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

CRITICAL

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.

CRITICAL

When specified discovery materials are to be used at trial or are necessary to a motion, the portions reasonably anticipated for use must be filed 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.

CRITICAL

Discovery papers needed for an appeal but not already in the record must be filed with the circuit court 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.

CRITICAL

Unless another authority sets a time-of-day deadline, a document is timely if submitted before midnight in the court’s time zone on its due date or earlier.

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.

CRITICAL

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.

WARNING

A 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 party may seek appropriate relief upon a showing of good cause if a clerk’s 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.

INFO

After the ten-day period expires, the clerk will refer the motion papers and case file to the court for disposition.

Upon expiration of the 10-day period, the clerk will refer the motion papers and the case file to the court for appropriate disposition.

CRITICAL

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

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 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.

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Filing deadlines for motions and pleadings are extended to the next business day when affected by a legal holiday.

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

CRITICAL

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.

CRITICAL

The proponent must file evidence depositions 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.

CRITICAL

The filing time for motions and pleadings is extended to the next business day of the Court.

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

CRITICAL

A motion requesting permission to appear remotely 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.

CRITICAL

The filing time for 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

An objection to a tendered draft order or judgment must be made within five working days after service.

The draft tendered may be entered forthwith unless objection is made within five workings days after service of the draft.

CRITICAL

When the Court allows or directs written argument or memoranda, they must be submitted promptly and no later than 30 days thereafter, unless the Court orders otherwise.

In the event that written argument and/or memoranda are allowed or directed by the court, said written argument or memoranda shall be submitted promptly, no later than 30 days thereafter, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

A party opposing a pre-trial or post-trial motion must submit an answering memorandum within ten days of filing, stating the reasons for opposition and citing relevant authorities.

Any party that opposes such a motion shall within ten days of its filing submit an answering memorandum containing the reasons for opposition together with citations of relevant authorities

CRITICAL

The written judgment must be promptly prepared and filed after an adjudication of civil contempt.

Upon an adjudication of civil contempt, a written judgment shall be promptly prepared and filed which specifies the contumacious conduct, the sanctions imposed, and the means by which the contemnor may purge himself.

CRITICAL

The 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.

CRITICAL

The mediator must file the signed report in the case court file within 14 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.

WARNINGCivil cases

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

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

WARNING

A proposed order or judgment not presented within 30 days after the Court’s decision is noted in the docket, and the clerk is directed to pull the file for judicial review within the next 30 days unless it has been entered in the meantime.

If the proposed order or judgment has not been presented to the Court within 30 days after the Court’s decision, that fact shall be noted in a docket entry, which shall direct the clerk to pull the file for the judge’s review within 30 days thereafter, unless the order or judgment has been entered by the Court in the interim.

WARNING

The respondent may file a written answer by three days before the hearing, denying petition allegations specifically and stating any affirmative defenses.

No later than three days prior to the hearing, the respondent may file a written answer denying with specificity any allegations of the petition and setting out any affirmative defenses.