Circuit Court of Richland County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit) Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Disputed discovery materials must be filed with the Clerk contemporaneously with the motion seeking relief concerning them.

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

CRITICAL

Anticipated discovery materials to be used at trial or needed for a motion must be filed at the outset of trial or with the motion.

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 of the Court at the outset of the trial or at the filing of the motion, insofar as their use reasonably can be anticipated.

CRITICAL

Discovery papers needed for an appeal must be filed with the Clerk upon application to a court order.

When documentation of discovery not previously in the record is needed for appeal purposes, upon an application to an order of the court, the necessary discovery papers shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court.

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Deadline

48 hours

An objection to an order to show cause must be filed at least 48 hours before the hearing, unless the court orders otherwise.

Objections to the validity of an order to show cause shall be in writing and shall be filed and served upon the other party at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of hearing, unless the court orders otherwise.

CRITICAL

The moving party must file the affidavit at the pretrial conference, at least three days before a contested hearing, or with a petition for ex parte relief, unless the court orders otherwise.

The moving party shall file such affidavit at the time of any pretrial conference, or at least three (3) days before a contested hearing or upon filing a petition for ex parte relief, with proof of service pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 12 unless the court orders otherwise.

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A responding party must file the affidavit at the pretrial conference or at least three days before a contested hearing.

The party responding to any such petition shall file an affidavit in substantially the same form at the time of any pretrial conference or at least three (3) days before a contested hearing, with appropriate proof of service.

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

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Mediators must file a statistical report with the Trial Court Administrator at least quarterly.

All mediators shall file a statistical report on a prescribed form with the Trial Court Administrator at least quarterly.

CRITICAL

Unless either side files an intent to repudiate the agreement before the Continued Case Management Conference (or within 10 days, if the Continued Case Management Conference is less than 10 days after the mediation), the agreement shall be presented for approval at the Continued Case Management Conference.

Unless either side files an intent to repudiate the agreement before the Continued Case Management Conference (or within 10 days, if the Continued Case Management Conference is less than 10 days after the mediation), the agreement shall be presented for approval at the Continued Case Management Conference.

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The mediator must file the signed report in the case 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 14 days after the last day of mediation.

CRITICAL

Deadline

48 hours

A written motion requesting remote appearance must be filed at least 48 hours before the court date, excluding weekends and holidays.

Said written Motion shall be filed not less than 48 hours prior to the court date for which the permission is being requested, excluding weekends and holidays.

CRITICAL

Parties must select a mediator within seven days of assignment; if they cannot agree, each must submit three proposed mediators within the following seven days.

Upon assignment of a case for mediation, the parties shall choose a mediator within seven (7) days. In the event that the parties are unable to agree upon a mediator within said time period, within seven (7) days thereafter, each party shall submit a list of three (3) proposed mediators to the judge presiding who shall assign a mediator from the lists submitted.

CRITICAL

The mediator must file a signed written report identifying whether there was a full, partial, or no agreement within 14 days after mediation ends and serve a copy on all parties.

The mediator shall report to the Court in writing whether or not an agreement was reached by the parties. The report shall designate, "full agreement," "partial agreement," or "no agreement." The report shall be signed by the mediator and filed in the court file of the case under mediation within 14 days after the last day of mediation. A copy of said report shall be served by the mediator upon all parties.

WARNING

Civil mediation must be completed within 60 days of assignment unless good cause is shown, and either party may petition for additional time if it is not completed by then.

Mediation shall be completed within 60 days of assignment, except for good cause shown. In the event that mediation is not complete within said 60 days, either party may petition the court for additional time.