Circuit Court of Whiteside County, Illinois (14th Judicial Circuit) Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Margins

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All submitted documents must be double-spaced, have margins of at least one inch on every side, and use type no smaller than 12 characters per inch.

All documents submitted shall be double spaced and shall contain margins of at least one (1) inch at the top, bottom and each side. Type shall be no less than twelve (12) characters per inch.

CRITICAL

The specified probate forms, as amended from time to time, must be used in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.

(a) Probate forms now on file and numbered p-1A through p-145, as amended from time to time, shall be used in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.

WARNING

A filing that does not comply with the rule or use an approved form may be filed only with leave of Court.

(d) Filings not according to rule or not on approved forms may be filed only by leave of Court.

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The witness list must be typewritten.

The parties shall provide the Court and opposing counsel with a typewritten list identifying all witnesses who a party intends to testify during the trial.

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Required pretrial documents must be typewritten and follow the form required by the Court.

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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The exhibit list submitted at the pretrial conference must be typed.

In addition, the attorneys for the parties or any party not represented by an attorney is required to submit at the pre-trial conference a typed "Exhibit List" which shall identify all exhibits intended to be offered by each party, itemizing such exhibits numerically by their identifying number.

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The statement of the case in a jury trial must be typed.

In jury trials, each party shall provide a typed statement of the case to be read by the Court to the jury.

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The index accompanying evidence depositions must be typed.

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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For required multi-page documents, the backs of the papers must be used so the documents can be read without removing them from the file or turning the file 180 degrees.

(b) Where multi-page documents are required, the backs of the papers shall be utilized in such manner that same may be read without removing same from the file or turning the file 180 degrees.

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Required filings not included in the published forms must be prepared in the form specified above.

(c) Required filings which are not included in the published forms shall be prepared in the above form.

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Previously executed wills and trusts on long paper may be filed, while wills and similar documents prepared after January 1, 1982, should be on letter-size paper.

(e) Wills and trusts heretofore executed on long paper may be filed, but wills etc., prepared after January 1, 1982, should be on 8 1/2" by 11" paper.

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Format

PAPER

When required addenda provide information that does not fit on a form, the form must refer to a clearly marked exhibit prepared on 8½-by-11-inch paper.

(f) Where addenda are required to furnish information which will not fit in the space provided on the form, recite same in the applicable space and refer to a clearly marked exhibit prepared on 8 1/2" by 11" paper.

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Typewritten or printed papers must have at least 1½ inches of blank space at the binding end.

(h) Typewritten or printed papers shall have a 1 1/2" minimum blank space at the binding end of the paper.

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Multi-page probate documents must use two-post binding at the top of the paper.

Two post binding at the top of the paper shall be used.