17th Judicial Circuit Court, Winnebago County, Illinois Filing Bundling Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

The required documents in foreclosure judgment-motion submissions must be filed separately, not bundled together.

Note that all documents are to be filed separately, and not bundled together. (See General Order 9.09).

WARNING

In general, separate documents should not be bundled together when filed (i.e., stapled together when physically filed, or scanned together when e-filed). Doing so inhibits the court’s ability to find separate documents via the Court’s electronic record.

In general, separate documents should not be bundled together when filed (i.e., stapled together when physically filed, or scanned together when e-filed). Doing so inhibits the court’s ability to find separate documents via the Court’s electronic record.

WARNINGCivil cases

When a briefing schedule is entered, briefs, responses, and replies are delivered to the circuit judge's secretary as they are received rather than held until briefing is complete.

Deliver all briefs, responses, and replies to the circuit judges' secretary as received.

WARNING

The following documents are deemed to be of independent legal significance, and so they should be filed separately rather than being bundled with other documents: Returns of service of summons; Notices of Motion; Military Affidavits; Appearances; Any certificate of publication; and In foreclosure cases, the following types of documents: prove-up affidavits; attorney fee affidavits; loss mitigation affidavits; sale documents, including the report of sale, certificate of sale, receipt of sale; motion for approval of sale; notice of motion for approval.

The following documents are deemed to be of independent legal significance, and so they should be filed separately rather than being bundled with other documents: Returns of service of summons; Notices of Motion; Military Affidavits; Appearances; Any certificate of publication; and In foreclosure cases, the following types of documents: prove-up affidavits; attorney fee affidavits; loss mitigation affidavits; sale documents, including the report of sale, certificate of sale, receipt of sale; motion for approval of sale; notice of motion for approval.

INFO

A party may bundle a motion with supporting exhibits unless an exhibit is one of the separately filed types listed in part (b).

This rule does not prevent a party from bundling a motion with supporting exhibits, unless the exhibit is of a type specified in part (b), below.