17th Judicial Circuit Court, Winnebago County, Illinois Courtesy Copy Requirements

CRITICAL

Courtesy copies of all substantive filed motions must be provided to the Court in advance of any scheduled hearing.

with courtesy copies of all substantive filed motions provided to the Court in advance of any scheduled hearing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

To the extent reasonably possible, counsel for the State and counsel for the Defendant shall have all Exhibits anticipated to be offered as substantive or demonstrative evidence or that may be used as rebuttal evidence marked in advance for identification purposes with exhibit letters or exhibit numbers and shall provide courtesy copies of all paper exhibits to opposing counsel.

To the extent reasonably possible, counsel for the State and counsel for the Defendant shall have all Exhibits anticipated to be offered as substantive or demonstrative evidence or that may be used as rebuttal evidence marked in advance for identification purposes with exhibit letters or exhibit numbers and shall provide courtesy copies of all paper exhibits to opposing counsel.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Counsel shall provide the Court with courtesy copies (in either paper or electronic form) of any Pre-Trial Motions and/or motions in limine, along with: (a) copies of all statutes, rules and/or cases cited within the motion; and (b) copies of any documents referenced within the motion or upon which argument will or may be based.

Counsel shall provide the Court with courtesy copies (in either paper or electronic form) of any Pre-Trial Motions and/or motions in limine, along with: (a) copies of all statutes, rules and/or cases cited within the motion; and (b) copies of any documents referenced within the motion or upon which argument will or may be based.

CRITICAL

Do not send paper copies to Judge Balogh; send judge’s copies of the specified filings by email.

Do not send any paper to Judge Balogh. Judge’s copies of motions, position statements, memoranda and other pleadings should be sent as PDF copies directly to the judge’s email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

CRITICALCriminal cases

A courtesy copy of the motion to continue must be provided to the Court contemporaneously.

The moving party shall contemporaneously provide a copy of the motion to continue to opposing counsel and a courtesy copy to the Court.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Unless excused by the Court, courtesy copies should be provided to the Court no less than two business days (48 hours) in advance of the scheduled hearing.

Unless excused by the Court, courtesy copies should be provided to the Court no less than two business days (48 hours) in advance of the scheduled hearing.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Courtesy copies may be sent by mail, delivered to chambers, or emailed as PDFs to the stated address with opposing counsel copied on every such email.

Copies may be provided by mail, by delivery to chambers, or by e-mail in PDF format to bmaher@17thCircuit.illinoiscourts.gov with opposing counsel copied on all such e-mail correspondence.

WARNING

Submit courtesy copies together with any authority upon which the motion is based to the Court and private counsel. The courtesy copies should be distributed BEFORE you come to court and NOT after you arrive.

Submit courtesy copies together with any authority upon which the motion is based to the Court and private counsel. The courtesy copies should be distributed BEFORE you come to court and NOT after you arrive.

WARNINGCivil cases

Do not submit motion courtesy copies to the presiding judge before a motion presentment hearing; the court will decide at the hearing whether copies are needed.

## 1. Status Hearings, Case Management Conferences, Motion Presentment Hearings (B) No Courtesy Copies of Motions. Do not submit courtesy copies of motions to the presiding judge in advance of the motion presentment hearing. The necessity of courtesy copies of motions and memoranda will be determined, in the discretion of court, at the time of the motion presentment hearing.

INFOCivil cases

Parties should bring pre-marked courtesy copies of all exhibits for all parties and the Court to the hearing.

The parties do not need to provide their respective exhibits or exhibit lists to the Court prior to the hearing, but should bring pre-marked courtesy copies of all exhibits for all parties and for the Court to the hearing.