Judge Anthony C. Kyriakopoulos
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
- Four Court Days Before Hearing
Emergency Motions
Motion
- Email • 7 Days Before
- Email • Between 14 and 7 Days Before
Motion, Brief
- Email • Between 14 and 7 Days Before
Communication
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Chambers3 contacts
Page & Word Limits3 rules
No brief shall exceed 15 pages in length, double-spaced, exclusive of exhibits.
- Brief
- Up to 15 pages
- Format
- Double-spaced
Excluded from page count
- •Exhibits
Briefs in support of and in response to a motion shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages. Reply briefs shall not exceed eight (8) pages.
- Brief
- Up to 15 pages
- Reply brief
- Up to 8 pages
No brief shall exceed 15 pages in length, double-spaced, exclusive of exhibits.
- Brief
- Up to 15 pages
- Format
- Double-spaced
Excluded from page count
- •Exhibits
Document Filing Requirements7 rules
All notices of motion, motions, and orders submitted for the Court’s review must include a full caption containing the names of all parties, the case number, and the calendar number.
- Document
- Motion
Must include
- •Caption
- •Case number
Status reports must include general case status, discovery status and completion estimate, pending motions, and proposed future status dates.
Court's wording
The report should include any pertinent information about the case, such as a general status of the case, the status of discovery, an estimate of when that discovery will be completed, and any motions that are pending before the Court. The report shall also include proposed dates for further status.
For initial case management, parties must file and submit a status report (joint or individual) via the Calendar 52 email no later than 7 days before the court date, with the caption and case number in the subject line.
- Document
- Status report
Must include
- •Caption
- •Case number
Court's wording
If your case has been set for an initial case management conference, your case will not be heard on that date either remotely or in person. Instead, parties are required to file and submit either: (a) a joint written status report agreed upon by all of the parties, or (b) each party may submit its own status report. The status reports shall be sent to the Calendar 52 email address, ccc.mfmlcalendar52@cookcountyil.gov, no later than seven (7) days prior to the court date with the case caption and case number in the email’s subject line.
file stamped copies with a proposed order sent to the Court’s email
Include
- •Proposed order
with a proposed order and all applicable proof of service and confirmation of service
Include
- •Proposed order
- •Certificate of service
Motions for Default must be accompanied by an e-filed Affidavit of Service. Prove-up documents of damages must be provided to the Court for a default to be entered.
- Document
- Default motion
Must include
- •Certificate of service
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTIONS FOR ORDER APPROVING SALE WHERE PLAINTIFF IS SEEKING A PERSONAL DEFICIENCY AND THE DEFENDANT HAS NOT FILED AN APPEARANCE: • Proof of service on the defendant of whom the deficiency is being sought; • Copy of the Complaint; • Copy of the Judgment of Foreclosure Order; • BPO / Recent Appraisal.
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
All motions except emergency motions must be filed with the Clerk's office or via Odyssey e-filing.
All motions, excluding Emergency Motions, must be spindled and filed with the Clerk’s office in room 802 or via Odyssey E-filing at https://illinois.tylerhost.net/OfsWeb/.
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Ex-parte Motions for Special Process Server and Alternate Service should be e-filed with the appropriate supporting documentation, a court date chosen on Odyssey, and file stamped copies with a proposed order sent to the Court’s email at ccc.mfmlcalendar52@cookcountyil.gov.
Ex-parte Motions for Special Process Server and Alternate Service should be e-filed with the appropriate supporting documentation, a court date chosen on Odyssey, and file stamped copies with a proposed order sent to the Court’s email at ccc.mfmlcalendar52@cookcountyil.gov.
Page 3 | E. MOTIONS - 2. Motions for Special Process Server or Alternative Service
Emergency motions must be e-filed with the Clerk via Odyssey.
If the motion is placed on the Court’s call as an emergency, the moving party must then file the motion with the Clerk of the Circuit Court (Odyssey E-filing at https://illinois.tylerhost.net/OfsWeb/)
Page 3 | E. MOTIONS - 1. Emergency Motions
Motions to withdraw must be e-filed via Odyssey with supporting documentation and a proposed order.
Motions to Withdraw should be e-filed with the appropriate supporting documentation, a court date chosen on Odyssey, and file stamped copies sent to the Court’s email, ccc.mfmlcalendar52@cookcountyil.gov, with a proposed order and all applicable proof of service and confirmation of service (i.e., signature green card from the USPS).
Page 4 | E. MOTIONS - 4. Motions to Withdraw
Motions to consolidate must be e-filed and heard by the Presiding Judge of the Chancery Division.
Motions to Consolidate must be e-filed, noticed-up, and heard by the Presiding Judge of the Chancery Division for consideration.
Page 4 | E. MOTIONS - 6. Motions to Consolidate
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Status reports must be emailed to Calendar 52 at least 7 days before the court date.
The status reports shall be sent to the Calendar 52 email address, ccc.mfmlcalendar52@cookcountyil.gov, no later than seven (7) days prior to the court date with the case caption and case number in the email’s subject line.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
Emergency notice and motion must be served on the opposing party the day before presentment.
Further, a notice of motion, listing the presentment time and date, and the motion itself must be sent to the opposing attorney/party the day before presentment by means reasonably calculated to reach the opposing side in time for him/her to attend the scheduled time, such as e-mail or hand-delivery.
Page 3 | E. MOTIONS - 1. Emergency Motions
Courtesy Copy Requirements
The moving party must provide the court courtesy copies of the motion, briefs, reply, pleadings, and cited out-of-state cases four court days before the hearing.
The moving party shall supply the court with courtesy copies of the motion, all briefs filed in support or opposition to the motion, any reply brief, any other relevant pleadings from the case, and copies of any federal or non-Illinois state cases cited in the briefs Four Court Days before the hearing.
Civil cases
Page 1 | BRIEFFING SCHEDULE ON CONTESTED MOTION TO APPOINT RECEIVER
Parties must send the Court physical and digital courtesy copies of every motion filed.
NOTE: WHEN PARTIES FILE MOTIONS WITH THE CLERK’S OFFICE, THE COURT IS NOT NOTIFIED OF SUCH. IT IS THE PARTIES RESPONSIBILITY TO SEND THE COURT PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL COURTESY COPIES OF THE MOTIONS FILED.
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A file stamped copy of an emergency motion must be sent to the Court via email or in-person.
a file stamped copy must be sent via email (ccc.mfmlcalendar52@cookcountyil.gov) or in-person to the Court staff in courtroom 1502.
Page 3 | E. MOTIONS - 1. Emergency Motions
Courtesy copies (physical and digital) for all motions must be sent to the Court between 14 and 7 days prior to presentment; failure may result in the motion not being heard.
Physical courtesy copies of all motions must be sent to Courtroom 1502. Digital courtesy copies of all motions must be sent to the Calendar 52 email address, ccc.mfmlcalendar52@cookcountyil.gov, with the case caption and case number in the email’s subject line. All courtesy copies must be sent at least fourteen (14) days prior to the presentment date, and no later than seven (7) days. Failure to provide courtesy copies in the manner requested may result in the Court not calling the matter, refusing to hear the motion, or striking the motion. Exceptions may be made with leave of the Court.
Page 3 | E. MOTIONS
The Court must receive physical and digital courtesy copies seven (7) days prior to the date of presentment and/or hearing date.
The Court must receive physical and digital courtesy copies seven (7) days prior to the date of presentment and/or hearing date.
Page 4 | E. MOTIONS - 5. Contested Motions
The moving party must provide physical and digital courtesy copies of all motions/briefs to the Court between 14 and 7 days prior to presentment or hearing.
The moving party must provide physical and digital copies of all motions and/or briefs to the Court at least fourteen (14) days prior (no later than seven (7) days prior) to presentation of the motion or the hearing of the motion for the Court’s review. Failure to provide courtesy copies in the manner requested may result in the Court not calling the matter, refusing to hear the motion, or striking the motion. The Court requires hard copies to be delivered to Courtroom 1502. Digital copies must be sent to the Court’s email: ccc.mfmlcalendar52@cookcountyil.gov.
Page 4 | G. COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENT
The moving party must supply courtesy copies of the motion, all briefs, relevant pleadings, and cited cases no later than four court days before the hearing date.
No later than four court days before the hearing date, the moving party shall supply the court with courtesy copies of the motion, all briefs filed in support or opposition to the motion, any reply brief, any other relevant pleadings from the case, documents upon which each party relies in support of its position, and copies of any federal or non-Illinois state cases cited in the briefs.
Civil cases
Page 1 | Courtesy copies
Filing Bundling Requirements
Piggy-backing motions is prohibited without prior leave of the Court.
Parties shall NOT piggy-back motions without prior leave of the Court.
Page 3 | E. MOTIONS
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
A party must move to modify the briefing schedule before their own brief is due.
A party seeking to modify the briefing schedule must move to do so before his brief is due.
Civil cases
Page 1 | BRIEFFING SCHEDULE ON CONTESTED MOTION TO APPOINT RECEIVER
Hearing dates may only be changed by court order.
Hearing dates shall not be changed, except by court order.
Civil cases
Page 1 | BRIEFFING SCHEDULE ON CONTESTED MOTION TO APPOINT RECEIVER
Hearing dates may not be changed except by court order.
Hearing dates shall not be changed, except by court order.
Civil cases
Page 1 | Briefing Schedule on Contested Motion
A party seeking to modify the briefing schedule must move before his brief is due.
A party seeking to modify the briefing schedule must move to do so before his brief is due.
Civil cases
Page 1 | Briefing Schedule on Contested Motion
Chambers Communication Rules
Emergency movants must email the judge's law clerk explaining the emergency.
Movant must contact the Judge’s law clerk via email articulating the circumstances/reason which calls for the motion to be presented on an emergency basis.
Page 3 | E. MOTIONS - 1. Emergency Motions
Counsel for all parties of record and any pro se litigants must be carbon copied on any email or communication to the Court.
Counsel for all parties of record or any pro se litigants must be carbon copied ("CC'd") on any email or communication to the Court.
Page 6 | P. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A party may contact the judge's law clerk or administrative assistant to request an off-call hearing.
The party asking for relief may contact the Judge’s law clerk or administrative assistant to request that this matter be heard off-call.
Page 3 | Footnote 1
Contact the Judge's law clerk if a scheduled fully briefed matter has been resolved and will not be heard.
As a courtesy to the Court, please contact the Judge's law clerk if any scheduled fully briefed matter has been resolved and will not be heard.
Page 5 | I. COURTESY CALL TO CHAMBERS WHEN A FULLY BRIEFED MOTION WILL NOT BE HEARD
Dismissal orders may be sent to the Calendar 52 email address and handled at any time.
Dismissal Orders may be sent to the Calendar 52 email address and handled at any time.
Page 6 | P. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION