Circuit Court of Whiteside County, Illinois (14th Judicial Circuit) Filing Timing and Cure Windows

WARNING

If the clerk does not approve the selected hearing date and time, the notice will be rejected and the clerk will suggest a new date and time.

If the time/date selected is not approved by the clerk, the notice will be rejected and a new date and time will be suggested by the clerk.

CRITICAL

Unless the court orders otherwise, summary-judgment and involuntary-dismissal motions must be filed no later than 90 days before trial.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, and pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 191, motions for summary judgment under section 2-1005 of the Code of Civil Procedure and motions for involuntary dismissal under section 2-619 of the Code of Civil Procedure must be filed not later than 90 days before the trial date.

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Deadline

4 court days

In an action with an ordered pretrial conference, each attorney and each unrepresented litigant must file and serve the trial-judge-required, court-formatted typewritten pretrial documents at least four court days before the conference.

In actions in which a pre-trial conference is ordered, the attorneys for each of the parties and each litigant not represented by an attorney shall file and serve such pre-trial typewritten documents required by the trial judge in the form required by the Court at least four court days prior to the conference.

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Unless the Court orders otherwise, evidence depositions and a typed index identifying the page and line of each unresolved objection must be presented to the trial judge at least 10 days before the pretrial conference.

Unless otherwise ordered, all evidence depositions shall be presented to the trial judge no later than 10 days prior to the pre-trial conference together with a typed index showing page and line of any unresolved objections.

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Motions in limine and responses must be filed four days before the pretrial conference.

All motions in limine and responses to motions in limine shall be filed with the Court four days prior to the pre-trial conference, with copies served upon opposing counsel or to any party not represented by an attorney not later than seven days prior to the final pre-trial conference.

CRITICAL

Within 30 days after appointment, a receiver must file a detailed report and inventory identifying estate property and what is in the receiver’s possession or control.

No later than 30 days after his appointment, the receiver shall file with the Court a detailed report and inventory of all property, real or personal, of the estate and designating the property within his possession or control.

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The receiver’s first report is due with the inventory, additional reports are due annually, and a final report is due when the receivership ends; the Court may order special reports.

The receiver shall file his first report at the time of filing his inventory and additional reports annually thereafter. Special reports may be ordered by the Court and a final report shall be filed upon the termination of the receivership.

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Estate legal representatives must file a first annual report or account by the first Monday of the month after one year from issuance of Letters of Office, then annually until the estate closes, unless the Court orders otherwise.

Pursuant to the discretionary authority vested with the Court under Section 755 ILCS 5/24-1, 5/24-3(a), 5/24-11, Illinois Probate Code, all legal representatives of estates in cases filed in the various courts of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, shall file an annual report or account. The first such report or account shall be due, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, by the first Monday of the month following one year from the issuance of Letters of Office. Thereafter, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, an annual report or account will be due on each anniversary or until the estate is closed.

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The mediator must file a Mediator's Report within 20 business days after mediation ends and, while ordered mediation remains ongoing, every 90 days after entry of the initial appointment order.

The mediator shall prepare and file a Mediator's Report on the prescribed form within twenty (20) business days of the termination of mediation and, if the ordered mediation has not yet been terminated, every ninety (90) days from the entry of the initial Order appointing the Mediator.

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The mediator must prepare a statistical report for each case on the prescribed form and file it with the Court Administrator at least quarterly.

The mediator shall prepare a statistical report for each case on the prescribed form and file them at least quarterly with the Court Administrator.

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The parties or their attorneys, if applicable, must present each mediated agreement to the court within 30 days after the final Mediator's Report is filed.

Each mediated agreement shall be presented by the parties or their attorneys (if applicable) to the court within 30 days following the filing of the final Mediator's Report.

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Unless the court orders otherwise, parties must file their Rule 222 initial disclosures within 14 days of the first return court appearance date.

All parties shall comply with the provisions of Supreme Court Rule 222. However, unless otherwise ordered by the court, the parties shall file with the court their initial disclosure under Supreme Court Rule 222 within 14 days of the first return court appearance date.

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A party may move to dispense with mediation within 14 days after the referral order on one of the stated grounds.

A party may move, within 14 days after the Order of Referral, to dispense with mediation if: 1. The issue to be considered has been previously mediated between the same parties. 2. The issue presents a question of law only; 3. The order violates subparagraph 2 (b) of this General Order; 4. Other good cause is shown.

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The mediator must file the report with the Circuit Court Clerk within 14 days after the last day of the mediation conference.

The mediator shall report to the court in writing whether or not an agreement was reached by the parties, within 14 days after the last day of the mediation conference. The report shall designate, “full agreement”, “partial agreement” or “no agreement”. This report shall be signed by the mediator and shall be filed with the Circuit Court Clerk within fourteen (14) days after the last day of mediation conference.

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The mediator must report the existence of a signed or transcribed agreement to the court without comment within 10 days.

The mediator shall report the existence of the signed or transcribed agreement to the court without comment within 10 days thereof.

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A hearing on a summary-judgment or involuntary-dismissal motion must be set at least 60 days before trial.

The date for hearing of such motion shall be set for a date not less than 60 days prior to the date of trial.

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The petitioner must file the documents no later than two court days before the hearing and, on the filing day, hand-deliver a file-stamped paper courtesy copy to the judge.

Petitioner shall complete and file the document(s) no later than two court days prior to the hearing date, then on the same day hand deliver a file stamped paper courtesy copy to the judge and to respondent via email, facsimile or hand delivery.