Circuit Court of Shelby County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit) Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

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.

A party seeking to have discoverable material returned by mail from the person or entity to whom it is directed shall provide an envelope of appropriate size for return mailing addressed to the Circuit Clerk with (1) the name of the case; (2) the case number; (3) the date for hearing; and (4) "Subpoena Duces Tecum" endorsed in the lower left-hand corner of said envelope.

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

Remote-hearing submissions must be in PDF format.

All submissions shall be submitted in PDF format;

CRITICAL

A submission email’s subject line must include the case number and the last name of at least one party.

The subject line for a submission email shall include the case number and the last name of at least one party;

CRITICAL

Each proposed exhibit must be submitted as a separate file, with a filename identifying the offering party and exhibit number.

Each proposed exhibit shall be submitted as a separate file with a file name that reflects the party offering it and the exhibit number (e.g., PlaintiffExhibit1, PetitionerExhibit2, DefendantExhibit3, RespondentExhibit4, etc.);

WARNING

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

Rule 9-8 and Rule 9-10(b) and (c) shall be highlighted or in bold type in such notice.

WARNING

Each listed document must be submitted as a separate file named to identify the offering party and the document’s nature.

Each proposed order, fully signed agreed order, agreement, stipulation or other document shall be submitted as a separate file with a file name that reflects the party offering it and the nature of the document (e.g., Plaintiff proposed order, Petitioner agreed order, Defendant stipulation, Respondent cases in support, etc.);

WARNING

Exhibits and other documents longer than four pages must have page numbers inserted electronically or legibly in the PDF, not handwritten.

For any exhibit or other document greater than four pages long, page numbers must be inserted electronically or legibly within the PDF (not handwritten).