12th Judicial Circuit Court, Will County, Illinois Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Continuance requests and cancellations must be sent directly to the Court's Auctioneer's office and received at least one hour before the sale.

All bids, continuance requests and cancellations of mortgage foreclosures sales are to be sent directly to the office of the Court's Auctioneer and must be received at least one (1) hour before the sale.

CRITICAL

The movant must set the motion to defer for a hearing before the scheduled mediation date.

The movant shall set the motion to defer the hearing prior to the scheduled date for mediation.

CRITICAL

If a continued sale must be republished, it is canceled on the continued date and cannot be rescheduled until the auctioneer receives republication costs, the rescheduling fee, and all other costs.

If the continuance results in the need to republish the sale to comply with the terms of the Mortgage Foreclosure Act, then on the continued date, the sale will be canceled and not rescheduled until such time as the costs of republication, the rescheduling fee, and all other costs are received by the Court's Auctioneer.

CRITICAL

The Supervising Judge for Arbitration must hear motions to continue in arbitration proceedings.

The Supervising Judge for Arbitration shall have complete supervisory authority over all questions and issues arising in any arbitration proceeding, including the application of these Rules and shall hear all pre-trial motions, dispositive motions, discovery motions, motions to continue and all post arbitration proceedings up to and including the trial status setting.

CRITICAL

Mediation must be completed within eight weeks of the first mediation conference unless the court orders or the parties stipulate to an extension.

Mediation shall be completed within eight (8) weeks of the first mediation conference unless extended by order of the court or by stipulation of the parties.

CRITICAL

A party seeking to postpone an arbitration hearing must file a written motion with the Clerk, comply with Supreme Court Rule 231, and have the motion heard by the Supervising Judge for Arbitration.

Any party to a case may request postponement of a scheduled arbitration hearing date only by filing a written motion with the Clerk of the Circuit court. The motion shall be heard by the Supervising Judge for Arbitration. The motion shall meet the requirements of Supreme Court Rule 231.

CRITICAL

If the written bidding instructions or sale costs are not timely received, the auctioneer automatically continues the sale for seven days or the next available scheduled date and assesses an additional fee.

In the event that a written bidding instructions and / or the costs of sale are not timely received pursuant to Rule 11.03 D the Court's Auctioneer will automatically continue the sale for a period of seven (7) days or to the next available date for scheduled sales, and an additional fee will be assessed by the Court's Auctioneer.

CRITICAL

A party seeking additional time to present its arbitration case must request it by motion filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Any party to a case may request additional time for presentation of the case by filing a motion with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

WARNING

Motions for continuances are governed by Supreme Court Rule 231.

Motions for continuances shall be governed by Supreme Court Rule 231.

WARNING

Mediation continues while an interim or emergency relief motion is pending unless the court orders otherwise or the mediator decides to adjourn it pending disposition.

Mediation shall continue while such a motion is pending absent a contrary order of the court or a decision of the mediator to adjourn pending disposition of the motion.

WARNING

The mediator may adjourn the conference at any time and set reconvening times; parties present at the adjourned conference need no further notification.

The mediator may adjourn the mediation conference at any time and may set times for reconvening the adjourned conference notwithstanding Sec. I of this General Order. No further notification is required for parties present at the adjourned conference.