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Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Allan F. Lolie

Judge • Circuit Court of Shelby County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit)

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Letter
2 pgs

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason for Request

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Circuit Court of Shelby County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit) publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 107 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Notice of hearing

    The notice of hearing shall designate the motion Judge, shall show the title and number of the action, and the date and time when the motion will be presented. Notice of motion to be made shall state the nature of the motion.

  • Applies to
    Discovery service certification
    Must include
    certificate of service

    Counsel must file a certification briefly describing discovery requests and providing proof of service on the recipient.

  • Applies to
    Discovery service certification

    Identical discovery requests made to multiple parties may be documented in a single certification.

Service

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  • The party requesting a hearing must give written notice of all motions to the specified parties.

  • Notice of a motion made within a court day of trial must be given as directed by the court.

  • Notice that additional relief has been sought must be given in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 11.

Filing Timing

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  • A complaint or petition seeking specified ex parte relief must be filed with the Clerk, if the office is open, before applying to a Judge for the order.

  • Proof of service of notice after a motion hearing without prior notice must be filed with the clerk within two days after the hearing.

  • When no appeal is pending and no action of record has occurred for six months, the Court may dismiss for want of prosecution; the case may not be redocketed without good cause and leave of Court.

Formatting

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  • A party seeking return of discoverable material by mail must provide an appropriately sized envelope addressed to the Circuit Clerk with the specified case information and endorsement.

  • The notice accompanying each summons must highlight or bold Rule 9-8 and Rule 9-10(b) and (c).

  • Format
    PDF

    Remote-hearing submissions must be in PDF format.

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