A default motion requires notice of motion and submission of the original notice, original motion, copy of summons and its return, attorney's certificate, a military affidavit (when defaulting an individual), and a proposed draft order.
Emergency motions should be added to the sign-in sheet in the courtroom on the bench, on the date on the notice of motion after 8:45 am. At that time, counsel should provide the courtroom clerk with the original notice of motion and a courtesy copy of the motion.
A notice of motion must reflect that the routine motion is being submitted by email to law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov.
Routine motions may be submitted by email to law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov.
An agreed HIPAA order may be brought to court while in session or submitted by email to law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov.
Contested motions require entry of a briefing schedule order that includes a clerk status date.
Briefs longer than 15 pages will not be accepted unless leave is granted.
Briefs should be typed in Times New Roman 12-point font with double spacing.
Contact law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov to schedule a pre-trial conference.
Pre-trial memoranda should be provided no later than 3 days before the pre-trial conference.
Settlement approval in cases involving minors/disabled persons, Wrongful Death Act, or survival actions requires a written Petition to Approve Settlement.
At Clerk's Status for a contested motion, the moving party must hand-deliver complete courtesy copies of all briefs, pleadings, exhibits and deposition transcripts to the Law Clerk; the court does not accept courtesy copies by mail or basket drop-off.
For contested motions, a hearing is set only upon receipt of the movant's complete briefs, pleadings, depositions and exhibits in one delivery.
The briefing schedule order gives the respondent a specified number of days to file a response.
The movant is given a specified number of days after the response to file a reply.
Stricken motions will not be accepted as emergency motions and must be re-noticed on the regular motions call.
The matter is set for a Clerk Status to be held on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday at 10:35 A.M. in Courtroom 2201.
The movant must deliver a complete set of courtesy copies of all relevant documents at the Clerk Status, and failure to deliver the courtesy copies results in the motion being stricken.
Motions must confirm whether opposing counsel agrees, objects, or has not responded.
Motions should be submitted in PDF format.
A notice of motion must be served with the motion in accordance with Illinois Supreme Court Rules 104 and Cook County Circuit Court Rules 1.1(a) and (b); e-filing of motions alone does not satisfy the notice of motion requirement.
Motions must be submitted by email to chambers (law.calfcc@cookcountyil.gov) on the selected date after the time on the notice of motion.
A proposed order should be submitted with routine motions.
Do not send additional courtesy copies, reminders, statements of intent to submit future filings, or communications between attorneys.
