Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Illinois (1st Judicial Circuit) Electronic Filing Rules

Applies to

Statement of case and witness list

The statement of the case and witness list must be e-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.

Applies to

Evidence depositions and exhibits

Evidence depositions and exhibits must be submitted electronically through the Court's e-file system.

All evidence depositions and exhibits are to be submitted electronically through the Court's efile system.

Applies to

Exhibit

The proponent must provide the Court a paper copy of any exhibit requested for the jury during deliberations.

The proponent, of any exhibit requested to go to the jury during deliberations, shall provide the Court a paper copy of the same.

Applies to

Proposed order

Counsel and self-represented litigants must submit proposed orders through Odyssey at least 3 days before the hearing or bring paper copies 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.

Pleadings, motions, and other papers may be filed in person or by mail; electronic filing is authorized only as adopted by a county and approved by the Chief Judge.

All pleadings, motions, and other papers shall be filed in person or via mail. Facsimile filing is not authorized. Electronic filing shall be authorized as adopted by the various counties and approved by the Chief Judge.

Applies to

Criminal discovery disclosures

Criminal discovery disclosures under the cited rules and statutes may not be filed with the clerk without prior court leave for good cause.

Disclosures made pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 412 and 413, and Sections 114-9 and 114-10 of the Code of Criminal procedure, shall not be filed with the clerk of the court except with prior leave of court for good cause shown.

Applies to

Civil document

Civil case documents must be electronically filed using a system approved by the Illinois Supreme Court, subject to the stated exemptions.

Unless exempt as provided in paragraph (c), all documents in civil cases shall be electronically filed with the clerk of court using an electronic filing system approved by the Supreme Court of Illinois.

Applies to

Certification for exemption from e filing

A Certification for Exemption From E-filing must be filed in person or by mail rather than electronically.

A Certification for Exemption From E-filing shall be filed with the court-in person or by mail-and include a certification under section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Applies to

Pleadings, exhibits and proposed orders

Pleadings, exhibits, and proposed orders must be submitted electronically through the Circuit Clerk's office, except when the requirement has been waived for a self-represented litigant.

All pleadings, exhibits and proposed orders are to be submitted electronically through the Circuit Clerk's office; unless as a self represented litigant said requirement has been waived.

Applies to

Pleadings, exhibits and proposed orders

Pleadings, exhibits, and proposed orders must be submitted electronically through the Circuit Clerk's office unless the requirement has been waived for a self-represented litigant.

17. All pleadings, exhibits and proposed orders are to be submitted electronically through the Circuit Clerk's office; unless as a self represented litigant said requirement has been waived.