Circuit Court of Pope County, Illinois (1st Judicial Circuit) Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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When seeking relief concerning specified discovery materials, the disputed portions must be filed with the clerk at the same time as the motion.

If relief is sought concerning any deposition, interrogatory, request for production or inspection, answer to interrogatory, or response to request for production or inspection, copies of the portion of the deposition, interrogatory, request, answer, or response in dispute shall be filed with the clerk contemporaneously with any motion.

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Discovery portions reasonably anticipated for use at trial or needed for a motion must be filed with the clerk at the outset of trial or when the motion is filed.

If interrogatories, requests, answers, responses, or depositions are to be used at trial or are necessary to a motion, the portions to be used shall be filed with the clerk at the outset of the trial or upon filing of the motion, insofar as their use reasonably can be anticipated.

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Requests for admission of fact or document genuineness under Supreme Court Rule 216, and their responses, must be filed of record.

Requests for admission of fact, requests for admission of the genuineness of documents, and the responses thereto pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 216 are not affected by this rule, and shall be filed of record.

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Unless another authority requires a specific filing time, a document is timely if submitted before midnight in the court’s time zone on its due date.

Unless a statute, rule, or court order requires that a document be filed by a certain time of day, a document is considered timely if submitted before midnight (in the court's time zone) on or before the date on which the document is due.

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A document submitted when the clerk’s office is closed is file stamped on the next day the office is open, unless the document is rejected.

A document submitted on a day when the clerk's office is not open for business will, unless rejected, be file stamped as filed on the next day the clerk's office is open for business.

CRITICALCivil cases

Reports must be submitted quarterly or when requested.

Reports shall be submitted on a quarterly basis, or as requested.

WARNING

Discovery papers needed for an appeal that are not already in the record must be filed with the circuit clerk for transmission with the appellate record after application to and order of the court.

When documentation of discovery not previously in the record is needed for appeal purposes, upon an application to and order of the court, the necessary discovery papers shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court for transmittal with the rest of the record on appeal.

WARNING

A filing party may seek appropriate relief upon a showing of good cause if a court-approved e-filing system technical failure makes a document untimely.

If a document is untimely due to any court-approved electronic filing system technical failure, the filing party may seek appropriate relief from the court, upon good cause shown.

WARNING

A filing party may seek appropriate relief upon a showing of good cause if clerk rejection makes a document untimely.

If a document is rejected by the clerk and is therefore untimely, the filing party may seek appropriate relief from the court, upon good cause shown.

CRITICAL

Filing deadlines for motions and pleadings that fall on a legal holiday are extended to the Court’s next business day.

(c) The time for filing motions and pleadings is to be extended to the next business day of this Court.

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Filing deadlines for motions and pleadings are extended to the Court’s next business day.

(c) The time for filing motions and pleadings is to be extended to the next business day of this Court.

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Motions in limine must be filed at least 7 days before the final pretrial.

The deadline to file motions in limine is 7 days prior to the final pretrial.

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The statement of the case and witness list must be filed before the final pretrial.

A statement of the case and a list of witnesses shall be efiled with the Court prior to the final pretrial.

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The proponent must file any evidence deposition and exhibits at least 14 days before the final pretrial.

The proponent of any evidence deposition and/or exhibits shall file the same with the Court at least 14 days prior to the final pretrial.

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Requests for daily transcripts must be made at least 14 days before the first day of jury selection.

Requests for daily transcripts must be made not less than 14 days prior to the first day of jury selection.

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Parties must file financial affidavits and pre-mediation questionnaires with the clerk at least 7 days before the expedited or initial case management conference.

The parties shall also file financial affidavits and pre-mediation questionnaires with the clerk at least 7 days prior to the expedited or initial case management conference.

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Unless mediation has already terminated, the mediator must file the progress report before the continued case management conference.

Unless mediation has sooner terminated, the mediator shall before the continued case management conference, file with the Circuit Clerk a report describing the progress of mediation in general terms.

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The mediator must file the conclusion report with the Circuit Clerk promptly upon conclusion of mediation.

Promptly upon conclusion of mediation, the mediator shall file with the Circuit Clerk a report, on a form provided by the Chief Judge, specifying any issues on which agreement was reached or whether the matter has concluded unsuccessfully. The report shall not specify the reasons for the inability of the parties to reach agreement.

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The mediator must file the report in the court file within fourteen days after the last day of mediation.

The report shall be signed by the mediator and filed in the court file of the case under mediation within fourteen (14) days after the last day of mediation.

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The time to file motions and pleadings is extended to the next business day of the Court when the filing date falls on a legal holiday.

(c) The time for filing motions and pleadings is to be extended to the next business day of this Court.

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A motion requesting a remote appearance must be filed at least 3 days before the hearing.

Any motion requesting such appearance shall be filed at least 3 days prior to said hearing.

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Proposed orders submitted electronically must be submitted through Odyssey at least 3 days before the hearing; paper copies may instead be brought to the hearing.

Counsel and Self Represented Litigants shall electronically submit proposed Orders through Odyssey at least 3 days prior to said Hearing, or bring paper copies to the Hearing.

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The deadline for filing motions and pleadings is extended to the next business day when it falls on a legal holiday.

(c) The time for filing motions and pleadings is to be extended to the next business day of this Court.

CRITICAL

Filing deadlines for motions and pleadings are extended to the next business day of the Court.

(c) The time for filing motions and pleadings is to be extended to the next business day of this Court.

CRITICAL

The filing time for motions and pleadings that falls on a legal holiday is extended to the Court’s next business day.

(c) The time for filing motions and pleadings is to be extended to the next business day of this Court.

WARNINGCivil cases

If no objection is raised within five days after submission of a proposed order, the Court may enter it.

If no objection is raised within five (5) days of the submission of the proposed order, the Court may enter the order.