper must be legibly signed by an attorney of record in that attorney’s individual name or by the SRL.

Every pleading, notice, or other paper filed with the Clerk that is not electronically filed shall be legibly signed by at least one attorney of record in his or her individual name or by the SRL.

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Financial affidavits must use the standardized statewide form available on the Illinois Supreme Court website.

The financial affidavit form shall comply with the standardized, statewide form available at the Illinois Supreme Court website.

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The required warning in covered post-judgment notices must appear in bold type or be underlined.

Notices of hearings to discover assets, petitions for adjudication of contempt, and any other hearing during which a warrant of arrest may issue for a party’s failure to appear after receipt of notice shall, in addition to the time, date, and place of hearing, include the following words in bold type or underlined: “Your failure to appear at this hearing may result in the issuance of a warrant for your arrest.”

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The vendor’s program sets the maximum file size; a document exceeding it must be divided into multiple documents, each below that maximum.

The maximum file size allowable is as determined by a Vendor’s program. If a document exceeds the maximum size allowed, the Filer must divide the document into appropriately sized parts and file multiple documents, each under the maximum file size.

WARNING

The English copy of a will or codicil written in another language must be typewritten.

the petitioner shall file a typewritten copy of the will and/or codicil in English with the petition

WARNING

Counsel and self-represented litigants should mark trial exhibits in advance with available stickers and the appropriate party designation.

Counsel and SRLs should mark exhibits in advance of trial with exhibit stickers when available. Exhibits should be marked as “Plaintiff’s,” “Petitioner’s,” “Defendant’s,” or “Respondent’s” as appropriate.

WARNING

The preparer of an order must put their name, address, and telephone number at the lower left of its last page.

The attorney or SRL preparing the order shall place his or her name, address, and telephone number at the lower left portion of the last page of the order.

WARNING

Exhibits must be marked for identification by the court reporter, clerk, or attorneys as directed by the Court.

Each of the exhibits shall be marked for identification by the court reporter, clerk, or attorneys, as the Court directs.

WARNING

The Clerk may reject an e-filed document that fails to comply with applicable formatting requirements.

The Clerk may reject a document submitted for E-filing if the document does not comply with the format specified by applicable statute, these Rules, applicable Supreme Court Rules, or the Statewide Standards.

WARNING

The specified arrest-warrant warning in the hearing notice must be in bold type or underlined.

The notice shall include, in addition to the time, date, and place of hearing, the following words in bold type or underlined: “Your failure to appear at this hearing may result in the issuance of a warrant for your arrest.”

WARNING

The copy of a handwritten will or codicil filed with the petition must be typewritten.

the petitioner shall file a typewritten copy of the will and/or codicil with the petition

WARNING

Filers must take reasonable steps to ensure the Vendor cannot alter e-documents and that they print as they did in the authoring program.

Filers shall take all reasonable steps to ensure E-documents are unalterable by the Vendor and can be printed with the same content and format as if printed from the authoring program.

WARNING

Counsel and SRLs should mark trial exhibits in advance with exhibit stickers when available and identify them by the appropriate party designation.

(1) Marking Exhibits. Counsel and SRLs should mark exhibits in advance of trial with exhibit stickers when available. Exhibits should be marked as “Plaintiff’s,” “Petitioner’s,” “Defendant’s,” or “Respondent’s” as appropriate.