Judge Peter J. McClanathan

Applies to

Proof of service or answering discovery

Must include

certificate of service

Proof of serving or answering discovery must be filed with the Clerk and identify the discovery document, case title and number, service date, and sending and receiving parties.

Applies to

Financial affidavit

In actions involving the listed disputes, each party must file a financial affidavit, but a new affidavit is not required before the permanent-relief hearing if one was filed before the temporary-relief hearing and circumstances have not substantially changed.

Applies to

Exhibits

When practicable, copies of exhibits should be furnished to the Court and opposing parties no later than when the exhibit is offered in evidence.

The request represents that proper notice has been given to the court media liaison, counsel of record, and parties appearing without counsel.

When a defendant fails to appear or file a written appearance in response to a summons returnable on a date certain, the Court may find the defendant in default on the return date without further notice or proceeding.

A copy of the civil contempt judgment must be provided to the contemnor.

The transmission date and time generally determine when an e-filing is filed; pleadings received before midnight on an open-office day are filed that day, while filings on a closed-office day are filed the next business day, subject to Rule 2.13.

For specified transmission, processing, rejection, technical, or service-list errors, the Court may, on satisfactory proof, allow a later filing to take effect as of the first attempted filing date.

A pleading accompanied by an indigency petition is considered filed when electronically filed or properly presented to the Clerk.

All Filers must register through their Vendor, and registrations identify the source of electronically submitted documents.

Applies to

Civil document

Electronic filing is mandated in civil case types through the Illinois Supreme Court-authorized EFM.

Applies to

Civil case document

Electronic filing is required in all civil cases, subject to stated rule exceptions and possible written orders covering additional case types.