Judge Edward N. Robles
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Page & Word Limits1 rule
1–2 page case management orders shall be used whenever possible. DO NOT “pre-check” any boxes in these orders as the Court’s ruling may differ from the “pre-checked” box.
- Case management order
- Up to 2 pages
Document Format Requirements3 rules
1–2 page case management orders shall be used whenever possible. DO NOT “pre-check” any boxes in these orders as the Court’s ruling may differ from the “pre-checked” box.
Off-call orders should not include a pre-filled date by the signature block as the Court may not enter the order on the date of the hearing depending on the time/date of its receipt.
Judge Robles will not sign any orders that have a stand-alone signature page. Some of the text of the order must be on the same page that has the signature block for Judge Robles.
Document Filing Requirements14 rules
Self-represented litigants must include their designated service email address on all court documents and correspondence.
Court's wording
Pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 11(b), a self-represented litigant who has an email address must designate a single email address to which service may be directed and include that email address on all court documents and correspondence.
Service notices must include each attorney or pro se litigant’s address, telephone number and email address.
All pleadings submitted for review must be filed stamped and contain the entire case caption, calendar number, and property address.
- Document
- Pleading
Must include
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Notices of initial case management must attach all four pages of the required Zoom instructions in English and Spanish, or the case may be stricken from the call.
Court's wording
All notices of motion and notices of initial case management must include a copy of all four pages of the required Zoom instructions in English and Spanish. Failure to strictly comply with General Administrative Order No. 2022-03 shall result in the case being stricken from the call and require the attorney to re-notice the motion.
Notices of motion must attach all four pages of the required Zoom instructions in English and Spanish, or the case can be stricken from the call.
Court's wording
All notices of motion and notices of initial case management must include a copy of all four pages of the required Zoom instructions in English and Spanish. Failure to strictly comply with General Administrative Order No. 2022-03 shall result in the case being stricken from the call and require the attorney to re-notice the motion.
Proposed orders approving a sale with judicial surplus must require plaintiff's counsel to notify the mortgagor about surplus funds and must require the Selling Officer to turn over surplus funds to the Clerk.
Court's wording
In the case a surplus of funds results from the judicial sale of the subject property, proposed orders must include the following language: “When mailing a copy of this order approving sale, counsel for plaintiff shall notify the mortgagor, in a cover letter, of the existence of surplus funds. The cover letter shall specify that the funds may be obtained upon presentation to the Presiding Judge (Daley Center Room 2403) of a Petition for Turnover of Surplus Funds. A copy of the current petition form shall be included in the mailing.” AND “The Selling Officer shall immediately turn over the surplus funds to the Clerk of the Court.”
A party seeking immediate possession must provide a vacancy/abandonment affidavit dated within 6 months of the hearing and supporting photographs.
Court's wording
If a party seeks immediate possession, the movant MUST also provide a copy of: 1. A vacancy affidavit or affidavit of abandonment dated no more than 6 months prior to the hearing date, even if the Court specifically found in the Judgment of Foreclosure that the property was vacant/abandoned at the time of judgment 2. Photographs of the property attached to the affidavit demonstrating that the property is in fact vacant/abandoned
If a party seeks an in personam deficiency, the movant MUST also provide a copy of: 1. The complaint, mortgage, note, and any attachments thereto 2. A copy of the entered judgment of foreclosure 3. The proof of service on the defendant(s) against whom the deficiency is sought, or if said defendant(s) filed an appearance, a copy of their appearance 4. A memorandum of judgment, if sought, and 5. A filed and signed broker’s price opinion (BPO) from a licensed Illinois real estate broker or a filed and signed appraisal from a licensed Illinois appraiser of the value of the property prepared and executed by a disinterested third-party not greater than 60 days prior to the date of the judicial sale, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. The “BPO” shall not be a “comparative market analysis.”
If the movant for an order approving the judicial sale is also seeking immediate possession and/or a personal deficiency judgment, the notice of motion for the hearing shall specifically indicate as such.
For cases initiated on or after July 1, 2022, the pretrial timeline order form from the court's webpage must be submitted with the proposed case-management orders.
Court's wording
The form pre-trial timeline order to be entered currently upon entry of an order striking the case from case management (4331) for cases instituted on or after July 1, 2022, is available on the Court’s webpage and shall be submitted with the proposed orders for each case management conference held along with the standard 1–2-page proposed case management order.
Dates certain, e.g., “August 29, 2022,” are required for redemption dates where applicable.
Up-to-date case management reports are required, which shall include the status of service, on each defendant, the status of loss mitigation ,if any, and a completed proposed case management order.
Proposed orders for each motion should be provided to the Court with the courtesy copy submission
Court-supplied, fill-in-the-blank orders should be used whenever possible.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Proposed and revised orders must be submitted within 24 hours after the hearing; if not received within 72 hours, the court may enter its own order, strike the motion, or dismiss for want of prosecution.
Proposed orders and revised orders are due to the Court no later than 24 hours after the hearing. If proposed orders and revised orders are not received by the Court 72 hours after the hearing, the Court may enter its own order without input from the parties, strike the motion, and/or may subject the case
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Memoranda of judgment should be presented at confirmation or may be submitted off-call within 14 days; after 14 days they must be noticed for a hearing.
The Court prefers that if a personal deficiency judgment is sought, a memorandum of judgment be presented at the time the sale is confirmed. A memorandum may be submitted to be signed off- call within 14 days after the confirmation of sale, provided the plaintiff submits a stamped copy of the order approving sale. Memoranda of judgment submitted beyond 14 days will not be signed off call and will need to be noticed up for a hearing.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
Self-represented litigants with an email address must designate a single email address for service.
Pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 11(b), a self-represented litigant who has an email address must designate a single email address to which service may be directed and include that email address on all court documents and correspondence.
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All documents required for a motion to approve a judicial sale must be filed with the Clerk and provided to all parties before the motion is presented.
Copies of all documents listed above, including the BPO or appraisal, must be filed with the Clerk of the Court and provided to all parties prior to presentation of the motion to approve the judicial sale.
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Proper notice of hearing must be sent to all parties of record and courtesy copies should be provided to the court.
Proper notice of hearing must be sent to all parties of record and courtesy copies should be provided to the court.
Page 16 | Citations to Discover Assets/Post-Judgment Collection
Courtesy Copy Requirements
A broker's price opinion or appraisal must be provided to all parties before the hearing and included in the courtesy copies or the court will not grant the deficiency judgment.
The Court will not grant an in personam deficiency if a BPO or appraisal in compliance with this order is not provided to all parties prior to hearing and included in the courtesy copies.
Page 15 | Foreclosures - Motion to Approve Judicial Sale
Case Management Conference courtesy copies must be file-stamped when the courtesy copies are submitted.
All Case Management Conference courtesy copies must be file-stamped upon submission of the courtesy copies.
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Filing Bundling Requirements
Proposed orders for each motion should be provided to the Court with the courtesy copy submission and should not be attached to any other document.
Proposed orders for each motion should be provided to the Court with the courtesy copy submission and should not be attached to any other document.
Page 16 | Orders
Chambers Communication Rules
Email correspondence to the Court must copy all known parties to avoid ex parte communication.
Email correspondence to the Court must copy all known parties to avoid any risk of ex parte communication.
Page 2 | General
If you cannot connect to the Court's Zoom call, you must immediately call (312) 603-3878 to report the technical difficulty.
In the event a litigant or attorney is unable to connect to Judge Robles’s Zoom hearing call, please IMMEDIATELY call (312) 603-3878 to let the Court know of your difficulty in connecting with the Zoom call.
Page 3 | Regular Zoom Hearing Court Calls
The law clerk no longer provides copies of signed and entered orders; obtain copies from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County or the Court's administrative assistant, and do not email or CC the general calendar email address with such requests.
Due to the increasing volume and complexity of cases on the docket, the law clerk will no longer be providing copies of signed and entered orders to litigants. Please either contact the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County or contact the Court’s administrative assistant to obtain a copy of any previously signed and entered order. Please DO NOT email or carbon copy the generally calendar email address with such requests.
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Courtesy copies should be emailed to ccc.mfmlcalendar59@cookcountyil.gov.
Courtesy Copies Email: ccc.mfmlcalendar59@cookcountyil.gov
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As a courtesy to the Court, please contact Judge Robles’s Judicial Law Clerk, Ethan Conway, at (312) 603-3878 if any fully briefed matter has been resolved and the parties will not argue their briefs on the hearing date.
As a courtesy to the Court, please contact Judge Robles’s Judicial Law Clerk, Ethan Conway, at (312) 603-3878 if any fully briefed matter has been resolved and the parties will not argue their briefs on the hearing date.
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