Circuit Court of Richland County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit) Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

The clerk must file and seal the original pre-mediation questionnaires, and copies must later be sent to the appointed mediator.

The clerk shall file and seal the original pre-mediation questionnaires, copies of which shall later be sent to the appointed mediator.

CRITICAL

Parties must file financial affidavits and pre-mediation questionnaires at least seven days before the expedited or initial case management conference, and the Clerk must file and seal the original questionnaires.

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. The clerk shall file and seal the original pre-mediation questionnaires, copies of which shall later be sent to the appointed mediator.

WARNING

A judicial mediator may record portions of mediation reciting an agreement, but must seal and exclusively retain those recordings and may destroy them.

A judicial mediator may electronically record those portions of a mediation in which any agreement of the parties is recited, but shall seal, exclusively retain and may destroy them.