Circuit Court of Randolph County, Illinois (24th Judicial Circuit) Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A party lacking necessary remote-hearing technology must contact the Circuit Clerk at least 24 hours before the hearing to request an in-person appearance, and requests for a continuance or in-person appearance must be made by timely filed, properly noticed motion.

If any party does not have access to the necessary technology or has a witness who will not have the necessary technology, that party shall contact the Circuit Clerk at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled remote hearing with a request to have the hearing rescheduled for an in-person appearance at the appropriate physical courtroom. Requests for a continuance to another date or for an in-person appearance at the appropriate physical courtroom shall be made by a timely filed and properly noticed motion to continue.

CRITICAL

A personal representative or attorney seeking an extension to a definite date or less frequent accounting must make a written request stating the reasons, and good cause is required.

(c) Requests for Extension of Time to File. Requests for an extension of time to a definite date or for an order allowing the accounting in a particular estate less frequently than above provided shall be made by written request of the personal representative, or his or her attorney, specifying the reasons for the request. On a showing of good cause,

WARNING

The mediator may adjourn a mediation conference at any time and set its reconvening time; parties present at the adjourned conference need no further notification.

(f) Adjournments. The mediator may adjourn the mediation conference at any time and may set times for reconvening the adjourned conference. No further notification is required for parties present at the adjourned conference.