Judge Thomas J. Dinn III
Judge • Circuit Court of White County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)
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Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideCircuit Court of White County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit) publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 111 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
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- Written appearance
Each party or its counsel must file a written appearance that includes the party’s or counsel’s name, address, and telephone number.
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- Pro se written appearance
A pro se written appearance without further pleading must meet Rule 5(a), be acknowledged with the specified sworn-officer statement, and include any pleading relevant to a waiver or consent, subject to the statutory-form exception.
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- Pro hac vice appearance
An out-of-state attorney must obtain a pro hac vice admission order before filing an appearance for another, supported by a qualifying motion and affidavit in the prescribed forms and disclosing prior Illinois cases.
Service
All 21A copy of the written appearance must be served on every other party who has appeared, using the method prescribed for service of pleading copies.
- Service
- Mail to all parties
A judge may hear a case in a county where the judge does not regularly sit only with the stated approvals, Clerk notification, and mailed notice to all parties identifying the judge.
The party seeking a motion hearing must give written notice to appearing parties not in default and to parties whose time to appear has not expired.
Filing Timing
All 20Motions with or without notice may be set or reset on a date within 60 days by direction of the court. Notice of motion made within a court day of trial shall be given as directed by the court.
If the Clerk’s office is open, a complaint or petition seeking specified ex parte relief must be filed there before applying to a judge.
The burden of securing a hearing on any motion is on the moving party. If any motion is not called for hearing within 90 days, and in criminal cases within 30 days, from the date of filing, the court may set the motion for hearing and, upon hearing, may enter an order overruling or denying the motion by reason of the delay. Nothing herein shall preclude an opponent from setting a motion not set by the movant.
Fees
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- Appearance
One appearance for multiple parties incurs one appearance fee, while separate appearances for multiple parties incur separate fees.
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- Appearance
A person cited in the specified supplementary proceedings is not required to pay an appearance fee.
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- Appearance
The appearance fee must be paid when the party first appears and submitted with the written appearance.
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