Circuit Court of Williamson County, Illinois (1st Judicial Circuit) Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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When a motion seeks relief concerning specified discovery materials, the disputed portions must be filed with the clerk at the same time as the motion.

If relief is sought concerning any deposition, interrogatory, request for production or inspection, answer to interrogatory, or response to request for production or inspection, copies of the portion of the deposition, interrogatory, request, answer, or response in dispute shall be filed with the clerk contemporaneously with any motion.

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Discovery portions reasonably anticipated for use at trial or in a motion must be filed with the clerk at the outset of trial or when the motion is filed, respectively.

If interrogatories, requests, answers, responses, or depositions are to be used at trial or are necessary to a motion, the portions to be used shall be filed with the clerk at the outset of the trial or upon filing of the motion, insofar as their use reasonably can be anticipated.

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Unless another authority sets a filing time, a document is timely when submitted before midnight in the court’s time zone on its due date.

Unless a statute, rule, or court order requires that a document be filed by a certain time of day, a document is considered timely if submitted before midnight (in the court's time zone) on or before the date on which the document is due.

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Unless rejected, a document submitted when the clerk’s office is closed is file stamped as filed on the next day the office is open.

A document submitted on a day when the clerk's office is not open for business will, unless rejected, be file stamped as filed on the next day the clerk's office is open for business.

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Discovery papers needed for an appeal but not already in the record may be filed with the clerk for transmission on appeal only upon application to and order of the court.

When documentation of discovery not previously in the record is needed for appeal purposes, upon an application to and order of the court, the necessary discovery papers shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court for transmittal with the rest of the record on appeal.

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A filing party may seek appropriate relief upon good cause if a court-approved electronic filing system technical failure makes a document untimely.

If a document is untimely due to any court-approved electronic filing system technical failure, the filing party may seek appropriate relief from the court, upon good cause shown.

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A filing party may seek appropriate relief upon good cause if clerk rejection makes a document untimely.

If a document is rejected by the clerk and is therefore untimely, the filing party may seek appropriate relief from the court, upon good cause shown.

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Matters returnable on a legal holiday are continued to the Court's next business day.

(b) All matters returnable on said legal holidays are to be continued to the next business day of this Court.

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The time to file motions and pleadings is extended to the Court's next business day.

(c) The time for filing motions and pleadings is to be extended to the next business day of this Court.

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Motions in limine must be filed at least 7 days before the final pretrial.

The deadline to file motions in limine is 7 days prior to the final pretrial.

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The proponent must file evidence depositions and exhibits at least 14 days before the final pretrial.

The proponent of any evidence deposition and/or exhibits shall file the same with the Court at least 14 days prior to the final pretrial.

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Applies to

Written motion

A person lacking video capability or unable to join under their full name must file a written motion at least one day before the hearing to request audio-only participation or participation without a full name.

Persons without video capabilities, or without the ability to join with a full name, may request to participate in the remote hearing via audio only, or without a full name, by written motion to the Court, filed at least 1 day prior to the hearing.

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Applies to

Written motion

For evidentiary proceedings, parties and attorneys may request remote participation by written motion filed at least two days before the hearing, subject to Judge Gill's sole discretion.

For evidentiary proceedings, parties and attorneys may submit a request to participate in the hearing remotely, by written motion, filed at least 2 days prior to the hearing. Said requests shall be within the sole discretion of Judge Gill.

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Proposed orders submitted electronically must be submitted at least 3 days before the hearing; paper copies may instead be brought to the hearing.

Counsel and Self Represented Litigants shall electronically submit proposed Orders through Odyssey at least 3 days prior to said Hearing, or bring paper copies to the Hearing.

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Written arguments or memoranda allowed or directed by the court must be submitted promptly and no later than 30 days afterward, unless the court orders otherwise.

In the event that written argument and/or memoranda are allowed or directed by the court, said written argument or memoranda shall be submitted promptly, no later than 30 days thereafter, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

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The parties must file financial affidavits and pre-mediation questionnaires with the clerk at least 7 days before the expedited or initial case management conference.

The parties shall also file financial affidavits and pre-mediation questionnaires with the clerk at least 7 days prior to the expedited or initial case management conference.

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The mediator must file the signed report within fourteen days after the last day of mediation.

The report shall be signed by the mediator and filed in the court file of the case under mediation within fourteen (14) days after the last day of mediation.

WARNINGCivil cases

If no objection is raised within five days after a proposed order is submitted, the Court may enter it.

If no objection is raised within five (5) days of the submission of the proposed order, the Court may enter the order.

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(c) The time for filing motions and pleadings is to be extended to the next business day of this Court.

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Any motion requesting such appearance shall be filed at least 3 days prior to said hearing.

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(c) The time for filing motions and pleadings is to be extended to the next business day of this Court.

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The draft tendered may be entered forthwith unless objection is made within five workings days after service of the draft.

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The time for filing motions and pleadings is to be extended to the next business day of this Court.

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(c) The time for filing motions and pleadings is to be extended to the next business day of this Court.

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(a) The Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit of Illinois shall adjourn, and the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and other Judicial related offices of the First Judicial Circuit, State of Illinois, shall be closed on the following legal holidays for the year 2024. | January 1 | New Year's Day | Monday | | --- | --- | --- | | January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday | | February 12 | Lincoln's Birthday | Monday | | February 19 | Washington's Birthday (Obsvd.) | Monday | | March 29 | Good Friday | Friday | | May 27 | Memorial Day | Monday | | June 19 | Juneteenth Independence Day | Wednesday | | July 4 | Independence Day | Thursday | | September 2 | Labor Day | Monday | | October 14 | Columbus Day (Obsvd.) | Monday | | November 11 | Veterans' Day | Monday | | November 28 | Thanksgiving Day | Thursday | | November 29 | Day Following Thanksgiving Day | Friday | | December 24 | Christmas Eve | Tuesday | | December 25 | Christmas Day | Wednesday | Additional holidays may be added by the Supreme Court and the Chief Judge.

Summary: The Court and specified judicial offices are closed for the listed 2024 legal holidays, and the Supreme Court and Chief Judge may add holidays.

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(c) The time for filing motions and pleadings is to be extended to the next business day of this Court.