Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Illinois (1st Judicial Circuit) Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Matters scheduled to be heard on a legal holiday are continued to the Court’s next business day.

All matters returnable on said legal holidays are to be continued to the next business day of this Court.

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Scheduled dates for the enumerated case categories are postponed through May 1, 2020; rescheduling begins May 4, 2020, and the referenced prior orders otherwise remain in effect.

**IT THEREFORE ORDERED** by the Chief Judge of the First Judicial Circuit of Illinois that the hereinabove enumerated case categories which have a scheduled court date are postponed to and including Friday, May 1, 2020. As of this date, April 1, 2020, the rescheduling of said case categories is to begin on Monday, May 4, 2020. With this exception, this extension, the Administrative Order 2020-3-18 remains in effect. Administrative Order 2020-3-23 remains in effect.

CRITICAL

Scheduled court dates in the enumerated categories are postponed through May 1, 2020, and rescheduling is to begin June 1, 2020.

IT THEREFORE ORDERED by the Chief Judge of the First Judicial Circuit of Illinois that the hereinabove enumerated case categories which have a scheduled court date are postponed to and including Friday, May 1, 2020. As of this date, April 27, 2020, the rescheduling of said case categories is to begin on Monday, June 1, 2020.

CRITICAL

Matters scheduled for a legal holiday are continued to the next business day of the Court.

(b) All matters returnable on said legal holidays are to be continued to the next business day of this Court.

CRITICAL

Matters returnable on a legal holiday are continued to the next business day of the Court.

All matters returnable on said legal holidays are to be continued to the next business day of this Court.

CRITICAL

Trials may be continued until further order, and continuances under this Order are excluded from specified speedy-trial computations while statutory time limits are tolled.

The Chief Judges of each circuit may continue trials until further order of this Court. The continuances occasioned by this Order serve the ends of justice and outweigh the best interests of the public and defendants in a speedy trial. Therefore, such continuances shall be excluded from speedy trial computations contained in section 103-5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/103-5 (West 2018)) and section 5-601 of the Illinois Juvenile Court Act (705 ILCS 405/5-601 (West 2018)). Statutory time restrictions in section 103-5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and section 5-601 of the Juvenile Court Act shall be tolled until further order of this Court.

CRITICAL

When distancing or facility limitations require a trial continuance, the assigned judge must find that the limitations necessitated the delay and make a record of the finding.

If a trial is continued due to proper distancing and facilities' limitations causing the continuance, the delay, the judge assigned to that case must find that such limitations necessitate the continuance, the delay, and shall make a record of such finding.

CRITICAL

All matters set for trial are continued for 60 days from the entry of the March 20, 2020 Supreme Court order.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the Chief Judge of the First Judicial Circuit of Illinois that all matters set for trial in the First Judicial Circuit of Illinois are continued for a period of 60 days from the entry of M.R. 30370 issued by the Supreme Court of Illinois dated March 20, 2020.

CRITICAL

Criminal matters set for trial are continued for 60 days from the March 20, 2020 Supreme Court order, and resulting delay is not attributable to the State or defendant for purposes of the cited speedy-trial provision.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all criminal matters set for trial in the First Judicial Circuit of Illinois are continued for a period of 60 days from the entry of M.R. 30370 issued by the Supreme Court of Illinois dated March 20, 2020. Any delay resulting from this emergency continuance order shall not be attributable either the State or the defendant for the purposes of section 103-5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/103-5 (West 2018).

CRITICAL

Matters scheduled to be heard on a legal holiday are continued to the next business day of the Court.

(b) All matters returnable on said legal holidays are to be continued to the next business day of this Court.

CRITICAL

Chief Judges may continue trials until further order of the Illinois Supreme Court.

The Chief Judges of each circuit may continue trials until further order of this Court.

CRITICAL

Delay resulting from the April 3, 2020 emergency continuance order is not attributable to the State or defendant for purposes of the criminal speedy-trial statute.

Regarding criminal proceedings, section 103-5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/103-5 (West 2018) Speedy Trial, any delay as stated in the Illinois Supreme Court emergency continuance order entered on April 3, 2020, shall not be attributable to either the State or the defendant for purposes of 725 ILCS 5/103-5 (West 2018).

CRITICAL

Delay resulting from the April 3, 2020 emergency continuance order is not attributable to the State or juvenile for purposes of the juvenile-trial statute.

Regarding juvenile delinquency proceedings, any delay as stated in the Illinois Supreme Court emergency continuance order entered on April 3, 2020, shall not be attributable to either the State or the juvenile for purposes of section 5-601 of the Illinois Juvenile Court (705 ILCS 405/5-601 (West 2018)) Trial.

CRITICAL

A continuance motion based on a cause listed in Supreme Court Rule 231 must strictly comply with that rule to receive the presiding judge’s consideration.

A motion for continuance for any cause set out in Supreme Court Rule 231 must comply strictly with Supreme Court Rule 231 to receive consideration of the judge presiding.

CRITICAL

Only the court may grant a continuance.

Continuances may be granted only by the court.

CRITICAL

A trial continuance cannot be granted solely because attorneys were substituted or added, unless good cause is shown by motion and affidavit.

A trial continuance shall not be granted solely upon the ground of substitution or addition of attorneys, except for good cause shown by motion and affidavit.

CRITICAL

For a case pending more than 24 months or with trial set to begin within 48 hours, a continuance motion must be personally signed by the requesting attorney’s client unless the judge finds good cause for the missing signature.

In any case which has been pending for more than 24 months, and in any case in which trial is set to commence within 48 hours, any motion for continuance shall be personally signed by the party whose attorney is requesting the continuance, unless the judge is satisfied that good cause for the absence of the party’s signature has been shown.

CRITICAL

Before filing a continuance motion, the movant must attempt to contact the adverse party and state whether they agree or object.

The attorney or party moving for continuance must attempt to contact the adverse party or his or her attorney prior to filing the motion for continuance. The motion shall state whether the adverse party or attorney agrees or objects to the motion.

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If the adverse party cannot be contacted or does not respond, the movant must give the court written details of the contact attempts or failure to respond.

If the adverse party or attorney is not contacted or does not respond, the movant shall provide the court, in writing, with the details of the attempts to contact the adverse party or attorney or the failure of the adverse party or their attorney to respond.

CRITICAL

An emergency continuance motion must describe the emergency and explain why the adverse party or attorney could not be contacted before filing.

If a motion for continuance is filed in an emergency situation, the movant must state the nature of the emergency and the reasons why the adverse party or attorney could not be contacted prior to the filing of the motion.

CRITICAL

Continuance requests in cases involving child custody, parental responsibilities, visitation, parenting time, or support must strictly comply with Supreme Court Rule 901.

In all cases involving child custody, allocation of parental responsibilities, visitation, allocation of parenting time, or support, any request for continuance must strictly comply with the provisions of Supreme Court Rule 901.

CRITICAL

Matters returnable on a legal holiday are continued to the next business day of the Court.

(b) All matters returnable on said legal holidays are to be continued 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 when they fall on a legal holiday.

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

WARNING

Forcible entry and detainer actions are continued until further court order.

All forcible entry and detainer actions are continued generally until further order of the court.

WARNING

Counsel’s or the parties’ agreement about a motion to continue does not bind the court.

Agreements of Counsel or parties as to a motion to continue shall not be binding on the court.