Circuit Court of Peoria County, Illinois (10th Judicial Circuit) Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Petitions for admission of a will to probate or for letters of administration must substantially follow the court-prescribed form furnished by the clerk.

Each petition for admission of a will to probate or for letters of administration shall be filed substantially in the form prescribed by the court and furnished by the clerk.

CRITICALCivil cases

The refunding bond must use the court-prescribed form and is to be furnished by the clerk and filed with the Clerk of the Court.

The refunding bond shall be in the form prescribed by the court and furnished by the clerk.tiled with the Clerk o(the Court.

CRITICAL

The mediation report must use the mandatory form.

Within 10 (ten) days of completion or termination of mediation, the mediator shall file a report with the clerk of the court, using the mandatory form, and send a copy to each attorney of record or pro se litigant and to the judicial coordinator.

CRITICAL

Documents presented for filing must be letter-sized, flat, unfolded, and without color backs.

The files in the circuit clerk's office in all cases or proceedings shall be kept under the system known as "flat filing" and all documents of every kind and character presented to the clerk for filing shall be 8-1/2 X 11" in size flat, unfolded and without color backs.

WARNING

The refunding bond must use the court-prescribed form and be furnished by the clerk.

The refunding bond shall be in the form prescribed by the court and furnished by the clerk.

WARNING

Briefs must not be bound on the left side and must not include a cover.

However, a party shall not bind the brief on the left side or include a cover.

WARNING

The parties must cooperate on using electronic-format discovery responses.

The parties shall cooperate on the use of electronic format discovery responses.

WARNING

A motion hearing notice must be a document separate from any motions presented.

The notice shall be made on a document separate from any motions presented.

WARNING

Each written discovery response must place the documents being answered immediately before the answer.

All answers to written discovery requests shall be prepared so that the documents being responded to immediately precede the answer.

WARNING

The parties must cooperate on using electronic-format discovery requests.

The parties shall cooperate on the use of electronic format discovery requests.

INFOCriminal cases

A requester may use an Illinois Supreme Court-approved form or another form that complies with the statute and rule.

Requester may use the forms approved by the Illinois Supreme Court or other form in compliance with the statute and rule.

INFO

Rule 24 does not apply to criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings.

This rule does not apply to criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings.

INFO

Orders granting, denying, or limiting extended media coverage should use the authorized Extended Media Coverage Order form.

All orders granting, denying, or limiting extended media coverage should be entered using the Extended Media Coverage Order form authorized by the Illinois Supreme Court (Appendix D of the Policy).

INFO

The court may prescribe forms for receiver reports.

(b) Forms. The court may prescribe forms to be used for reports of a receiver.